Anadigm® FPAA Solution for Sensor

Signal Conditioning

Customer Presentation
August 2002

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 Sensor Agenda

z Overview of Sensor Signal Conditioning

and FPAA
z Sensor Signal Linearization Using an
FPAA
z The Anadigm® Advantage

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 Sensor Signal Conditioning – Overview

Stimulus
External • DC Source
Stimulus Sensors • Oscillator
• Temperature • Waveform generator Processing
• Pressure
• Analog
• Humidity Signal Conditioning
• Force • Digital
• Amplification/Attenuation System/Plant
• Etc.. • Open loop
• Filtering • Closed loop
• Rectification
• Peak detection
• Phase detection
• Linearization
• Polarity

System Design Challenges:

z Sourcing stable references and stimulus
z Multiple sensors with differing signal conditioning needs
z Methods of calibration and maintenance
z Manufacturing considerations

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 Sensor – Why use FPAA?

System Design Challenge FPAA Feature/Benefits

z Stimulation from a stable and z On-Chip; DC references, oscillators

predictable source and custom waveform generators
 Temperature stable, no drift
 Lower cost of goods

z Programmable and Reconfigurable

z Applications requiring multiple  One Anadigm® FPAA can adapt to
sensors of various types and signal different sensor conditioning needs
conditioning requirements  Multiple sensor conditioning circuits
can be built on a single FPAA

z Dynamic reconfigurability
z Sensors:  Adaptive and precise
 Deteriorate with age  Auto frequency and gain control
 Auto compensation
 Need calibration
 Auto calibration
‰ Competitive advantage

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 Sensor Signal Conditioning –
FPAA Alternative
External
Stimulus
Sensor

Stimulus

Signal
Conditioning ADC Processing System/Plant

Dedicated signal conditioning

AN220E04 – Dynamically Reconfigurable FPAA

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 Sensor –
Basic System Block Diagram 1
Sensor Stimulus

Linearization
External
Stimulus Summation

Rectification Output to
Amp Control System
Phase Detection

SENSOR Threshold Detection

Integration

AN220E04 – Dynamically Reconfigurable FPAA

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 Sensor –
Basic System Block Diagram 2
Sensor Stimulus

External
Stimulus
Signal Micro Output to the
ADC DAC
Conditioner Controller Control System
SENSOR

Memory /
Software

AN220E04 – Dynamically Reconfigurable FPAA

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 Sensor –
Basic System Block Diagram 3
On Board
Processor/
DSP

Sensor Stimulus

External
Stimulus
Signal Output to the
ADC DAC
Conditioner Control System

SENSOR

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AN220E04 – Dynamically Reconfigurable FPAA
 Sensor Linearization – The FPAA Way

FPAA resources

NTC Analog core cell

thermistor-based
sensors

SAR ADC LUT

interface

0.35 3
35
0.30 2.5
30
0.25 25 2

Voltage
Voltage

0.20 20 1.5
Gain

0.15 15
1
0.10 10
0.05 5 0.5
0.00 0 0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 0.00 0.10 0.20 0.30 0.40 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80

Temperature (C) V oltage Temperature (C)

Sensor outputs are non-linear Signal dependent gains Identical, linear

and different (up to 255 steps) temperature/voltage
characteristic for both sensors

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 Sensor – The Anadigm® Advantage

z Software design environment

 AnadigmDesigner®2

 Simple implementation of complex functions

 Rapid prototype and test

z Anadigm® FPAA platform

 Addresses multiple sensors

‰ Allows tuning the data acquisition board for

multiple sensors
 Zoom in on specific portions of the sensor curve

z Signal conditioning
 Adaptive

 Under real time control

 Added precision

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