Transmitting and receiving digital and analog signals across an isolator
First Claim
1. An isolation system, comprising:
- a modulator, wherein the modulator is configured to modulate at least one analog signal corresponding to logic state of at least one digital signal to form a frequency-modulated signal;
a transmitter electrically coupled to the modulator;
a signal isolator electrically coupled to the transmitter, wherein the transmitter is configured to transmit the frequency-modulated signal across the signal isolator;
a receiver electrically coupled to the signal isolator configured to detect and reproduce the frequency-modulated signal into a reproduced frequency-modulated signal;
a frequency discriminator electrically coupled to the receiver configured to decode the reproduced frequency-modulated signal and configured to reconstruct the at least one digital signal; and
a filtering circuit electrically coupled to the receiver configured to filter the reproduced frequency-modulated signal and to reconstruct the at least one analog signal,wherein the signal isolator is configured to electrically isolate the transmitter and the receiver.
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Abstract
Various embodiments of systems for transmitting and receiving digital and Various embodiments of systems for transmitting and receiving digital and/or analog signals across a single isolator, solid state lighting systems, or DC/DC converter feedback regulation control systems are disclosed. In one embodiment, the digital and analog signals may be modulated into a frequency modulated signal, and each pulse of the frequency modulated signal may be further encoded into a major pulse and a minor pulse. At least some of the circuits, systems and methods disclosed herein may be implemented using conventional CMOS design and manufacturing techniques and processes to provide, for example, a single integrated circuit or ASIC.
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35 Claims
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1. An isolation system, comprising:
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a modulator, wherein the modulator is configured to modulate at least one analog signal corresponding to logic state of at least one digital signal to form a frequency-modulated signal; a transmitter electrically coupled to the modulator; a signal isolator electrically coupled to the transmitter, wherein the transmitter is configured to transmit the frequency-modulated signal across the signal isolator; a receiver electrically coupled to the signal isolator configured to detect and reproduce the frequency-modulated signal into a reproduced frequency-modulated signal; a frequency discriminator electrically coupled to the receiver configured to decode the reproduced frequency-modulated signal and configured to reconstruct the at least one digital signal; and a filtering circuit electrically coupled to the receiver configured to filter the reproduced frequency-modulated signal and to reconstruct the at least one analog signal, wherein the signal isolator is configured to electrically isolate the transmitter and the receiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An isolator, comprising:
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a first circuit, the first circuit having a first analog signal and a first digital signal; a second circuit; a signal isolator isolating the first circuit from the second circuit; a modulator of the first circuit, the modulator configured to modulate the first analog signal corresponding to logic state of the first digital to form a modulated signal as output of the modulator; a transmitter of the first circuit configured to transmit the modulated signal across the signal isolator from the first circuit to the second circuit; a receiver electrically coupled to the signal isolator configured to detect and reproduce the modulated signal into a reproduced modulated signal; and a retrieval circuit of the second circuit configured to reconstruct the digital signal and the analog signal from the reproduced modulated signal. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A control system for transmitting and receiving at least one digital signal and at least one analog signal from a first circuit across to a second circuit, comprising:
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a wave generator configured to generate a first modulated signal corresponding to logic state of the at least one digital signal; a modulator configured to further modulate the at least one analog signal with the modulated signal into a second modulated signal; a transmitter electrically coupled to the modulator; a signal isolator electrically coupled to the transmitter, wherein the transmitter is configured to transmit the second modulated signal across the signal isolator; a receiver electrically coupled to the signal isolator, the receiver configured to reproduce the second modulated signal into a reproduced modulated signal; and a retrieval circuit configured to reproduce the at least one analog signal into a reproduced analog signal and to reproduce the at least one digital signal into a reproduced digital signal. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. An isolator, comprising:
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an encoder, the encoder coupled to a digital signal having a plurality of pulses as inputs thereto, and the encoder being configured to encode each pulse of the digital signal into an encoded signal respectively such that the respective pulse of the digital signal is converted into a major pulse and a minor pulse, wherein duration of the major pulse is longer than duration of the minor pulse; a transmitter electrically coupled to the encoder configured to transmit the encoded signal; a receiver formed proximate to the transmitter to receive the encoded signal; an isolation barrier formed proximate to the transmitter and the receiver providing an electrical isolation between the transmitter and the receiver while allowing the encoded signal from the transmitter to transmit through the isolation barrier; and a decoder electrically coupled to the receiver, the decoder being configured to decode the encoded signal into a reproduced digital signal that is substantially similar to the digital signal. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method for conveying a first digital signal and a first analog signal across an isolator, comprising:
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modulating the first analog signal corresponding to logic state of the first digital signal to form a modulated signal; transmitting the modulated signal across the isolator; receiving and reproducing the modulated signal; reconstructing the first digital signal into a reconstructed first digital signal; and reconstructing the analog signal into a reconstructed first analog signal. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35)
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Specification