I�C was designed to communicate over short distances between printed circuit boards and is a simple, 8-bit serial data bus. For the time being, it is not only PCB-mountable pressure sensors that utilize the I�C signal for data transfer, but also pressure sensors remote from customer electronics.
Remote sensors usually have the benefit of being less sensitive to contaminated or aggressive media and to be able to measure directly at the process. Regarding No Obligation mounted directly on the circuit board, the sensor element is, oftentimes, exposed directly 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, as well as 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.
Buy could be linked to a bus line as ?slaves? to the customer electronics that functions as a ?master?.
On the customer side, as opposed to the utilization of pressure sensors with analogue signals, the analogue-to-digital conversion of the pressure value for further signal processing is unnecessary because the pressure value has already been present in digital form. This contributes to faster and easier signal processing.
The electronics for communication can be built with standard components readily 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 applies to the MPR-1 pressure sensor module.
Boundary conditions by using I�C
Since I�C is not a fieldbus, long wire lengths aren’t recommended. The utmost wire length depends, in detail, on the operating environment and the corresponding disturbing influences. I�C communication is most beneficial used in projects where the pressure sensor or the pressure sensor module is built-into the customer product and thus protected against external influences. It will 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 assist you to with any further questions on digital interfaces.
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