Zone drive of transducers for extended linearity

A transducer zone drive characterization system, the system comprising:

• a transducer;
• a drive-sense circuit (DSC) operably coupled to the transducer via a single line, wherein, when enabled, the DSC is configured to:
• drive an analog signal to the transducer via the single line and simultaneously to sense the analog signal via the single line, wherein the analog signal is affected by one or more characteristics of the transducer, wherein the one or more characteristics of the transducer includes at least one of a response, a frequency response, or an input/output response of the transducer;
• vary at least one of a magnitude, a frequency, a range, a signal type, a signal shape, a periodicity, or a DC offset of the analog signal;
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• generate a digital signal representative of a detected response of the transducer that is based on the one or more characteristics of the transducer;
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• memory that stores operational instructions;
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• one or more processing modules operably coupled to the memory and the DSC, wherein, when enabled, the one or more processing modules is configured execute the operational instructions to:
• receive the digital signal from the DSC;
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• process the digital signal in accordance with determining the detected response of the transducer that is based on the one or more characteristics of the transducer;
• compare the detected response of the transducer to an expected response of the transducer;
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• direct the DSC to modify at least one of the magnitude, the frequency, the range, the signal type, the signal shape, the periodicity, or the DC offset of the analog signal to facilitate characterization of the detected response of the transducer across at least one of a range of magnitudes of the analog signal or a range of frequencies of the analog signal.