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SENSOR SIGNAL CONDITIONING USING FIELD PROGRAMMABLE ANALOGUE ARRAYS (FPAA) 传感器信号调理应用现场可编程模拟阵列(FPAA) ABSTRACT Field Programmable Analogue Array (FPAA) is a new analogue design system. This paper introduces the application of FPAA in the signal conditioning of the temperature sensors. The major signal conditioning tasks undertaken are linearization, amplification and offset removal. Signal conditioning is very important for developing a sensor with good performance. Although there are many techniques for the signal conditioning, using FPAA has some significant advantages compared with the traditional methods. In this paper, the design, simulation and measurement results of sensor conditioning circuit using the second-generation FPAA will be presented. The results obtained show that FPAA can provide an easy, convenient and reliable way for the signal conditioning of temperature sensor . 1 INTRODUCTION Sensors are widely used in process control, automation, data acquisition, test equipment, instrumentation and communication systems. All the sensors properties are influenced by temperature, dirt and other environmental parameters. Therefore some data processing circuits are usually integrated with the sensor units depending on the requirements. Sensor signal conditioning can be defined as the manipulation of the output signal of a sensor, probe or transducer including signal conversion, attenuating, amplifying, filtering and linearising. linearising 。 Signal conditioning of any analogue signal is required when the output signal is not up to the level or form in which it is required by the system. Previous techniques of sensor signal conditioning using discrete circuits have major disadvantages such as lack of precision due to component tolerances and mismatches; techniques developed did not support complex functions and signal conditioner developed was confined to the specific sensor and cannot be used for multiple sensors. The main challenge for the sensor signal condi