描述 Description

The MAX1460 implements a revolutionary concept in signal conditioning, where the output of its 16-bit analog-to-digital converter (ADC) is digitally corrected over the specified temperature range. This feature can be readily exploited by industrial and medical market segments, in applications such as sensors and smart batteries. Digital correction is provided by an internal digital signal processor (DSP) and on-chip 128-bit EEPROM containing user-programmed calibration coefficients. The conditioned output is available as a 12-bit digital word and as a ratiometric (proportional to the supply voltage) analog voltage using an on-board 12-bit digital-to-analog converter (DAC). The uncommitted op amp can be used to filter the analog output, or implement a 2-wire, 4-20mA transmitter.
The analog front end includes a 2-bit programmable-gain amplifier (PGA) and a 3-bit coarse-offset (CO) DAC, which condition the sensor's output. This coarsely corrected signal is digitized by a 16-bit ADC. The DSP uses the digitized sensor signal, the temperature sensor, and correction coefficients stored in the internal EEPROM to produce the conditioned output.
Multiple or batch manufacturing of sensors is supported with a completely digital test interface. Built-in testability features on the MAX1460 result in the integration of three traditional sensor-manufacturing operations into one automated process:
Pretest: Data acquisition of sensor performance under the control of a host test computer. Calibration and Compensation: Computation and storage of calibration and compensation coefficients determined from transducer pretest data. Final Test Operation: Verification of transducer calibration and compensation, without removal from the pretest socket.
The MAX1460 evaluation kit (EV kit) allows fast evaluation and prototyping, using a piezoresistive transducer (PRT) and a Windows?-based PC. The user-friendly EV kit simplifies small-volume prototyping; it is not necessary to fully understand the test-system interface, the calibration algorithm, or many other details to evaluate the MAX1460 with a particular sensor. Simply plug the PRT into the EV kit, plug the EV kit into a PC parallel port, connect the sensor to an excitation source (such as a pressure controller), and run the MAX1460 EV kit software. An oven is required for thermal compensation.

特性 Features

? Low-Noise, 400μA Single-Chip Sensor Signal Conditioning
? High-Precision Front End Resolves Less than 1μV of Differential Input Signal
? On-Chip DSP and EEPROM Provide Digital Correction of Sensor Errors
? 16-Bit Signal Path Compensates Sensor Offset and Sensitivity and Associated Temperature Coefficients
? 12-Bit Parallel Digital Output
? Analog Output
? Compensates a Wide Range of Sensor Sensitivity and Offset
? Single-Shot Automated Compensation Algorithm-No Iteration Required
? Built-In Temperature Sensor
? Three-State, 5-Wire Serial Interface Supports High-Volume Manufacturing

應用 Application

? 潛入式計算機與液位測量
? 流量計
? 手持式儀表(PDA、掌上電腦)
? 水壓系統(tǒng)
? 工業(yè)壓力傳感器與4mA至20mA發(fā)送器
? 壓阻式壓力及加速度變送器與發(fā)送器
? 智能電池組/充電器
? 稱重儀與張力測量

簡介

MAX1460屬于集成電路（IC）的專用。由制造生產(chǎn)的MAX1460專用該系列產(chǎn)品可提供所需的功能，用以將信息源/信宿連到各種復雜或范圍狹窄應用中的傳感器、變送器、致動器、傳輸介質(zhì)或其他此類端點。例如，汽車安全氣囊驅動器、車身控制和信息娛樂總線、自適應電纜均衡器、智能卡等等。