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214 5 Interface Electronic Circuits<br />

(A)<br />

(B)<br />

(C)<br />

Fig. 5.49. Connections <strong>of</strong> an input cable to a reference potential.<br />

Fig. 5.50. Cable shield is erroneously<br />

grounded at both ends.<br />

difference (V n ) between two “grounds” will cause the shield current i s to flow<br />

which may induce a noise voltage into the center conductor via magnetic coupling.<br />

• If a sensor is enclosed into a shield box and data are transmitted via a shielded<br />

cable (Fig. 5.49C), the cable shield must be connected to the box. It is a good<br />

practice to use a separate conductor for the reference potential (“ground”) inside<br />

the shield, and not use the shield for any other purposes except shielding. Do not<br />

allow shield current to exist.<br />

• Never allow the shield to be at any potential with respect to the reference potential<br />

(except in the case <strong>of</strong> driven shields, as shown in Fig. 5.4B). The shield voltage<br />

couples to the center conductor (or conductors) via a cable capacitance.<br />

• Connect shields to a ground via short wires to minimize inductance. This is especially<br />

important when both analog and digital signals are transmitted.<br />

5.9.4 Bypass Capacitors<br />

The bypass capacitors are used to maintain a low power-supply impedance at the point<br />

<strong>of</strong> a load. Parasitic resistance and inductance in supply lines mean that the power-

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