TIDA-00149 Reference Design

Texas Instruments

Automotive Capacitive Pressure Sensor Interface

Description

This TIDA-00149 reference design utilizes a fully integrated SOC (System on a Chip) as an interface device for piezoresistive: strain gauge and capacitive sense elements. The device incorporates the analog front end that directly connects to the sense element and has voltage regulators and oscillator. The device also includes sigma-delta analog-to-digital converter: 2 DAC outputs: 8051 WARP core microprocessor and OTP memory. Sensor compensation algorithms can be implemented in software which enables a fully configurable system that can be modified to support multiple sensor elememts. This design incorporates the PGA400Q1EVM board to create the solution.

Features
  • Single +12 VDC power-supply input for basic operation where 12V bucks down to 5V for the PGA400On-board resistive and capactive sensor simulators  PC Control with a GUI and USB Communication Board One-Wire-Interface (OWI) Activation and Communication circuitry
Applications
  • Level transmitter
  • Aircraft engine control
  • Powertrain pressure sensor
  • Pressure transmitter
Product Categories
  • Sensors

Parts

Part Number Name Companion Part
PGA400-Q1 PGA400-Q1 Buy Datasheet

Software

Bill Of Materials

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Schematic

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Other Documents

Title Updated Type Size (KB)
TIDA-00149 Gerber 02 May 2014 ZIP 1331
TIDA-00149 BOM 02 May 2014 PDF 164
TIDA-00149 Schematic and Block Diagram 02 May 2014 PDF 345