Sensor design tool configures signal-path solutions — National Semiconductor

Sensor design tool configures signal-path solutions — National Semiconductor

Until now, designers have had to consume valuable development time matching sensor characteristics and performance with an op amp’s dc performance and an A/D converter’s resolution and accuracy, and additional time is then required for circuit evaluation and prototyping. The WEBENCH sensor designer tool (see Electronic Products , November 2008, p. 111) promises to reduce design time and cost by configuring a complete sensor signal-path solution with just a few strokes of a mouse.

It streamlines the sensor interface and data conversion design, allowing the engineer to focus on the other parts of the overall system. 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.

National Semiconductor
Santa Clara , CA
Sales 800-272-9959

http://www.national.com