Abstract:
Audio system and related method integrated with ultrasound communication functionality are provided. A communication transmitting device of proposed invention modulates a communication signal of communication functionality to a high-frequency sound and transmits the high-frequency sound by an ordinary audio transmitter. A communication receiving device of proposed invention receives the high-frequency sound with an ordinary audio receiver and demodulates it to retrieve the communication signal, and then the communication device can use the communication signal. The proposed audio sound transmitter/receiver can be implemented using low-cost audio speaker/microphone, such that a cost for implementing communication functionality can be reduced.
Abstract:
A serial peripheral interface compatibility extension switching method and an embedded system using the same are provided in the present invention. The method includes: performing a reset to a SPI controller; providing a first logic voltage to at least one of the MOSI terminal, the MISO terminal and SPI clock terminal of a SPI port of the SPI controller; and transmitting or receiving data from the SPI port according to an external clock signal.
Abstract:
An interactive music tag system and an interactive method thereof are provided in the present invention. The interactive method is adapted for an interactive music tag and an interactive music tag reader. The method includes: when the interactive music tag is close to the interactive music tag reader, outputting an wireless energy to the interactive music tag and outputting an audio envelop signal to the coil of an LC resonant circuit such that the analog audio signal is transmitted to the interactive music tag; when the interactive music tag reader controls the interactive music tag, modulating a control signal into the wireless energy; when the interactive music tag receives the control signal through the LC resonant circuit, controlling the output status of the audio envelop signal according to the control signal.
Abstract:
A system for identifying ID (identity) and an ID card using the same are provided in the present invention. The ID card includes a card case, a first conducting electrode and a plurality of second conducting electrodes. The first conducting electrode and the second conducting electrodes are disposed in the card case. At least a specific second conducting electrode is electrically connected to the first conducting electrode to represent a specific ID. A card reader for reading the ID card includes a transmitting unit, a plurality of receiving units and a control circuit. The transmitting unit is disposed at the position corresponding to the first conducting electrode, and the receiving units are disposed at the position corresponding to the second conducting electrodes when the ID card is disposed on the card reader. The control circuit is coupled to the transmitting unit and the receiving units. When the ID card is close to the card reader, the transmitting unit transmits a wireless signal. The control circuit determines the ID of the ID card according to the receiving unit(s) which receive(s) the wireless signal.
Abstract:
A wireless charging circuit and an abnormal state protection circuit thereof is provided in the present invention. The wireless charging circuit includes a power converter, a resonant circuit and an abnormal state protection circuit. The power converter receives an input voltage for outputting a PWM (pulse width modulation) signal. The input terminal of the resonant circuit receives the PWM signal. The common voltage terminal of the resonant circuit is coupled to a common voltage. The abnormal state protection circuit includes a DC sampling circuit and a control circuit. The DC sampling circuit is coupled to the resonant terminal of the resonant circuit for sampling the DC component of the voltage of the resonant terminal to obtain a DC voltage. The control circuit is coupled to the power converter and the DC sampling circuit for receiving the DC voltage. When the DC voltage is greater than a threshold voltage, the control circuit controls the power converter to reduce the current flowing through the resonant circuit.
Abstract:
A Bluetooth data/control message transmission module, an interaction device and a method thereof are provided in the present invention. The Bluetooth data/control message transmission module connects to a mobile device with Bluetooth. The Bluetooth data/control message transmission module includes a process unit, a modulation module and a Bluetooth module. The process unit is for providing a digital data. The modulation module receives the digital data and modulates the digital data with a analog carrier signal to generate a modulation signal whose frequency is lower than 8 KHz. The Bluetooth module uses a headset profile to link with the mobile device, wherein the mobile device serves the Bluetooth module as a headset. The Bluetooth module samples the modulation signal, to serve the sampled modulation signal as a voice signal to send to the mobile device through the Bluetooth protocol.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a power saving method in a sleep mode and a keyboard controller using the same. The method is adapted for a triangular-type scan keyboard controller including a plurality of input/output (I/O) pins. The method includes the steps of: providing a first clock source and a second clock source, wherein the frequency of the second clock source is much lower than the frequency of the first clock source. In a normal mode, a scan pulse is sequentially outputted from the I/O pins according to the frequency of the first clock source. In a sleep mode, the scan pulse is sequentially outputted from the I/O pins according to the frequency of the second clock source. When a specific one of the I/O pins outputs the scan pulse, the other I/O pins are used for detecting.
Abstract:
The invention relates to an electronic candle and an electronic night lamp. The electronic candle includes a light-emitting diode (LED), a capacitor and a control circuit. The capacitor has a first terminal coupled to a first terminal of the LED, and a second terminal coupled to a common voltage. The control circuit has a first control terminal coupled to the first terminal of the LED, and a second control terminal coupled to a second terminal of the LED. In a detecting period, the control circuit provides a preset voltage across the first and second terminals of the LED so that the LED is reversely biased for a preset time. Then, the first control terminal of the control circuit is set to high impedance. Next, the control circuit detects a variation of a voltage of the first terminal of the capacitor with respect to time to determine whether to light up the LED.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an information input panel using the light emitted diode (LED) matrix. The panel includes the LED matrix and a control circuit. The LED matrix includes N×M LEDs. The control circuit includes N first terminals and M second terminals, wherein the ith first terminal thereof is coupled to first terminals of the LEDs in the ith row and the jth second terminal thereof is coupled to second terminals of the LEDs in the jth column. In the kth detecting period, the control circuit detects the reverse photoelectric currents of each LED from the second terminals through the kth first terminal to determine whether LED in the kth row is lighted up or not, wherein “M”, “N”, “i”, “j”, “k” are nature numbers and 0
Abstract:
On a two-dimensional optical identification device with same gray level, a plurality of two-dimensional optical identification codes are arranged, each having a plurality of data blocks and an outer positioning block. Each data block has a plurality of defined patterns, and each defined pattern is located in one of virtual areas produced by equally dividing the data block. The outer positioning block has a plurality of first positioning points and a first direction identification point, and is placed at two adjacent boundaries of the plurality of data blocks for defining the positions of the plurality of data blocks. A fixed position data block is selected as a data block coding indication block for indicating the coding of the other data blocks.