MEASURING TEMPERATURES USING THERMISTORS

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	MEASURING TEMPERATURES USING THERMISTORS
by Jonathan Valvano Start ı Alternative Transducers ı Resistance vs. Temperature Calibration ı Dissipation Constant ı Low-Cost Embedded Temperature Measurement ı High-Precision Temperature Measurement ı Sources and PDF SOURCES and PDF Download the PDF of this Article. Jonathan W. Valvano is a full professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Texas at Austin, teaching and performing research since 1981 in the fields of medical instrumentation and embedded systems. He received his BS and MS degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT in 1977. He received his doctorate in 1981 in Medical Engineering from the Harvard University/MIT Health Sciences and Technology Program. He has authored over 60 journal articles, four book chapters, and one textbook. He can be reached at valvano@uts.cc.utexas.edu, or visit his web site at http://www.ece.utexas.edu/~valvano. REFERENCES J. Valvano, "Temperature Measurements," in Advances In Heat Transfer: Bioengineering Heat Transfer, Academic Press, Volume 22, pp. 359ı436, 1992. J. Valvano and Pearce, A.J. Welch and Martin van Gemert ed., "Measurement of Temperature," in Optical-Thermal Response of Laser Irradiated Tissue, Plenum Press, pp. 489ı534, 1995. J. Valvano, Embedded Microcomputer Systems: Real Time Interfacing, Chapters 6, 11, 12, and 15, Brooks-Cole Publishing, 2000. SOURCES PCL711 ADC board PCLabs (423) 547-0651 Thermistors Thermometrics (732) 287-2870 Fax: (732) 287-8847 www.thermometrics.com 6812 Adapt12 microcomputer Technological Arts (416) 963-8996 www.interlog.com/~techart ICC12 Compiler ImageCraft (408) 749-0702 www.imagecraft.com PREVIOUS Circuit Cellar provides up-to-date information for engineers. Visit www.circuitcellar.com for more information and additional articles. For subscription information, call (860) 875-2199, subscribe@circuitcellar.com or subscribe online. ıCircuit Cellar, the Magazine for Computer Applications. Posted with permission.