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5.8 Data Transmission 201<br />

(A)<br />

(B)<br />

(C)<br />

(D)<br />

Fig. 5.41. Connection <strong>of</strong> operational amplifiers to resistive bridge circuits (disbalanced mode).<br />

When a resistive sensor is grounded and a gain from the interface circuit is desirable,<br />

the schematic shown in Fig. 5.41D may be employed. Its transfer function is<br />

determined from<br />

V out =− n V α<br />

2 1 + 1/2n 1 + α ≈−n V<br />

α. (5.71)<br />

2 1 + 1/2n<br />

When the bridge is perfectly balanced, the output voltage V out is equal to one-half <strong>of</strong><br />

the bridge excitation voltage +V . To better utilize the operational amplifier open-loop<br />

gain, the value <strong>of</strong> n should not exceed 50.<br />

5.8 Data Transmission<br />

A signal from a sensor may be transmitted to the receiving end <strong>of</strong> the system either<br />

in a digital format or analog. In most cases, a digital format essentially requires the<br />

use <strong>of</strong> an analog-to-digital converter at the sensor’s site. The transmission in a digital<br />

format has several advantages, the most important <strong>of</strong> which is noise immunity. The

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