一个新的连续时间平衡时间到数字转换方法
Konrad Jurasz1, Dariusz Kościelnik1, Jakub Szyduczyński1
1Department of Electronics, AGH University of Science and Technology, 30-059 Krakow, Poland.
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
|December 23, 2023
概括
本研究介绍了一种使用连续近似算法的新型自计时时至数字转换器. 这种无时钟方法简化了电路,直接测量了长时间间隔,非常适合低功耗的生物医学应用.
科学领域:
- 电气工程 电气工程
- 信号处理 信号处理
- 生物医学工程 生物医学工程
背景情况:
- 传统的时间数字转换器通常依赖于复杂的计时机制.
- 对于便携式和植入式生物医学设备来说,低功耗解决方案至关重要.
- 准确测量长时间间隔对于特定的信号处理应用是必不可少的.
研究的目的:
- 介绍一种新的自定时时到数字转换 (TDC) 方法.
- 为了证明一个没有参考时钟运行的TDC.
- 为了使测量时间间隔的直接转换能够进行简化处理.
主要方法:
- 为TDC实现一个二进制连续近似 (SA) 算法.
- 完全无时钟电路架构的设计.
- 专注于时间间隔的直接转换,避免中间时钟阶段.
主要成果:
- 实现了自定时操作,消除了对外部参考时钟的需求.
- 证明了时间间隔的直接转换,简化了测量过程.
- 提出的方法适用于测量数百微秒范围内的时间间隔.
结论:
- 开发的自定时TDC提供了一个潜在的低功耗解决方案,因为它的无时钟性质.
- 简化的电路设计减少了组件数量和复杂性.
- 该方法适用于长时间间隔,使其适用于生物医学信号处理.
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