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Device and method for communication between an electronic module and a detection sensor comprising a light source

US9295125B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 12, 2013
Grant dateMar 22, 2016
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Expiry dateFeb 4, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B2203/5454
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Method for communication between an electronic module and a sensor having a first branch, including a light source LED and a first switch, and a second branch including a second switch, supplied by a supply line, the module measuring modulations of intensity of current of the line. When the light source is turned on or in the process of turning on/turning off, the sensor causes i) modulation of the intensity of the current in the LED between a high state and a low state, ii) modulation of the intensity of the current in the second branch so that the intensity of the current is always in a higher state, and, in case of detection, iii) dispatches to the electronic module a modulation of the intensity of current in the second branch, when the intensity of current in the LED is in the low state.

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