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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2013
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Chongli Wu, Queen Creek, AZ (US);
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR INC., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for performing sampling sequences using a control module. One exemplary method involves transferring sampling configuration information for a sampling sequence from memory to a conversion module. The conversion module performs the sequence in accordance with the configuration information by performing sampling processes at a plurality of sampling times to obtain a plurality of samples, and transferring results corresponding to the plurality of samples from the conversion module to the memory. At least some sampling times of the plurality of sampling times are nonperiodic with respect to the other sampling times of the plurality of sampling times. In exemplary embodiments, the sampling configuration information includes a sampling mode criterion, and the conversion module either automatically performs a sampling process or performs the sampling process in response to a trigger signal based on the sampling mode criterion for that sampling process.