Sensors and Sensor Circuit Design

This course may also be credited toward ECEA 5340 in the CU Boulder Electrical Engineering Master of Science program. Upon completion of this course, you will be able to: ● Understand how to select the appropriate thermal, flow, or rotating sensor to obtain real-time process data. ● Implement thermal sensors in an embedded system in both hardware and software. ● Add a sensor and sensor interface to a microprocessor development kit. ● Create hardware and firmware to process sensor signals and feed the data to a microprocessor for further evaluation. ● Investigate sensor signal noise and apply appropriate hardware techniques to reduce it to an acceptable level. To complete the two course projects based on the videos in this module, you will need to purchase the following components. Note that if you have already purchased the PSOC 5LP PROTOTYPING KIT, you do not need to purchase it again. These parts can be purchased from the Digikey website, www.digikey.com. Or, you can obtain the specifications from the website and purchase them elsewhere. The part numbers are printed here so you can copy and paste them into the Digikey website. You will need one of each. 428-3390-ND NHD-0216BZ-RN-YBW-ND 570-1229-ND A105970CT-ND Additional equipment required: - Wire - various thicknesses and lengths - Breadboard - Oscilloscope - suggested models: o PICOSCOPE 2204A-D2 at www.digikey.com or o Digilent 410-324 | OpenScope MZ at www.newark.com Depending on your budget, you may also want to consider the following models: o Hantek HT6022BE20MHz - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B009H4AYII o SainSmart DSO212 - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074QBQNB7 o PoScope Mega50 USB - https://www.robotshop.com/en/poscope-mega50-usb-mso-oscilloscope.html o ADALM2000 - https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/analog-devices-inc./ADALM2000/7019661