US 12,388,738 B2
Adaptation to a pulse width modulation frequency variation for a sensor operating in a synchronous mode
Christof Michenthaler, Feistritz/Gail (AT); Thomas Hafner, Klagenfurt (AT); Benjamin Kollmitzer, Pörtschach (AT); Alexander Plautz, Ossich (AT); Andrea Possemato, Villach (AT); and Constantin Stroi, Bucharest (RO)
Assigned to Infineon Technologies AG, Neubiberg (DE)
Filed by Infineon Technologies AG, Neubiberg (DE)
Filed on May 7, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/656,642.
Application 18/656,642 is a division of application No. 17/451,168, filed on Oct. 18, 2021, granted, now 11,991,062.
Prior Publication US 2024/0291741 A1, Aug. 29, 2024
Int. Cl. H04L 43/08 (2022.01); H04L 25/49 (2006.01); H04L 43/0852 (2022.01); H04L 67/12 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 43/0852 (2013.01) [H04L 25/4902 (2013.01); H04L 67/12 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A sensor, comprising:
a sensor algorithm component; and
an interface implementation component, comprising:
an internal trigger generator configured to:
monitor a counter value, and
trigger the sensor algorithm component to perform a set of sensor tasks based on a determination that the counter value is greater than or equal to an internal trigger level value;
a trigger level calculator configured to:
determine an adjusted internal trigger level value, and
provide the adjusted internal trigger level value to the internal trigger generator for use as the internal trigger level value; and
a trigger detector configured to:
receive a trigger to selectively transmit or sample sensor data, and
forward the trigger to the trigger level calculator and a protocol encoder, wherein the protocol encoder is configured to transmit a data frame based at least in part on receiving the trigger.