Author:
Goyal Deepak,Patra Soumyabrata,Sapre Atharva,Kaur Manmeet,Ramgir Niranjan S.
Abstract
AbstractWe report the design and development of simple and economical Arduino-based four-channel data acquisition system with digital temperature control that is suitable for sensor parameter optimization involved in the search of appropriate chemiresistive gas sensing material for a particular gas. The developed system is capable of simultaneously capturing the data as well as controlling the desired operating temperature (up to 300 °C) of four sensing elements. This is achieved by employing sixteen analog and digital channels of the Arduino nano microcontroller. The sensing circuit is capable of recording the resistance changes from 20 kΩ to 5 MΩ at a rate of 15 kHz. The developed system has been tested rigorously, validated and demonstrated for its effectiveness towards investigating the gas sensing properties of chemiresistive NO2 sensors realized using ZnO nanowires. The present simple and low-cost alternative finds its application for developing the target specific chemiresistive sensors in particular for investigating the gas sensing properties of metal oxide semiconductors.
Funder
Babha Atomic Research Centre
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC