公开(公告)号：US09470725B2

公开(公告)日：2016-10-18

申请号：US13953530

申请日：2013-07-29

Applicant: Atmel Corporation

Inventor： Ingar Hanssen

IPC: H02J7/04 ,  G01R21/00 ,  G01R27/26 ,  G01R31/30 ,  G01R31/317

CPC classification number: G01R21/006 ,  G01R27/2688 ,  G01R31/3004 ,  G01R31/31721

Abstract: By powering an electronic component operating in an ultra-low power mode from a pre-charged measuring capacitor and measuring the time to discharge the capacitor to a trip voltage level, measurement data can be obtained. In some implementations, the capacitance of the capacitor can be obtained by adding a known current to the unknown current drawn from the capacitor and calculating the capacitance using a mathematical formula.

Abstract translation: 通过从预充电测量电容器对以超低功率模式工作的电子元件供电并测量将电容器放电到跳闸电压电平的时间，可以获得测量数据。 在一些实施方式中，可以通过将已知电流加到从电容器中得到的未知电流并使用数学公式计算电容来获得电容器的电容。

公开(公告)号：US20160224160A1

公开(公告)日：2016-08-04

申请号：US15094744

申请日：2016-04-08

Applicant: Atmel Corporation

Inventor： Ingar Hanssen ,  Rian Whelan

IPC: G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/041

CPC classification number: G06F3/044 ,  G01R27/2605 ,  G06F3/038 ,  G06F3/0416 ,  G06F3/045 ,  H03K17/9622 ,  H03K2217/960725 ,  H03K2217/960745

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes deactivating an integrator of a mutual-capacitive measurement circuit and configuring the mutual-capacitive measurement circuit according to a first voltage configuration. The first voltage configuration results in a charge on a sensor capacitor and a compensation capacitor when a supply voltage is applied to the mutual-capacitive measurement circuit. The method also includes adjusting a variable reference voltage input of the integrator to a first reference voltage, wherein the first reference voltage is selected to increase an output range of the mutual-capacitive measurement circuit. The method also includes applying the supply voltage to the mutual-capacitive measurement circuit and obtaining a first reference measurement from an analog-digital-converter coupled to an output of the mutual-capacitance measurement circuit.

Abstract translation: 在一个实施例中，一种方法包括去激活互电容测量电路的积分器并根据第一电压配置配置互电容测量电路。 当向互电容测量电路施加电源电压时，第一电压配置导致传感器电容器和补偿电容器上的电荷。 该方法还包括将积分器的可变参考电压输入调整到第一参考电压，其中选择第一参考电压以增加互电容测量电路的输出范围。 该方法还包括将电源电压施加到互电容测量电路，并从耦合到互电容测量电路的输出的模拟数字转换器获得第一参考测量值。

公开(公告)号：US20160048197A1

公开(公告)日：2016-02-18

申请号：US14462367

申请日：2014-08-18

Applicant: Atmel Corporation

Inventor： Ingar Hanssen ,  Frode Milch Pedersen

IPC: G06F1/32 ,  G01R21/00

CPC classification number: G06F1/3293 ,  G01R22/10 ,  H02M3/07 ,  H02M3/156 ,  H02M2001/0009 ,  H02M2001/0012

Abstract: A circuit includes a pulse generator coupled to a switch mode power supply. The switch mode power supply includes a switching component configured for transferring a charge to an energy storage component in response to pulses provided by the pulse generator. A pulse counter is coupled to the pulse generator or the switching component and configured to count pulses over a time period and thereby generate a pulse count. A converter coupled to the pulse counter is configured to generate a power measurement for the time period based on the pulse count. If the switch mode power supply has different modes of operation, a different counter may be used for each mode.

Abstract translation: 电路包括耦合到开关模式电源的脉冲发生器。 开关模式电源包括被配置为响应于由脉冲发生器提供的脉冲将电荷传送到能量存储部件的开关部件。 脉冲计数器耦合到脉冲发生器或开关部件，并且被配置为在一段时间内对脉冲进行计数，从而产生脉冲计数。 耦合到脉冲计数器的A转换器被配置为基于脉冲计数来产生该时间段的功率测量。 如果开关模式电源具有不同的工作模式，则可以对每个模式使用不同的计数器。

公开(公告)号：US09182958B2

公开(公告)日：2015-11-10

申请号：US14017047

申请日：2013-09-03

Applicant: Atmel Corporation

Inventor： Ingar Hanssen

IPC: G06F9/44 ,  G06F9/45

CPC classification number: G06F8/443 ,  G06F11/3419 ,  G06F11/3466 ,  G06F2201/88

Abstract: An on-chip function call aware software code profiling counter system and method is disclosed. When building software code a compiler/tool-chain can modify prologues and epilogues of functions to add instrumentation code which uniquely identifies the function. Each function included in the instrumented source code tree is assigned a unique identifier (ID) by the compiler/tool-chain. Writing a unique ID for a function to a register starts profiling for the function. The profiling is performed by a counter that counts the number of instruction cycles since the last unique ID was written to the register. When a unique ID for a next function to be profiled is written to the register, the old register value and the counter value are latched to one or more buffers and the counter is cleared to start the next count sequence for the next function to be profiled.

Abstract translation: 公开了一种片上功能呼叫识别软件代码分析计数器系统和方法。 构建软件代码时，编译器/工具链可以修改函数的序言和结尾，以添加唯一标识功能的检测代码。 包含在仪器化源代码树中的每个功能都由编译器/工具链分配唯一的标识符（ID）。 将函数的唯一ID写入寄存器开始对该函数进行分析。 仿真由计数器执行，该计数器自上次唯一ID被写入寄存器以来，对指令周期数进行计数。 当将要分析的下一个功能的唯一ID写入寄存器时，旧的寄存器值和计数器值被锁存到一个或多个缓冲区，并且计数器被清除以启动下一个要被分析的函数的下一个计数序列 。

公开(公告)号：US20150058827A1

公开(公告)日：2015-02-26

申请号：US13974965

申请日：2013-08-23

Applicant: Atmel Corporation

Inventor： Ingar Hanssen

IPC: G06F11/36

CPC classification number: G06F11/362 ,  G06F11/3419 ,  G06F11/348 ,  G06F11/3604 ,  G06F11/3612 ,  G06F11/3636 ,  G06F11/3648

Abstract: An on-chip system uses a time measurement circuit to trap code that takes longer than expected to execute by breaking code execution on excess time consumption.

Abstract translation: 片上系统使用时间测量电路来捕获超过预期的代码，以通过在多余的时间消耗下执行代码执行来执行。