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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2015
Applicant:
Microchip Technology Incorporated, Chandler, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Joseph Julicher, Maricopa, AZ (US);
Kevin Kilzer, Chandler, AZ (US);
Cobus Van Eeden, Chandler, AZ (US);
Assignee:
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED, Chandler, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 5/26 (2006.01); G01D 5/14 (2006.01); G01P 3/481 (2006.01); G01P 3/489 (2006.01); H03K 21/38 (2006.01); H02P 23/22 (2016.01); G01P 3/486 (2006.01); G01P 3/488 (2006.01); H02P 6/16 (2016.01); G01D 5/245 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 5/142 (2013.01); G01D 5/26 (2013.01); G01P 3/481 (2013.01); G01P 3/486 (2013.01); G01P 3/488 (2013.01); G01P 3/489 (2013.01); H02P 6/16 (2013.01); H02P 23/22 (2016.02); H03K 21/38 (2013.01); G01D 5/2451 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system may have a digital period divider generating an output signal that is proportional to an angle defined by a rotational input signal and an interval measurement unit determining an interval time of an interval defined by succeeding pulses of the input output signal. In an enhancement, the system may also have a missing pulse detector which is operable to compare a current interval with a parameter to determine whether a pulse is missing in the input signal.