Configurable voltage regulator
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1. A voltage regulator having a device characteristic, comprising:
- a first terminal connectable to a first external impedance;
a second terminal connectable to a second external impedance;
a measurement circuit in communication with the first and second terminals to measure the first and second external impedances; and
a control circuit to control the device characteristic as a function of the measured first external impedance and to control an offset as a function of the measured second external impedance.
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Abstract
A voltage regulator having a device characteristic comprises a first terminal connectable to a first external impedance. A measurement circuit communicates with the first terminal to measure the first external impedance. A control circuit controls the device characteristic as a function of the measured first external impedance.
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33 Claims
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1. A voltage regulator having a device characteristic, comprising:
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a first terminal connectable to a first external impedance; a second terminal connectable to a second external impedance; a measurement circuit in communication with the first and second terminals to measure the first and second external impedances; and a control circuit to control the device characteristic as a function of the measured first external impedance and to control an offset as a function of the measured second external impedance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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7. A voltage regulator having a device characteristic, comprising:
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a first terminal connectable to a first external impedance; a measurement circuit in communication with the first terminal to measure the first external impedance; a control circuit to control the device characteristic as a function of the measured first external impedance; and a second terminal connectable to a second external impedance; wherein the measurement circuit is in communication with the second terminal and measures the second external impedance, wherein the measured first external impedance corresponds to a nominal output voltage and the measured second external impedance corresponds to the an output voltage offset, and wherein the output voltage is a function of the nominal output voltage and the output voltage offset.
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12. A voltage regulator having a device characteristic, comprising:
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a first input means for communicating with a first external impedance; second input means for communicating with a second external impedance; measurement means for independently measuring the first and second external impedances; and control means for controlling the device characteristic as a function of the measured first external impedance and to control an offset as a function of the measured second external impedance. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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18. A voltage regulator having a device characteristic, comprising:
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first input means for communicating with a first external impedance; measurement means for measuring the first external impedance; control means for controlling the device characteristic as a function of the measured first external impedance; and a second input means for communicating with a second external impedance; wherein the measurement means measures the second external impedance, wherein the measured first external impedance corresponds to a nominal output voltage and the measured second external impedance corresponds to the an output voltage offset, and wherein the output voltage is a function of the nominal output voltage and the output voltage offset.
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23. A method of selecting a device characteristic of a voltage regulator, comprising the steps of:
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communicating with a first external impedance; communicating with a second external impedance; measuring the first and second external impedances; and controlling the device characteristic as a function of the measured first external impedance and controlling an offset as a function of the measured second external impedance. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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29. A method of selecting a device characteristic of a voltage regulator, comprising the steps of:
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communicating with a first external impedance; communicating with a second external impedance; measuring the first and second external impedances; and controlling the device characteristic as a function of the measured first external impedance, wherein the measured first external impedance corresponds to a nominal output voltage and the measured second external impedance corresponds to the an output voltage offset, and wherein the output voltage is a function of the nominal output voltage and the output voltage offset.
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