ETC HMC1512

SENSOR PRODUCTS
APPLICATIONS
Linear Displacement
Angular Displacement
Linear / Angular / Rotary
Displacement Sensors
HMC1501 / HMC1512
Motor Control
H
Valve Position
Proximity Detection
Current Spike Detection
Not actual size
igh resolution, low power MR sensor
capable of measuring the angle
direction of a magnetic field from a
magnet with <0.07° resolution.
Advantages of measuring field
direction versus field strength include:
insensitivity to the tempco of the
magnet, less sensitivity to shock and
vibration, and the ability to withstand
large variations in the gap between
the sensor and magnet. These
sensors may be operated on 3 volts
with bandwidth response of 0-5 MHz.
Output is typical Wheatstone bridge.
FEATURES AND BENEFITS
No Rare Earth Magnets
Unlike Hall effect devices which may require samarium cobalt or similar “rare earth”
magnets, the HMC1501 and HMC1512 can function with Alnico or ceramic type magnets.
Wide Angular Range
HMC1501—Angular range of ±45° with <0.07° resolution.
HMC1512—Angular range of ±90° with <0.05° resolution.
Effective Linear Range
Linear range of 8mm with two sensors mounted on two ends; range may be increased
through multiple sensor arrays operating together.
Absolute Sensing
Unlike incremental “encoding” devices, sensors know the exact position and require no
indexing for proper positional output.
Non-Contact Sensing
No moving parts to wear out; no dropped signals from worn tracks as in conventional
contact based rotary sensors.
Small Package
Available in an 8-pin surface mount package with case dimensions (exclusive of pins), of
5mm x 4mm x 1.2mm total mounting envelope, with pins of less than 6mm square.
Large Signal Output
Full Scale output range of 120mV with 5V of power supply.
HMC1501 / HMC1512
SENSOR PRODUCTS
PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION
Anisotropic magnetoresistance (AMR) occurs in ferrous
materials. It is a change in resistance when a magnetic
field is applied in a thin strip of ferrous material. The magnetoresistance is a function of cos2θ where θ is the angle
between magnetization M and current flow in the thin strip.
When an applied magnetic field is larger than 80 Oe, the
magnetization aligns in the same direction of the applied
field; this is called saturation mode. In this mode, θ is the
angle between the direction of applied field and the current
flow; the MR sensor is only sensitive to the direction of
applied field.
Metal Contact
Current
Flow
M
θ
Permalloy
Thin Film
(NiFe)
Applied
Field
Applied Field Direction
M
M
The sensor is in the form of a Wheatstone bridge (Figure 1).
The resistance R of all four resistors is the same. The bridge
power supply VS causes current to flow through the resistors,
the direction as indicated in the figure for each resistor.
R+∆R
R-∆R
∆V
Both HMC1501 and HMC1512 are designed to be used in
saturation mode. HMC1501 contains one MR bridge and
HMC1512 has two identical MR bridges, coexisting on a
single die. Bridge B physically rotates 45° from bridge A.
The HMC1501 has sensor output ∆V=-VSS sin (2θ) and
the HMC1512 has sensor output ∆V=VSS sin (2θ) for sensor A and sensor B output ∆VS=-VSS cos (2θ), where VS is
supply voltage, S is a constant, determined by materials.
For Honeywell sensors, S is typically 12mV/V.
I
Vs
+M
M
R+∆R
R-∆R
Figure 1
PINOUT DRAWINGS
HMC1512
HMC1501
•
OUT+ 1
GND 1 2
3
4
θ
OUT- A
OUT- B
VBRIDGEB
VBRIDGEA
8 OUT7 GND 2
6
5 VBRIDGE
•
1
2
3
4
8
7
6
5
θ
GNDA
GNDB
OUT+ B
OUT+ A
Caution: Do not connect GND or Power to Pin 3,4 &6.
MR SENSOR CIRCUITS
VBRIDGE A
VBRIDGE
OUT +B
VBRIDGE B
R
R
R
R
R
R
OUT+
OUT-
R
GND 1
OUT+
A
OUTA
Bridge A
R
R
GND 2
GND A
2
R
Bridge B
R
R
GND B
OUT -B
HMC1501 / HMC1512
SENSOR PRODUCTS
TYPICAL SENSOR OUTPUT
60
40
20
0
-20 0
-40
-60
-80
-100
HMC1512 output voltage vs. magnetic field angle
100
100
200
300
Sensor Output (mV)
Sensor Output (mV)
HMC1501 output voltage vs. magnetic field angle
400
50
0
0
100
200
300
-100
Theta (degree)
Bridge A
Bridge BB
Theta (degree)
A
APPLICATION CONFIGURATION
Linear Position
Moving Direction
Proximity Position
N
S
Moving Direction
400
-50
θ
Valve
Actuator
Stem
N
Reference
Direction
~0.5 to -1.5 inches
Rotary Position
HMC1501/1512 MR Sensor
Magnet
Magnet
S
N
N
S
N
Rotating Shaft
S
Rotating Shaft
PACKAGE DRAWING 8-Pin SOIC
D
A1
Symbol
A
A1
B
D
E
e
H
h
A
H
E
1
•
e
B
h x 45°
3
Millimeters
Inches
Min
Max
1.371
1.728
0.101
0.249
0.355
0.483
4.800
4.979
3.810
3.988
1.270 ref
5.816
6.198
0.381
0.762
Max
Min
.068
.054
.010
.004
.019
.014
.196
.189
.157
.150
.050 ref
.244
.229
.030
.015
HMC1501 / HMC1512
SENSOR PRODUCTS
SPECIFICATIONS
Characteristics
Conditions*
Min
Bridge supply
HMC1512
Typ
Max
Units
1
5
25
1
5
25
V
Bridge current—1 mA
4
5
6.5
2.0
2.1
2.8
KΩ
> Saturation field
-45
+45
-90
+90
deg
Angle range
Vbridge = 5V, field 80 Oe,
(1) @ zero crossing
(2) @ Zero crossing, averaged
in the range of 45°
Peak -to-peak Voltage
Vbridge = 5V, field = 80 Oe
Bridge offset
Field 80 Oe, θ =0°
Saturation field
Min
Vbridge referenced to GND
Bridge resistance
Sensitivity
HMC1501
Typ
Max
Bridge A
Bridge B
2.1
1.8
2.1
1.8
mV/°
100
120
140
100
120
140
mV
-7
3
7
0
-4
2. 5
0
5
1
mV/V
Repeatability <0.03% FS
80
Bandwidth
Magnetic signal
0
Resolution
Bandwidth =10Hz,Vbridge =5V
0.07
0.05
°
Hysteresis error
Magnetic field >saturation field,
Vbridge = 5V
30
1.7x10-2
30
1.7x10-2
µV
deg
Bridge Ω tempco
TA = -40° C to +125° C
0.28
0.28
%/° C
Sensitivity tempco
TA = -40° C to +125° C
Vbridge = 5V
-0.32
-0.32
%/° C
Bridge offset tempco
TA = -40° C to +125° C
-0.01
-0.01
%/° C, FS
Noise at 1Hz, Vbridge = 5V
10 0
70
nV Hz
Vbridge = 5V
5
23
mW
Noise Density
Power Consumption
*Tested at 25°C except stated otherwise.
Where
5
G
0
5
MHz
Offset tempco Co = Vo (t) - Vo (o) = -0.01%/°C
VP-P*t
Where
Vo (o) = bridge offset at zero temperature
VP-P = peak-to-peak voltage
t = temperature in the range -40°C to 125°C
Vo (t) = offset at temperature t
Sensitivity tempco Cs = St-So = -0.32%/°C
So*t
Where
So = sensitivity at zero temperature
t = temperature in the range -40°C to 125°C
St = sensitivity at temperature t
Power consumption P =
80
V2
R
1 KA/m = 12.5 Gauss
1 Tesla = 104 Gauss
V = Bridge supply voltage
R = Bridge resistance
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