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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2018
Ams Ag, Premstaetten, AT;
Roland Einspieler, Premstaetten, AT;
Marcel Urban, Premstaetten, AT;
Guenter Kurmies, Premstaetten, AT;
AMS AG, Premstaetten, AT;
Abstract
A position sensor comprises at least one magneto-sensitive element, a current source that is coupled to the at least one magneto-sensitive element and is configured to supply a source current to the at least one magneto-sensitive element, an analog-to-digital converter having an input coupled to the at least one magneto-sensitive element, a position calculation unit that is coupled to an output of the analog-to-digital converter and comprises a first output for providing a position signal, and a diagnostic unit that comprises an output coupled to the current source and is configured to provide a stimulus signal as a function of a stimulus pattern at the output of the diagnostic unit.