Analysis of power-supply interference effects on direct sensor-to-microcontroller interfaces

IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 171-177

  Reverter, Ferran ^a   Gasulla, Manuel ^a   Pallàs Areny, Ramon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Capacitive sensor; Interference rejection; Microcontroller; Resistive sensor; Sensor interface

Indexed keywords

CAPACITANCE; CAPACITANCE MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC CHARGE MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; MICROCONTROLLERS; RESISTORS;

CAPACITIVE SENSOR; INTERFACE REJECTION; RESISTIVE SENSOR; SENSOR INTERFACE; SENSOR RESISTANCE;

SENSORS;

EID: 33847352552     PISSN: 00189456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIM.2006.887401     Document Type: Article

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