As analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog converter resolutions increase and power supply voltages decrease, the size of a least significant bit becomes smaller. This makes signal-conditioning tasks ...

In Part 1 of this two-part article, we looked at the basic operation of the Wheatstone bridge-based pressure sensor and processing circuitry for interpreting the bridge sensor output, including offset ...

Texas Instruments (TI) today introduced the industry's first magnetic sensing integrated circuit (IC) with a fully integrated fluxgate sensor and compensation coil driver, along with all the required ...

July 2, 2014. For speed control or positioning, drive controllers today demand high-resolution magnetic or optical position sensors, which require special integrated circuits for sensor signal ...

Accurate measurement using sensor elements requires precise and local measurement of the element’s temperature for correction and compensation across a wide operating range. Thus, an integral part of ...

If you have used bridge sensors for, say, pressure or strain measurements, you understand the difficulties of setting up these sensors so they deliver useful information. Most of these sensors are ...

The first step can often be the most important in any design activity. It certainly is true when engineers work to integrate sensors into their product development process. Here, the first step is the ...

Adding “intelligence” to measurement systems has become commonplace because 8-bit microcontrollers are inexpensive and widely available, and they can be programmed in many of today’s popular ...