A method of adaptively operating a transmit detection circuit is presented. The method includes powering the transmit detection circuit with a capacitor charged by an LDO; receiving a digital ping signal from a transmitter; receiving a clock signal from a local oscillator; updating a register to accommodate timing of the digital ping signal; and generating a signal indicating whether the transmitter is present.

A clock phase correction circuit includes: a first variable delay circuit suitable for delaying a second source clock to generate a third clock; a first pulse generation circuit suitable for generating a first pulse signal that is activated from an edge of a first clock to an edge of the third clock and generating a second pulse signal that is activated from the edge of the third clock to the edge of the first clock; and a first delay value adjustment circuit suitable for detecting whether a ratio of a pulse width of the first pulse signal to a pulse width of the second pulse signal is greater or less than 1:3 to produce a detection result and adjusting a delay value of the first variable delay circuit based on the detection result.

A signal processing apparatus includes a processor, a memory storing a program, and an integration circuit that performs filter processing on an input signal to output a processed signal. The processor samples an output signal output from the integration circuit in a sampling period Ts and stores a sampled value of the output signal in accordance with the program, and detects a duty of the input signal based on a difference between a value of the output signal at a time t.sub.0 representing a present time point and a sampled value of the output signal obtained at a time t.sub.0n representing an earlier time than the time t.sub.0 by an n sampling period when n is a positive integer, the value of the output signal, a value of the integer n, the sampling period Ts, and a time constant of a filter of the integration circuit.

A current measurement circuit for determining a start time t.sub.START, an end time t.sub.END, and/or a peak time t.sub.MAX for a current pulse passing through a current conductor. The current measurement circuit comprises a pickup coil and a threshold crossing detector. The pickup coil generates a voltage V.sub.SENSE proportional to a magnetic field around the conductor, which is proportional to a change in current over time. The threshold crossing detector compares V.sub.SENSE and a threshold voltage and generates an output signal indicative of a transition time and whether a slope of V.sub.SENSE is positive or negative. The current measurement circuit can also comprise an integrator and a sample and hold circuit. The integrator integrates V.sub.SENSE over time and generates an integrated signal V.sub.SENSE. The sample and hold circuit compares V.sub.SENSE to t.sub.MAX and generates a second output signal which can be used to measure the pulse current.

A signal processing device is described, with a signal input for receiving an input signal, a first trigger unit generating a trigger signal based upon a first trigger event in the input signal and an acquisition memory for acquiring the input signal at least based upon the trigger signal so as to provide an acquired signal. The signal processing device also comprises a second trigger unit connected to the acquisition memory. The second trigger unit is adapted to process the acquired signal according to a second trigger. The second trigger unit is adapted as a zone trigger unit applying a zone trigger. Further, a method of applying a zone trigger is described.

In one embodiment, a system including a duty-cycle-monitoring circuit is configured to receive a monitored signal having cycles that have a high portion and a low portion. The duty-cycle-monitoring circuit includes: a cascade of buffers including a first buffer, wherein the first buffer is configured to receive a first signal based on the monitored signal, a plurality of corresponding flip-flops. Each flip-flop is triggered by a second signal based on the monitored signal. The data input of each flip-flop is connected to an output of a corresponding buffer. The duty-cycle-monitoring circuit further includes a control circuit configured to determine, based on a state of the plurality of flip-flops, a measure of the duration of the high portion of a cycle of the monitored signal and determine, based on a state of the plurality of flip-flops, a measure of duration of the low portion of a cycle of the monitored signal.

A method of monitoring the condition of a circuit comprises establishing a known baseline signal for a type of circuit (each is somewhat different) and defining these characteristics in terms of the lead and trailing edge angular components (@ zero crossing point), the voltage (amplitude), and the period (time length) of the waveform. Ideally, the angular component of the square wave should be vertical, or at 90 degrees to x-axis. The baseline non-regular square wave that is composed of current, voltage, any harmonic thereof, or the combination of these signals which best indicate predictive measurement attributed to the type of circuit being monitored. Future wave forms indicate the rate of decay based upon the aggregated angular, amplitude, and period components of the zero-crossing points when compared to the baseline signal and/or prior waveform of the observed specific splice. The rate of decay can help determine the life expectancy of the circuit.

A signal processing device is described, with a signal input for receiving an input signal, a first trigger unit generating a trigger signal based upon a first trigger event in the input signal and an acquisition memory for acquiring the input signal at least based upon the trigger signal so as to provide an acquired signal. The signal processing device also comprises a second trigger unit connected to the acquisition memory. The second trigger unit is adapted to process the acquired signal according to a second trigger. The second trigger unit is adapted as a zone trigger unit applying a zone trigger. Further, a method of applying a zone trigger is described.

A ripple voltage detector circuit comprises a pulse generator, a direct current-to-direct current (DC-DC) converter coupled to the pulse generator, and a first control loop coupled to the pulse generator and the DC-DC converter. The first control loop is configured to measure an output voltage of the DC-DC converter, determine an output ripple voltage of the output voltage, determine a ripple coefficient based on the output ripple voltage, determine a reference peak inductor current based on the ripple coefficient, and determine a peak value of an inductor current during a switching cycle, and transition a switching state of the DC-DC converter based on the reference peak inductor current and the peak value of the inductor current.

A method for recognizing an electrical oscillation in an electrical power supply system, in which an electrical oscillation variable is determined for at least one measuring point in the power supply system. Parameters of an electrical oscillation are calculated on the basis of a time curve of the oscillation variable for the at least one measuring point, and the presence and type of an electrical oscillation is deduced using the parameters. To be able to provide correct parameters for assessing the oscillation in a timely fashion after the start of the oscillation, it is proposed that the number of those successive values of the oscillation variable from which the parameters of the electrical oscillation are calculated is adapted dynamically to the sequence of values of the oscillation variable.