> The problem which requires to be solved its a small distance measurement > at high speed (about 15cm/second) in a high EM radiation environement > (near a few KW generated from 300KHz inductors). Thinker only :-) : Capacitance sounds like a good starting point. If you use an excitation frequency which is not harmonically related to the other major signals present then filtering may be enough to remove unwanted signals. RM -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads