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METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETECTING THE HYDRATION OF SENSORS

  • US 20110010104A1
  • Filed: 09/21/2010
  • Published: 01/13/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2005
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A program code storage device, comprising:

  • a computer-readable medium; and

    computer-readable program code, stored on the computer-readable medium, the computer-readable program code having instructions, which when executed cause a microcontroller to;

    receive an interrupt from a detection circuit, the interrupt being representative of the detection circuit detecting hydration of a sensor by detecting a high level of attenuation of an AC signal that had been applied to the sensor; and

    in response to the interrupt, transmit a signal to a digital-to-analog converter (DAC), wherein the signal instructs the DAC to apply a stabilization series of voltages to the sensor, the stabilization series of voltages being a first voltage applied for a first time period, a second voltage applied for a second time period, and a cycling of the application of the first voltage for the first time period and the second voltage for the second time period for a number of iterations.

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