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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2020
Allegro Microsystems, Llc, Manchester, NH (US);
Cedric Gillet, Annecy, FR;
Andrea Foletto, Andorno Micca, IT;
Christophe Lutz, Schwindratzheim, FR;
Andreas P. Friedrich, Metz-Tessy, FR;
Allegro MicroSystems, LLC, Manchester, NH (US);
Abstract
An apparatus is provided, comprising: a plurality of terminals for coupling the apparatus to a sensing bridge; a switching circuitry that is coupled to at least one of the plurality of terminals; and a processing circuitry that is configured to: cause the switching circuitry to couple the plurality of terminals to a voltage source, a ground source, and the processing circuitry in accordance with a first connection profile; detect a failure of the sensing bridge or a connection between the sensing bridge and any of the plurality of terminals; select a second connection profile based on a type of the failure; and cause the switching circuitry to couple the plurality of terminals to the voltage source, the ground source, and the processing circuitry in accordance with the second connection profile.