The invention discloses a multi-channel time-to-
digital converter with an on-
chip optical noise suppression function, and belongs to the technical field of
photon time-of-
flight distance measurement. The multi-channel TDC circuit and the
histogram circuit form a closed-loop feedback structure, invalid signals caused by dark counting and ambient light
noise can be effectively shielded in a
chip, the false triggering probability is reduced, and the distance measuring precision and the circuit efficiency are remarkably improved. The multi-channel TDC circuit comprises a
control circuit, a multi-channel VCO circuit, a counter, an
encoder and a selection circuit, and extraction and feedback of effective
photon data are achieved by combining
peak detection, storage and calibration mechanisms of the
histogram circuit. The structure supports a single-event response mode and a multi-event response mode,
noise data is dynamically suppressed according to a
histogram feedback threshold value, high-precision
distance measurement is kept, meanwhile, overall
power consumption is reduced, the
frame rate is improved, and adaptability in a high-dynamic, multi-target and low-power-consumption application scene is enhanced. The method can be widely applied to the fields of intelligent wearing, automatic driving and
Internet of Things.