Analog-to digital converter with delta-sigma modulator
First Claim
1. An analog-to-digital converter comprising:
- a comparator having first and second inputs, and an output, said comparator comparing an analog input voltage at said first input to a tracking voltage at said second input to place a digital output on said comparator output in response thereto;
a voltage switching matrix having an input connected to said output of said comparator and an output;
an integrator having an input connected to said output of said voltage switching matrix and an output connected to said second input of said comparator to complete a feedback loop and to provide said tracking signal to said second input of said comparator; and
a digital filter coupled to said output of said comparator, said digital filter to form a digital output corresponding to said analog input signal at said first input of said comparator.
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Abstract
An analog-to-digital converter according to the present invention comprising a comparator having first and second inputs, and an output, the comparator comparing an analog input voltage at the first input to a tracking voltage at the second input to place a digital output on the comparator output in response thereto, a voltage switching matrix having an input connected to the output of the comparator and an output, an integrator having an input connected to the output of the voltage switching matrix and an output connected to the second input of the comparator to complete a feedback loop and to provide the tracking signal to the second input of the comparator, and a digital filter coupled to the output of the comparator, the digital filter to form a digital output corresponding to the analog input signal at the first input of the comparator.
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20 Claims
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1. An analog-to-digital converter comprising:
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a comparator having first and second inputs, and an output, said comparator comparing an analog input voltage at said first input to a tracking voltage at said second input to place a digital output on said comparator output in response thereto; a voltage switching matrix having an input connected to said output of said comparator and an output; an integrator having an input connected to said output of said voltage switching matrix and an output connected to said second input of said comparator to complete a feedback loop and to provide said tracking signal to said second input of said comparator; and a digital filter coupled to said output of said comparator, said digital filter to form a digital output corresponding to said analog input signal at said first input of said comparator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An analog-to-digital converter comprising:
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a comparator having first and second inputs, and an output, said comparator comparing an analog input voltage at said first input to a tracking voltage at said second input to place a digital output on said comparator output in response thereto; a first capacitor having a first electrode connected to a first reference voltage and having a second electrode coupled to said first reference voltage in response to a first digital output level from said comparator and coupled to a second reference voltage in response to a second digital output level from said comparator; a second capacitor having a first electrode connected to said first reference voltage and a second electrode coupled to said second electrode of said first capacitor by at least one switching device and connected to said second input of said comparator, said second capacitor having a capacitance greater than a capacitance of said first capacitor, and said second capacitor storing said tracking voltage for comparison to said analog input voltage by said comparator; and a digital filter coupled to said output of said amplifier, said digital filter to form a digital output corresponding to said analog input voltage at said first input of said comparator. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for performing an analog-to-digital conversion comprising the steps of:
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1) comparing an analog input voltage to a tracking voltage to generate a digital up voltage when said analog input voltage is greater than said tracking voltage or a digital down voltage when said analog input voltage is less than said tracking voltage; 2) incrementing an accumulator in response to said digital up voltage or decrementing said accumulator in response to said digital down voltage; 3) incrementing said tracking voltage in response to said digital up voltage or decrementing said tracking voltage in response to said digital down voltage; 4) repeating steps 1 through 3 a predetermined number of times; and
next5) outputting a digital value from said accumulator, said digital value in said accumulator being related to the digital conversion value of an average of said analog input signals. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for performing an analog-to-digital conversion comprising the steps of:
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1) comparing an analog input voltage to a predetermined voltage; 2) enabling a first comparator when said analog input voltage is greater than said predetermined voltage to compare said analog input voltage to a tracking voltage and generate a digital up voltage when said analog input voltage is greater than said tracking voltage or a digital down voltage when said analog input voltage is less than said tracking voltage; 3) enabling a second comparator when said analog input voltage is less than said predetermined voltage to compare said analog input voltage to a tracking voltage and generate said digital up voltage when said analog input voltage is greater than said tracking voltage or said digital down voltage when said analog input voltage is less than said tracking voltage; 4) incrementing an accumulator in response to said digital up voltage or decrementing said accumulator in response to said digital down voltage; 5) incrementing said tracking voltage in response to said digital up voltage or decrementing said tracking voltage in response to said digital down voltage; 6) repeating steps 1 through 5 a predetermined number of times; and
next7) outputting a digital value from said accumulator, said digital value in said accumulator being related to the digital conversion value of an average of said analog input signals. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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