Integrating analog to digital converter

Coded data generation or conversion – Analog to or from digital conversion – Analog to digital conversion

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341120, 341167, 341168, H03M 110, H03M 114

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051012065

ABSTRACT:
An integrating analog-to-digital converter (ADC) which calculates the coarse portion of its output by integrating an input analog signal over a predetermined number of time intervals during runup using a known technique to define the analog signal in terms of a slope count. The invention is particularly characterized in that an ADC is used in lieu of rundown of the integrator voltage to calculate the fine portion of the ADC output also in terms of slope count. This is accomplished by converting the residual analog signal remaining at the end of runup into a fractional slope count which can be added to the slope count determined during runup so that the resulting total slope count is directly proportional to the input voltage. To maintain linearity, calibration of the circuit is necessary and is accomplished by calculating a calibration constant which relates the ADC reading to slope count. The resulting calibration constant is then multiplied by the ADC output representative of the residual integrator voltage in order to determine the slope count representative of the residual integrator voltage. Such calibration is performed periodically in order to account for time and temperature fluctuations caused by ambient conditions.

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