DocumentCode :
2641426
Title :
Low-g Accelerometer Fast Prototyping for Automotive Applications
Author :
Ascoli, F.D. ; Iozzi, F. ; Marino, C. ; Melani, M. ; Tonarelli, M. ; Fanucci, L. ; Giambastiani, A. ; Rocchi, A. ; De Marinis, M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Eng., Pisa Univ.
fYear :
2007
fDate :
16-20 April 2007
Firstpage :
1
Lastpage :
6
Abstract :
This paper presents an application of the ISIF chip (intelligent sensor interface), for conditioning a dual-axis low-g accelerometer in MEMS technology. MEMS are nowadays the standard in automotive applications (and not only), as they feature a drastic reduction in cost, area and power, while they require a more complex electronic interface with respect to traditional discrete devices. ISIF is a platform on chip implementation, aiming to fast prototype a wide range of automotive sensors thanks to its high configuration resources, achieved both by full analog / digital IPs trimming options and by flexible routing structures. This accelerometer implementation exploits a relevant part of ISIF hardware resources, but also requires signal processing add-ins (software emulation of digital DSP blocks) for the closed loop conditioning architecture and for performance improvement (for example temperature drift compensation). In spite the short prototyping time, the resulting system achieves good performances with respect to commercial devices, featuring a 0.9 mg/radicHz noise density with 1024 LSB/g sensitivity on the digital output over a +/- 2g FS, and an offset drift over 100degC range within 30 mg, with 2% of FS sensitivity drift. Miniboards have been developed as product prototypes, consisting of a small PCB with ISIF and accelerometer dies bonded together, firmware embedded in EEPROM and communication transceivers
Keywords :
accelerometers; automotive components; automotive electronics; MEMS technology; automotive applications; automotive sensors; closed loop conditioning architecture; digital DSP blocks; intelligent sensor interface; low-g accelerometer fast prototyping; software emulation; Accelerometers; Automotive applications; Automotive engineering; Costs; Hardware; Intelligent sensors; Micromechanical devices; Prototypes; Routing; Software prototyping;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Design, Automation & Test in Europe Conference & Exhibition, 2007. DATE '07
Conference_Location :
Nice
Print_ISBN :
978-3-9810801-2-4
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/DATE.2007.364640
Filename :
4211845
Link To Document :
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