Light control circuit of optical encoder and operating method thereof

    公开(公告)号:US12181313B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-31

    申请号:US18239773

    申请日:2023-08-30

    Abstract: There is provided a light control circuit including a light detector, a frequency detector, an error amplifier, an NMOS driver and a light source. The frequency detector identifies a signal frequency according to detected voltage signals outputted by the light detector and generates a control signal accordingly. The NMOS driver changes a drive current of the light source according to an output of the error amplifier. The error amplifier changes a bandwidth thereof according to the control signal from the frequency detector to regulate a response time of the drive current of the light source.

    Anti-pollution optical encoder
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    公开(公告)号:US11740108B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-29

    申请号:US17104822

    申请日:2020-11-25

    CPC classification number: G01D5/3473

    Abstract: There is provided an optical encoder including an encoding medium, multiple photodiodes and a signal processing circuit. The encoding medium includes an index track. The index track includes a first index pattern and a second index pattern. The multiple photodiodes include a first index photodiode, a second index photodiode and a reference index photodiode for receiving modulated light from the first index pattern and the second index pattern. When the first index photodiode is aligned with the first index pattern and the second index photodiode is aligned with the second index pattern, the signal processing circuit outputs a triggering signal.

    OPTICAL ENCODER CAPABLE OF REGULATING GAIN OF INDEX OUTPUT

    公开(公告)号:US20240426639A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-26

    申请号:US18824949

    申请日:2024-09-05

    Abstract: There is provided an optical encoder including an encoding medium and a substrate. The encoding medium has a relative movement with respect to the substrate in a predetermined direction. The substrate includes an index photodiode and two control photodiodes. The index photodiode is arranged between the two control photodiodes along the predetermined direction. The output signals of the two control photodiodes are for controlling ON/OFF of gain regulation on an output signal of the index photodiode so as to turn on the gain regulation within an interval during which the index photodiode does not generate an index pulse but to turn off the gain regulation within an interval during which the index photodiode generates the index pulse.

    Signal processing circuit of anti-pollution optical encoder

    公开(公告)号:US11994416B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-28

    申请号:US18219729

    申请日:2023-07-10

    CPC classification number: G01D5/3473

    Abstract: There is provided an optical encoder including an encoding medium, multiple photodiodes and a signal processing circuit. The encoding medium includes an index track. The index track includes a first index pattern and a second index pattern. The multiple photodiodes include a first index photodiode, a second index photodiode and a reference index photodiode for receiving modulated light from the first index pattern and the second index pattern. When the first index photodiode is aligned with the first index pattern and the second index photodiode is aligned with the second index pattern, the signal processing circuit outputs a triggering signal.

    Light control circuit and optical encoder system

    公开(公告)号:US10462869B1

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-29

    申请号:US16209065

    申请日:2018-12-04

    Abstract: There is provided a light control circuit including a detected voltage generating circuit, a reference voltage generating circuit, an error amplifier, an NMOS driver and a light source. The detected voltage generating circuit outputs a detected voltage to a first input terminal of the error amplifier. The reference voltage generating circuit outputs a reference voltage to a second input terminal of the error amplifier. The NMOS driver changes a drive current of the light source according to an output of the error amplifier.

    Optical encoder with two index photodiodes having different width from position photodiodes

    公开(公告)号:US12174048B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-24

    申请号:US18206584

    申请日:2023-06-06

    Abstract: There is provided an optical encoder including a photodiode array and a code disk opposite to each other. The photodiode array includes at least three sets of position photodiodes and two index photodiodes arranged transversally. The two index photodiodes are adjacently arranged at the same side of the at least three sets of position photodiodes. A first set of position photodiodes and a last set of position photodiodes of the at least three sets of position photodiodes are partially covered to alleviate the total harmonic distortion. The rest position photodiodes of the at least three sets of position photodiodes other than the first and last sets of position photodiodes are not covered.

    Optical encoder capable of regulating gain of index output

    公开(公告)号:US11644345B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-09

    申请号:US17240140

    申请日:2021-04-26

    CPC classification number: G01D5/34715

    Abstract: There is provided an optical encoder including an encoding medium and a substrate. The encoding medium has a relative movement with respect to the substrate in a predetermined direction. The substrate includes an index photodiode and two control photodiodes. The index photodiode is arranged between the two control photodiodes along the predetermined direction. The output signals of the two control photodiodes are for controlling ON/OFF of gain regulation on an output signal of the index photodiode so as to turn on the gain regulation within an interval during which the index photodiode does not generate an index pulse but to turn off the gain regulation within an interval during which the index photodiode generates the index pulse.

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