WO2005091126A1 - 信号処理装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a device for processing a signal output from a pointing device, and more particularly to a signal processing device capable of high-speed switching between two axes of X and Y or three axes of X, Y and ⁇ .
- a pressure-sensitive pointing device provided on a keyboard or the like of a notebook computer is such that when a user presses an operation unit of the device in a desired direction with a fingertip, a strain sensor built in the device detects a load in that direction. By processing the detection signal, a pointer such as a cursor displayed on a display device of a notebook personal computer is moved. At this time, the moving direction of the pointer is determined according to the direction of the load applied to the tip of the device, and the moving speed is determined according to the magnitude of the load.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the configuration of such an apparatus.
- the pressure-sensitive pointing device 51 includes a strain sensor 51a that detects a load in the positive direction of the X-axis (hereinafter, referred to as + ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ direction) by operating an operation unit (not shown), and a negative direction (hereinafter, referred to as the X direction) of the X-axis. ), A strain sensor 51c that detects a load in the plus direction of the Y-axis (hereinafter, referred to as + Y direction), and a strain sensor 51b that detects a load in the minus direction of the Y axis (hereinafter, referred to as Y direction).
- the strain sensors 51a, b, c, and d are composed of strain gauges such as piezoresistive elements, and when an operation unit (not shown) is operated in + X direction, X direction, + Y direction, and Y direction, respectively, The strain sensors 51a, 51b, 51c, and 51d are pressed downward in accordance with the operation direction, and the resistance value changes according to the load. Also, strain sensors 51a and 51b are connected in series, and strain sensors 51c and 5Id are connected in series.
- the X axis is the left / right or lateral axis of the pointing device 51 as viewed from the user
- the Y axis is Or a vertical axis.
- the X axis corresponds to the left and right or the horizontal direction on a display of a notebook computer or the like provided with the pointing device 51
- the Y axis corresponds to the front and rear or the vertical direction.
- Strain sensors 51a and 51b are connected in series, and strain sensors 51c and 51d are connected in series.
- the series connection circuits are connected in parallel, and the power supply voltage Vdd is supplied to the parallel connection circuits.
- the resistance of the strain sensors 51a, 51b, 51c, and 51d in the operated directions changes, and the connection point between the strain sensors 51a and 51b
- the distortion in the X-axis direction is detected as a voltage change from 51e
- the distortion in the Y-axis direction is detected as a voltage change from a connection point 51f between the strain sensors 51c and 51d.
- the low-pass filters 52 and 53 are composed of capacitors 52a and 53a and resistors 52b and 53b, respectively.
- the output signal power of the operational amplifier circuits 43 and 44, which will be described later, is cut off in a high frequency range so as to remove low frequency noise components.
- the frequency is set to about 150Hz.
- the output of the low-pass filter 52 is connected to terminals 41a and 41b of the signal processing device 41, and the output of the low-pass filter 53 is connected to terminals 41c and 41d of the signal processing device 41.
- the signal processing device 41 has a CPU 42a, a ROM 42b, and a RAM 42c, a digital processing circuit 42 for controlling the entire signal processing device 41, and an inverting input side connected to a terminal 41a, and a non-inverting input side.
- An operational amplifier circuit 43 whose output side is connected to a terminal 41b and an inverting input side is connected to a terminal 41c, and a non-inverting input side is a DAC 47 which will be described later.
- the operational amplifier circuit 44 whose output side is connected to the terminal 41d, the analog switch SW11 which is connected to the output side of the operational amplifier circuit 43, and the analog switch SW11 which is connected to the output side of the operational amplifier circuit 44.
- An analog digital switch whose input side is connected to a common output side of the analog switches SW11 and SW12 and whose output side is connected to the input side of the digital processing circuit 42.
- a DAC 47 whose output side is connected to the non-inverting input side of the operational amplifier circuit 44.
- the low-pass filters 52 and 53 are feedback circuits for the operational amplifier circuits 43 and 44, respectively.
- the distortion voltage in the X-axis direction output from the point 51e of the pointing device 51 is input from the terminal 4la to the inverting input side of the operational amplifier circuit 43.
- the distortion voltage in the Y-axis direction output from the point 51f of the pointing device 51 is input from the terminal 41c to the inverting input side of the operational amplifier circuit 44.
- the reference data output from the digital processing circuit 42 is converted to an analog reference voltage by the DAC 46 and input to the non-inverting input side of the operational amplifier circuit 43.
- the reference data output from the digital processing circuit 42 is converted to an analog reference voltage by the DAC 47 and input to the non-inverting input side of the operational amplifier circuit 44.
- analog switches SW11 and SW12 rectangular waves Aswll and Aswl2 whose levels change alternately every detection cycle T1 (for example, 10 msec) as shown in FIG. 6 are input as switching control signals from digital processing circuit 42. You.
- the analog switches SW11 and SW12 are turned on during the period when the rectangular waves Aswll and Aswl2 are at the high level, and are turned off during the period when the rectangular waves are at the low level. Therefore, the analog switches SW11 and SW12 are turned on alternately in the detection cycle T1.
- a distortion voltage Vxll in the X-axis direction and a distortion voltage Vyll in the Y-axis direction appear alternately on the common output side of the analog switches SW11 and SW12, that is, on the input side of the ADC 45, as shown in FIG.
- These distortion voltages Vxll and Vyll are digitally converted by the ADC 45 and input to the digital processing circuit 42.
- Patent Document 1 JP-A-7-319617 Disclosure of the invention
- the magnitude of the constant tends to contradict the level of the high-frequency cutoff frequency (1Z2 ⁇ CfRf) of the low-pass filters 52 and 53. If Cf is increased in order to remove low-frequency noise, the detection period T1 is increased. Since it cannot be shortened, the response speed of the pointer cannot be improved.
- the present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and has as its object to improve the responsiveness of a pointing device without lowering the low-frequency noise removal performance.
- Another object of the present invention is to simultaneously improve the responsiveness of the pointing device and the performance of removing low-frequency noise.
- the invention according to claim 1 is a signal processing device that processes a signal output from a pointing device, and a first signal that amplifies a detection signal by an operation of the operation unit of the pointing device in the X-axis direction.
- the AC grounding circuit includes a resistor and a capacitor connected between an output side of the first switching circuit and ground. Connected to both ends of the resistor A second switching circuit, wherein the second switching circuit is turned on when the first switching circuit is switched, and is switched off when a predetermined switching time elapses. Signal processing device.
- the invention according to claim 3 is a signal processing device for processing a signal output from a pointing device, wherein the pointing device detects the operation of the operation unit by operating the X-axis and Y-axis in the positive and negative directions.
- Detecting means for outputting a signal so that the operation in one of the positive and negative directions of the X axis and the Y axis and the operation in both the positive and negative directions can be identified; and
- First output means for extracting a detection signal by an operation in one of the positive and negative directions of the axis; and second output means for extracting a detection signal by an operation in both the positive and negative directions of the X-axis and the Y-axis from the detection means.
- Output means and the signal processing device outputs the detection signal by the operation in the X-axis direction output from the first output means.
- a first switching circuit for alternately switching and outputting a signal and a detection signal by an operation in the Y-axis direction; and A first amplifier circuit for amplifying a detection signal due to the operation, a second amplifier circuit for amplifying an output signal of the second output means, and an output signal of the first and second amplifier circuits to the predetermined signal.
- a second switching circuit that alternately switches and outputs each cycle, and an output side of the second switching circuit that is alternately connected for a predetermined time when the first switching circuit and the second switching circuit are switched. And a circuit for grounding.
- the detecting means includes: a first resistance element whose resistance value changes according to a load by an operation in a positive direction of the X-axis;
- the second resistance element whose resistance value changes according to the load due to the operation in the minus direction of the X-axis, and the second resistance element, whose resistance value changes according to the load due to the operation in the plus direction of the Y-axis, connected in series with the resistance element
- a third resistance element, and a fourth resistance element which is connected in series with the third resistance element and whose resistance value changes in accordance with a load due to a negative operation of the Y-axis, one end of these series connection circuits.
- Power is supplied to a terminal connected to a connection point between the first resistance element and the second resistance element and between the third resistance element and the fourth resistance element.
- the signal processing device wherein a terminal connected to a connection point is the first output means, and a terminal connected to a power supply side end of the series connection circuit is a second output means.
- the invention according to claim 5 is the signal processing device according to claim 3, wherein the circuit that is grounded in an AC manner is connected between an output side of the second switching circuit and ground, and has a resistance and a capacitor power.
- a signal processing apparatus characterized in that a circuit is turned on and is turned off when a predetermined time has elapsed after switching.
- the invention according to claim 6 is the signal processing device according to claim 2 or 5, wherein the second low-pass filter for removing low-frequency noise of the output signal of the first amplifier circuit; A third low-pass filter for removing low-frequency noise from the output signal of the amplifier circuit, and the high-frequency cutoff frequency of the first low-pass filter is reduced by the high-frequency cutoff of the second and third low-pass filters.
- This is a signal processing device characterized by lowering the frequency.
- the output side of the first switching circuit is AC grounded for a predetermined time, so that the output from the first switching circuit is output at that time.
- the rising or falling response waveform of the voltage depends on the drive capability of the first and second amplifier circuits. For this reason, the response speed is much faster than that of a conventional circuit that changes with the time constant of a low-pass filter for removing low-frequency noise of the output signal of the amplifier circuit.
- both ends of the resistor are short-circuited, so that the rising or falling response waveform of the voltage output from the first switching circuit at that time. Is determined by the driving capabilities of the first and second amplifier circuits. For this reason, the response speed is much faster than that of a conventional circuit that changes with the time constant of a low-pass filter for removing low-frequency noise from the output signal of the amplifier circuit. In addition, after the predetermined time has elapsed, the first low-pass filter starts working, so that low-frequency noise is removed. According to the inventions according to claims 3 and 4, when the first switching circuit and the second switching circuit are switched, the output side of the second switching circuit is AC grounded for a predetermined time.
- the response waveform of the rise or fall of the voltage output from the second switching circuit is determined by the driving capabilities of the first and second amplifier circuits. For this reason, the response speed is much faster than that of a conventional circuit that changes with the time constant of a low-pass filter for removing low-frequency noise from the output signal of the amplifier circuit.
- each switching time force is short-circuited at both ends of the resistor for a predetermined period of time.
- the rising or falling response waveform of the output voltage is determined by the driving capabilities of the first and second amplifier circuits. For this reason, the response speed is much faster than that of a conventional circuit that changes with the time constant of a low-pass filter for removing low-frequency noise from the output signal of the amplifier circuit. Further, after the lapse of a predetermined time, the first low-pass filter starts working, so that low-frequency noise is removed.
- the low-frequency noise elimination performance of the first low-pass filter is higher than the low-frequency noise elimination performance of the second and third low-pass filters, so that the low-frequency noise elimination performance is improved.
- the capacitance of each capacitor of the second and third low-pass filters can be reduced.
- the signal processing device of the present invention it is possible to reduce the detection cycle of two axes or three axes and maintain or improve the low-frequency noise removal performance. Therefore, by processing the output signal of the pointing device with the signal processing device according to the present invention, it is possible to maintain or improve low-frequency noise removal performance and improve the responsiveness of the pointing device.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining a configuration of a signal processing device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is an operation timing chart of the signal processing device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining frequency characteristics of the signal processing device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a configuration of a signal processing device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is an operation timing chart of a signal processing device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a configuration of a conventional signal processing device.
- FIG. 7 is an operation timing chart of a conventional signal processing device.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining a signal processing device according to a first embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is an example of an operation timing chart thereof
- FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining an example of frequency characteristics thereof.
- the signal processing device 1 of the present embodiment is configured by an IC, and as shown in FIG. 1, an output signal of a pressure-sensitive pointing device 11 is input via low-pass filters 12 and 13.
- the pressure-sensitive pointing device 11 includes a strain sensor 11a for detecting a load in the + X direction due to an operation of the operation unit, a strain sensor l ib for detecting a load in the -X direction, and a + Y direction. It has a strain sensor 11c for detecting a load and a strain sensor lid for detecting a load in the Y direction.
- the strain sensors l la, b, c, and d are composed of strain gauges such as piezoresistive elements, and when operating an unshown operation unit in the + X, X, + Y, and Y directions, respectively.
- the strain sensors l la, b, c, and d are respectively pressed downward in accordance with the operation direction, and the resistance value is changed by the load.
- the strain sensor 11a and lib are connected in series, and the strain sensor 11c and lid are connected in series.
- the series connection circuits are connected in parallel, and the parallel connection circuit Is supplied with a constant potential Vreg that stabilizes the power supply voltage Vdd!
- the resistance values of the four strain sensors are the same, but when the operation unit is operated in each direction, the resistance value of the strain sensor in the operated direction changes, and Distortion in the X-axis direction is detected as a voltage change from the connection point 1 le between the sensors 1 la and 1 lb, and distortion in the Y-axis direction is detected as a voltage change from the connection point 1 If between the distortion sensor 1 lc and 1 Id. Is detected.
- the resistance value of each strain sensor returns to the state when there is no load, and the potentials at the connection points 11 e and 1 If also return to the values before the change.
- the low-pass filters 12 and 13 are composed of capacitors 12a and 13a and resistors 12b and 13b, respectively.
- the low-pass filters 12 and 13 have high cut-off frequencies so as to remove low-frequency noise components from output signals of the operational amplifier circuits 3 and 4 described later. Is set.
- the output side of the low-pass filter 12 is connected to the terminals la and lb of the signal processing device 1, and the output side of the low-pass filter 13 is connected to the terminals lc and Id of the signal processing device 1.
- the basic functions of these low-pass filters 12 and 13 are the same as those of the conventional low-nos filters 52 and 53.
- the signal processing device 1 has a low-pass filter consisting of a resistor 5 and a capacitor 6, and the high-band cutoff frequency of the low-pass filter is set to about 150 Hz, which is the same as that of the conventional circuit.
- the high-pass cutoff frequencies of the single-pass filters 12 and 13 may be, for example, about 1500 Hz.
- the capacitance of the capacitors 12a and 13a can be reduced to about 1Z10, which is the capacitance of the capacitors 52a and 53a, so that the internal part of the signal processing device 1 composed of an IC can be provided.
- the signal processing device 1 has a CPU 2a, a ROM 2b, and a RAM 2c, a digital processing circuit 2 that controls the entire signal processing device 1, an inverting input side is connected to a terminal la, and a non-inverting input side is described later.
- the operational amplifier 3 is connected to the output side of DAC8, the output side is connected to the terminal lb, the inverting input side is connected to the terminal lc, the non-inverting input side is connected to the output side of the DAC 9 described later, and the output side is
- the operational amplifier circuit 4 connected to the terminal Id, the analog switch SW1 connected to the output side of the operational amplifier circuit 3, the analog switch SW2 connected to the output side of the operational amplifier circuit 4, and the analog switches SW1 and SW2.
- a DAC 9 whose input side is connected to the output side of the digital processing circuit 2 and whose output side is connected to the non-inverting input side of the operational amplifier circuit 4.
- the low-pass filters 12 and 13 form feedback circuits of the operational amplifier circuits 3 and 4, respectively.
- the resistor 5 and the capacitor 6 function as a low-pass filter for removing low-frequency noise components.
- a constant potential Vreg that stabilizes the power supply voltage Vdd is supplied to the entire signal processing device 1. By supplying such a stable voltage, the offset voltage of the operational amplifier circuits 3 and 4 becomes smaller, so that the area of the operational amplifier circuits 3 and 4 can be made smaller than the conventional operational amplifier circuits 43 and 44. Wear.
- the signal processing device 1 having the above configuration, components having the same names as the components of the conventional signal processing device 41 have the same configurations and functions. Therefore, it can be said that the signal processing device 1 is obtained by adding a low filter having the resistor 5 and the capacitor 6 and a switch SW3 connected in parallel to the resistor 5 to the conventional signal processing device 41.
- the operation of the signal processing device 1 having the above configuration will be described.
- the operation in which the distortion voltage in the X-axis direction and the distortion voltage in the Y-axis direction output from the points lie and 1 If of the pointing device 11 are amplified by the operational amplifier circuits 3 and 4 is based on the conventional signal processing device. The description is omitted because it is the same as 41.
- Rectangular waves Aswl and Asw2 whose levels change alternately every detection cycle T2 (for example, 3 msec) as shown in FIG. 2 are input as switching control signals from the digital processing circuit 2 to the analog switches SW1 and SW2.
- the analog switches SW1 and SW2 are turned on while the square waves Aswl and Asw2 are at the high level and turned off during the low level, respectively, the analog switches SW1 and SW2 are turned on alternately in the detection cycle T2.
- a rectangular wave Asw3 as shown in FIG. 2 is input to the switch SW3 from the digital processing circuit 2 as a switching control signal.
- the rectangular wave Asw3 has a high level during a predetermined time from the level change of the rectangular waves Aswl and Asw2, and has a low level in other periods.
- the switch SW3 is turned on while the square wave Asw3 is at the high level, and Since the switch is turned off during the period, the switch SW3 is turned on only during a period from the start of switching of the analog switches SW1 and SW2.
- both ends of the resistor 5 are shorted, so that the distortion voltage Vxl in the X-axis direction and the distortion voltage Vyl in the Y-axis direction appear alternately on the input side of the ADC7 as shown in FIG. .
- These distortion voltages Vxl and Vyl are digitally converted by the ADC 7 and input to the digital processing circuit 2.
- the capacitor 6 is charged and discharged at a response speed corresponding to the driving capability of the operational amplifier circuit 3, so that the distortion voltage Vxl in the X-axis direction is It changes at a response speed according to the driving capacity and the capacitance of the capacitor 6. Since this response speed is sufficiently higher than the response speed of the conventional signal processing device 41 corresponding to the time constant of the low-pass filters 52 and 53, the waveform of Vxl quickly reaches a constant value. The same applies to the distortion voltage Vyl in the Y-axis direction!
- the resistor 5 and the capacitor 6 are a first-order low-pass filter having a high cutoff frequency of 1Z (2 ⁇ CqRq).
- the resistance value Rq is set to, for example, 1Z10 of the resistance value Rf of the conventional resistors 52b and 53b, and setting the capacitance Cq to 10 times the capacitance Cf of the conventional capacitors 52b and 53b, the high cutoff frequency can be reduced by the conventional low pass. This is the same as the filters 52 and 53, so that the same low-frequency noise removal performance as the conventional low-pass filters 52 and 53 can be provided.
- the low-pass filters 12 and 13 have a primary low-pass having a high-frequency cutoff frequency of 1Z (2 ⁇ CfRf). Become a filter. Therefore, the output voltages of the operational amplifier circuits 3 and 4 are the first-order Lonos fins with a high cutoff frequency of 1 / (2 ⁇ ). The combination of the filter and a first-order low-pass filter with a high cut-off frequency of 1Z (2 ⁇ CqRq) results in a two-stage low-pass filter.
- the capacitance Cf to be smaller than the capacitance C of the conventional capacitors 52b and 53b, the frequency characteristics of the combination of the two-stage low-pass filter can be reduced as shown in FIG. Since the degree of noise is greater than before, the performance of removing high-frequency noise components is improved.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a signal processing device according to a second embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 5 is an operation timing chart thereof.
- an output signal of the pressure-sensitive pointing device 31 is input to the signal processing device 21 of the present embodiment.
- the pressure-sensitive pointing device 31 detects a strain in the + X direction due to an operation of an operation unit (not shown), a strain sensor 31b that detects a load in the X direction, and a load sensor in the + Y direction. It includes a strain sensor 31c and a strain sensor 31d for detecting a load in the Y direction.
- the strain sensors 31a, b, c, and d are constituted by strain gauges such as piezoresistive elements, and operate an operation unit (not shown) in the + X direction, the X direction, the + Y direction, and the Y direction, respectively.
- the strain sensors 31a, 31b, 31c, and 31d are pressed downward in accordance with the operation direction, and the resistance value changes according to the load. Further, when the operation unit is operated in a direction perpendicular to the X axis and the Y axis, all of the strain sensors 31a, b, c, and d are pressed downward, and all the strain sensors 31a, b, c, and The resistance value of d is configured to change.
- the strain sensors 31a and 31b are connected in series, and the strain sensors 31c and 3Id are connected in series.
- the series connection circuits are connected in parallel, and a power supply voltage is supplied to the parallel connection circuit via a resistor 34 from a regulator 30 described later.
- the capacitor 35 is for decoupling.
- the resistance value of the resistor 34 is set to the same value as the resistance value of the four strain sensors 31a to 31d under no load.
- the resistance values of the four strain sensors are equal, but when the operation unit is pressed in each direction, the resistance value of the strain sensor in the pressed direction changes, and the strain sensors are displaced. From the connection point 31e between 31a and 31b, distortion in the X-axis direction is detected as a voltage change, and the distortion From the connection point 31f between the sensors 31c and 31d, distortion in the Y-axis direction is detected as a voltage change. Further, from the connection point 31g between the resistor 34 and the strain sensors 31a and 31c, a strain in the Z-axis direction is detected as a voltage change.
- the Z-axis direction is a direction orthogonal to the X-axis and the Y-axis, and a voltage change at the connection point 1 lg due to a load pushing the entire operation unit of the pressure-sensitive pointing device 11 is detected as a distortion in the Z-axis direction. It was done.
- the resistance value of each strain sensor returns to the state when no load is applied, and the potentials at the connection points 31e, 31f, and 31g also return to the values before the change.
- the low-pass filters 32 and 33 are composed of capacitors 32a and 33a and resistors 32b and 33b, respectively.
- the output signal power of the operational amplifier circuits 23 and 24, which will be described later, is also cut off in the high frequency range so as to remove low-frequency noise components. Frequency is set.
- the output side of the low-pass filter 32 is connected to the terminals 21a and 21b of the signal processing device 21, and the output side of the low-pass filter 33 is connected to the terminals 21c and 21d of the signal processing device 21.
- the basic functions of these low-pass filters 32 and 33 are the same as those of the low-pass filters 12 and 13 of the first embodiment.
- the signal processing device 21 has a CPU 22a, a ROM 22b, and a RAM 22c, a digital processing circuit 22 that controls the entire signal processing device 21, and the like.
- An inverting input side is connected to a terminal 21b, and a non-inverting input side is.
- the operational amplifier circuit 23 which is connected to the output side of a DAC 28 described later and whose output side is connected to the terminal 21c, the inverting input side is connected to the terminal 21e, the non-inverting input side is connected to the output side of the DAC 29 described later, and the output side is
- An operational amplifier circuit 24 connected to the terminal 21f, an analog switch SW4 connected on the input side to the terminal 21d, an output side connected to an inverting input side of the operational amplifier circuit 24 described later, and an input side connected to the terminal 21e,
- An analog switch SW5 whose output side is connected to the inverting input side of the operational amplifier circuit 24, an analog switch SW7 connected to the output side of the operational amplifier circuit 23, and an analog switch connected to the output side of the operational amplifier circuit 24.
- the resistor 25 connected to the common output side of the analog switches SW7 and SW8 and the parallel circuit of the switch SW9, the capacitor 26 connected between the output side terminal 21g of this parallel circuit and ground, and the input side
- the ADC 27 is connected to the output side of the parallel circuit, the output side is connected to the input side of the digital processing circuit 22, the input side is connected to the output side of the digital processing circuit 22, and the output side is the non-inverting input of the operational amplifier circuit 23. And the input side of the digital processing circuit 22.
- a DAC 29 connected to the output side, the output side of which is connected to the non-inverting input side of the operational amplifier circuit 24, a regulator 30 that generates a constant potential from the power supply voltage Vdd, and an output side of the regulator 30 and an inversion of the operational amplifier circuit 23 And a switch SW6 connected between the input side.
- the amplitude of the distortion voltage in the Z-axis direction output from the connection point 31g is smaller than the amplitude of the distortion voltage in the X-axis direction and the distortion voltage in the Y-axis direction. It is preferable that the gain of the amplifier circuit 23 be larger than that of the operational amplifier circuit 24.
- the output side of the regulator 30 is connected to a terminal 21a, and the above-described resistor 34 and capacitor 35 are connected to the terminal 21a.
- a switch SW6 is connected between the terminal 21a and the terminal 21b.
- the low-pass filters 32 and 33 are feedback circuits for the operational amplifier circuits 23 and 24, respectively. Further, the resistor 25 and the capacitor 26 function as a low-pass filter for removing low frequency noise components.
- the distortion voltage in the X-axis direction output from the point 31e of the pointing device 31 is supplied from the terminal 2Id to the input side of the analog switch SW4.
- the distortion voltage in the Y-axis direction output from the point 31f of the pointing device 31 is supplied from the terminal 21e to the input side of the analog switch SW5.
- the distortion voltage in the Z-axis direction output from the point 31g of the pointing device 31 is supplied from the terminal 21b to the inverting input side of the operational amplifier circuit 23.
- the analog switches SW4 and SW5 and the switch SW6 are supplied from the digital processing circuit 22 with rectangular waves Asw4 and Asw5 whose levels periodically change every detection period T3 (for example, 4.5 msec) as shown in FIG. And Asw6 are input as switching control signals.
- the rectangular waves Asw4 and Asw5 alternately go to a high level while the rectangular wave Asw6 is at a high level.
- the analog switches SW4 and SW5 and the switch SW6 are turned on when the rectangular waves Asw4, Asw5 and Asw6 are at the high level, and turned off during the low level, respectively.
- the switches are turned on, and the analog switches SW4 and SW5 are alternately turned on while the switch SW6 is on.
- the analog switch SW5 When the analog switch SW5 is ON and the analog switch SW5 is ON, the Y-axis direction distortion voltage output from the point 31f of the pointing device 31 is input to the inverting input side of the operational amplifier circuit 24. In other words, the distortion voltage in the X-axis direction and the distortion voltage in the Y-axis direction are alternately input to the inverting input side of the operational amplifier circuit 24. On the other hand, while the switch SW6 is off, the distortion voltage in the Z-axis direction output from the point 31g of the pointing device 31 is input to the inverting input side of the operational amplifier circuit 23.
- the resistance value of the resistor 34 is set to the same value as the resistance value of the four strain sensors 31a to 31d under no load. Therefore, assuming that the output potential of the regulator 30 is Vreg, the potential of the points 31e and 31f becomes Vreg Z2 when there is no load while the switch SW6 is on, so that the distortion voltage in the X-axis direction and the distortion voltage in the Y-axis direction are Changes around Vreg Z2. In addition, when there is no load while the switch SW6 is off, the potential at the point 31g becomes Vreg Z2, so that the distortion voltage in the Z-axis direction changes from Vreg Z2. That is, the resistor 34 is provided to equalize the distortion voltages of the X-axis, Y-axis, and Z-axis when no load is applied.
- the reference data output from the digital processing circuit 22 is converted to an analog reference voltage by the DAC 28 and input to the non-inverting input side of the operational amplifier circuit 23.
- the reference data output from the digital processing circuit 42 is converted to an analog reference voltage by the DAC 29 and input to the non-inverting input side of the operational amplifier circuit 24. Therefore, the distortion voltage in the X-axis direction and the distortion voltage in the Y-axis direction are alternately amplified by the operational amplifier circuit 24 while the rectangular waves Asw4 and Asw5 in FIG. 5 are at a high level, respectively.
- the five rectangular waves Asw6 are amplified by the operational amplifier circuit 23 during the low level period.
- the levels of the analog switches SW7 and SW8 provided on the output sides of the operational amplifier circuits 23 and 24 are alternately changed from the digital processing circuit 22 at every detection cycle T3 as shown in FIG. Rectangular waves Asw7 and Asw8 are input as switching control signals. Since the analog switches SW7 and SW8 are turned on while the rectangular waves Asw7 and Asw8 are at the high level and turned off during the low level, respectively, the analog switches SW7 and SW8 are turned on alternately in the detection cycle T3.
- the switch SW9 outputs a square wave Asw9 from the digital processing circuit 22, which has a high level during a predetermined time period ⁇ from the rise of the square waves Asw4, Asw5 and Asw7 as shown in FIG. Is input as a switching control signal.
- the switch SW9 Since the switch SW9 is turned on during the period when the square wave Asw9 is at the high level and turned off during the period of the mouth level, the switch SW9 is turned on only during the period ⁇ from the start of the switching of the analog switches SW7 and SW8. When the switch SW9 is turned on, both ends of the resistor 25 are short-circuited.Therefore, as shown in Figure 5, the distortion voltage Vx2 in the X-axis direction, the distortion voltage Vy2 in the Y-axis direction, and the Z-axis direction The distortion voltage Vz2 appears cyclically. These distortion voltages Vxl, Vy2 and Vz2 are digitized by the ADC 27 and input to the digital processing circuit 22.
- the switch SW 9 when the switch SW 9 is turned on, both ends of the resistor 25 are short-circuited, so that the capacitor 26 is charged and discharged at a response speed according to the driving capability of the operational amplifier circuit 24. Therefore, the distortion voltage Vxl in the X-axis direction and the distortion voltage Vyl in the Y-axis direction change at a response speed according to the driving capability of the operational amplifier circuit 3 and the capacitance of the capacitor 26.
- the response speed is sufficiently higher than the response speed of the conventional signal processing device 41, so that the waveforms of Vxl and Vyl quickly reach constant values.
- a general pressure-sensitive pointing device including an X-axis strain sensor and a Y-axis strain sensor is used, and the load on the entire sensor is By adding the function of determining that the device is a tapping (click), there is an advantage that the operability of the pointing device can be improved and the function can be expanded.
- the operational voltage is switched by switching the distortion voltage in the X-axis direction and the distortion voltage in the Y-axis direction by the switches SW4 and SW5 and supplying them to the single operational amplifier circuit 24.
- the circuit 24 is provided with an operational amplifier circuit that amplifies the distortion voltage in the X-axis direction and an operational amplifier circuit that amplifies the distortion voltage in the Y-axis direction. It may be configured for amplification only.
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