System and method for adaptive digital ramp current control
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1. An adaptive digital ramp current control method, comprising:
- automatically digitally ramping a current level supplied to a light emitting diode (LED) according to a predetermined ramp profile, the ramp profile comprising at least one intermediate current level step between a minimum current level and a maximum current level; and
,holding the at least one intermediate current level for a predetermined time period based on the ramp profile.
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Abstract
An adaptive digital ramp current control system comprises a digital current ramp controller configured to digitally ramp a current level supplied to at least one light emitting diode (LED) according to a predetermined ramp profile, the ramp profile comprising at least one intermediate current level step between a minimum current level and a maximum current level.
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1. An adaptive digital ramp current control method, comprising:
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automatically digitally ramping a current level supplied to a light emitting diode (LED) according to a predetermined ramp profile, the ramp profile comprising at least one intermediate current level step between a minimum current level and a maximum current level; and
,holding the at least one intermediate current level for a predetermined time period based on the ramp profile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An adaptive digital ramp current control system, comprising:
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a digital current ramp controller configured to automatically digitally ramp a current level supplied to at least one light emitting diode (LED) according to a predetermined ramp profile, the ramp profile comprising at least one intermediate current level step between a minimum current level and a maximum current level; and
,a compensation module configured to generate and/or automatically modify the ramp profile based on at least one of a radio frequency (RF) emission and a ground bounce measurement associated with actuation of the at least one LED. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An imaging system, comprising:
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a photosensitive element for generating a scanned image of an object; at least one light emitting diode (LED) for illuminating the object; and a digital current ramp controller configured to automatically digitally ramp a current level supplied to the at least one (LED) according to a predetermined ramp profile, the ramp profile comprising at least one intermediate current level step between a minimum current level and a maximum current level, wherein the digital current ramp controller is configured to hold the at least one intermediate current level for a predetermined time period based on the ramp profile. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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