Sensors Technical Articles

Working with IMUs can maddening for a variety of reasons, but what scares people the most is usually the math.

A quick walkthrough of how to analyze data from a custom precision sensor system.

When working with high-precision sensors, it's crucial to consider housing. In this article, we discuss an approach to designing a custom board holder for an inclinometer subsystem....

This article goes over the design of firmware for a custom PCB project: a precision inclinometer subsystem.

So you have a schematic. How do you lay out your custom board? In this article, we'll go over the challenges and solutions I came across in designing a custom PCB for an inclinometer...

This project series details the design and construction of a precision inclinometer based on the Murata SCA103T-D04. This article looks at schematic design considerations....

This article explores basic characteristics and common applications of a technology that has been incorporated into a wide variety of high-performance electronic devices....

This article explores charge-amplifier design details, including ESD protection and frequency response.

In this article we’ll explore a circuit that produces an output voltage proportional to the charge generated by a piezoelectric transducer....

This article explains some theory behind piezoelectric sensors and presents an equivalent circuit that you can use when you’re designing sensor systems....

This article discusses the PCB layout for a power-supply circuit that generates a regulated 3.3 V rail from a small solar cell.

This article discusses a 3.3 V power-supply circuit that is built around an inductorless DC/DC converter and a solar cell.

This article discusses details that will help you choose the right kind of solar cell and successfully incorporate it into your next project....

This article presents the equivalent circuit for a solar cell and discusses some implementation details.

In this article, we will assess and characterize the hardware of two power management IC development boards from Cypress Semiconductor, designed for energy-harvesting applications....

This technical brief discusses a parameter that conveys the sensitivity of an optical detector.

This article, part of AAC’s Analog Circuit Collection, presents a straightforward circuit that allows you to measure temperature with little more than a diode and a BJT....

This article provides a closer look at the PCB design considerations and programming of a custom capacitive touch interface device.

This article, part of AAC’s Analog Circuit Collection, presents a simple yet effective replacement for ADC-based window detection.