Stochastic signal density modulation for optical transducer control
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a controllable current supply coupled to a light-emitting diode;
a stochastic signal density modulator (SSDM) coupled to the controllable current supply, wherein the SSDM is configured to provide a stochastic control signal to the controllable current supply, to control a light intensity output of the light-emitting diode and to reduce electromagnetic interference, wherein the SSDM comprises;
a signal density register configured to store a signal density value, wherein the stochastic control signal has a signal density corresponding to the stored signal density value.
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Abstract
A controller for optical transducers uses stochastic signal density modulation to reduce electromagnetic interference.
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28 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a controllable current supply coupled to a light-emitting diode; a stochastic signal density modulator (SSDM) coupled to the controllable current supply, wherein the SSDM is configured to provide a stochastic control signal to the controllable current supply, to control a light intensity output of the light-emitting diode and to reduce electromagnetic interference, wherein the SSDM comprises; a signal density register configured to store a signal density value, wherein the stochastic control signal has a signal density corresponding to the stored signal density value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for controlling a light source with reduced electromagnetic interference, the method comprising:
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providing a controllable current for one or more light emitting diodes; and stochastically controlling the current to select a light intensity output from the one or more light emitting diodes resulting in reduced electromagnetic interference, wherein stochastically controlling the current comprises generating a stochastic signal density modulation signal having a signal density based on a programmed number representing the signal density. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An apparatus, comprising;
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means for increasing a dimming frequency of a dimming signal for an optical transducer comprising means for generating a stochastic signal density modulation signal; and means for controlling the optical transducer with the dimming signal comprising means for modulating a controllable current for the transducer with a stochastic signal density modulation signal with a frequency greater than uniform frequency modulation and free of spectral peaks such that the control signal has a reduced electromagnetic interference content relative to uniform frequency modulation.
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25. A system, comprising:
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a plurality of controllable current supplies coupled to a plurality of optical transducers; and a plurality of controllers coupled to the plurality of controllable current supplies, wherein each controller of the plurality of controllers is configured to provide a stochastic control signal to one of the controllable current supplies, the stochastic control signal having a selected stochastic signal density to control a light intensity output of one of the plurality of optical transducers. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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