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Last Updated on: Friday, October 16, 2009 03:42 AM


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8-Lead LLP Thermal Performance and Design Guidelines - National Semiconductor Application Note  (app note added 2/06)
A Simple Thermistor Interface to an ADC - Maxim Application Notes / 1753 / Oct-03  (app note added 7/06)
A Thermoelectric Cooler Temperature Controller for Fiber Optic Lasers - AN89 Linear Technology This application note presents circuitry for maintaining 0.01°C temperature control of fiber optic lasers over wide ambient range variations. The circuitry also features high efficiency power delivery, compact size and low noise. Detailed descriptions of circuitry and results are given with special emphasis on rmal loop optimization. An appended....
Accelerometer Output gives Temperature Info - 11/19/98 EDN-Design Ideas:.....(design idea added 3/03)  
Accompanying Source Code  - AN-661 Analog Devices Application Note  (app note added 2/06)
Accuracies of the AD590 - AN-272 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)  Tables show maximum errors by grade for applications involving limited temperature spans.
Accurate USB 2.0 temperature Sensorneeds only a handful of parts - 05/24/07 EDN-Design Ideas:  A USB-to-serial converter forms the heart of an accurate USB temperature sensor.....(design idea added 5/07)
AD7416 Connects to the PIC16F84 via Emulated I²C™ Interface - AN-561 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)
AD7416/AD7417/AD7418 Power-On Reset Circuit - AN-588 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)  If a large number of decoupling capacitors are used on  VDD line, re-applying power before VDD has discharged to 0 V can cause  AD7416/AD7417/AD7418 to reset into an unknown. state.
Adaptable Video Thermometer - The temperature is shown on an ordinary TV with crisp, full color graphics. Animation and sound can be easily added.  Pictures are recorded on a DVD or CD and can be varied according to the application.  Amazingly simple and cheap design (fits a $10 budget). Software tools are free.....(added 06/05)
ADC's Reference Improves RTD Measurements - 10/27/94 EDN-Design Ideas:  Temperature measurements using RTDs (resistance-temperature detectors)generally employ bridge circuits with stable power supplies for signal conditioning. Unfortunately, this scheme generally produces nonlinear outputs. A linear bridge configuration that uses two identical current sources depends on  accuracy of matching  sources.....(design idea added 9/04)
ADN8830-EVAL TEC Controller Instructions - AN-705 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)
ADUC814 to ADM1032 via I2C® Interface - AN-661 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)  Even though  ADuC814 has an on-chip ±1.5°C temperature sensor, configured through  on-board ADC registers, it is often required that a remote or external temperature sensor be used.
AN1001: IC Temperature Sensor Accuracy Compensation with a PICmicro Microcontroller - Microchip Application Note Published 14-Nov-05  (app note added 2/06)
AN-1201: 8-Lead LLP Thermal Performance and Design Guidelines - National Semiconductor Application Note  (app note added 2/06)
AN-1256: Tiny Temperature Sensors for Portable Systems - National Semiconductor Application Note  (app note added 2/06)
AN-18: Thermometer Applications of the REF-02 - AN-18 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)
AN-214: Ground Rules for High Speed Circuits - AN-214 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)  Layout and Wiring Are Critical in Video Converter Circuits.
AN-225: IC Temperature Sensor Provides Thermocouple Cold-Junction Compensation - National Semiconductor Application Note  (app note added 2/06)
AN-272: Accuracies of the AD590 - AN-272 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)  Tables show maximum errors by grade for applications involving limited temperature spans.
AN-273: Use of the AD590 Temperature Transducer in a Remote Sensing Application - AN-273 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)
AN-274: Taking the Uncertainty Out of Thermocouple Temperature Measurement - AN-274 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)
AN290 Practical Temperature Measurement - Aligent App Note  (app note added 6/07)
AN-345: Grounding for Low-and-High-Frequency Circuits - AN-345 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)  Know Your Ground and Signal Paths for Effective Designs. Current Flow Seeks Path of Least Impedance-Not Just Resistance....
AN-347: Shielding and Guarding - AN-347 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)  How to Exclude Interference-Type Noise. What to do and Why to do it-A Rational Approach
AN-348: Avoiding Passive-Component Pitfalls - AN-348 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)  The Wrong Passive Component Can Derail Even  Best Op Amp or Data Converter. Here Are Some Basic Traps to Watch For.
AN-349: Keys to Longer Life for CMOS - AN-349 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 09/08) Here's How CMOS Can be Protected Against Abuse
AN-354: Ask the Applications Engineer 1-Multi Troubles - AN-354 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)  Addresses problems often encountered with LOG Circuits, Time Division Analog Multiplexing, and ADC Power Strobing
AN-369: Thermocouple Signal Conditioning using the AD594/AD595 - AN-369 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)  This application note reviews rmocouple basics and illustrates circuit designs for rmocouple signal conditioning using  AD594/AD595.
AN38 Basic introduction to the use of the ZNI1000 Nickel Temperature Sensor - Zetec Semiconductors  Applications Notes This application note describes  ZNI1000 temperature sensor, which uses a nickel element connected between 2 pins of a SOT23 package to measure temperature accurately. Temperature can be measured to within ± 2°C down to -55°C and to within ± 1.5°C up to +150°C.   (app note added 2/06)
AN-395: Interfacing the AD22100 Temperature Sensor to a Low Cost Single-Chip Microcontroller - AN-395 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)  The AD22100 is a new monolithic silicon temperature sensor with several unique attributes. These attributes make it easier to interface  AD22100 to microcontrol-lers than or temperature sensor ICs.
AN-460: LM34/LM35 Precision Monolithic Temperature Sensors - National Semiconductor Application Note  (app note added 2/06)
AN512: Implementing Ohmmeter/Temperature Sensor - Microchip Application Note Published 26-Aug-97  (app note added 2/06)
AN-561: AD7416 Connects to the PIC16F84 via Emulated I²C™ Interface - AN-561 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)
AN-588: AD7416/AD7417/AD7418 Power-On Reset Circuit - AN-588 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)  If a large number of decoupling capacitors are used on  VDD line, re-applying power before VDD has discharged to 0 V can cause  AD7416/AD7417/AD7418 to reset into an unknown. state.
AN-655: Tunable Laser Reference Design for Designers with the ADUC832/ADN8830/ADN2830 - AN-655 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)
AN-661 Accompanying Source Code - AN-661  Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)  Accompanying Source Code
AN-661: ADUC814 to ADM1032 via I2C® Interface - AN-661 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)  Even though  ADuC814 has an on-chip ±1.5°C temperature sensor, configured through  on-board ADC registers, it is often required that a remote or external temperature sensor be used.
AN679: Temperature Sensing Technologies - Microchip Application Note Published 10-Aug-99  (app note added 2/06)
AN684: Single Supply Temperature Sensing with Thermocouples - Microchip Application Note Published 10-Aug-99  (app note added 2/06)
AN685: Thermistors in Single Supply Temperature Sensing Circuits - Microchip Application Note Published 27-Jul-04  (app note added 2/06)
AN-686: Implementing an I2C® Reset - AN-686 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)
AN687: Precision Temperature Sensing with RTD Circuits - Microchip Application Note Published 27-Jul-04  (app note added 2/06)
AN-699: Noise Filtering and the ADT7461 - AN-699 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)
AN-702: Using the ADT7461 as a Multichannel Temperature Sensor - AN-702 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)
AN-705: ADN8830-EVAL TEC Controller Instructions - AN-705 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)
AN720: Measuring Temperature using the Watch Dog Timer WDT - Microchip Application Note Published 28-Feb-01  (app note added 2/06)
AN761: LDO Thermal Considerations - Microchip Application Note Published 12-Nov-02  (app note added 2/06)
AN762: AN762 Applications of the TC62X Solid-state Temperature Sensors - Microchip Application Note Published 23-Jun-04  (app note added 2/06)
AN-772: A Design and Manufacturing Guide for the Lead Frame Chip Scale Package - AN-772 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)
AN773: Application Circuits of the TC620/TC621 Solid-State Temperature Sensors - Microchip Application Note Published 16-Aug-04  (app note added 2/06)
AN828: Measuring Temperature with the PIC16F84A Watchdog Timer Application Note - Microchip Application Note Published 19-Feb-02  (app note added 2/06)
AN850: Inductively Coupled Thermistor - Microchip Application Note Published 21-Jul-02  (app note added 2/06)
AN867: Temperature Sensing with a Programmable Gain Amplifier - Microchip Application Note Published 26-Jun-03  (app note added 2/06)
AN871: Solving Thermal Measurement Problems using the TC72 and TC77 Digital Silicon Temperature Sensors - Microchip Application Note Published 15-Aug-03  (app note added 2/06)
AN895: Oscillator Circuits for RTD Temperature Sensors - Microchip Application Note Published 17-May-04  (app note added 2/06)
AN897: Thermistor Temperature Sensing with MCP6S2X PGA - Microchip Application Note Published 11-Feb-04  (app note added 2/06)
AN897: Thermistor Temperature Sensing with MCP6SX2 PGAs - Microchip Application Note Published 21-Oct-04  (app note added 2/06)
AN913: Interfacing the TC77 Thermal Sensor to a PICmicro® Microcontroller - Microchip Application Note Published 3-Mar-04  (app note added 2/06)
AN929: Temperature Measurement Circuits for Embedded Applications - Microchip Application Note Published 6-May-04  (app note added 2/06)
AN938: Interfacing the TC1047A Analog Output Temperature Sensor to a PICmicro® Microcontroller - Microchip Application Note Published 22-Feb-05  (app note added 2/06)
AN940: Interfacing the TC72 SPI™ Digital Temperature Sensor to a PICmicro® MCU - Microchip Application Note Published 16-Aug-04  (app note added 2/06)
AN981: Interfacing a MCP9700 Analog Temperature Sensor to a PICmicro Microcontroller - Microchip Application Note Published 1-Apr-05  (app note added 2/06)
AN988: Interfacing the MCP9800 I2c Digital Temperature Sensor to a Picmicro Microcontroller - Microchip Application Note Published 16-May-05  (app note added 2/06)
Application Circuits of the TC620/TC621 Solid-State Temperature Sensors - Microchip Application Note Published 16-Aug-04  (app note added 2/06)
Applications of the TC62X Solid-state Temperature Sensors - Microchip Application Note Published 23-Jun-04  (app note added 2/06)
Ask the Applications Engineer 1-Multi Troubles - AN-354 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)  Addresses problems often encountered with LOG Circuits, Time Division Analog Multiplexing, and ADC Power Strobing
Automatic Heat Detector - (electronic circuit added 4/05)
Avoiding Passive-Component Pitfalls - AN-348 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)  The Wrong Passive Component Can Derail Even  Best Op Amp or Data Converter. Here Are Some Basic Traps to Watch For.
Bang Bang Thermostat is Simple and Efficient - 11/06/97 EDN-Design Ideas:  Perhaps  simplest and oldest feedback loop is  nonproportional, all-or-nothing, "bang-bang" rmostat ….....(design idea added 03/03/03)
Basic introduction to the use of the ZNI1000 Nickel Temperature Sensor - Zetec Semiconductors  Applications Notes This application note describes  ZNI1000 temperature sensor, which uses a nickel element connected between 2 pins of a SOT23 package to measure temperature accurately. Temperature can be measured to within ± 2°C down to -55°C and to within ± 1.5°C up to +150°C.   (app note added 2/06)
Battery operated remote temperature Sensordrives 4  to 20 mA current loop - 12/17/04 EDN-Design Ideas:  You can remotely measure temperature using a 4- to 20-mA current loop as long as 4000 feet and a battery-powered, white-light LED driver. You usually configure this equipment to provide a programmable, constant current to an LED from a battery source. The TPS62300 series of ICs, for example, converts a battery voltage of 2.....(design idea added 12/04)
Bridge temperature measurement Allows software compensation - 08/17/00 EDN-Design Ideas:  / (circuit design added 11/05)   
Build a DS1621 PC Thermometer - Since I have no time to build a million pcTHERMs, I give you the plans and the software to build one on your own. This project is easy enough for beginners, the only difficulties possibly arising from serial port hardware incompatibility from PC to PC. In the single-sensor version, you need only the sensor IC, a voltage regulator and and handful of diodes and resistors. Build it, and learn the secrets of IIC bus, how to implement IIC bus using only two resistors and a couple of zeners, how to drive it on a serial port using Visual Basic...(design added 6/05)
Car Temperature Gauge - The Car Temperature Gauge is basically the same circuit as March's project with some minor changes to the input circuit. This circuit will display the water temperature to 1 degree resolution.….(added 6/07)
Celsius to digital thermometer Works with remote sensor - 04/15/04 EDN-Design Ideas:  You can use a single-supply system to precisely measure  temperature at a remote location with less than 1°C error over a 0 to 100°C range (Figure 1). The circuit includes T1, a low-cost AD590 temperature sensor; IC1, an AD8541 rail-to-rail amplifier; four resistors; a trimming potentiometer; and an ADC.....(design idea added 1/05)
Circuit Forms Multichannel Temperature Monitor - 03/04/04 EDN-Design Ideas:  You can use an ADT7461 single-channel temperature monitor, an ADG708 low-voltage, low-leakage CMOS 8-to-1 multiplexer, and three standard 2N3906 pnp transistors to measure the temperatures of three separate remote thermal zones (Figure 1). Multiplexers have an inherent-resistance on-resistance; the channel matching and flatness of this resistance normally results in a varying temperature offset.....(design idea added 1/05)
Circuit Linearizes Converts Thermistor Data - 12/07/95 EDN-Design Ideas:  (design idea added 3/03)
Circuit provides cold junction compensation - 11/28/02 EDN-Design Ideas:   The accuracy of any circuit or system that uses a thermocouple to determine the temperature of a process is limited by the accuracy of the method used to perform cold-junction compensation. In a thermocouple measurement, two wires of dissimilar metal join together at the "hot," or measurement, junction.....(design idea added 1/05)
Cold Activated Switch zen22142 - A simple thermistor triggered cold switch with adjustable threshold.  (added 10/05)

 
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