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 According to a Design News article, digital signal
controllers (DSCs) are offering a boost to embedded sensor-based
applications in search of greater intelligence. The time-tested method
of using sensors and computing intelligence to monitor and control a
process typically employs analog signal conditioning, sampling and
digital conversion, and a microcontroller. DSCs essentially roll all of
these functions into a single chip. The result is a more cost-effective
solution. But DSC makers also claim they can better filter sensor
signal noise, compensate for sensor degradation over time, and deal
with sensor-to-sensor variability. Applications may expand into radar systems, RFID readers and barcode scanners, and in pressure/torque/inertial/capacitive-sensing measurement systems.
How are you using DSCs?
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