Sensor with concurrent autosensing of output mode and manual selection
US9319042B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 19, 2012 |
| Grant date | Apr 19, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 19, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R33/09
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A switching sensor may automatically configure itself to a sinking or a sourcing mode by monitoring the voltage of its switched output to determine a loading configuration associated with each of these operating modes. The auto detection may occur not only at start up but also during operation of the sensor by monitoring the output voltage or current in coordination with knowledge about the intended state of the output by the sensor. A manual selection of the operating mode and override of the autodetect feature may be provided for cases when multiple sensors are connected in parallel.
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