Patent ID: 9557247
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: G01D,G01M

Claim:
1. A sensor module configured to acquire an operating parameter of a motor vehicle, comprising: a sensor element outputting a sensor signal, the sensor element being connected directly to a supply voltage rail; an A/D converter connected to the sensor element and configured to convert the sensor signal from the sensor element, the A/D converter being connected directly to the supply voltage rail; a signal transmission unit connected to the A/D converter and configured to transmit the sensor signal converted by the A/D converter, the signal transmission unit being connected directly to the supply voltage rail; and a supply signal tap which receives an unconverted supply signal directly from the supply voltage rail, the unconverted supply signal representing one of a supply voltage or a supply current of the sensor module, wherein an input of the A/D converter is connected to the supply signal tap.