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The SX-10506 Xwire peripheral board interfaces a pressure sensor to a SPLat controller. As the sensors are dual port, they can measure positive pressures, vacuum and pressure differential. Typical applications would include water level sensing, clogged filter detection, air pressure regulation etc. The particular pressure sensor type used allows for different pressure ranges of:

Sensor Type NumberPressure Range
MPX5010DP0 – 1.45 PSI, 0 – 10kPa, 1 metre H20
MPX5050DP0 – 7.25 PSI, 0 – 50kPa, 5 metres H20
MPX5100DP0 – 14.5 PSI, 0 – 100kPa, 10 metres H20
MPX5500DP0 – 72.5 PSI, 0 – 500kPa
MPX5700DP0 – 101.5 PSI, 0 – 700kPa

The SX-10506 is normally supplied with an MPX5100DP sensor, unless otherwise specified. Other types may incur a lead time.