Abstract: A capacitance measurement circuit includes: a reference capacitor selectively coupled to a first reference voltage or a second reference voltage; a sensor capacitor selectively coupled to the first reference voltage or the second reference voltage; an operation amplifier coupled to the reference capacitor, the sensor capacitor and a third reference voltage; an approximation unit coupled to the operation amplifier; and a conversion unit coupled to the operation amplifier and the approximation unit. The reference capacitor and the sensor capacitor respectively couple a first charge amount and a second charge amount to a first input terminal of the operational amplifier to conduct an input voltage. The conversion unit couples a third charge amount to the first input terminal of the operation amplifier or charges/discharges the first input terminal of the operation amplifier until the input voltage approximates the third reference voltage.

Abstract: A voltage test circuit for testing a computer power supply includes a voltage input unit configured for receiving voltages from the computer power supply, a voltage output unit configured for outputting the voltages to a plurality of electrical loads, a test unit, a switch control unit, and a capacitive load module. The test unit is connected between the voltage input unit and the voltage output unit for testing output ripple and noise of the voltages. The capacitive load module includes a plurality of capacitive loads. The switch control unit is connected between the voltage input unit and the capacitive module for selecting a suitable capacitive load according to the computer power supply.

Abstract: A multi-phase buck converter has a digital compensator to select a set of compensation coefficients depending on the operating phase number of the multi-phase buck converter, or including different compensators for each operation phase number to improve the loop gain bandwidth, transient response and stability of the multi-phase buck converter. The multi-phase buck converter operates with more phase circuits for higher loading and operates with fewer phase circuits for lower loading. The compensation varies with the number of the operated phase circuits so to be adaptive to the operation condition with an optimized control-to-output voltage transfer function.

Abstract: A capacitance measurement circuit includes an operation amplifier; a reference capacitor having a first terminal coupled to a first input terminal of the operation amplifier and a second terminal selectively coupled to a first or second reference voltage; a sensor capacitor having a first terminal coupled to a second input terminal of the operation amplifier and a second terminal selectively coupled to the first or second reference voltage; an approximation unit having an output terminal and an input terminal coupled to an output terminal of the operation amplifier; a conversion unit having an output terminal and an input terminal coupled to the output terminal of the approximation unit; and a coupling capacitor having a first terminal coupled to the first or second input terminal of the operation amplifier and a second terminal coupled to the output terminal of the conversion unit.

Abstract: A touch sensing apparatus applied to a capacitance touch panel includes a sensing module, a signal generating module, a comparing module, and a processing module. When a first and a second touch point formed on the capacitance touch panel correspond to two first and second touch pad sets, the sensing module generates a request signal. The signal generating module respectively outputs two test signals with reverse phases to the two first touch pad sets according to the request signal. After the comparing module generates a compared result according to two voltage values corresponding to the two second touch pad sets, the processing module will determine the positions of the first and the second touch point according to the compared result. When touch points are more than two, the touch sensing apparatus repeats the above-mentioned steps until all positions of the touch points are defined and the ghost points are removed.

Abstract: A charging circuit of a portable device includes a switch circuit having an input connected to a storage battery of the portable device for triggering the storage battery to supply power to an electronic device, a reference voltage circuit, a regulating circuit, a filter circuit filtering voltage signals from the storage battery, a collecting circuit, a comparator circuit, a rectangular generator, an integral circuit, and a driving circuit. The reference voltage circuit and the collecting circuit respectively output a reference voltage signal and a collecting voltage signal to the comparator circuit. The rectangular wave generator outputs a rectangular wave to the integral circuit. The integral circuit outputs a triangle wave signal to the driving circuit. The driving circuit outputs a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal to drive the regulating circuit to charge the electronic device.

Abstract: The invention discloses a touch input device and a touch sensor circuit. The touch input device includes a touch panel, a selection module and a differential detection module. The touch panel includes a plurality of capacitive nodes thereon. The selection module is electrically connected with the capacitive nodes of the touch panel. The selection module selects a first capacitive node and a second capacitive node from the capacitive nodes. The second capacitive node is close to the first capacitive node. The differential detection module, electrically connected to the selection module, is used for detecting a capacitance difference between the first capacitive node and the second capacitive node. According to the capacitance difference, the differential detection module generates a touch detection signal.

Abstract: An adjusting apparatus is provided for a projector having a base. The adjusting apparatus includes a supporting member and a rotating member. The supporting member is partially received in the base of the projector and movably coupled to the base. The supporting member forms a plurality of teeth thereon. The rotating member is rotatably coupled to the base of the projector and partially exposed out of the base. The rotating member forms a plurality of teeth mating with the teeth of the supporting member, when the rotating member is rotated in either of two directions, the base of the projector correspondingly moves up and down relative to the supporting member.

Abstract: An exemplary system for verifying DPI values of computer mice is disclosed. The system comprises: a stepper motor connected with a horizontal servo axle and controlling the horizontal servo axle to perform back and forth movements which drives the computer mice to move in a straight line back and forth; a computer configured for receiving measurement parameters, for sending move instructions to the stepper motor, for recording initial coordinates of a computer pointer of the computer mice and current coordinates of the mouse pointers of the computer mice, and calculating DPI values according to the initial coordinates and the current coordinates; and a servo controller electrically connected between the computer and the stepper motor for sending impulse control signals to control operations of the stepper motor. A related method is also disclosed.

Abstract: A measurement method for capacitance includes the following steps. First, a voltage on at least one end of a to-be-measured capacitor is switched in response to a first set of clock signals such that a level of an integrated voltage is adjusted from a start voltage level to an end voltage level in a first integration period, wherein a capacitance of the to-be-measured capacitor is relevant to a difference between the end voltage level and the start voltage level. Next, the level of the integrated voltage is adjusted from the end voltage level to the start voltage level in a second integration period in response to a second set of clock signals. Then, the capacitance of the to-be-measured capacitor is obtained according to the first and second integration periods and a known characteristic parameter.

Abstract: A portable projector screen assembly includes a roller, two cylinders slidably connected to two ends of the roller respectively, a collapsible member connected to the roller, and a screen. The collapsible member includes a plurality of interconnected pieces. Two free ends of the collapsible member are fixed to free ends of the cylinders respectively. The screen includes a plurality of fixing portions, and the fixing portions are respectively connected to joints of each two pieces of the collapsible member.

Abstract: A method for testing a burner includes the steps of: providing a rewriter (RW) disk (4) in good burning condition, and inserting the RW disk into a test burner (3) connected to a computer (1); selecting a burner type for the burner; designating a source file to be burned, and setting a counter J=0, a loop time N and a maximum time of fail test M; erasing all data on the RW disk; burning the source file onto the RW disk; determining whether the source file is successfully burned to the RW disk; executing J=J+1 if the source file is successfully burned to the RW disk; repeating the erasing step, the burning step and the determining step, and counting a time of successfully burned process by the counter J, until J=N?M+1 which denotes that the burner is in good burning condition. A related method for testing a RW disk is also provided.

Abstract: An exemplary electronic device includes a power module having an anode and a cathode; an audio module having an audio signal terminal and a ground terminal; an audio socket having an audio signal terminal and a ground terminal; a first relay-switch; a second relay-switch; and a power adapter having an audio plug, wherein the audio terminal of the audio socket is selectively connected to the anode of the power module and the audio signal terminal of the audio module via the first relay-switch, the ground terminal of the audio socket is selectively connected to the cathode of the power module and the ground terminal of the audio module via the second relay-switch, the audio terminal and the ground terminal of the audio socket are connected to the anode and cathode of the power module when the audio plug is plugged into the audio socket.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for identification of traffic lane boundary. Firstly the microwave signal is received, and the noise reduction is treated for the microwave signal. Then the frequency domain information is employed to calculate the legal set of closed interval, in order to form the frequency span information. Finally, the probability density function model is employed to calculate the frequency span information in order to identify the traffic lane boundary.

Abstract: A capacitance measurement circuit and a capacitance measurement method thereof. The capacitance measurement circuit for measuring a capacitor under test includes a capacitance to time unit, a continuous time integrator and an analog to digital converter. The capacitance to time unit generates a first clock signal and a second clock signal reverse to the first clock signal according to a first charge time of the capacitor under test and a second charge time of a variable capacitor. The continuous time integrator receives the first clock signal and outputs an integral signal according to the first clock signal. When the number of clocks of the second clock signal is equal to a default value, the analog to digital converter outputs a digital signal corresponding to a capacitance difference between the capacitor under test and the variable capacitor according to the integral signal.

Abstract: An electronic time switch control circuit includes a power supply, an oscillation period control module, an oscillator, and a switch control module. The power supply supplies power to the oscillation period module, the oscillator, and the switch control module. The oscillation period module supplies periodic signals to the oscillator. The oscillator alternately outputs two kinds of control signals to the switch control module according to the periodic signals. The switch control module receives the two kinds of control signals, and correspondingly controls an electronic product to be turned on and off repeatedly.

Abstract: A capacitance evaluation circuit includes a capacitive voltage divider, an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) and a processing module. The capacitive voltage divider includes a switch circuit, a known capacitor and a capacitor under test. The switch circuit is controlled by first and second clock signals. A voltage variation at a first terminal of the known capacitor is coupled to a first terminal of the capacitor under test based on a conduction state of the switch circuit. The ADC converts a voltage on the first terminal of the capacitor under test into a digital signal. The processing module detects a capacitance and a capacitance variation of the capacitor under test according to the digital signal from the ADC and a parameter of the ADC.

Abstract: A loading device for a disk driver includes a transporting unit and a guide unit. The transporting unit includes one roller or two rollers, and the guide unit includes two symmetric or asymmetric cones. When loading a disc, two sides of the disc are individually supported on two cones of the guide unit. Two cones have different cone angles, equal cone angles but unequal lengths, or the same shape but different rotation velocities. The guide unit utilizes different arc speeds on two ends to obliquely convey the disc with any guide rails. The loading device reduces the cost of production and prevents the disc from generating collision and noisy.

Abstract: A docking station for a portable product is provided. The docking station has a body formed with an opening. A limiting block is formed on a bottom of the body to form a slide way. The limiting block and straight guide slots are on two opposite sides of the slide way. Through holes are formed around a connector in a docking cave. A slider of an ejection device on the slide way has oblique guide slots. A button is inserted into the opening to lean against an inclined surface of the slider. A push block is formed with a slide pin with two ends respectively inserted into the oblique and straight guide slots. A spring having both ends respectively pushing the body and fixed to the slider is for moving the slider to raise the button and locate the slide pin at a low end of the oblique guide slot.

Abstract: A mounting apparatus is provided to readily fix a data storage device defining at least one hole in place. The mounting apparatus includes a bracket fastened to a computer enclosure, and the bracket includes a side panel and at least one elastic tab formed at or attached to the side panel corresponding to the hole of the data storage device. The elastic tab includes a fixing portion, for engaging in the hole of the storage device, and an operation portion positioned outside the bracket for manipulating the elastic tab.