Title :
High-speed digital-controlled variable voltage source with current monitor for EIT application
Author :
Nan Li ; Hui Xu ; Wei Wang ; Weida Zhang
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electron. Sci. & Eng., Nat. Univ. of Defense Technol., Changsha, China
Abstract :
This paper presented the design method of a digital-controlled variable voltage source with current monitor function. The hardware of system mainly consists of FPGA, DAC, programmable gain amplifier, current sensing circuit and comparator. By using high-speed analog comparator to convert over-current time to length of digital pulse, the FPGA could monitor the amplitude of current dynamically. In aspect of software, CORDIC algorithm is implemented in FPGA to realize the DDS function and related algorithms. Simulation result shows that system has good performance over wide frequency range. With the advantages of accuracy and high stability, it is suitable for EIT application.
Keywords :
amplifiers; current comparators; digital-analogue conversion; direct digital synthesis; electric impedance imaging; field programmable gate arrays; CORDIC algorithm; DAC; DDS function; EIT application; FPGA; comparator; current monitor function; current sensing circuit; digital pulse; electrical impedance tomography; high-speed analog comparator; high-speed digital-controlled variable voltage source; programmable gain amplifier; Bandwidth; Biomedical monitoring; Field programmable gate arrays; Gain; Monitoring; Sensors; Tomography; CORDIC; Current monitor; EIT; FPGA; Variable Voltage source;
Conference_Titel :
Biomedical Engineering and Informatics (BMEI), 2011 4th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9351-7
DOI :
10.1109/BMEI.2011.6098395