Question 705064
A piezoresistive pressure sensor utilizes change in electrical resistance () with change in pressure () as , where and . A current of is passed through the sensor and the resultant voltage drop is measured using an analog-to-digital (ADC) converter having a range 0 to 1 V. If a pressure change of 1 mbar is to be measured, amongst the given options, the minimum number of bits needed for the ADC is
12
14
8
10
Detailed Solution
The resolution required is based on the smallest step. For an ADC, . Given the constraints, calculation leads to . Taking the log base 2, . Thus, the minimum number of bits required is 10.
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