Digital temperature sensor with integrated timer and burst mode
US9664571B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 4, 2014 |
| Grant date | May 30, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 3, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01K2219/00
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An integrated temperature sensor device has a temperature sensor providing an analog signal corresponding to an ambient temperature, an analog-to-digital converter coupled to the sensor conditioning circuit and receiving the analog temperature signal, and a timer and control circuit which is operable to be configured to control the temperature sensor device to perform a sequence of temperature measurements and shut-down time periods, wherein multiple temperature measurements are taken during the measurement period, wherein the timer and control circuit is further operable to be programmed to set the number of temperature measurements and the length of the shut-down period.
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