Abstract: A method for the absolute determination of the position of two objects, which are movable in relation to each other over a defined measuring distance. The method includes scanning a first measuring graduation with a first graduation period so as to generate a first periodic scanning signal and scanning a second measuring graduation with a second graduation period so as to generate a second periodic scanning signal, wherein the second graduation period is finer than the first graduation period. Correcting the first scanning signal with respect to its ideal phase position, in that a phase correction value is applied to the first periodic scanning signal and determining the phase correction value for at least a partial section of the measuring distance, wherein the phase correction value is a mean value from a maximum and a minimum phase position deviation of an actual phase position from a setpoint phase position in the at least one partial section.

Abstract: A method for the absolute determination of the position of two objects, which are movable in relation to each other over a defined measuring distance. The method includes scanning a first measuring graduation with a first graduation period so as to generate a first periodic scanning signal and scanning a second measuring graduation with a second graduation period so as to generate a second periodic scanning signal, wherein the second graduation period is finer than the first graduation period. Correcting the first scanning signal with respect to its ideal phase position, in that a phase correction value is applied to the first periodic scanning signal and determining the phase correction value for at least a partial section of the measuring distance, wherein the phase correction value is a mean value from a maximum and a minimum phase position deviation of an actual phase position from a setpoint phase position in the at least one partial section.

Abstract: In the case of a circuit arrangement for monitoring the drain current of a metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor T.sub.o whose effective transistor area is subdivided in order to provide an MOS measuring transistor T.sub.o ' and an MOS power transistor T.sub.o " the drain-source paths of the two MOS transistor sections T.sub.o', T.sub.o " are placed in different current loops SZ.sub.1, SZ.sub.b of a current mirror SP1, which is acted upon by a predeterminable reference current I.sub.ref. The current mirror SP1 has an output terminal E, which supplies a monitoring signal dependent on the difference between the drain-source voltages of the two MOS field effect transistors T.sub.o', T.sub.o ".

Abstract: An output circuit (15) includes an output transistor (16) driving a load (18) a phase 1 turn-off circuit (32), and a phase 2 turn-off circuit (34). A status circuit (28) is connected to both the phase 1 turn-off circuit (32) and the phase 2 turn-off circuit (34). Phase 1 turn-off circuit (32) and phase 2 turn-off circuit (34) provide a two phase turn-off when status circuit (28) identifies that output transistor (16) should be turned off which allows output transistor (16) to dissipate the energy stored in any inductance without output transistor (16) entering breakdown, therefore improving the circuit's (15) reliability and reducing both the energy and the increase of current in the output transistor (16).