There are generally two types of accelerometers currently available—capacitor-based and thermal versions—and both are microelectromechanical devices (MEMS). So what’s the difference ...

Automation sensors and other specialist instrumentation used in the food and beverageindustries are often required to deliver the tricky balance between reliability, product safety and affordability.

For analog sensors, part of the challenge is that the ADCs and DACs must be matched to the sensor or control devices. Likewise, the data used with these interfaces needs to be scaled accordingly.