Lutron Electronics Company, Inc.

John Ofori-Tenkorang

David M Otten

Leo Casey

A circuit for sensing the state of a potentiometer includes a capacitor that is connected to the potentiometer wiper and that is successively charged by applying a voltage to each end of the potentiometer resistive element. The capacitor is discharged between successive chargings. The times needed to charge the capacitor to a predetermined voltage in each case are used to determine the position of the wiper along the resistive element. The circuit can be connected to a plurality of potentiometers, any one of which can be selected and the wiper position determined. A similar circuit can determine the state of an inductive or capacitive voltage divider.

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John Ofori-Tenkorang