The IEEE has defined IEEE 1451, a family of Smart Transducer Interface standards that permit systems to automatically identify sensors and obtain their calibration and operating parameters. In March ...

As more sensors and actuators are added into electronic devices, pressure is growing to more seamlessly move data seamlessly back and forth between analog and digital circuitry. Analog and digital ...

An example is the sensing of a rotary cam position. The oblong shape of the cam dictates use of a sensor able to detect different shapes and sizes. A simple prox sensor merely detects the presence or ...

Though the digital world likes all things digital, it needs to turn to the analog side to find out about the real world. Sensors provide this input, but most are invariably analog in nature and they ...

Process instruments consist of two main components: a sensor and a transmitter. The sensor is sometimes part of the instrument assembly, as with some pressure instruments, but is more often separate, ...

The field of electronics, sensors and digital hardware underpins modern technological progress by integrating miniaturised processing units, advanced sensor systems and robust digital circuitry to ...

A new series of analog front-end (AFE) ICs offer greater precision and performance in analog signal processing mandated in modern sensor applications. The NA2202, NA2203, and NA2204 ICs unveiled by ...

This article presents the improvement in Analog Front-End (AFE) development and the GUI tool that enables easy customization of analog circuitry. It discusses the application of networks of sensors to ...

UC San Diego has developed a system that uses analog sensors with a direct interface to RFID tags, making them passive sensor devices. The solution includes analog to digital conversion without ...