Oscillator-based interface for measurand-plus-temperature readout from resistive bridge sensors

IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 585-590

  Ferrari, Vittorio ^a   Marioli, Daniele ^a   Taroni, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC EXCITATION; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC NETWORK TOPOLOGY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTRIC WAVEFORMS; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON; SENSORS; SWITCHING CIRCUITS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

RELAXATION CONTROLLED OSCILLATOR; RESISTIVE BRIDGE SENSORS; SIGNAL CONDITIONING CIRCUIT;

FREQUENCY DOUBLERS;

EID: 0034204780     PISSN: 00189456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/19.850399     Document Type: Article

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