A Digital-Analog Hybrid System-on-Chip for Capacitive Sensor Measurement and Control
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Overall Description for the Architecture and Function of the Designed SoC
2.1. Description of the Architecture and the Signal Model
2.2. Overall Description of the Key Circuits
3. Design Description of the C/V Converter and the ADC
3.1. Implementation Details of the C/V Converter
3.2. Implementation Scheme of the BPSDM ADC
4. Design Description of Digital Demodulation Module
5. Performance and Function Testing of the Chip
5.1. Test Results of the Chip
5.2. Discussion
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Gao, Z.; Zhou, B.; Li, X.; Yang, L.; Wei, Q.; Zhang, R. A Digital-Analog Hybrid System-on-Chip for Capacitive Sensor Measurement and Control. Sensors 2021, 21, 431. https://doi.org/10.3390/s21020431
Gao Z, Zhou B, Li X, Yang L, Wei Q, Zhang R. A Digital-Analog Hybrid System-on-Chip for Capacitive Sensor Measurement and Control. Sensors. 2021; 21(2):431. https://doi.org/10.3390/s21020431
Chicago/Turabian StyleGao, Zhenyi, Bin Zhou, Xiang Li, Lei Yang, Qi Wei, and Rong Zhang. 2021. "A Digital-Analog Hybrid System-on-Chip for Capacitive Sensor Measurement and Control" Sensors 21, no. 2: 431. https://doi.org/10.3390/s21020431
APA StyleGao, Z., Zhou, B., Li, X., Yang, L., Wei, Q., & Zhang, R. (2021). A Digital-Analog Hybrid System-on-Chip for Capacitive Sensor Measurement and Control. Sensors, 21(2), 431. https://doi.org/10.3390/s21020431