Signal conditioner modernizes LVDT hardware without sensor replacement
NewTek has introduced the NTC-6000 Qwik-Cal LVDT Signal Conditioner, a device designed to provide modern digital and analog outputs for legacy LVDT, RVDT, and LVRT half-bridge sensors. The unit enables...
View ArticleWhen are signal conditioners not needed with sensors?
Signal conditioning is necessary in most sensor applications, but there are exceptions. This article discusses those exceptions and reviews sensor technology, system design, and operational...
View ArticleLVDT signal conditioner configures in just minutes
NewTek’s smart NTC-6000 Signal Conditioner takes out the complexity of setting up a signal processing system while protecting against operating failures and cybersecurity hacks. Both intuitive and...
View ArticleWhat application problems do newly released sensors solve?
Coping with the application environment is one of the more complex issues that sensors must address. To survive in harsh environments, sensors manufacturers improve the ruggedness of their sensors in...
View ArticleWhat’s new in microcontrollers for sensing?
At Sensors Expo 2018, Jason Wellman from the 8-bit marketing division at Microchip Technology demonstrates the noise improvement and other capabilities of the advanced analog to digital converter (ADC)...
View ArticleHow have pressure sensors changed over the last few years?
At Sensors Expo 2017, Jim Brownell, sales manager for All Sensors, shows the progression of microelectromechanical system (MEMS) pressure sensing over the past 30+ years from his company’s perspective....
View ArticleHow does analog to digital conversion impact sensor accuracy?
When an analog sensors’ output is converted to a digital output with an analog to digital converter (ADC), conversion resolution, conversion accuracy, conversion speed or bandwidth, inherent system...
View ArticleWhat is a smart sensor?
“Smart” is frequently used as a prefix to mean new and improved for technology and even consumer type products. The term “smart sensor” has been used for over three decades (Giachino, J. M., “Smart...
View ArticleICs for Environmental Sensing
At Sensors Expo 2016, John Geis from IDT explains an environmental sensor demo board with gas, temperature and ultraviolet sensing. For more information, click here. Sensor Tips
View ArticleDigital signal conditioner adapts to measuring conditions
More and more industries and manufacturers are requiring sensors for condition monitoring in their machines or processes. New digital signal conditioner technology is available that simplifies the use...
View ArticleFiber-Optic Sensor Amplifier Boasts Several Features
With one of nearly 500 E32-series sensing heads as its partner, Omron Automation and Safety’s E3X-HD fiber-optic sensor amplifier can address many space-confined sensing applications. The amplifier...
View ArticleIC Simplifies the Use of Thermocouples
At Sensors Expo 2015 in Long Beach, CA, John Austin, senior product marketing manager from the Analog and Interface Products Division of Microchip Technology discussed the capabilities of the MCP9600,...
View ArticleIntegrated Fluxgate Sensor Operates on 3.3V
Among other integrated capabilities, Texas Instruments DRV421 magnetic sensing IC operates from 3.3V supply to simplify interfacing to ADCs on low-power microcontrollers. Target applications include...
View ArticleIC Senses Power and has Configurable Outputs
At Sensors Expo 2015 in Long Beach, CA, John Austin, senior product marketing manager with from the Analog and Interface Products Division of Microchip Technology explains the capabilities of the...
View ArticleAnalog Front End Simplifies Ultrasonic Sensing
At Sensors Expo 2015 in Long Beach, CA, an application expert from Texas Instruments demonstrates ultrasonic sensing and time of flight technology using the company’s TDC1000 ultrasonic analog front...
View ArticleSensor Signal Conditioner Provides Mass Airflow Meter
At Sensors Expo 2015 in Long Beach, CA, David Grice, an application engineer from ZMDI shows how the company’s ZSSC3154 sensor signal conditioner can be configure to work as a mass airflow meter using...
View ArticleReducing Development Time for Custom Circuits
At Sensors Expo 2015 in Long Beach, CA, Reid Wender, vice president of product marketing for Triad Semiconductor explains how his company’s approach to custom ASIC and mixed signal ICs can reduce...
View ArticleAlliance Sensors Group: The name in LVDT signal conditioning
Alliance Sensors Group has developed into “The Name in LVDT Signal Conditioning” due to the constant improvements and advancements made to its line of LVDT signal conditioners. Alliance Sensors Group...
View ArticleUsing Magnetoresistive Sensing Technology
At Sensors Expo 2014, Josef Janisch, global product manager for Multimarket Sensing at ZMDI explains the capabilities of ZMDI’s newest magnetic position sensor (ZSSC5101) that uses magnetoresistive...
View ArticlePressure Sensors for Different Applications
At Sensors Expo 2014, David Ezekiel vice president of Sales and Marketing at Servoflo discusses ZMDI signal conditioning circuits used in medical and harsh pressure sensing applications with an example...
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