Essential IoT Sensors: Are You Choosing the Right One?

Keywords: IoT, sensors, MEMS sensors, piezoelectric sensors, applications, differences

In the coming years, the IoT industry will continue to thrive, and within it, sensor products occupy a very important position. Manufacturers are increasingly launching sensor products tailored for different applications, so comparing and selecting suitable sensor products will take a considerable amount of time. Factors such as integration level, noise, power consumption, accuracy, size, environmental temperature, and pressure are all considerations when selecting sensors.
How to choose the right sensor for IoT applications? With this question in mind, this time, the sensor expert shared with us the basic elements of sensor selection. Furthermore, he discussed how to accurately grasp the key parameters of the product according to the target application; at the same time, he also introduced the advanced process technology and rich product line of sensor products.

Interview Guest

Essential IoT Sensors: Are You Choosing the Right One?

Neil Zhao

ADIAPAC MEMS Product Marketing and Application Manager

PART 1: Key Points for Sensor Selection

In the first part of the interview, Neil introduced the history of ADI MEMS and shared key points to consider when selecting sensors, using different application fields as examples—such as industrial applications and some extreme environments.

Essential IoT Sensors: Are You Choosing the Right One?

PART 2: Core Parameters in Applications

In the second part of the interview, Neil specifically illustrated how to accurately grasp the most critical parameters in sensor selection for specific application scenarios. For example:

  • For industrial IoT—such as detection and early warning in geological disaster applications—the importance of noise, power consumption, and reliability in sensor selection.

  • The significance of vibration correction errors in autonomous driving applications under strong seismic conditions.

At the same time, Neil also compared the differences between traditional piezoelectric sensors and MEMS sensors, detailing how MEMS sensors achieve high availability from a technical perspective.

Essential IoT Sensors: Are You Choosing the Right One?

Related Product Information

  • IMU Inertial Measurement Unit

  • ADXL354/ADXL355 Three-Axis MEMS Accelerometer

  • ADXL356/ADXL357 Three-Axis MEMS Accelerometer

  • ADXL1001/ADXL1002 Low Noise, Wide Bandwidth Accelerometer

More Website Resources

  • Analog Devices IoT and Smart Everything

  • Analog Devices Sensor Technology

Essential IoT Sensors: Are You Choosing the Right One?

Editor’s Note

The rise of IoT has also driven the advancement of sensor technology. On one hand, new sensor technologies and products are rapidly emerging; on the other hand, the penetration of sensors into various emerging applications is also accelerating. This requires developers to not only understand the sensors but also to comprehend the underlying principles. This is one of the most prominent insights I gained from this episode of “Experts at DK” after interviewing the experts.
So today, I would also like to hear from everyone:

What challenges have you encountered in selecting IoT sensors? Or do you have any experiences to share?

Please leave your comments below this article, and we will communicate with sensor experts about these comments for further discussion.

Essential IoT Sensors: Are You Choosing the Right One?

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