Smart Cable Air

SCA is a multi-sensor microsystem (MSM) to monitor for the presence of toxic chemicals (TICs), pollutants, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and flammable gases in air.

At the core of SCA there is SENSIPLUS, the Sensichips microsensor platform that can interrogate on-chip and off-chip sensors with its versatile and accurate Electrical Impedance Spectrometer (EIS). Analytics  performed with EIS allow to exploit chemisorption or ReDox dynamics of the sensitive film to aid gas discrimination. Alternate Current (AC) readout is less sensitive to drifts plus EIS allows to derive an R/C equivalent circuit of the sensor to decouple components that drift from the ones that represent the response to the gas, in support of drift mitigation algorithms. Thanks to its versatile analytical instruments and availability of on-board Interdigitated Electrodes, SCA is also an excellent experimental board for new sensitive materials. Several SCAs can be installed onto long cables for large area continuous monitoring.

Specifications

ELECTRICAL
Supply Voltage1.5-3.6V
Max Current0.4mA continuous when reading on-chip sensors with EIS
Size5.5×3.9mm
InterfaceI3C or SENSIBUS, single data wire multidrop sensor array cable interface, 1.5-3.6V
Unique IdentifierOTP 48bits Unique Device Identifier, 16bits User Defined
ELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY
Frequency3.1mHz to 1.2MHz
Vpp output sinewave156mV to 2.8Vpp
Coherent demodulation1st, 2nd or 3rd harmonic
OutputReciprocal of real or imagery component
Wide Measurement RangeFrom ohms to 100MΩ
TEMPERATURE
Range-40°C to 125°C
Accuracy±0.1°C
POLYMMIDE
DetectsRelative Humidity, Vapors
Range0% to 100%
Accuracy±0.5%
ALUMINUM OXIDE
DetectsIonized Particles and Vapors, i.e. Acids, Ammonia dissolved in water
Limit of detection1ppm Ammonium
HEATED TIN OXIDE
DetectsAir contaminants, Flammables, Cigarette smoke
Limit of detection100ppb H2

Measurements

Applications

  • Indoor air quality monitors
  • Air cleaners
  • Ventilation control
  • Hazards monitor
Cables equipped with SCA arrays allow large area monitoring of gases, and estimation of gas cloud propagation direction, velocity and concentration.

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