Sensor interface for hostile environments
US10436666B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 17, 2017 |
| Grant date | Oct 8, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 17, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01D5/243
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An interface circuit for a sensor including: a first injection-locked oscillator having: a first input coupled to a sensor, a free-running oscillation frequency of the first injection-locked oscillator being controlled by a signal from the sensor; and a second input coupled to receive a synchronization signal at a reference frequency, the first injection-locked oscillator being adapted to generate an output signal at said reference frequency, the output signal being phase shifted with respect to the synchronization signal as a function of the signal from the sensor.
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