Interface circuit for an ultra low power gas sensor

Data di pubblicazione: 1 Mag 2009

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Autori: M. Cicioni, L. Bissi, Lucia Bissi, P. Placidi, Arian Shehu, A. Scorzoni, Andrea Scorzoni, E. Cozzani, Ivan Elmi, Stefano Zampolli, G.C. Cardinali, Gian Carlo Cardinali

An electronic system based on a microcontroller architecture devoted to interfacing an Ultra Low Power (ULP) Metal OXide (MOX) gas sensor is presented. The circuit controls the operating temperature and manages the acquired data. A Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) signal with variable duty cycle is used to provide power to the heating resistor in order to set the desired operating temperature. The heating resistance value is measured in the range [100 Ω - 500 Ω] with a relative error less than 1%. The circuit devoted to measure the gas concentration is based on a logarithmic amplifier which measures the current flowing in the sensing layer of the sensor. The measurand range is [30 nA - 60 μA] and the relative error on the measured current is less than 0.6%.

Editore
IEEE
Fonte
2009 IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference
Volume
3
Pagine
254-258
Citazioni
6
ID archivio
e82feb1494cb9395fc680466948a26ac
Riferimenti
Pages: 254-258