发明名称 |
Analog method and circuit for monitoring digital events performance |
摘要 |
An analog performance monitoring method and circuit arrangement are adapted to count a plurality of digital event pulses. Each digital event pulse controls a switching circuit to pass a substantially fixed amount of charge from a power supply. The charge is accumulated in a capacitor. In one example embodiment, the switching circuit is a transistor biased by the capacitor voltage to operate in a constant current region. The capacitor has a capacity to accumulate charge added from at least 100,000 digital event pulses maintaining bias of transistor operation in the constant current region. A comparator circuit monitors capacitor charge and signals when a quantity of events adding charge to the capacitor reaches a selectable threshold. In another example embodiment, a programmable voltage divider provides a controllable threshold. A reset circuit discharges the capacitor to an approximate ground level. Sampling is used to estimate a population of digital event pulses.
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申请公布号 |
US6600328(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2003.07.29 |
申请号 |
US20010935021 |
申请日期 |
2001.08.22 |
申请人 |
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. |
发明人 |
KU JOSEPH WEIYEH |
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G01R23/09;G01R27/26;(IPC1-7):G01R27/26 |
主分类号 |
G01R23/09 |
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