Bus-compatible sensor element and communication system

US11841818B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• TE Connectivity Sensors Germany GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Andreas Voss · Essen, DE
• Oliver Borges · Senden, DE
• Axel Bartos · Waltrop, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 6, 2020
• Grant date: Dec 12, 2023
• Expiry date: Dec 23, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01R33/09
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A bus-compatible sensor element includes a converter generating a digital measurement signal, a first data input receiving an input data, a first data output for outputting an output data, a first clock input receiving a first clock signal, a slave select connection receiving an activation signal, and a 1-bit shift register. The 1-bit shift register includes a shift register data input, a shift register output, and a second clock input. The shift register output is connected to the slave select connection to activate the sensor element in response to the activation signal present at the shift register data input.