Question: You have been tasked with designing a microcontroller - based temperature control mechanism using a radiator and an air conditioner. The temperature is sensed at

You have been tasked with designing a microcontroller-based temperature control mechanism using a radiator and an air conditioner. The temperature is sensed at intervals of 10 s . If the temperature is above Tthhigh, then the air conditioner is turned on until the next measurement cycle starts. If the temperature is below Tth lew, the radiator is turned on, again until the next measurement cycle. If the temperature falls between ?bar(T)A??lew and Tc-high, the system idles.
a) What sensing mechanism will you use for the above system, if used for i) and industrial application with temperature values above 500 degC and ii) A home automation application with temperatures between -20 degC and 40 degC . What is the sensing principle for each sensor?(4 marks)
b) Elaborate on the desired characteristics for the sensors.(4 marks)
c) How will you interface the 2 different sensors to a microcontroller? (4 marks)
d) What can be the sources of error in the sensing mechanism? (4 marks)
e) If the tolerable quantization noise is 100V, determine an appropriate
Va.ar and resolution for the ADC. (4 marks)
You have been tasked with designing a

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