SNLA399 July 2022 OPA607
Particulate Matter (PM) refers to the solid and liquid particles suspended in air. PM Sensors are used to determine the PM2.5 and PM10 particle concentration in air. Optical PM sensors use light scattering principle to determine PM concentration in air. This application report looks into a single operational amplifier (Opamp) based analog front end (AFE) solution for Particulate Matter (PM) monitoring sensors. This application note discusses how the scattered light by the particles can be converted into an output voltage proportional to the intensity of light incident on the sensor. The voltage output can be processed using various algorithms to determine the concentration and size information.