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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 22, 1997
Gerhard Schafer, Weinsberg, DE;
Temic Telefunken microelectronic GmbH, Heilbronn, DE;
Abstract
A method for acquiring measured values in electronic analog circuits having at least one measurement point, in particular safety-relevant circuits for passenger protection systems in motor vehicles. The electrical potentials generated at the measurement points are each compared as measured quantities with a ramp voltage that rises in steps, where the number of steps required to reach the voltage value of the measured quantity at the respective measurement point is provided as a unit of measurement that is proportional to the measured quantity. This allows the comparison of all measured quantities with the ramp voltage to be performed simultaneously, the ramp voltage being selected to cover the entire range of measurement.