TheMPX12seriesdeviceisasiliconpiezoresistivepressuresensorprovidingaveryaccurateandlinearvoltageoutput—directlyproportionaltotheappliedpressure.Thisstandard,lowcost,uncompensatedsensorpermitsmanufacturerstodesignandaddtheirownexternaltemperaturecompensatingandsignalconditioningnetworks.CompensationtechniquesaresimplifiedbecauseofthepredictabilityofMotorola’ssingleelementstraingaugedesign.