Patent ID: 8143898

Claim:
A system for determining electrical leads of an acousto-electrical probe that includes a plurality of transducers, including: a coupling device that includes a plurality of connectors configured for individually coupling to the electrical leads of the acousto-electrical probe, wherein a number of connectors is greater than or equal to a number of transducers in the probe; a processor communicatively coupled to the coupling device; a storage element configured for storing software instructions that direct the processor to generate one or more control signals, wherein the one or more control signals are provided to the coupling device for a determination by the processor of an electrical characteristic of the electrical leads; a detector that applies a first of the one or more control signals to a first transducer of the acousto-electrical probe to determine a capacitance of the first transducer, and wherein the first of the one or more control signals charges a capacitance of the first transducer; a counter that counts during charging of the capacitance of the first transducer of the acousto-electrical probe; and a comparator that compares a reference voltage to a voltage of the charged capacitance of the first transducer, wherein the comparator generates a counter control signal used for stopping the counter when the voltage of the charged capacitance passes the reference voltage.