MAX17843 High-Voltage Smart Sensor Analog Devices Inc. MAX17843 High-Voltage Smart Sensor is a programmable, highly integrated, high-voltage, 12-channel battery-monitoring smart data-acquisition interface with extensive safety features. The sensor is optimized for use with batteries in automotive systems, hybrid electric battery packs, electric cars, and any system that stacks long series strings of secondary metal batteries. This highly integrated battery sensor incorporates a high-speed differential UART bus for robust daisy-chained serial communication.