Sensing & Detection Solutions

Sensor AFE Revolutionizes Sensor System Design

National's configurable Sensor AFE ICs and WEBENCH® Sensor AFE Designer are part of an integrated hardware and software development system to simplify sensor system design by enabling the engineer to select a sensor, design and configure the solution, and download configuration in minutes. The development systems allows engineers to evaluate the completes signal path solution (including sensors) either online or on the bench.

• – Multi-Channel 24-bit Sensor AFE
• – Micro-Power Chemical & Gas Sensor AFE

Block Diagrams Integrated Sensor AFE Pressure/Load/Force Sensing Applications System Health Monitoring & Temperature Sensing Optical Sensing pH & Chemical Sensing Vibration/Motion/Humidity/Other Sensing See all Industrial Applications Product Tables Sensor AFE Low Power ADCs Low Power DACs Precision Amplifiers Temperature Sensors Voltage References

Industrial Systems Solutions Guide (pdf)

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Low Power ADC Design Resources

• Evaluation Boards & Users' Guides
• Maximizing Signal-Path Performance
  Signalpath Designer #102
• Improving Machinery Vibration Analysis
  Signalpath Designer #104
• WaveVision 4 Software
• Data Capture Boards and Software
• Application Notes

Amplifiers Design Resources

• WEBENCH® Amplifiers Design Tools
• Spice Models
• Signal Path Designer
• Evaluation Boards
• Application Notes

Temperature Sensors Design Resources

• Analog and Temperature Switch Evaluation Boards
• Digital Evaluation Boards
• Hardware Monitor Evaluation Boards
• Remote Diode Evaluation Boards
• Temperature Sensor Eval Software
• IBIS Models and Excel Spread Sheet
• Application Notes
• Temperature Sensing Application Block Diagrams

Related Links

• Industrial Solutions Homepage
• Low Power ADCs
• Low Power DACs
• Amplifiers
• Temperature Sensors
• Power Management
• Interface

ADC & DAC Analog U

• High Speed ADCs
• Controlling Noise and Radiation in Mixed-Signal and Digital Systems
• ABCs of ADCs
  An Introduction to Analog-to-Digital Converters (pdf 1.3MB)
• A/D Converter Definition of Terms (pdf 23kB)
• D/A Converter Definition of Terms (pdf 12kB)

Op Amp Analog U

• Gain Error Affects Op Amp Choices
• Analog by Design Show

Temperature Sensors Analog U

• TruTherm Technology Presentation
• Multiple Remote Diode Temperature Sensing (pdf 334KB)
• Tiny Temperature Sensors for Remote Systems (pdf 120KB)

Videos

• Sensing Solutions in Factory Automation
• Video Center (browse videos)
• Analog University

Articles

• Simplifying Sensor Signal Path Design (Sensor Magazine)
• Low-Voltage Current Loop Transmitter (Signal Path Designer)
• Designing with Thermocouples (Technology Edge)
• Practical Resistance-Temperature Detector Interface Solutions (Technology Edge)
• Designing with pH Electrodes (Technology Edge)
• Designing with Electro-Chemical Sensors (Technology Edge)
• Machinery Monitoring (Signal Path Designer)
• Maximizing Signal-Path Performance (Signal Path Designer)
• Design Considerations for a Transimpedance Amplifier (Technology Edge)

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