US4371868A
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Method and device for the automatic calibration of an analog-to-digital converter
Assignee: US Philips Corp
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Filing: 1980-09-02
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Granted: 1983-02-01
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Expires: 2000-09-02
Abstract
Abstract For the automatic calibration of an analog-to-digital converter an analog calibration quantity is measured and the digital signal is compared with a digital calibration signal associated with the calibration quantity. A digital difference signal is applied to a register for influencing its counting capacity, while the register contents of pulses counted during the measurement also represents one of the parameters involved in the analog-to-digital conversion. Because of the fully digital character of the calibration, this calibration can be performed very rapidly and accurately.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert E. J. Van de Grift
- 👤 Rudy J. VAN DE Plassche
- 👤 Eise C. Dijkmans
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 06:11
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03M; H03M1/00; H03M1/10; H03M1/12; H03M1/50; H03M1/60
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
108 words
An analog-to-digital converter with automatic calibration having an analog frequency converter, a gate circuit, a timer comprising a counting register, a clock, and a pulse counter which supplies the digital output signal after counting the number of pulses from said analog frequency converter during the time interval defined by said timer, characterized in that: in the calibration mode a digital filter circuit is connected between the output of the frequency converter and the input of the pulse counter of said converter after each calibration measurement the digital difference signal is applied to a buffer register, which is connected to the counting register for adjusting the total counting capacity.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
108 words
An analog-to-digital converter with automatic calibration having an analog frequency converter, a gate circuit, a timer comprising a counting register, a clock, and a pulse counter which supplies the digital output signal after counting the number of pulses from said analog frequency converter during the time interval defined by said timer, characterized in that: in the calibration mode a digital filter circuit is connected between the output of the frequency converter and the input of the pulse counter of said converter after each calibration measurement the digital difference signal is applied to a buffer register, which is connected to the counting register for adjusting the total counting capacity.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
An analog-to-digital converter as claimed in claim 1, wherein the digital difference signal is available on the digital outputs of the pulse counter.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
83 words
An analog-to-digital converter as claimed in claim 2, the analog frequency converter producing a pulse train which is synchronized with a clock frequency, characterized in that: a calibration pulse train is associated with the applied calibration signal, which pulse train consists of identical pulse patterns comprising a specific number of pulses for a specific and greater number of clock pulses; and furthermore the digital filter circuit suppresses the pulses of identical patterns and only supplies pulses in the presence of a deviating pattern.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1986-01-31 | 1986-08-02 | 1987-02-01 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1990-01-31 | 1990-08-02 | 1991-02-01 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1994-01-31 | 1994-08-02 | 1995-02-01 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |