Abstract: In some examples, this disclosure describes a method of measuring a temperature-dependent voltage drop over a temperature sensitive resistor. The method may comprise delivering a reference voltage to the temperature sensitive resistor in a first instance of time; determining an auto-ranging current through the temperature sensitive resistor while the reference voltage is delivered to the temperature sensitive resistor; determining a temperature measurement current based on the auto-ranging current; delivering the temperature measurement current to the temperature sensitive resistor in a second instance of time, wherein the second instance of time is after the first instance of time; and measuring the temperature-dependent voltage drop over the temperature sensitive resistor while the temperature measurement current is delivered to the temperature sensitive resistor.

Abstract: In some examples, this disclosure describes a method of operating a plurality of battery management circuits of a battery management system associated with an electric device. The method may comprise adjusting a first trim value associated with a first battery management circuit during operation of the electric device, and adjusting a second trim value associated with a second battery management circuit during operation of the electric device. The method may also comprise sinking a first amount of current in the first battery management circuit based on the first trim value; and sinking a second amount of current in the second battery management circuit based on the second trim value, wherein sinking the first amount of current and sinking the second amount of current causes the first battery management circuit and the second battery management circuit to consume substantially similar amounts of current.

Abstract: A battery management circuit may be configured to monitor a plurality of battery cells. The battery management circuit may comprise a battery monitoring circuit, and a supply circuit configured to supply the battery monitoring circuit based on the plurality of battery cells. The supply circuit may comprise a DC/DC power converter and a regulator, and wherein the DC/DC power converter is configurable based on a number of monitored battery cells in the plurality of battery cells.

Abstract: A battery management circuit may be configured to monitor a plurality of battery cells. The battery management circuit may comprise a battery monitoring circuit, and a supply circuit configured to supply the battery monitoring circuit based on the plurality of battery cells. The supply circuit may comprise a DC/DC power converter and a regulator, and wherein the DC/DC power converter is configurable based on a number of monitored battery cells in the plurality of battery cells.

Abstract: The invention relates to a lung simulator apparatus, as well as to a method to ventilate a lung simulator with a ventilator. The lung simulator apparatus comprises an air chamber with a variable volume for an exchangeable gas, which air chamber is connected in parallel with two air conduits, and a gas exchange element for injecting a tracer gas into the air chamber, wherein the volumes of the air conduits are substantially different. The method of simulating lung function comprises filling a first gas into the air chamber, which has a variable volume and which is connected in parallel with the two air conduits, and injecting a second gas into the air chamber, pressing the first and second gas out of the air chamber, and optionally repeating these steps.

Abstract: The invention relates to a lung simulator apparatus, as well as to a method to ventilate a lung simulator with a ventilator. The lung simulator apparatus comprises an air chamber with a variable volume for an exchangeable gas, which air chamber is connected in parallel with two air conduits, and a gas exchange element for injecting a tracer gas into the air chamber, wherein the volumes of the air conduits are substantially different. The method of simulating lung function comprises filling a first gas into the air chamber, which has a variable volume and which is connected in parallel with the two air conduits, and injecting a second gas into the air chamber, pressing the first and second gas out of the air chamber, and optionally repeating these steps.

Abstract: In one embodiment a method for parallel processing in a processing pipeline is disclosed. The method can include determining that a jump instruction is loaded in a main path of a processing pipeline prior to the jump instruction being executed. The method can load a jump hit target instruction in a bypass path of the pipeline in response to determining that the jump instruction is loaded in the main path. The bypass path can bypass at least one stage of the processing pipeline and couple into the main path in a stage that is prior to the execute stage. The method can switch the jump hit target instruction into the main path in response to a successful jump-hit condition. The bypass path and the main path can operate concurrently and in parallel.

Abstract: In one embodiment a method for operating a processing pipeline is disclosed. The method can include fetching an instruction in a first clock cycle, decoding the instruction in a second clock cycle and fetching an instruction data associated with the instruction in the second clock cycle. The method can also include associating the instruction data with the instruction and feeding the instruction and the instruction data to a processing unit utilizing the association. The method can also include loading a register with instruction data wherein the number of bits of instruction data loaded per clock cycle varies based on the amount of instruction data required to execute at least one instruction in a clock cycle.