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Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2017

Filed:

Jan. 14, 2016
Applicant:

Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);

Inventors:

Arup Polley, Richardson, TX (US);

Russell Melvin Rosenquist, Plano, TX (US);

Terry Lee Sculley, Lewisville, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 35/00 (2006.01); G01R 33/07 (2006.01); G01N 1/00 (2006.01); H04J 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 35/005 (2013.01); G01R 33/07 (2013.01); G01N 1/00 (2013.01); G01N 2201/00 (2013.01); H04J 1/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

A closed-loop calibration scheme is configured to allow a device to remain in continuous operation. A signal generator device provides a pseudorandom sequence for a signal received by a magnetic field magnetic field sensor, such as a Hall-effect sensor. A signal decoder circuit receives the output signal and decouples the generated spread spectrum signal from the interference by measuring the gain in the overall signal. The decoder device distinguishes the known spread spectrum signal from any perturbation effects of particular bandwidths. A processing circuit then outputs a signal that has an operation parameter that has been adjusted to compensate for the perturbation effects. The processing circuit provides the receiver circuit with the compensation signal, hence forming a closed-loop calibration configuration.


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