I�C was made to communicate over short distances between printed circuit boards and is a simple, 8-bit serial data bus. In the meantime, it isn’t only PCB-mountable pressure sensors that use the I�C signal for data transfer, but additionally pressure sensors remote from customer electronics.
Remote sensors usually have the benefit of being less sensitive to contaminated or aggressive media and having the capacity to measure directly at the process. Regarding sensors mounted directly on the circuit board, the sensor element is, in many cases, exposed right to the medium. With remote sensors, steel or ceramic generally serve as the wetted surface.
I�C circuit
The I�C bus, alongside both supply lines, requires only two further lines:
SCL (serial clock line)
SDA (serial data line)
Additional possibilities through I�C
The I�C bus is really a well-known standard in electronics, offering additional possibilities for communication with a pressure sensor than having an analogue signal:
In the info protocol, in addition to the pressure value, a temperature value and diagnostic information (for example an integrity test of the info transfer) could be transmitted with a status byte.
Several pressure sensors could be connected to a bus line as ?slaves? to the customer electronics that functions as a ?master?.
On the customer side, as opposed to using pressure sensors with analogue signals, the analogue-to-digital conversion of the pressure value for further signal processing is unnecessary since the pressure value has already been present in digital form. Apocalypse plays a part in faster and easier signal processing.
Expert for communication could be built with standard components easily available on the market.
Often, I�C signal pressure sensors are also optimised to take less energy, making them ideal for battery-powered applications. In the WIKA portfolio, for example, this pertains to the MPR-1 pressure sensor module.
Boundary conditions with the use of I�C
Since I�C isn’t a fieldbus, long wire lengths aren’t recommended. The maximum wire length depends, in detail, on the operating environment and the corresponding disturbing influences. I�C communication is most beneficial used in projects where in fact the pressure sensor or the pressure sensor module is built-into the customer product and therefore protected against external influences. It should also be noted that with any digitally processed signal, the response time because of discrete-time sampling will be somewhat slower than for an analogue, continuous signal.
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Your contact person will undoubtedly be happy to help you with any more questions on digital interfaces.
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