Programmable Sensor Electronics With Hierarchical Curve Configuration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing sensor devices lack a universal electronic component that can be programmably configured for various types of sensitive devices, including inductive and capacitive sensors, with adjustable settings for sensor characteristics and protective functions without requiring additional external components.
Innovation Solution
The electronic component features multiple programmable levels, including a first level for basic setup parameters and a second level for setting the sensor characteristic curve, with an adjustable resistance device and integrated protective functions, allowing it to be used with different types of sensor devices and sensitive elements, and includes a digital unit for signal processing and output.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a universal electronic component is designed to work with multiple types of sensitive devices, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The electronic component is designed with a universal interface that can connect to different types of sensitive devices (inductive, capacitive, optical, magnetic). The component includes configurable circuitry that can be programmed through two programming levels to adapt its behavior to match the specific characteristics of the connected sensitive device, allowing one component design to serve multiple sensor types without requiring device-specific hardware variants.
Solution Approach 2:
The electronic component incorporates adjustable parameters that can be modified through programming to optimize performance for different sensitive device types. These parameters include gain settings, threshold values, filtering characteristics, and operating frequencies. By changing these parameters through the programming interface, the same hardware can be adapted to work with various sensitive devices without physical modification.
2Ease of operation
If multiple programming levels are provided for configuring sensor characteristics, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The programming functionality is divided into two distinct programming levels. The first programming level handles basic configuration parameters such as operating mode selection and fundamental sensor characteristics. The second programming level provides access to more advanced settings including detailed characteristic curve adjustment and fine-tuning parameters. This segmentation allows users to access only the programming features necessary for their specific application, simplifying the operation for simple applications while providing comprehensive control when needed.
3Adaptability or versatility
If adjustable resistance devices are integrated into the electronic component, then adaptability is improved, but manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The electronic component integrates adjustable resistance devices that can dynamically change their resistance values based on programming inputs. Rather than relying on fixed precision resistors, the system uses digitally controllable resistance elements (such as DAC-based voltage dividers or digitally controlled potentiometers) that can be programmed to provide the exact resistance values needed for different sensor applications. This dynamic adjustment capability allows the system to achieve precise sensor characteristics without requiring high-precision fixed resistors during manufacturing.
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AI summary
The invention relates to an electronic component for a sensor device, comprising a first connecting device for connecting a sensitive device that can be influenced by a target, a second connecting device for external communication, and a control device and/or an analysis device providing output signals, the component being programmable via the second connecting device, characterized by a first programming level in which parameters for the setup of the sensor device can be set, and a second programming level in which a characteristic curve of the sensor device can be set, wherein the first programming level is hierarchically superordinate to the second programming level and settings and/or setting options in the second programming level are dependent on settings in the first programming level.