Detection circuit
View Patent ↗A detection circuit is provided. A detection signal corresponding to an equivalent capacitance value of a micro-electro-mechanical system is generated by an oscillator, and the equivalent capacitance value of the micro-electro-mechanical system varies with a location of the micro-electro-mechanical system.
1. A detection circuit, suitable for detecting a location of a micro-electro-mechanical system, comprising:
an oscillator having an input terminal coupled to the micro-electro-mechanical system, and generating a first oscillation signal according to an equivalent capacitance value of the micro-electro-mechanical system;
a phase lock loop unit performing a phase lock to the first oscillation signal to output a phase lock control signal;
a first low pass filter unit being coupled to the phase lock loop unit, and performing a low pass filtration to the phase lock control signal to generate a filter signal; and
an amplifying unit being coupled to the first low pass filter unit, and amplifying the filter signal to generate a detection signal,
wherein the oscillator comprises:
an inverting unit having an input terminal coupled to the micro-electro-mechanical system;
a second low pass filter unit being coupled between the input terminal and an output terminal of the inverting unit;
a feedback resistor being coupled between the input terminal and the output terminal of the inverting unit; and
a buffer unit being coupled between the output terminal of the inverting unit and the phase lock loop unit, and buffering a voltage outputted by the inverting unit.
2. The detection circuit of claim 1 , further comprising:
a blocking capacitor coupled between the micro-electro-mechanical system and the input terminal of the inverting unit.
3. The detection circuit of claim 1 , wherein the second low pass filter unit comprises:
a resistor having a ten al coupled to the output terminal of the inverting unit;
a capacitor coupled between another terminal of the resistor and a ground; and
an inductor coupled between a common connection point of the resistor and the capacitor, and the input terminal of the inverting unit.
4. The detection circuit of claim 1 , wherein the first low pass filter unit comprises:
a resistor coupled between an output terminal of the phase lock loop unit and an input terminal of the amplifying unit; and
a capacitor coupled between the input terminal of the amplifying unit and a ground.
5. A detection circuit, suitable for detecting a location of a micro-electro-mechanical system, comprising:
an oscillator having an input terminal coupled to the micro-electro-mechanical system, and generating a first oscillation signal according to an equivalent capacitance value of the micro-electro-mechanical system;
a phase lock loop unit performing a phase lock to the first oscillation signal to output a phase lock control signal;
a first low pass filter unit being coupled to the phase lock loop unit, and performing a low pass filtration to the phase lock control signal to generate a filter signal; and
an amplifying unit being coupled to the first low pass filter unit, and amplifying the filter signal to generate a detection signal, wherein the amplifying unit comprises:
an operational amplifier having a positive input terminal coupled to the first low pass filter unit;
a first resistor coupled between a negative input terminal and an output terminal of the operational amplifier;
a second resistor coupled between the negative input terminal of the operational amplifier and a reference voltage;
a first divider resistor;
a second divider resistor connected with the first divider resistor in series between an operating voltage and a ground, and a common connection point of the first divider resistor and the second divider resistor being configured to generate the reference voltage; and
a capacitor coupled between the common connection point of the first divider resistor and the second divider resistor, and the ground.