Multi-channel capacitive sensing circuit
First Claim
1. A multi-channel capacitive sensing circuit comprising:
- at least one capacitive sensor having capacitance changed corresponding to the change of external environment and generating capacitance change signals corresponding to the capacitance change, respectively;
an oscillator outputting a carrier wave modulating the capacitance change signal;
at least one capacitance-to-voltage converter each receiving the capacitance change signals modulated by means of the carrier wave and outputting voltage signals corresponding to the modulated capacitance change signals, respectively;
a multiplexer receiving the voltage signals and selecting any one of the voltage signals to sequentially output it; and
an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) receiving the voltage signals outputted from the multiplexer, converting the voltage signals into digital voltage signals and outputting them,wherein each of the at least one capacitive sensor comprises a first capacitor and a second capacitor whose capacitances are changed by different amount with respect to the change of external environment,wherein the oscillator is electrically connected to the first and second capacitors and outputs the carrier wave to the first and the second capacitors,wherein the oscillator is a chopper oscillator, andfurther comprising an inverter electrically connected to the oscillator and the second capacitor, receiving the carrier wave, and outputting an anti-phase carrier wave having a phase opposite to that of the carrier wave.
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Abstract
Provided is a multi-channel capacitive sensing circuit, in which at least one capacitive sensor has the capacitance changed corresponding to the change of external environment, and generates change signals corresponding to the capacitance change, respectively. An oscillator outputs a carrier wave modulating the capacitance change signal. At least one capacitance-to-voltage converter receives the capacitance change signals modulated by means of the carrier wave and outputs voltage signals corresponding to the modulated capacitance change signals, respectively. A multiplexer receives the voltage signals, selects any one of the voltage signals and sequentially outputs them. An analog-to-digital converter (ADC) receives the voltage signals outputted from the multiplexer, converts them into digital voltage signals and outputs them. Accordingly, it is possible to output the capacitance change signals each generated in the at least one capacitance sensor to one ADC using the multiplexer. As a result, it is possible to reduce the size of the multi-channel capacitive sensing circuit and reduce the power consumption.
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1. A multi-channel capacitive sensing circuit comprising:
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at least one capacitive sensor having capacitance changed corresponding to the change of external environment and generating capacitance change signals corresponding to the capacitance change, respectively; an oscillator outputting a carrier wave modulating the capacitance change signal; at least one capacitance-to-voltage converter each receiving the capacitance change signals modulated by means of the carrier wave and outputting voltage signals corresponding to the modulated capacitance change signals, respectively; a multiplexer receiving the voltage signals and selecting any one of the voltage signals to sequentially output it; and an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) receiving the voltage signals outputted from the multiplexer, converting the voltage signals into digital voltage signals and outputting them, wherein each of the at least one capacitive sensor comprises a first capacitor and a second capacitor whose capacitances are changed by different amount with respect to the change of external environment, wherein the oscillator is electrically connected to the first and second capacitors and outputs the carrier wave to the first and the second capacitors, wherein the oscillator is a chopper oscillator, and further comprising an inverter electrically connected to the oscillator and the second capacitor, receiving the carrier wave, and outputting an anti-phase carrier wave having a phase opposite to that of the carrier wave. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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