Title :
A signal conditioner for high-frequency inductive position sensors
Author :
Rahal, Mohamad ; Demosthenous, Andreas ; Jiang, Dai ; Pal, Dipankar
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Univ. Coll. London, London, UK
Abstract :
The use of integrated circuit techniques in position sensing applications can offer significant advantages over discrete component solutions, such as miniaturization, reduced cost, increased reliability and enhanced sensitivity. We realized a signal conditioner that includes an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) and an external microcontroller for readout and control of non-contact high-frequency inductive position sensors. Both the system architecture and details on the key blocks are described. The ASIC was designed in a 0.6-¿m CMOS process technology and preliminary measured results are presented. The signal conditioner architecture is universal and can be used for other sensor types such as LVDTs.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; application specific integrated circuits; inductive sensors; microcontrollers; sensors; signal processing equipment; ASIC; CMOS process technology; application specific integrated circuit; external microcontroller; high-frequency inductive position sensors; integrated circuit techniques; signal conditioner; size 0.6 mum; Antenna measurements; Application specific integrated circuits; Coils; Costs; Frequency; Integrated circuit reliability; Magnetic sensors; Mechanical sensors; Microcontrollers; Sensor phenomena and characterization;
Conference_Titel :
Microelectronics, 2008. ICM 2008. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Sharjah
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2369-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2370-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICM.2008.5393822
