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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2015
Applicant:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, München, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, , DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M 1/12 (2006.01); H03M 1/56 (2006.01); H03M 1/60 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M 1/12 (2013.01); H03M 1/56 (2013.01); H03M 1/60 (2013.01);
Abstract
An input circuit for processing an analog input signal in the form of an analog measurement signal with a modulated additional signal and for converting the input signal into a serial bit stream having a frequency distribution of high levels which is proportional to the input signal, and a method for operating such an input circuit, the input circuit including a device for comparing an instantaneous voltage value of the input signal with a variable comparison value and a device for adapting the comparison value to an instantaneous value of the generated bit stream, is provided.