公开(公告)号：EP4084419A1

公开(公告)日：2022-11-02

申请号：EP22168201.6

申请日：2022-04-13

Applicant: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.

Inventor： RIZZO PIAZZA RONCORONI, Alessandra Maria ,  QUARTIROLI, Matteo ,  BASSOLI, Rossella ,  BALDRIGHI, Paola

IPC: H04L12/403

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a device (10) and method for generating and transmitting a TDM signal including both raw data and processed data. The device includes a sensor (18) having a time division multiplexing (TDM) interface (24). The TDM interface (24) transmits both raw data and processed data in a single TDM signal by reserving one or more slots inside a TDM frame for transmission of the processed data. The sensor (18) also embeds additional information inside a data stream of raw data by repurposing one or more of values of the raw data as an exception code, flag, or another type of notification. The device (10) is also enabled to transmit data, and disabled when not in use in order to conserve power.