Application Note #3: Making the Switch—Understanding 16-Bit Digital Pressure Sensors
- John Valentini
- Aug 18
- 2 min read
Still clinging to your analog roots? You're not alone. But with sensor precision demands increasing across medical, industrial, and consumer applications, now’s the time to dip your toes—okay, dive headfirst—into the digital side. In the third installment of AVSensors’ 10-part series, we explore the MCT Digital Series 16-bit pressure sensors and their advantages over traditional analog designs.
This mixed-signal ASIC handles the entire signal chain, combining dual 16-bit ADCs, programmable analog front-end gain control, and a powerful DSP that applies up to third-order polynomial correction. The result? Fully compensated pressure and temperature readings—delivered via I²C or SPI—without the need for extensive external circuitry. Whether you’re designing at 3.3V or 5V, the sensor’s flexible supply range, ratiometric outputs, and configurable low-pass filtering make integration clean and scalable.
AVSensors makes digital migration easy, even if your breadboard still smells faintly of op-amps and trim pots. This application note walks through register access, I²C timing, CRC options, and data polling examples—so you don’t need to reinvent the digital wheel. Whether you're tuning for performance or shaving off system complexity, our 16-bit digital sensors give you precision and convenience without the analog headaches
Stay Tuned for Our Fourth Release!
Our fourth application note will be available late this month. This note will describe one method of temperature compensation or more simply minimize the dependence of temperature on pressure characteristics like offset and sensitivity.
AVSensors – Your Partner in Sensor Innovation.
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Ready to experience the next generation of pressure sensing technology? Contact our team today to find the perfect configuration for your application and see why our expanded pressure sensor family leads the industry in performance and innovation.
John Valentini, Business Development AV Sensors (business.development@avsensors.com)
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