Patent ID: 8502721
Filing Date: 2013-08-06
Classification: G05B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for enhancing electronic event control comprising: an analog input; an analog to digital converter (ADC) enabled to convert an analog signal sampled from said analog input into a digital value responsive of a trigger; a calibration unit for calibrating the digital value into a calibrated digital value; a pulse width modulation (PWM) unit enabled to provide said trigger to said ADC; a digitally programmable comparator enabled to compare said calibrated digital value to a first reference value and to further compare said digital value to a second reference value, said first reference value being different from said second reference value, said digitally programmable comparator further enabled to provide an indication when said calibrated digital value is a value that is not in between said first reference value and said second reference value; and an interrupt unit enabled to generate an interrupt signal responsive to said indication from said digitally programmable comparator, the interrupt signal being used to at least cause automatic data transfer from the ADC to a memory.