Signal processing circuit
AssigneesKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation
InventorHideaki Majima
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, a signal processing circuit includes a first voltage setting circuit that sets a reference voltage on an input side of an isolator, a variable gain amplifier circuit that amplifies an output signal of the isolator, a DC offset adjustment circuit that adjusts an offset of the variable gain amplifier circuit, a second voltage setting circuit that sets a reference voltage on an output side of the isolator, and a control circuit that controls the DC offset adjustment circuit in response to a result of comparison of an output voltage of the variable gain amplifier circuit with an output voltage of the second voltage setting circuit.
Claims14
A signal processing circuit, comprising:
- an isolator including an input side and an output side that are electrically insulated;
- a variable gain amplifier circuit that amplifies an output signal of the isolator;
- a DC offset adjustment circuit that adjusts a DC offset of the variable gain amplifier circuit;
- a gain adjustment circuit that adjusts a gain of the variable gain amplifier circuit;
- a first voltage setting circuit provided on the input side of the isolator, the first voltage setting circuit setting, based on a first control signal, a reference voltage on the input side of the isolator to zero during DC offset adjustment and to a constant voltage different from zero during gain adjustment, and outputting the reference voltage on the input side to the input side of the isolator;
- a second voltage setting circuit provided on the output side of the isolator, the second voltage setting circuit setting, based on a second control signal, a reference voltage on the output side of the isolator to zero during DC offset adjustment and to a constant voltage different from zero during gain adjustment, and outputting the reference voltage on the output side to the output side of the isolator;
- a comparison circuit that compares an output voltage of the variable gain amplifier circuit with an output voltage of the second voltage setting circuit;
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- a control circuit that controls the DC offset adjustment circuit and the gain adjustment circuit in response to an output signal of the comparison circuit, wherein
- the first voltage setting circuit includes:
- a first differential amplifier circuit that includes an inverting input terminal and a non-inverting input terminal to which constant currents are supplied;
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- a first switch provided between the inverting input terminal and the non-inverting input terminal of the first differential amplifier circuit;
- the second voltage setting circuit includes:
- a second differential amplifier circuit that includes an inverting input terminal and a non-inverting input terminal to which constant currents are supplied;
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- a second switch provided between the inverting input terminal and the non-inverting input terminal of the second differential amplifier circuit;
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- the control circuit outputs the first and second control signals, and controls on/off of the first and second switches to exclusively control the DC offset adjustment circuit and the gain adjustment circuit.
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