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Processing and digitizing of analogue signals
FEKT-BZDAAcad. year: 2011/2012
Understanding the challenges of the design of analog circuits for processing signals from sensors. Tools for simulation and analysis of electronic circuits, data acquisition, signal processing, hardware resources for the practical design of electronic circuits. Circuits and signal conditioning for active and passive sensors - the use of bridges, current sources, amplifiers and filters. Electronic circuitry for resistive, capacitive and inductive sensors. Conditioning and processing of signals from thermocouples, photodiodes, sensors with piezoelements. Sensors with current loop output, mixed and isolated interface. Digitization of analog signals and sensors with digital output.
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Final written exam 0 - 60
Course curriculum
2. Tools for simulation and analysis of electronic circuits. MultiSIM. Software tools for data acquisition and data processing. LabVIEW.
3. Hardware and software tools for the practical design of electronic circuits and analog and digital signals acquisition. NI ELVIS.
4. Sensors of nonelectrical quantities considered as electronic circuit components (active, passive).
5. Circuits for sensor signal conditioning - the use of bridges, current sources, amplifiers and filters.
6. Amplifiers (operational, instrumentation, charge). Bridge sensor circuits (resistive, capacitive, inductive).
7. Passive sensors - circuitry for temperature and position sensors. Sensors with high impedance.
8. Passive sensors II - circuitry for resistance strain, force, pressure and flow sensors.
9. Active sensors - circuitry for thermocouples, photodiodes.
10. Active sensors II - circuitry for sensor position, velocity and acceleration.
11. Current loop, mixed and isolated interface.
12. Converters for digitization of analog signals.
13. Sensors with digital interface (I2C, SPI, etc.).
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Basic literature
KESTER, W. Practical design techniques for sensor signal conditioning. Analog Devices, Inc., USA, 1999. ISBN 0-916550-20-6. (EN)
PUNČOCHÁŘ, J. Operační zesilovače v elektronice. BEN - technická literatura, Praha, 5. vydání, 2002. 288 s. ISBN 80 7300-058-X. (CS)
Recommended reading
KŘIŠŤAN, L., VACHALA, V. Příručka pro navrhování elektronických obvodů. SNTL - Nakladatelství technické literatury n. p. Praha, 1. vydání, 1982. 400 s. (CS)
SHEINGOLD, D. H. Transducer Interfacing Handbook - A Guide to Analog Signal Conditioning. Analog Device, Inc., USA, 1. vydání, březen 1980. 231 s. ISBN 0 916550-05-2. (EN)
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