Sensor Interface Signal Chains
When interfacing with the real world, sensors are required to measure physical quantities such as position and temperature. These sensors produce signals that are often small and noisy, requiring high performance amplifiers and converters to measure, condition and process them. Analog Devices Sensor Interface signal chains offer a variety of solutions from the most comprehensive portfolio of precision building block products to system-level solutions, enabling designers to achieve the desired performance from their sensors. In addition, Analog Devices Circuits from the Lab® (CftL) reference designs are engineered and tested for time-saving evaluation and easy integration. Explore the interactive sensor-interface signal chains on this page to find the right solutions for your designs.
- Battery Formations
- Biopotential
- Current
- Position
- Temperature
Lithium-Ion Battery Formation and Test Signal Chain Solutions
Lithium-ion batteries can be found in nearly every portable electronic device and are growing in popularity for electric vehicles, military and aerospace applications. ADI’s Li-On Battery Formation and Testing signal chain solutions provide a low cost, smaller size, environmentally friendly system for formation and testing rechargeable battery cells and packs. The charging energy is provided via a PWM controller, while the discharging energy can be directed to change other cells or sent back to the grid, minimizing its energy usage.
Battery Formation and Testing Solutions
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MOSFET DRV
PWM CTR
Amp
Amp
MUX
DAC
ADC
Biopotential Signal Chain Solutions
Analog Devices biopotential signal chain solutions enable heart rate monitoring (HRM) and electrocardiography (ECG) measurements in both low-power portable devices and high precision clinical grade equipment. System expertise combined with high performance components from ADI, allows for flexibility and fast setup-through easy interface with a variety of electrodes and system configurations used in biopotential measurements.
Biopotential Sensing Solutions
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MUX
Buffer
In Amp
MUX
ADC Driver
ADC
Vref
Current Measurement Signal Chain Solutions
ADI’s current measurement signal chain solutions detail a variety of precise, robust solutions for accurately measuring currents in all environments. From monitoring phase currents in motors, DC/DC converters and solenoids, to leakage currents in ATE environments, our signal chains offer proven performance, optimized for specific bus voltage ranges, current ranges and sensor types. Find out how ADI’s industry leading technology can be applied to solve your most difficult current measurement problems.
Medium Voltage Rail Shunt Solutions
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Amp
Vref
High Voltage Rail Shunt Solutions
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Contactless Current Measurement Solutions
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Amp
Position Sensing Signal Chain Solutions
Position sensors are widely used in closed-loop mechanical control systems across a wide variety of industries including Automotive, Industrial Automation, Process Control, and Military & Aerospace. Analog Devices provides signal chain solutions for most common, high precision positions sensors such as Optical Encoders, Resolvers, and LVDTs and Magnetic Sensors (AMR, TMR, Hall). ADI’s high precision signal chain solutions ensure that position measurement is done accurately and the overall solution size and power consumption is highly optimized.
Optical Encoder
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Amp
COMP
ADC
Resolver and LVDT
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ADC
ADC
Temperature Sensing Signal Chain Solutions
Temperature is the most widely measured physical parameter in industry and laboratory settings. ADI provides complete signal chain solutions for the traditional sensors, Resistive Temperature Sensor (RTD), Thermocouple (TC), Thermistor, and Thermal Diodes. These solutions can be tailored for high accuracy, size, cost, and power consumption. ADI also provides easy-to-use silicon-based sensors which incorporate a complete signal chain that deliver a high accuracy temperature-to-digital conversion. Analog Devices also offers voltage and current output silicon-based temperature sensors.
Thermocouples
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MUX
Amp
Vref
ADC
Microcontroller Linearization Compensation Algorithms
Resistive Thermal Devices
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MUX
Amp
Ref Buffer
ADC
Thermistor
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MUX
Amp
Ref Buffer
ADC
Diodes
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MUX
Amp
Ref Buffer
ADC
Silicon Sensors
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