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Intersil's "DAQ on a Stick" Provides Complete Thermocouple and Strain Gauge Reference Designs Using USB and EFM32 Gecko MCUMILPITAS, CA, Feb 22, 2013 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Intersil Corporation (NASDAQ: ISIL), a leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance analog, mixed-signal and power management semiconductors, will demonstrate new thermocouple and strain gauge designs using a convenient "DAQ on a Stick" at Embedded World 2013. The "DAQ on a Stick" is a reference design highlighting Intersil's precision products with different microcontrollers. The reference designs are self-contained demonstrations showing a complete signal chain solution using Intersil parts and an Energy Micro EFM32 Leopard Gecko microcontroller. The complete reference designs are housed in a USB stick form factor. This compact design enables the user to power the application through the USB port and monitor the temperature through the GUI interface on a computer. The solutions feature a variety of Intersil ICs, including the ISL28134 low noise, zero-drift op amp, the ISL26102 24-bit delta sigma converter, and the ISL21010 precision bandgap voltage reference. The Energy Micro EFM32LG332F128 is an extremely energy efficient 32-bit ARM Cortex MCU. The thermocouple application circuit is calibrated at 25 degrees C to within +/- 0.1 degrees C using a Fluke 54II Thermometer. The accuracy of this design is down to +/-0.75% (limits of error). The software and demonstration videos can be downloaded or viewed from the Intersil website (http://www.intersil.com/en/tools/reference-designs/emicro-thermo-reference-design.html) for the thermocouple reference design and (http://www.intersil.com/en/tools/reference-designs/emicro-strain-gauge-reference-design.html) for the strain gauge reference design. The solutions will be provided to customers by Avnet Memec. Join the Conversation Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Google+ Pinterest About Avnet Memec Avnet Memec, a business unit of Avnet Electronics Marketing EMEA, is a highly specialized semiconductor distributor, operating on a pan-European basis and employing a significant number of engineers to support customers' design efforts. Avnet Memec specializes in highly innovative suppliers and technologies, which will help a variety of customers to differentiate their designs. Its area of specialization extends from Analog and Microcontrollers to RF, Datacom and Networking. The business unit operates out of 28 offices in 19 European countries and represents major semiconductor franchises on a pan-European basis. www.avnet-memec.eu About Intersil Intersil Corporation is a leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance analog, mixed-signal and power management semiconductors. The company's products address some of the largest markets within the industrial and infrastructure, personal computing and high-end consumer markets. For more information about Intersil, visit our website at www.intersil.com. Intersil and the Intersil logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intersil Corporation. All other brands, product names and marks are or may be trademarks or registered trademarks used to identify products or services of their respective owners. SOURCE: Intersil |