Sensor tool for developing signal path solutions is industry’s first

Sensor tool for developing signal path solutions is industry’s first

Enables engineers to move from concept to simulation to prototype in a few keystrokes

The WEBENCH sensor designer tool is offered as the first of its kind to enable engineers to quickly move from concept to simulation to prototyping of common sensor solutions. It is well suited to medical, industrial, and high-end consumer products, and further reduces design time and cost. Prior to this design tool, an engineer would have to consume valuable development time matching sensor characteristics and performance with an operational amplifier’s dc performance and an A/D converter’s resolution and accuracy.

The tool matches the industry’s leading bridge pressure sensors, photo detector sensors, and thermocouple sensors with the company’s PowerWise energy-efficient op amps and pin- and function-compatible 8-, 10-, 12-, 14-, and 16-bit ADCs. If a particular sensor is not preloaded in the tool, users have the ability to create a custom sensor and save it to their workspace.

The WEBENCH Sensor Designer tool then generates a design schematic, bill of materials, and performance summary, including a detailed error analysis, and presents this information on-screen in a matter of seconds. The tool also allows users to order a customized evaluation kit for prototyping their simulated WEBENCH solution in the lab. (Free available now.)

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