WO2022190168A1 - 信号絶縁回路 - Google Patents
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- the present disclosure relates to signal isolation circuits.
- an insulating element When sending and receiving signals between circuits with different potentials, an insulating element is required.
- a photocoupler, a digital isolator, an isolation amplifier, or the like enclosed in an IC (Integrated Circuit) package is generally used as the isolation element.
- Patent Document 1 describes an example of a circuit system of a digital isolator. According to the method described in Patent Document 1, a transmission circuit and a reception circuit are coupled by an isolation barrier. A pulse transformer or capacitive coupling, for example, is used as the isolation barrier to ensure electrical isolation.
- the transmitting/receiving circuit is composed of various circuit elements.
- the circuit system described in Patent Document 1 requires a clock signal, a digital differentiation circuit, a tri-state buffer, an analog bias circuit, an analog comparator, and the like. Since all of these parts can be mounted on an IC, in principle, a small and high-speed signal isolation circuit can be configured.
- an isolation amplifier circuit that combines a general-purpose IC and discrete components is sometimes manufactured using a printed circuit board and used.
- the circuit board constructed in this manner is large in size and cannot be applied to equipment requiring a large number of signal isolation circuits.
- an object of the present disclosure is to provide a small, high-speed signal isolation circuit that uses only general-purpose elements and that can transmit and receive signals while ensuring isolation between electronic circuits with different reference potentials.
- the signal isolation circuit of the present disclosure includes an input terminal that receives a digital input signal, a primary circuit that includes a delay element that delays the input signal, a secondary circuit that includes a holding element that holds a digital output signal, and an output signal. , a primary coil connected to the primary circuit, and a transformer including a secondary coil connected to the secondary circuit.
- the primary and secondary circuits are electrically isolated by a transformer so that they can operate at different reference potentials.
- a first end of the primary coil is driven by an input signal.
- a second end of the primary coil is driven by the output signal of the delay element.
- An induced voltage in the secondary coil is input to a holding element, and the holding element is configured to switch and hold the value of the output signal based on the induced voltage in the secondary coil.
- the first end of the primary coil is driven by the input signal.
- a second end of the primary coil is driven by the output signal of the delay element.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a signal isolation circuit 1 according to a first embodiment
- FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a configuration of a holding element 8
- FIG. 3 shows another example of the configuration of the holding element 8
- 4 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a delay element 7
- FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing another example of the configuration of the delay element 7
- 3 is a diagram showing a wiring pattern on a printed circuit board that constitutes the transformer 3
- FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a configuration of a signal isolation circuit 1A according to a second embodiment
- FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the configuration of a signal isolation circuit 1B according to a third embodiment
- FIG. 13 is a diagram showing the configuration of a signal isolation circuit 1C according to a fourth embodiment
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a signal isolation circuit 1 according to the first embodiment.
- This signal isolation circuit 1 includes a primary circuit 2 , a secondary circuit 4 and a transformer 3 .
- the signal isolation circuit 1 has one input terminal IN and one output terminal OUT.
- the signal isolation circuit 1 is configured for the purpose of performing correct signal transmission even if the reference potential of the input terminal IN and the reference potential of the output terminal OUT are different.
- An input terminal IN receives a digital input signal in.
- the output terminal OUT outputs a digital output signal out.
- Primary circuit 2 includes a delay element 7 for delaying input signal in.
- Secondary circuit 4 includes a holding element 8 that holds the output signal out.
- the transformer 3 has a primary coil 5 connected to the primary circuit 2 and a secondary coil 6 connected to the secondary circuit 4 .
- Primary circuit 2 and secondary circuit 4 are electrically isolated by being coupled by transformer 3 so that primary circuit 2 and secondary circuit 4 can operate at different reference potentials. .
- the first end A1 of the primary coil 5 of the transformer 3 is driven by the input signal in.
- the delay element 7 delays the input signal in by a unique delay time dt and outputs a delayed signal.
- a second end A2 of the primary coil 5 of the transformer 3 is driven by the delayed signal output from the output terminal T2 of the delay element 7. FIG. By doing so, only the logic change of the input signal in can be transmitted to the secondary circuit 4 .
- the output signal of the delay element 7 is at Low level until the delay time dt elapses after the input signal In changes from Low level to High level.
- the first end A1 of the primary coil 5 of the transformer 3 is driven to high level
- the second end A2 is driven to low level
- the transformer 3 is positively excited.
- the output signal of the delay element 7 changes to high level, and both ends A1 and A2 of the primary coil 5 of the transformer 3 are driven to high level, so the transformer 3 is no longer excited.
- the delay element 7 maintains a High level output until the delay time dt elapses. is driven to a low level, the second terminal A2 is driven to a high level, and the transformer 3 is excited to a negative polarity. After the delay time dt has elapsed, the output signal of the delay element 7 changes to low level, and both ends A1 and A2 of the primary coil 5 of the transformer 3 are driven to low level, so that the transformer 3 is no longer excited.
- the transformer 3 is excited for the delay time dt of the delay element 7 independently of the pulse width of the input signal in. Even if the pulse width of the input signal in is long, the VT (voltage ⁇ time) product applied to the transformer 3 can be reduced by designing the delay time dt to be short. In general, the size and mass of the transformer increase as the VT product increases. can be made smaller and lighter.
- the secondary coil 6 of the transformer 3 is connected to the holding element 8.
- the output of holding element 8 is connected to output terminal OUT.
- the holding element 8 is configured to switch and hold the value of the output signal out based on the induced voltage generated in the secondary coil 6 .
- the holding element 8 When the transformer 3 is positively excited, a positive voltage is generated in the secondary coil 6 .
- the holding element 8 outputs a High level (first logical value) when the induced voltage in the secondary coil 6 of the transformer 3 exceeds the positive threshold THP.
- the holding element 8 When the transformer 3 is negatively excited, a negative voltage is generated in the secondary coil 6 .
- the holding element 8 outputs a Low level (second logic value) when the induced voltage of the secondary coil 6 of the transformer 3 is less than the negative threshold THN.
- the holding element 8 is configured to hold the previous output value when the induced voltage in the secondary coil 6 of the transformer 3 is above the negative threshold THN and below the positive threshold THP.
- the holding element 8 outputs High level when the induced voltage of the secondary coil 6 of the transformer 3 exceeds the positive threshold value THP, outputs Low level when it is less than the negative threshold value THN, and outputs other conditions. Anything that holds the output level will suffice.
- the High level of the input signal in and the output signal out is an example of a first logical value (logical 1)
- the Low level is 1 of a second logical value (logical 0).
- the low level of input signal in and output signal out may be a first logic value (logic 1) and the high level may be a second logic value (logic 0).
- the holding element 8 is configured with a hysteresis comparator circuit, a Schmitt-Toga buffer circuit, or the like, the following problems arise.
- a hysteresis comparator is an analog circuit.
- Schmitt trigger buffer circuit it is necessary to generate and apply the appropriate bias voltage using analog circuitry. Therefore, if these circuits constitute the holding element 8, at least an analog circuit is required, which makes it difficult to reduce the size and operate at high speed.
- the holding element 8 consists of a digital circuit.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the holding element 8. As shown in FIG.
- the holding element 8 comprises an RS flip-flop 18, a first pull-down resistor R1 and a second pull-down resistor R2.
- a first pull-down resistor R1 is arranged between the first end B1 of the secondary coil 6 of the transformer 3 and the ground.
- a second pull-down resistor R2 is arranged between the second end B2 of the secondary coil 6 of the transformer 3 and the ground. Voltages at both ends B1 and B2 of the secondary coil 6 of the transformer 3 are pulled down by a first pull-down resistor R1 and a second pull-down resistor R2, respectively.
- a first end B1 of the secondary coil 6 of the transformer 3 is connected to the set terminal S of the RS flip-flop 18 .
- a second end B ⁇ b>2 of the secondary coil 6 of the transformer 3 is connected to the reset terminal R of the RS flip-flop 18 .
- the output terminal Q of the RS flip-flop 18 is connected to the output terminal OUT.
- the set terminal S becomes active and the output terminal Q of the RS flip-flop 18 becomes High level.
- the reset terminal R becomes active and the output terminal Q of the RS flip-flop 18 becomes Low level.
- the induced voltage of the secondary coil 6 is almost 0, so both input terminals S and R of the RS flip-flop 18 are maintained at Low level by the pull-down by the pull-down resistors R1 and R2. .
- RS flip-flop 18 retains its previous output.
- circuit configuration shown in FIG. 2 is an example of the configuration when using the RS flip-flop 18, and it goes without saying that appropriate changes can be made as long as the same operation is performed.
- FIG. 3 shows another example of the configuration of the holding element 8.
- Holding element 8 comprises an amplifying element BF1 and a resistor R3.
- the input of the amplification element BF1 receives the voltage of the first end B1 of the secondary coil 6.
- the output of amplifying element BF1 is connected to output terminal OUT.
- the resistor R3 is arranged between the amplifying element BF1 and the first end B1 of the secondary coil 6.
- a first end B1 of the secondary coil 6 of the transformer 3 is connected to the input terminal of the amplifying element BF1 via a resistor R3.
- a second end B2 of the secondary coil 6 of the transformer 3 is connected to the output terminal of the amplifying element BF1.
- a positive feedback circuit is formed by driving the second end B2 of the secondary coil with the output of the amplifying element BF1, and the output logic is held when the transformer 3 is not excited.
- the output of the amplification element BF1 When the output of the amplification element BF1 is Low level, when the transformer 3 is positively excited, the input of the amplification element BF1 changes from Low level to High level, and the output of the amplification element BF1 also becomes High level. When the excitation of the transformer 3 is released in this state, the amplifying element BF1 maintains the High level output.
- the output of the amplification element BF1 When the output of the amplification element BF1 is High level, when the transformer 3 is negatively excited, the input of the amplification element BF1 changes from High level to Low level, and the output of the amplification element BF1 also becomes Low level. When the excitation of the transformer 3 is released in this state, the amplifying element BF1 maintains the Low level output.
- the resistor R3 is inserted as necessary to suppress the current and voltage applied to the input terminal of the amplifying element BF1 when the transformer 3 is excited. If there is no problem in circuit operation, the resistor R3 may be omitted. However, by providing the resistor R3 with an appropriate resistance value, the current flowing through the circuit can be suppressed and parts with low ratings can be used. .
- the amplification element BF1 only needs to have a gain greater than "1" in order to establish positive feedback, and in addition to an analog amplification circuit, a logic buffer for digital signals can also be used.
- a logic buffer keeps the circuit scale small, so that the degree of integration can be increased.
- circuit configuration shown in FIG. 3 is an example for configuring positive feedback using the amplification element BF1, and it goes without saying that changes can be made as appropriate as long as the same operation is performed.
- the delay element 7 may be any element that adds a unique delay to the input signal in.
- the delay element 7 may be configured by a delay line, transmission line, or the like.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the delay element 7. As shown in FIG.
- the delay element 7 comprises a low pass filter LP and an amplification element BF2.
- the low-pass filter LP receives an input signal in from an input terminal T1 connected to the input terminal IN.
- the low-pass filter LP is implemented by an RC filter circuit that exhibits first-order lag characteristics and is composed of a resistor R4 and a capacitor C1.
- the low-pass filter LP may be realized by another circuit exhibiting characteristics similar to the RC filter circuit (for example, an RL filter), or by a second-order delay characteristic filter (for example, an RLC filter).
- the amplification element BF2 is arranged between the output of the low-pass filter LP and the output terminal T2 connected to the second end A2 of the secondary coil 5.
- the amplifying element BF2 is used for waveform shaping and ensuring driving power, and may be an analog amplifying circuit with a gain exceeding "1" or a logic buffer for digital signals. If a logic buffer is used, it is possible to use the same element as the holding element 8, which is suitable for integration. Since the amplification element BF2 also has its own delay, it is designed so that the total time dt of the delay time of the amplification element BF1 and the delay time of the low-pass filter LP is the desired delay time.
- the amplification element BF1 may be omitted and the delay element 7 may be configured only with the low-pass filter LP.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram showing another example of the configuration of the delay element 7. As shown in FIG.
- the delay element 7 comprises three stages of amplification elements BF(1), BF(2), BF(3).
- the configuration in FIG. 5 actively uses the delay of the amplification element. Since the delay time of the amplification elements is generally short, they can be appropriately cascaded and used so as to obtain the desired delay time.
- the delay element 7 in FIG. 5 includes three stages of amplification elements, it is needless to say that the number of stages can be changed to one or more as long as the desired circuit operation is achieved.
- An amplification element is used to add delay to a signal and to ensure driving power, but an analog amplification circuit with a gain greater than "1" or a logic buffer for digital signals can also be used. If a logic buffer is used, it is possible to use the same element as the holding element 8, which is suitable for integration.
- the delay time dt of the delay element 7 determines the time width of the pulse that excites the transformer 3 .
- the shorter the pulse time the smaller the transformer 3 can be.
- the secondary circuit 4 will not respond and signal transmission will not be performed. It is preferable to design the delay time dt of the delay element 7 to be about 2 to 10 times the response time of the secondary circuit 4 in consideration of characteristic changes due to component variations, temperature fluctuations, voltage fluctuations, and the like.
- the delay element 7 and the holding element 8 may be composed of integrated circuits such as ICs, programs on processors such as microcontrollers and CPUs (Central Processing Units), and programmable logic.
- Devices PLD ((Programmable Logic Device), CPLD (Complex Programmable Logic Device), FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array), etc.) may be used.
- the delay element 7 has an inherent delay time determined by the characteristics of the element, it may be composed of a flip-flop that delays the signal in synchronization with the clock signal, or the delay time is determined by counting clock pulses. It may be composed of a generated counter. Moreover, the numerical values and formulas described above are merely examples suitable for explanation, and can be changed as appropriate.
- the transformer 3 can be composed of a transformer in which a copper wire is wound around a general magnetic core.
- the transformer 3 can be configured by a wiring pattern on a printed circuit board. In this case, the number of parts can be reduced.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a wiring pattern on a printed circuit board that constitutes the transformer 3.
- the wiring patterns L1 to L4 can have a spiral shape.
- the primary coil 5 is composed of a wiring pattern L1 and a wiring pattern L2.
- the secondary coil 6 can be composed of a wiring pattern L3 and a wiring pattern L4. From the upper layer to the lower layer in order of L1 to L4. That is, the uppermost layer is L1, the layer immediately below L1 is L2, the layer immediately below L2 is L3, and the layer immediately below L4 is L4.
- the first end A1 of the primary coil 5 is arranged on the wiring pattern L1.
- a second end A2 of the primary coil 5 is arranged on the wiring pattern L2.
- a first end B1 of the secondary coil 6 is arranged on the wiring pattern L3.
- a second end B2 of the secondary coil 6 is arranged on the wiring pattern L4.
- the interlayer connections CN1 to CN4 connect the upper layer and the lower layer.
- FIG. 6 shows an example in which the transformer 3 is configured using four wiring layers, it can also be configured with two layers by forming two windings in one layer. If sufficient inductance can be ensured, an air core can be used.
- Embodiment 2 As described in the first embodiment, the configuration of FIG. 1 ideally excites the transformer 3 only when the input signal in changes, and as a result, digital signals are transmitted between the insulated circuits. However, actual circuit elements have variations in characteristics, and in some cases, they may fall into an unintended metastable state.
- the internal impedance of the input terminal IN is higher than the internal impedance of the delay element 7.
- the initial state of the input signal in is High level and the initial state of the output of the delay element 7 is Low level and the circuit starts, a large current flows through the primary coil 5 of the transformer 3 and the voltage of the input signal in increases. may fall below the input voltage threshold of the delay element 7 (positive threshold THP).
- the delay element 7 matches the logic of the input signal in with a certain delay time dt. The state in which the coil 5 is energized continues.
- the signal isolation circuit 1A of the second embodiment can avoid such a metastable state.
- FIG. 7 shows a configuration of a signal isolation circuit 1A according to the second embodiment.
- the signal isolation circuit 1A of the second embodiment differs from the signal isolation circuit 1 of the first embodiment in that in the signal isolation circuit 1A of the second embodiment, the primary circuit 2A includes a capacitor C2. .
- An AC (Alternating Current) coupling circuit is formed by placing the capacitor C2 between the first end A1 of the primary coil 5 of the transformer 3 and the input terminal IN.
- the capacity of the capacitor C2 is selected so that the pulse that excites the transformer 3 can pass sufficiently during normal operation, and signal transmission can be established.
- the capacitance of the capacitor C2 is preferably 10 Q/V or more.
- the capacitor C2 By inserting the capacitor C2, when the state in which the primary coil 5 is excited continues, the capacitor C2 is charged, the voltage applied to the primary coil 5 is lowered, and the effect of preventing the flow of current is obtained. As a result, even if the quasi-stable state described above occurs, the quasi-stable state is eliminated over time, and a highly reliable signal isolation circuit can be realized.
- FIG. 7 shows an example in which the capacitor C2 is connected to the first end A1 of the primary coil 5, the present invention is not limited to this.
- the capacitor C2 may be connected to the second end A2 of the primary coil 5, or the capacitor C2 may be arranged in the middle of the primary coil 5.
- a similar effect can be obtained by arranging a plurality of capacitors at these positions.
- FIG. 8 shows a configuration of a signal isolation circuit 1B according to the third embodiment.
- the signal isolation circuit 1B of FIG. 8 differs from the signal isolation circuit 1 of FIG. 1 in the following points.
- Input terminals IN1-IN4 receive parallel digital input signals in1-in4.
- the output terminals OUT1 to OUT4 output parallel digital output signals out1 to out4.
- a signal isolation circuit 1B includes a parallel/serial conversion circuit (P/S) 11 and a serial/parallel conversion circuit (S/P) 12 in addition to the configuration of the signal isolation circuit 1 according to the first embodiment.
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- S/P serial/parallel conversion circuit
- a parallel/serial conversion circuit (P/S) 11 is connected to an input terminal IN of the signal isolation circuit 1 .
- a serial/parallel conversion circuit (S/P) 12 is connected to the output terminal OUT of the signal isolation circuit 1 .
- the parallel/serial conversion circuit (P/S) 11 and the serial/parallel conversion circuit (S/P) are electrically insulated.
- a parallel/serial conversion circuit (P/S) 11 converts parallel digital input signals in1 to in4 into serial signals in1 to in4 input to input terminals IN1 to IN4 by time division multiplexing (serialization). and output to the primary circuit 2 of the transformer 3.
- a serial/parallel conversion circuit (S/P) 12 converts the time-division multiplexed serial signals received from the holding element 8 into parallel output signals out1 to out4, and outputs the parallel output signals out1 to out4 to output terminals OUT1 to OUT4.
- Parallel/serial conversion circuit (P/S) 11 and serial/parallel conversion circuit (S/P) 12 can convert serial signals and parallel signals.
- Receiver Transmitter etc. can be used.
- the input and output logics may not match when there is no change in the input signal in.
- the parallel input signals in1 to in4 are converted into serial signals by the parallel/serial conversion circuit P/S.
- the signal input to the next circuit 2 can be configured to always change. This can prevent the input/output logics of the signal isolation circuit 1B from being inconsistent.
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- the signal isolation circuit 1 is also used for control signals such as clock signals and latch signals to transmit control signals generated by the primary circuit 2 to the secondary circuit 4, or transmit control signals generated by the secondary circuit 4. It can also be transmitted to the primary circuit 2 .
- the configuration and operation of the signal isolation circuit 1B according to the third embodiment have been described above by taking up the minimum necessary elements and illustrating the case where the number of signals is four. As a matter of course, the number of signals can be increased or decreased, or other elements can be added as appropriate, as long as the function of the signal isolation circuit 1B is not impaired.
- the delay element 7, the holding element 8, the parallel/serial conversion circuit P/S, and the serial/parallel conversion circuit S/P have been shown as individual components, they may be configured with an integrated circuit such as an IC. Alternatively, it may be composed of a microcontroller, a program on a processor such as a CPU, or a programmable logic device (PLD, CPLD, FPGA, etc.).
- FIG. 9 shows a configuration of a signal isolation circuit 1C according to the fourth embodiment.
- the input terminals IN1 to IN3 receive at least one digital input signal in1, in2 and at least one analog input signal in3 in parallel.
- the output terminals OUT1 to OUT3 output at least one digital output signal out1, out2 and at least one analog output signal out3 in parallel.
- the signal isolation circuit 1C includes an analog/digital converter (ADC) 13 and a digital/analog converter (DAC) 14 in addition to the configuration of the signal isolation circuit 1B according to the third embodiment.
- ADC analog/digital converter
- DAC digital/analog converter
- the analog/digital converter (ADC) 13 quantizes the analog input signal in3 input to the input terminal IN3, converts it into a multi-bit digital signal, and converts it into a parallel digital signal (each bit is parallel), Output to parallel/serial conversion circuit (P/S) 11 .
- a digital/analog converter (DAC) 14 converts part of the parallel digital output signal of the serial/parallel conversion circuit (S/P) 12 (consisting of a plurality of bits, each bit in parallel) to an analog signal out3. It converts and outputs to the output terminal OUT3.
- the analog signal and the digital signal can be insulated and transmitted at the same time. That is, the signal isolation circuit 1C of the present embodiment can function as a mixed-signal signal isolation circuit.
- the configuration and operation of the signal isolation circuit 1C according to the fourth embodiment have been described above by taking up the minimum required elements and illustrating the case where the number of analog signals is one and the number of digital signals is two. As a matter of course, the number of signals can be increased or decreased, or other elements can be added as appropriate, as long as the function of the signal isolation circuit 1C is not impaired.
- a delay element 7, a holding element 8, a parallel/serial conversion circuit (P/S) 11, a serial/parallel conversion circuit (S/P) 12, an analog/digital converter (ADC) 13, and a digital/analog converter (DAC) 14 shows an example configured with individual parts, but may be configured with an integrated circuit such as an IC, a microcontroller, a program on a processor such as a CPU, a programmable logic device (PLD, CPLD, FPGA etc.).
- PLD parallel/serial conversion circuit
- S/P serial/parallel conversion circuit
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実施の形態1.
図1は、実施の形態1に係る信号絶縁回路1の構成を表わす図である。
信号絶縁回路1は、1個の入力端子INと、1個の出力端子OUTとを備える。信号絶縁回路1は、入力端子INの基準電位と、出力端子OUTの基準電位が異なっていても正しく信号伝達を行うことを目的として構成されている。
2次回路4は、出力信号outを保持する保持要素8を含む。
(保持要素)
保持要素8は、トランス3の2次コイル6の誘起電圧が正の閾値THPを超える場合に、Highレベルを出力し、負の閾値THN未満の場合に、Lowレベルを出力し、それ以外の条件では出力レベルを保持するものであれば良い。なお、本実施の形態において、入力信号inおよび出力信号outのHighレベルは、第1の論理値(論理1)の1例であり、Lowレベルは、第2の論理値(論理0)の1例である。逆に、入力信号inおよび出力信号outのLowレベルは、第1の論理値(論理1)であり、Highレベルは、第2の論理値(論理0)であってもよい。
図2は、保持要素8の構成の一例を示す図である。
保持要素8は、増幅要素BF1と、抵抗R3とを備える。
遅延要素7は、上記の通り、入力信号inに対して固有の遅延を加えるものであれば良い。例えば、遅延要素7は、ディレイライン、または伝送線路などによって構成しても良い。
遅延要素7は、ローパスフィルタLPと、増幅要素BF2とを備える。
遅延要素7は、3段の増幅要素BF(1)、BF(2)、BF(3)を備える。
実施の形態1で述べたように、図1の構成により、理想的には入力信号inの変化時のみトランス3が励磁され、結果として絶縁された回路間でデジタル信号の伝達がなされる。ところが、実際の回路素子には特性のバラつきがあり、場合によっては意図しない準安定状態に陥ってしまうことがある。
図7は、実施の形態2に係る信号絶縁回路1Aの構成を表わす図である。
図8は、実施の形態3に係る信号絶縁回路1Bの構成を表わす図である。
入力端子IN1~IN4は、並列のデジタルの入力信号in1~in4を受ける。出力端子OUT1~OUT4は、並列のデジタルの出力信号out1~out4を出力する。
直列/並列変換回路(S/P)12は、信号絶縁回路1の出力端子OUTに接続される。並列/直列変換回路(P/S)11と、直列/並列変換回路(S/P)とは電気的に絶縁されている。
図9は、実施の形態4に係る信号絶縁回路1Cの構成を表わす図である。
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- デジタルの入力信号を受ける入力端子と、
前記入力信号を遅延させる遅延要素を含む1次回路と、
デジタルの出力信号を保持する保持要素を含む2次回路と、
前記出力信号を出力する出力端子と、
前記1次回路と接続される1次コイルと、前記2次回路と接続される2次コイルとを含むトランスとを備え、
前記1次回路と前記2次回路とは、前記トランスによって、異なる基準電位で動作することができるよう電気的に絶縁され、
前記1次コイルの第1端が入力信号によって駆動され、前記1次コイルの第2端が前記遅延要素の出力信号によって駆動され、
前記2次コイルの誘起電圧が前記保持要素に入力され、前記保持要素は前記2次コイルの誘起電圧に基づいて、前記出力信号の値を切り替えおよび保持するように構成される、信号絶縁回路。 - 前記保持要素は、前記2次コイルの誘起電圧が正の閾値を超える場合に、第1の論理値を出力し、前記2次コイルの誘起電圧が負の閾値未満の場合に、第2の論理値を出力し、前記2次コイルの誘起電圧が、前記負の閾値以上かつ前記正の閾値以下の場合には、出力値を保持するよう構成される、請求項1記載の信号絶縁回路。
- 前記保持要素は、
RSフリップフロップと、
前記トランスの2次コイルの第1端と接続される第1のプルダウン抵抗と、
前記トランスの2次コイルの第2端と接続される第2のプルダウン抵抗と、
前記トランスの2次コイルの第1端と接続されるセット端子と、前記トランスの2次コイルの第2端と接続されるリセット端子と、前記出力端子と接続される端子とを有するRSフリップフロップと、を含む、請求項1または2記載の信号絶縁回路。 - 前記保持要素は、増幅要素を含み、
前記増幅要素の入力は、前記2次コイルの第1端の電圧を受け、前記増幅要素の出力によって前記2次コイルの第2端を駆動することによって正帰還回路が構成され、
前記増幅要素の出力が前記出力端子と接続する、請求項1または2記載の信号絶縁回路。 - 前記保持要素は、さらに、前記増幅要素と前記2次コイルの第1端との間に配置される抵抗を含む、請求項4に記載の信号絶縁回路。
- 前記遅延要素は、ローパスフィルタ及び増幅要素のうちのいずれか一方を少なくとも含む、請求項1~5のいずれか1項に記載の信号絶縁回路。
- 前記増幅要素は、ロジックバッファを含む、請求項6に記載の信号絶縁回路。
- 前記1次回路は、さらに、
前記入力端子と、前記1次コイルの第1端との間に配置されるキャパシタを含む、請求項1~7のいずれか1項に記載の信号絶縁回路。 - 前記入力端子は、並列のデジタルの入力信号を受け、
前記出力端子は、並列のデジタルの出力信号を出力し、
前記並列の入力信号を直列の入力信号に変換して、前記1次回路に出力する並列/直列変換回路と、
前記2次回路の前記保持要素から出力される直列の出力信号を並列の出力信号に変換して、前記出力端子に出力する直列/並列変換回路と、をさらに備えた、請求項1~8のいずれか1項に記載の信号絶縁回路。 - 前記入力端子は、並列に入力される少なくとも1つのデジタルの入力信号および少なくとも1つのアナログの入力信号を受け、
前記出力端子は、並列に出力される少なくとも1つのデジタルの出力信号および少なくとも1つのアナログの出力信号を出力し、
前記アナログの入力信号を並列のデジタル信号に変換して、前記並列/直列変換回路に出力するアナログ/デジタル変換回路と、
前記直列/並列変換回路の並列の出力信号のうちの一部をアナログ信号に変換して、前記出力端子に出力するデジタル/アナログ変換回路と、を備えた請求項9に記載の信号絶縁回路。 - 前記トランスは、プリント基板のパターンによって構成される、請求項1~10のいずれか1項に記載の信号絶縁回路。
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