Analysis of interference effects on period-to-digital conversions

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2261-2264

  Reverter, Ferran ^a   Gasulla, Manel ^a   Pallàs Areny, Ramon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Interference; Microcontroller; Period measurement; Sensor interface; Trigger noise; Universal counter

Indexed keywords

FREQUENCIES; MICROCONTROLLERS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; THRESHOLD VOLTAGE; TIMING CIRCUITS;

PERIOD MEASUREMENT; SENSOR INTERFACE; TRIGGER NOISE; UNIVERSAL COUNTER;

SIGNAL INTERFERENCE;

INTERFERENCE; MEASUREMENT METHOD;

EID: 27344448851     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 09570233     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/16/11/018     Document Type: Article

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