Abstract:
An amplitude and phase demodulator circuit for signals with very low modulation index, comprising:
amplifier means adapted to amplify a modulated signal (Vrx) coming from a transmitter (TX), said modulated signal being composed by a carrier and by a modulating component, characterized in that it further comprises means (13,24;10,11,27) adapted to cancel said carrier from said modulated signal (Vrx); said means adapted to cancel the carrier receiving in input the output signal (Va;Vb) of said amplifier means and a sync signal (SYNC) coming from said transmitter (TX), the output signal (Vout) of said amplifier means being delivered to receiver means (RX).
Abstract:
An electronic circuit (100) is disclosed, comprising a node (EX), which connectable to a load (LD) to be driven and a power device (PD), which can be switched between activation and deactivation and having a first terminal connected to said node. The circuit further comprises: a current generator (I) having an output connected to said node and that can be enabled to generation, at least when the power device is deactivated; a comparator (CP) of an electric voltage of said node (V(EX)) with a reference voltage (V(REF)) configured to obtain comparison signals (RESETN), from which distinct conditions of electric connection of the load to said node will be detected.
Abstract:
A circuit (20A) for decoding a pulse width modulated signal ( PWM ) comprises an input node (200) configured to receive the pulse width modulated signal ( PWM ) , and an output node (202) configured to provide an output signal ( DATA ) switching between a first output value and a second output value as a function of the duty-cycle of the input pulse width modulated signal ( PWM ) . A current generating circuitry (22) is coupled between a supply voltage node ( V dd ) and a ground voltage node (GND) . The current generating circuitry is coupled to the input node (200) to receive the input pulse width modulated signal ( PWM ) and is coupled to an intermediate node (204) of the circuit to inject a current ( I H ) therein or to sink a current ( I L ) therefrom as a function of the value of the input pulse width modulated signal ( PWM ) . A capacitance (C) has a first terminal coupled to the intermediate node (204), and it is alternatively charged and discharged by the currents ( I H , I L ) generated by the current generating circuitry (22). A comparator circuit (24) is coupled between the intermediate node (204) and the output node (202). The comparator circuit (24) is configured to sense a voltage signal (Vc) at the intermediate node (204), compare the sensed voltage signal (Vc) to a reference voltage signal ( V ref ), and drive the output node (202) to the first output value or to the second output value as a function of the comparison, thereby generating the output signal ( DATA ) .
Abstract:
Method and decoder for decoding a Manchester encoded binary data signal (RX_DATA). The decoding method comprises the following steps:
receiving the binary data signal (RX_DATA) comprising a first sequence of bit central transitions (40) and a second sequence of bit initial transitions (42), generating a local clock signal (CK), and determining the central transitions (40) of said encoded binary data signal (RX_DATA), and is characterized in that the central transition (40) determination step comprises the following steps:
measuring, by means of the local clock signal (CK), the time interval elapsing between a pair adjacent central transitions (40), expressed as a number N of cycles of the local clock signal (CK), selecting each successive central transition (40) on the basis of the time interval N measured between the pair of central transitions (40) which immediately precede said successive central transition (40).