摘要:
A skew measurement system and method wherein each of the signals among which the skew is to be determined is connected one at a time to a clock recovery loop. The locked state of the clock recovery loop is used as an indicator of the skew of the data signal relative to the internal clock of the clock recovery loop. By measuring the difference between the locked state of different signals, their relative skew can be measured.
摘要:
A serial communication interface driver is provided wherein current steering switches are also used to provide termination impedances. The output voltage can be produced by a voltage-dividing current path between two regulated voltages, which provides improved efficiency.
摘要:
A circuit and method are provided for performing built-in test of output signal magnitudes of integrated differential signal generator circuitry. In accordance with one embodiment, first upper and lower reference voltages and second upper and lower reference voltages are received via a plurality of reference electrodes, wherein: a difference between the first and upper and lower reference voltages comprises a first difference magnitude; a difference between the second upper and lower reference voltages comprises a second difference magnitude; and the first difference magnitude is greater than the second difference magnitude. Test signal generator circuitry provides a plurality of binary signals with respective successions of opposing signal states. Differential signal generator circuitry, coupled to the test signal generator circuitry and responsive to the plurality of binary signals, provides a plurality of differential signals having respective magnitudes related to the respective successions of opposing binary signal states. Signal comparison circuitry, coupled to the plurality of reference electrodes and the differential signal generator circuitry, and responsive to the first and second upper and lower reference signals and the plurality of differential signals, provides a plurality of test signals with respective test signal states indicative of whether respective ones of the differential signal magnitudes are within a range defined as being less than the first difference magnitude and greater than the second difference magnitude.
摘要:
A receiver system contains an analog pre-filter (207 or 619), an analog-to-digital converter (210), a digital equalizer (212), and a decoder (605) arranged sequentially for processing an input analog signal (yk). The pre-filter produces a filtered analog signal (Zs) with reduced intersymbol interference. The converter provides analog-to-digital signal conversion. Digital equalization circuitry in the equalizer operates according to a transfer frmnction c - 1 z + c 0 + ∑ M i = 1 c i z - i to produce an equalized digital signal (a'k) as a stream of equalized digital values. Coefficients c−1 and c0 are fixed. Each other coefficient ci is adaptively chosen. The decoder converts the equalized digital values, or intermediate values generated therefrom, into a stream of symbols. A receiver system may include two or more receivers each configured in the foregoing way with the digital equalization circuitry in each receiver operating according to a transfer function ∑ i = - N M c i z - i where at least coefficients c−1, c0, and c1 are non-zero.
摘要翻译:一个接收机系统包括一个模拟预滤波器(207或619),一个模数转换器(210),一个数字均衡器(212)和一个解码器(605),它们依次排列,用于处理输入的模拟信号(yk) 。 预滤波器产生具有减少的符号间干扰的滤波模拟信号(Zs)。 该转换器提供模数转换。 均衡器中的数字均衡电路根据传输速率c-1 z + c 0 +ΣM i = 1 ci z-i进行操作,以产生均衡数字信号(a'k)作为均衡数字值流 。 系数c-1和c0是固定的。 自适应地选择其他系数ci。 解码器将均衡的数字值或由其生成的中间值转换成符号流。 接收机系统可以包括两个或更多个接收机,每个接收机以前述方式配置,其中每个接收机中的数字均衡电路根据传递函数Σi = - NM ci z-i进行操作,其中至少系数c-1,c0, 而c1不为零。
摘要:
An analog equalizer (613 and 614) adaptively equalizes an input analog signal affected with intersymbol interference (“ISI”), or an intermediate analog signal generated therefrom, to produce a filtered partially equalized analog signal with reduced ISI. An analog-to-digital converter (210) converts the filtered analog signal, or an intermediate analog signal generated therefrom, into an initial digital signal. A digital equalizer (212) adaptively equalizes the initial digital signal, or an intermediate digital signal generated therefrom, to produce an equalized digital signal as a stream of equalized digital values with further reduced ISI. An output decoder (605) decodes the equalized digital values, or intermediate digital values generated therefrom, into a stream of symbols. Equalization control circuitry (213, 214, and 217) adjusts equalization filter characteristics of the equalizers such that adjustments of the filter characteristics of the analog equalizer depend adaptively on adaptive adjustments of the filter characteristics of the digital equalizer.
摘要:
There is disclosed a transceiver for use in a high speed Ethernet local area network (LAN). The transceiver comprises: 1) front-end analog signal processing circuitry comprising: a) a line driver for transmitting an outgoing analog signal to an external cable; b) a DC offset correction circuit for reducing a DC component in an incoming analog signal; c) an echo canceller; d) an automatic gain control (AGC) circuit; and e) an adaptive analog equalization filter. The transceiver also comprises: 2) an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) for converting the analog filter incoming signal to a first incoming digital signal; and 3) digital signal processing circuitry comprising: a) a digital finite impulse response (FIR) filter; b) a digital echo cancellation circuit to produce a reduced-echo incoming digital signal; c) a digital automatic gain control (AGC) circuit; and d) a digital base line wander circuit.
摘要:
A signal interface circuit with selectable signal interface parameters for a telephone subscriber line includes an impedance circuit having a selectable impedance value, signal terminals having an associated, definable termination impedance, a transmitter circuit having a definable transmitter transfer function and a receiver circuit having a definable receiver transfer function. The signal terminals connect to an external signal line pair having an associated line impedance for conducting outgoing and incoming signals therefrom and thereto, respectively. The transmitter circuit receives the outgoing signal from the signal terminals and provides a transmit signal in accordance with its transmitter transfer function. The receiver circuit, which includes a differential transconductance amplifier, receives an input signal and the transmit signal and provides the incoming signal to the signal terminals in accordance with its receiver transfer function. The termination impedance, transmitter transfer function and receiver transfer function are all defined by the selectable impedance, with the termination impedance defined to match the line impedance.
摘要:
A system includes at least one first magnetic field sensor configured to measure first and second magnetic fields. The system also includes at least one second magnetic field sensor configured to measure the second magnetic field substantially without measuring the first magnetic field. The system further includes processing circuitry configured to perform signal cancellation to generate measurements of the first magnetic field and to generate an output based on the measurements of the first magnetic field. The sensors could represent magneto-electric sensors. The magneto-electric sensors could be configured to up-convert electrical signals associated with the first and/or second magnetic fields to a higher frequency. The processing circuitry could be configured to identify one or more problems associated with a patient's heart.
摘要:
A method includes generating an electrical signal representing a magnetic field using a magnetic field sensor having alternating layers of magneto-strictive material and piezo-electric material. The method also includes performing up-conversion or down-conversion so that the electrical signal representing the magnetic field has a higher or lower frequency than a frequency of the magnetic field. The up-conversion or down-conversion is performed before the magnetic field is converted into the electrical signal. The up-conversion or down-conversion could be performed by repeatedly sensitizing and desensitizing the magnetic field sensor. This could be done using a permanent magnet and an electromagnet, an electromagnet without a permanent magnet, or a movable permanent magnet. The up-conversion or down-conversion could also be performed by chopping the magnetic field. The chopping could involve intermittently shielding the magnetic field sensor from the magnetic field or moving the magnetic field sensor with respect to the magnetic field.
摘要:
A receiver system suitable for a local area network contains an analog pre-filter (207 or 619), an analog-to-digital converter (210), a digital equalizer (212), and a decoder (605). A symbol-information-carrying input analog signal (yk), or a first intermediate analog signal generated from the input analog signal, is filtered by filtering circuitry in the pre-filter to produce a filtered analog signal (Zs) with reduced intersymbol interference. The filtering circuitry operates according to a transfer function such as (b1s+1)/(a2s2+a1s+1) or (1−Vc)+VcPF(s) where Vc is adaptively varied. The analog-to-digital converter provides analog-to-digital signal conversion. The equalizer provides digital signal equalization to produce an equalized digital signal (a′k) as a stream of equalized digital values. The decoder converts the equalized digital values, or intermediate digital values generated from the equalized digital values, into a stream of symbols.
摘要翻译:适用于局域网的接收机系统包含模拟预滤波器(207或619),模拟 - 数字转换器(210),数字均衡器(212)和解码器(605)。 由输入的模拟信号产生的符号信息输入模拟信号(或从输入的模拟信号产生的第一中间模拟信号)由预滤波器中的滤波电路进行滤波,以产生经滤波的模拟信号 (Z s S)具有减少的符号间干扰。 滤波电路根据传递函数进行操作,例如(b 1> 1 + 1)/(a 2< 2> 2< 1 + 1)或(1-V C c)+ V C c C(s)其中V C c C被自适应地变化 。 模数转换器提供模数转换。 均衡器提供数字信号均衡以产生均衡的数字信号(一个“k”)作为均衡数字值的流。 解码器将均衡的数字值或从均衡的数字值生成的中间数字值转换成符号流。