The SFM3000 is manufactured by Sensirion, and is a digital flow meter that is highly suitable for high-volume requisitions. It has a flow channel that has a very low pressure drop through the sensor element, which makes it highly suitable for medical ventilation and respiration requisitions.
The unit is bidirectionally measures the flow or air and other non-aggressive gases at rates up to 200 slm with excellent accuracy and extreme high speed. It also has an accuracy of 2% in measured value.
The unit is digitally calibrated and temperature compensated with outputs of 14-bit digital signal at a 2 kHz updated rate. It can operate from a 5 V DC supply voltage and showcases a digital 2-wire interface, which makes it easy to connect directly to a micro-controller.