System and Method for Receiving Data Across an Isolation Barrier
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1. A system for communication comprising:
- a receiver for receiving data from a passive transmitter capacitively coupled to the receiver, the receiver comprising a sensing element having a first plurality of terminals configured to be capacitively coupled to the passive transmitter and DC isolated from the passive transmitter.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, A system for communication has a receiver for receiving data from a passive transmitter capacitively coupled to the receiver. The receiver has a sensing element having a plurality of terminals configured to be capacitively coupled to the passive transmitter and DC isolated from the passive transmitter.
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25 Claims
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1. A system for communication comprising:
a receiver for receiving data from a passive transmitter capacitively coupled to the receiver, the receiver comprising a sensing element having a first plurality of terminals configured to be capacitively coupled to the passive transmitter and DC isolated from the passive transmitter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A semiconductor circuit for receiving data from a capacitively coupled passive transmitter, the circuit comprising:
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a sensing element having a plurality of terminals configured to be coupled to the passive transmitter; a data receiver coupled to an output of the sensing element, the data receiver receiving a stream of data from the sensing element. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for receiving data from a passive transmitter through an isolation barrier, the method comprising:
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measuring impedance between a plurality of terminals coupled to the isolation barrier; and determining a state of the passive transmitter based on the measured impedance. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A method of communicating across an isolation barrier, the method comprising:
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transmitting data, transmitting comprising modulating an impedance coupled to a first portion of the isolation barrier, wherein the impedance is modulated according to the data; receiving the data, receiving comprising measuring an impedance of a second portion of the isolation barrier, the second portion opposite the first portion. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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25. A method for synchronously transferring data from one side of an isolation barrier to another other side of the isolation barrier, the method comprising:
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transmitting a shift clock signal via a first signal path; changing an impedance between at least two terminals of a second data path according to data to be transmitted at one edge of the shift clock signal; and triggering a sensing element to evaluate the impedance at a second edge of the shift clock signal.
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