Method and system for analog to digital conversion using digital pulse width modulation (PWM)
First Claim
1. A system for performing analog-to-digital conversion of an analog input signal to a digital output signal using digital pulse width modulation, the sampling frequency of the analog-to-digital conversion being controlled by a decimation clock and the resolution of the analog-to-digital conversion being controlled by a quantization clock, the system comprising:
- a. an error amplifier computing an error signal using the analog input signal, the decimation clock and a digital pulse feedback signal;
b. a converter converting the error signal into the digital pulse feedback signal; and
c. a decimator decimating the digital pulse feedback signal using the decimation clock and the quantization clock to obtain the digital output signal.
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Abstract
A system and method for analog-to-digital conversion using digital pulse width modulation (PWM) is disclosed. The method and system according to the disclosed invention converts an analog input signal to a digital signal in pulse code modulated (PCM) form. The disclosed invention uses a feedback circuit to perform PWM of the analog input signal. The PWM signal is then decimated to obtain the digital signal in PCM form. The system according to the disclosed invention requires lower operating frequency and dissipates lesser power than prior art systems providing the same sampling frequency and resolution. The operation at a lower frequency is achieved by obtaining two samples from every pulse of the PWM signal; the first sample being obtained from the right duty ratio, and the second sample being obtained form the left duty ratio. Further, the disclosed invention has lesser implementation complexity and higher signal-to-noise ratio than prior art.
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19 Claims
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1. A system for performing analog-to-digital conversion of an analog input signal to a digital output signal using digital pulse width modulation, the sampling frequency of the analog-to-digital conversion being controlled by a decimation clock and the resolution of the analog-to-digital conversion being controlled by a quantization clock, the system comprising:
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a. an error amplifier computing an error signal using the analog input signal, the decimation clock and a digital pulse feedback signal; b. a converter converting the error signal into the digital pulse feedback signal; and c. a decimator decimating the digital pulse feedback signal using the decimation clock and the quantization clock to obtain the digital output signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for performing analog-to-digital conversion of an analog input signal to a digital output signal using digital pulse width modulation, the sampling frequency of the analog-to-digital conversion being controlled by a decimation clock and the resolution of the analog-to-digital conversion being controlled by a quantization clock, the system comprising:
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a. an error amplifier computing an error signal using the analog input signal and a digital PWM feedback signal pair; b. a Flash ADC digitizing the error signal to obtain a multi-bit digital signal; c. a pulse generator generating the digital PWM feedback signal pair using the multi-bit digital signal, the quantization clock and the decimation clock; and d. a decimator decimating the digital PWM feedback signal pair using the decimation clock and the quantization clock to obtain the digital output signal. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A method for performing analog-to-digital conversion of an analog input signal to a digital output signal using digital pulse width modulation, the sampling frequency of the analog-to-digital conversion being controlled by a decimation clock and the resolution of the analog-to-digital conversion being controlled by a quantization clock, the method comprising:
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a. computing an error signal using the analog input signal, the decimation clock and a digital pulse feedback signal; b. converting the error signal into the digital pulse feedback signal; and c. decimating the digital pulse feedback signal using the decimation clock and the quantization clock to obtain the digital output signal. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18)
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16. A method for performing analog-to-digital conversion of an analog input signal to a digital output signal using digital pulse width modulation, the sampling frequency of the analog-to-digital conversion being controlled by a decimation clock and the resolution of the analog-to-digital conversion being controlled by the quantization clock, the method comprising:
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a. computing an error signal using the analog input signal and a digital PWM feedback signal pair; b. digitizing the error signal using Flash analog-to-digital conversion to obtain a multi-bit digital signal; c. generating the digital PWM feedback signal pair using the multi-bit digital signal, the quantization clock and the decimation clock; and d. decimating the digital PWM feedback signal pair using the decimation clock and the quantization clock to obtain the digital output signal. - View Dependent Claims (17, 19)
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