The acquisition of analog measured values at the edge is becoming more and more important. An analog front end for precise and problem-free acquisition of voltage, current and resistance, directly where they occur, is the most reliable way to meet the requirements of both measurement and computer technology.

The MBa117xL single-board computer has an analog front end in the form of NXP's NAFE13388 and is therefore in line with the trend and opens up numerous new application possibilities - without requiring complicated external circuitry.

The analog front-end includes two fast voltage multiplexers with low leakage current, PGA (Programmable Gain Amplifier) and buffer with low offset and low drift, a precise 24-bit delta sigma ADC with high data rate and a voltage reference with low drift.

Mainboard MBa117xL

Thus, the analog front end supports the module in the edge application, i.e. exactly where the analog data of the real world occur. Thanks to its numerous interfaces, MBa117xL can flexibly transfer the analog measured values into the digital world. Furthermore, the MBa117xL is suitable to realize the reaction of the digital world in the real world, for example by controlling actuators.

All this is pre-integrated in a user-friendly way and makes MBa117xL fit for new solution approaches and helps to optimize countless application possibilities and processes or to develop completely new applications. Various applications in smart and safe factory automation, medical technology, infrastructure projects and building automation benefit from this.

What you will learn from our whitepaper:

• What is an analog front end?
• How does it simplify the acquisition of analog measured values?
• What opportunities can be unlocked at the edge?
• What applications does this enable?