INEXPENSIVE PEAK DETECTOR FEAT

Abstract:. This circuit, which uses a digital potenTIometer (pot) and a comparator, features droopless operaTIon that is not normally associated with peak detectors that have tradiTIonally used recTIfiers and sample-and-holds (S / H) Most peak detectors employ a rectifier and a sample-and-hold circuit, which is prone to output droop. in an alternative approach, shown in the figure below, a 5-bit digital potentiometer with a servo loop is used to create an inexpensive peak detector with a logic- level reset input and no output droop.Comparator control of IC1's chip-select input ensures that the digital potentiometer becomes active only when VIN exceeds the VOUT level currently latched, and R1 ensures that the potentiometer increments upward (rather than downward) as a result. When VI rises above VOUT, the comparator output (IC2) swings low and selects IC1, allowing the wiper position to increment upwards with each high-to-low transition of the clock (INC *). When VOUT reaches VIN, the compa rator output goes high and latches VOUT at that level.VOUT ranges between the voltage levels connected to the upper and lower extremes of the digital pot (5V and 0V in this case) in 32 equally spaced increments. By reducing this VOUT range, the size of an LSB can be decreased, thereby increasing the output resolution.Most peak detectors employ a capacitor for holding the output voltage, and the droop (slow change) in VOUT caused by the capacitor's leakage current is particularly noticeable with low frequency or low duty cycle signals. The primary advantage of this circuit is the complete absence of such output droop. It holds the output level indefinitely, making it useful as a long-term memory. Unlike peak detectors that use a capacitor to hold the output voltage, this design includes A Digital Potentiometer (IC1) That Holds The Output Level Indefinitely, With Inverse of The Signal.a Similar Version of this Article Appeared in The May 15, 2000 Issue of EL ECTRONIC Design., Technology Zone On Mu, the SiC, GaN, and Three Levels brought by Siqiang reach your efficiency. How to prevent switching power supply noise by using secondary output filters Ceramic vertical mount package (CVMP) welding precautions and layout Mathematical modeling and loop compensation design of DC-DC converters What are the commonly used benchmark regulated power?

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