Using pulsed DC to detect connector mating and unmating

• Main Authors: SHOYKHET EUGENE L, MENZEL BRIAN C, KEELER KEVIN M, MINOO JAHAN C, PEREZ YEHONATAN, FISHER, JR. JOSEPH R
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 12.05.2015
• Subjects: CALCULATING; COMPUTING; COUNTING; ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING; PHYSICS

Techniques for detecting mating and un-mating of a first connector with a second connector include providing a pulsed voltage signal at a contact of the second connector and measuring a rate of rise of voltage at the contact. If the measured voltage at the contact exceeds a threshold voltage during...