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Advances in measuring with nonlinear sensors: getting data from a nonlinear sensor has always been a design challenge, but the combination of a microcontroller and a programmable gain amplifier overcomes thermistor nonlinearity across an extended temperat
Obtaining data from a sensor that is less than linear is easy enough if you need only a small portion of the sensor's output range. With this...
Sensors Magazine, 04/01/05 by Baker, Bonnie C. · More from publication -
Low-cost, quiet control: implementing MCU control of brushed-DC motors in small appliances.(Motors & Motor Control)
Brushed-DC (BDC) motors are used in a wide variety of applications, including many small appliances. Traditionally, the appliance market has used...
Appliance Design, 10/01/04 by Baker, Bonnie C.; Condit, Reston · More from publication -
Sources and remedies of analog circuit noise: reducing system noise does not have to be frustrating, time consuming or expensive. Knowing what to do and when are key factors.(special report)
Analog design can appear to be more black magic than science when it comes to noise problems. A common ailment for a designer is to have the...
EDN Asia, 09/01/04 by Baker, Bonnie C. · More from publication -
Overcome analog-circuit temperature sensitivity: using a digital potentiometer with greatly enhanced "out-of-box" accuracy and temperature performance is the best solution. (Temperature Sensitivity).
Digital potentiometers enable system designers to program resistive values in an analog circuit during its initial calibration, or normal...
Electronic Design, 11/25/02 by Baker, Bonnie C. · More from publication -
Boost Efficiency In Battery-Based Systems: Designers must decide if their application calls for a switched-power converter, charge pump, or low-dropout regulator. (Power).
Typically, efficiency considerations drive a designer's final decision when selecting an application's battery-power-management strategy. The...
Electronic Design, 12/17/01 by Baker, Bonnie C. · More from publication -
Dual Digital Pot Creates Accurate, Temperature-Stable Amp. (Innovative Designs from Readers).
Digital potentiometers enable systems designers to program resistive values in the circuit during initial calibration or even later on, during...
Electronic Design, 12/17/01 by Baker, Bonnie C. · More from publication -
Programmable Low-Pass Filter Design Using A Digital Pot And FilterLab.(Technology Information)
Common requirement in data-acquisition system signal paths is a low-pass filter. This kind of filter is most often used to eliminate aliasing...
Electronic Design, 09/05/00 by Baker, Bonnie C. · More from publication -
Design A High-Resolution [Delta]-[Sigma] ADC Using An 8-Bit Microcontroller.(Technology Information)(Tutorial)
A simple Integrating amplifier is combined with an MCU's analog peripherals to realize a 10-bit analog-to-digital converter. There are...
Electronic Design, 07/24/00 by Baker, Bonnie C. · More from publication -
Delta-sigma converter allows more integrated functionality
The high-resolution delta-sigma A/D converter has revolutionized the development of hybrid chips and continues to aid the trend toward the complete...
Electronic News, 08/18/97 by Bonnie C Baker · More from publication -
Digital-servo and linear-regression methods test high-resolution ADCs. (analog-to-digital converter)(includes related article)
The standard methods of measuring an ADC's differential linearity are most attractive for lab-bench testing or when measuring ADCs with...
EDN, 02/16/95 by Baker, Bonnie C. · More from publication
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