Patent ID: 11971279
Assignee: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 9:
10. A method for generating an output signal of a magnetic field sensor, comprising:
generating on the basis of a varying magnetic field an oscillation signal that fluctuates around a mean value; and
generating the output signal on the basis of the oscillation signal, wherein, in a high-resolution mode different than a low-resolution mode, in each case a mean value crossing pulse is generated in the output signal when the oscillation signal attains the mean value, and in each case a limit value crossing pulse is generated in the output signal when the oscillation signal attains at least one limit value different than the mean value,
wherein a pulse width of at least either the mean value crossing pulse or the limit value crossing pulse is set to indicate that the method is operating in the high-resolution mode,
wherein, in the high-resolution mode, the mean value crossing pulses and the limit value crossing pulses are generated with the same pulse width, which differs from a pulse width of the mean value crossing pulses in the low-resolution mode, and
wherein the oscillation signal represents an angle that fluctuates between 0° and 360°, successive mean value crossings of the oscillation signal correspond to angles of 0° and 180°, and the at least one limit value corresponds to an angle different than 0° and 180°.