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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2019
Allegro Microsystems, Llc, Manchester, NH (US);
Joseph James Judkins, III, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Ryan J. Metivier, Merrimack, NH (US);
Allegro MicroSystems, LLC, Manchester, NH (US);
Abstract
A magnetic switch sensor is provided having a magnetic field sensing element configured to generate a magnetic field signal in response to a magnetic field indicative of a distance or angle between the magnetic field sensing element and a target, a first circuit coupled to receive the magnetic field signal and having an output to provide a comparison signal, and a debounce circuit coupled to receive the comparison signal and having an output to provide a debounced signal. The sensor can include a second circuit having an input coupled to receive the debounced signal and an output at which is provided a toggle signal that transitions between first and second levels every other time the magnetic field signal crosses a threshold level.