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Title:
SENSOR APPARATUS
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2012175570
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To stabilize a discrimination process of a signal input for setting an operation mode.

In the process of setting an on threshold for determining whether or not a signal from an input signal line for setting an operation mode is in an on state, a control circuit 12 detects a supply voltage Vs and calculates from the value of Vs a voltage Vopen to be output from a signal processing circuit 10 when the signal input line is open. A voltage Vout0 to be output from the signal processing circuit 10 when a minimum value of an input voltage Vin indicating a high level is input is also calculated from a potential difference permitted between the input voltage Vin and the supply voltage Vs when the input signal line is connected to a high level power line. A value capable of ensuring a margin to both Vopen and Vout0 is set as the on threshold.


Inventors:
OZAWA RYO
OSAKO KAZUNARI
Application Number:
JP2011037522A
Publication Date:
September 10, 2012
Filing Date:
February 23, 2011
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Assignee:
OMRON TATEISI ELECTRONICS CO
International Classes:
H03K17/78; G01V8/20
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Yumitsu Suzuki
Yukino Koishikawa