TAOS Inc. is now ams AG The technical content of this TAOS datasheet is still valid. Contact information: Headquarters: ams AG Tobelbaderstrasse 30 8141 Unterpremstaetten, Austria Tel: +43 (0) 3136 500 0 e-Mail: [email protected] Please visit our website at www.ams.com TSL237 HIGH-SENSITIVITY LIGHT-TO-FREQUENCY CONVERTER r r TAOS052J − SEPTEMBER 2008 D D D D D D Intensity to Frequency With No External Components High Irradiance Responsivity . . . 2.3 kHz/(mW/cm2) at λp = 524 nm Low Dark Frequency . . . < 2 Hz at 505 C Single-Supply Operation . . . 2.7 V to 5.5 V Stable 200 ppm/°C Temperature Coefficient Interfaces Directly to a Microcontroller RoHS Compliant (−LF Package Only) PACKAGE S SIDELOOKER (FRONT VIEW) PACKAGE SM SURFACE MOUNT SIDELOOKER (FRONT VIEW) al id D High-Resolution Conversion of Light 2 VDD 3 OUT am lc s on A te G nt st il lv 1 GND 1 GND Description 2 VDD 3 OUT The TSL237 light-to-frequency converter combines a silicon photodiode and a current-to-frequency converter on a single monolithic CMOS integrated circuit. Output is a square wave (50% duty cycle) with frequency directly proportional to light intensity (irradiance) on the photodiode. The digital output allows direct interface to a microcontroller or other logic circuitry. The device has been temperature compensated for the ultraviolet-to-visible light range of 320 nm to 700 nm and responds over the light range of 320 nm to 1050 nm. The TSL237 is characterized for operation over the temperature range of −40°C to 85°C and is supplied in a 3-lead clear plastic side-looker package with an integral lens. When supplied in the lead (Pb) free package, the device is RoHS compliant. For automotive and other extended temperature applications, please contact TAOS for information. Functional Block Diagram Photodiode ni ca Light Current-to-Frequency Converter Output Available Options TA ch DEVICE PACKAGE − LEADS PACKAGE DESIGNATOR ORDERING NUMBER −40°C to 70°C 3-lead Sidelooker S TSL237S TSL237 −40°C to 70°C 3-lead Sidelooker — Lead (Pb) Free S TSL237S−LF TSL237 −40°C to 70°C 3-lead Surface-Mount Sidelooker — Lead (Pb) Free Te TSL237 The LUMENOLOGY r Company SM TSL237SM−LF Copyright E 2008, TAOS Inc. r Texas Advanced Optoelectronic Solutions Inc. 1001 Klein Road S Suite 300 S Plano, TX 75074 S (972) r 673-0759 www.taosinc.com 1 TSL237 HIGH-SENSITIVITY LIGHT-TO-FREQUENCY CONVERTER TAOS052J − SEPTEMBER 2008 Terminal Functions TERMINAL NAME TYPE NO. GND 1 OUT 3 VDD 2 DESCRIPTION Power supply ground (substrate). All voltages are referenced to GND. O Output frequency. Supply voltage. al id Absolute Maximum Ratings over operating free-air temperature range (unless otherwise noted)† lv Supply voltage, VDD (see Note 1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 V Operating free-air temperature range, TA (see Note 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . −40°C to 85°C Storage temperature range, Tstg (see Note 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . −40°C to 85°C Lead temperature 1,6 mm (1/16 inch) from case for 10 seconds (S Package) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260°C Reflow solder, in accordance with J-STD-020C or J-STD-020D (SM Package) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260°C † am lc s on A te G nt st il Stresses beyond those listed under “absolute maximum ratings” may cause permanent damage to the device. These are stress ratings only, and functional operation of the device at these or any other conditions beyond those indicated under “recommended operating conditions” is not implied. Exposure to absolute-maximum-rated conditions for extended periods may affect device reliability. NOTES: 1. All voltage values are with respect to GND. 2. Long-term storage or operation above 70°C could cause package yellowing that will lower the sensitivity to wavelengths < 500nm. Recommended Operating Conditions Supply voltage, VDD Operating free-air temperature range, TA MIN NOM MAX 2.7 5 5.5 V 70 °C −40 UNIT Electrical Characteristics at VDD = 5 V, TA = 25°C (unless otherwise noted) PARAMETER TEST CONDITIONS VOH High-level output voltage IOH = − 1 mA VOL Low-level output voltage IOL = 1 mA IDD Supply current 4.5 0.25 500 MAX UNIT V 0.4 V 3 mA 1000 kHz Temperature coefficient of responsivity Wavelength < 600nm, fO = 50 kHz ± 200 ppm/°C Supply-voltage sensitivity VDD = 5 V ±10% ± 0.5 %/ V ca ‡ TYP 4 2 Full-scale frequency‡ kSVS MIN Full-scale frequency is the maximum operating frequency of the device without saturation. ni Operating Characteristics at VDD = 5 V, TA = 25°C, λp = 524 nm (unless otherwise noted) PARAMETER fD Ee = 21.8 μW/cm2 Ee = 0 μW/cm2 Dark frequency Ee = 0 μW/cm2, TA = 50°C Nonlinearity § fO = 0 kHz to 10 kHz MAX 40 50 60 0 0.1 UNIT kHz Hz 2 Hz 2.3 kHz/(μW/ cm2) ± 1% %F.S. Nonlinearity is defined as the deviation of fO from a straight line between zero and full scale, expressed as a percent of full scale. Copyright E 2008, TAOS Inc. The LUMENOLOGY r Company r r 2 TYP 1 pulse of new frequency plus 1 μs Step response to full-scale step input § MIN 0 Irradiance responsivity Te Re Output frequency ch fO TEST CONDITIONS www.taosinc.com TSL237 HIGH-SENSITIVITY LIGHT-TO-FREQUENCY CONVERTER TAOS052J − SEPTEMBER 2008 TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS OUTPUT FREQUENCY vs IRRADIANCE PHOTODIODE SPECTRAL RESPONSIVITY 1 1 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.01 0.001 0.001 0.6 lv 10 al id 0.8 Normalized Responsivity 100 VDD = 5 V λp = 524 nm TA = 25°C 0.01 am lc s on A te G nt st il Output Frequency (fO − fD) — kHz 1000 0.1 1 Ee − Irradiance − 10 10 0 0 1k 300 400 500 μW/cm2 800 900 1000 1100 Figure 2 SUPPLY CURRENT vs. FREE-AIR TEMPERATURE OUTPUT FREQUENCY vs. FREE-AIR TEMPERATURE 1.6 ca 1.2 fO — Output Frequency — Normalized 1.100 2.0 0.8 ch ni IDD — Supply Current — mA 700 λ − Wavelength − nm Figure 1 0.4 600 Te 0 −25 −5 15 35 55 TA − Free-Air Temperature − °C 75 1.075 1.050 1.025 1.000 0.975 0.950 0.925 0.900 −25 −5 15 35 55 TA − Free-Air Temperature − °C Figure 3 The LUMENOLOGY r Company 75 Figure 4 Copyright E 2008, TAOS Inc. r r www.taosinc.com 3 TSL237 HIGH-SENSITIVITY LIGHT-TO-FREQUENCY CONVERTER TAOS052J − SEPTEMBER 2008 TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS OUTPUT FREQUENCY vs. VERTICAL ANGULAR DISPLACEMENT OUTPUT FREQUENCY vs. HORIZONTAL ANGULAR DISPLACEMENT 0.2 0 −90 -Q 0.6 0.4 am lc s on A te G nt st il 0.4 +Q 0.2 0 −90 90 −60 −30 0 30 60 Q − Angular Displacement − ° -Q −60 4.5 3.0 ca 1.5 Temperature Coefficient — ppm/degC 10k 0.0 −1.5 ni fD — Dark Frequency — Hz PHOTODIODE RESPONSIVITY TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT vs. WAVELENGTH OF INCIDENT LIGHT 11k 6.0 NOTE A ch −4.5 −6.0 9k 8k 7k 6k 5k 4k 3k 2k 1k −5 15 35 55 TA − Free-Air Temperature − °C Te −7.5 −25 90 Figure 6 DARK FREQUENCY vs. FREE-AIR TEMPERATURE −3.0 +Q −30 0 30 60 Q − Angular Displacement − ° Figure 5 7.5 al id 0.6 0.8 lv 0.8 Optical Axis fO — Output Frequency — Normalized 1.0 Optical Axis fO — Output Frequency — Normalized 1.0 75 0 600 650 700 750 800 850 900 950 1000 λ − Wavelength of Incident Light − nm Figure 7 Figure 8 NOTE A: Internal offsets that result in dark frequency can be both positive and negative. The dashed line represents the case of negative offset in which an equivalent amount of light signal is required to obtain a non-zero output frequency. Copyright E 2008, TAOS Inc. The LUMENOLOGY r Company r r 4 www.taosinc.com TSL237 HIGH-SENSITIVITY LIGHT-TO-FREQUENCY CONVERTER TAOS052J − SEPTEMBER 2008 APPLICATION INFORMATION Power-Supply Considerations Power-supply lines must be decoupled by a 0.01-μF to 0.1-μF capacitor with short leads placed close to the TSL237 (Figure 9). A low-noise power supply is required to minimize jitter on output pulse. al id VDD lv VDD 0.1 μF TSL237 Timer / Port am lc s on A te G nt st il OUT GND MCU Figure 9. Typical TSL237 Interface to a Microcontroller Device Operational Details The frequency at the output pin (OUT) is given by: fO = fD + (Re) (Ee) where: fO fD Re Ee ca is the output frequency is the output frequency for dark condition (Ee = 0) is the device responsivity for a given wavelength of light given in kHz/(μW/cm2) is the incident irradiance in μW/cm2 ch ni fD is a constant error term in the output frequency calculation resulting from leakage currents, and is independent of light intensity. The TSL237 die is trimmed to minimize the magnitude of this dark frequency component so that it can be neglected in the transfer function calculation. In many applications, measurement of the actual dark frequency may be impractical due to measurement times ranging from several seconds to several minutes, and the fact that some devices may never transition (zero dark frequency). Output Interface Te The output of the device is designed to drive a CMOS logic input over short distances. If lines greater than 12 inches in length are used on the output, a buffer or line driver is recommended. The LUMENOLOGY r Company Copyright E 2008, TAOS Inc. r r www.taosinc.com 5 TSL237 HIGH-SENSITIVITY LIGHT-TO-FREQUENCY CONVERTER TAOS052J − SEPTEMBER 2008 APPLICATION INFORMATION Measuring the Frequency The choice of interface and measurement technique depends on the desired resolution and data-acquisition rate. For maximum data-acquisition rate, period-measurement techniques are used. al id Period measurement requires the use of a fast reference clock with available resolution directly related to the reference-clock rate. The technique is employed to measure rapidly varying light levels or to make a fast measurement of a constant light source. PCB Pad Layout am lc s on A te G nt st il lv Maximum resolution and accuracy may be obtained using frequency-measurement, pulse-accumulation, or integration techniques. Frequency measurements provide the added benefit of averaging out random- or high-frequency variations (jitter) resulting from noise in the light signal. Resolution is limited mainly by available counter registers and allowable measurement time. Frequency measurement is well suited for slowly varying or constant light levels and for reading average light levels over short periods of time. Integration, the accumulation of pulses over a very long period of time, can be used to measure exposure — the amount of light present in an area over a given time period. Suggested PCB pad layout guidelines for the SM surface mount package are shown in Figure 10. 1.0 1.0 1.0 3.2 1.0 1.0 NOTES: A. All linear dimensions are in millimeters. B. This drawing is subject to change without notice. Te ch ni ca Figure 10. Suggested SM Package PCB Layout Copyright E 2008, TAOS Inc. The LUMENOLOGY r Company r r 6 www.taosinc.com TSL237 HIGH-SENSITIVITY LIGHT-TO-FREQUENCY CONVERTER TAOS052J − SEPTEMBER 2008 MECHANICAL DATA The device is supplied in a clear plastic three-lead through-hole package. PACKAGE S PLASTIC SINGLE-IN-LINE SIDE-LOOKER PACKAGE TOP VIEW FRONT VIEW 1.64 lv R 0.90 SIDE VIEW am lc s on A te G nt st il 2.60 al id 4.60 2.30 0.15 Note B 1.80 4.60 1 1.56 0.42 ch 2y2 ni ca 14.86 + 0.50 Pb Lead Free Available 0.47 TYP 0.42 Te NOTES: A. All linear dimensions are in millimeters; tolerance is ± 0.25 mm unless otherwise stated. B. Dimension is to center of lens arc, which is located below the package face. C. The integrated photodiode active area is typically 0.92 mm2 in size and is located in the center of the lens and 0.97 mm below the top of the lens surface. D. Index of refraction of clear plastic is 1.55. E. Lead finish for TSL237: solder dipped, 63% Sn/37% Pb. Lead finish for TSL237−LF: solder dipped, 100% Sn. F. This drawing is subject to change without notice. Figure 11. Package S — Single-In-Line Side-Looker Package Configuration The LUMENOLOGY r Company Copyright E 2008, TAOS Inc. r r www.taosinc.com 7 TSL237 HIGH-SENSITIVITY LIGHT-TO-FREQUENCY CONVERTER TAOS052J − SEPTEMBER 2008 MECHANICAL DATA PACKAGE SM PLASTIC SURFACE MOUNT SIDE-LOOKER PACKAGE TOP VIEW R 0.90 1.64 am lc s on A te G nt st il 2.60 lv al id 4.60 FRONT VIEW SIDE VIEW 0.15 Note B 2.30 1.80 4.60 0.62 + 0.10 1.97 2.59 5.73 + 0.50 0.47 TYP 0.42 Lead Free All linear dimensions are in millimeters; tolerance is ± 0.25 mm unless otherwise stated. Dimension is to center of lens arc, which is located below the package face. The integrated photodiode active area is typically located in the center of the lens and 0.97 mm below the top of the lens surface. Index of refraction of clear plastic is 1.55. Lead finish for TSL237SM−LF: solder dipped, 100% Sn. This drawing is subject to change without notice. Te NOTES: A. B. C. D. E. F. 0.62 +0.10 −0.15 Pb ch 2y2 0.42 ni ca 1.00 Figure 12. Package SM — Surface Mount Side-Looker Package Configuration Copyright E 2008, TAOS Inc. The LUMENOLOGY r Company r r 8 www.taosinc.com TSL237 HIGH-SENSITIVITY LIGHT-TO-FREQUENCY CONVERTER TAOS052J − SEPTEMBER 2008 PRODUCTION DATA — information in this document is current at publication date. Products conform to specifications in accordance with the terms of Texas Advanced Optoelectronic Solutions, Inc. standard warranty. Production processing does not necessarily include testing of all parameters. LEAD-FREE (Pb-FREE) and GREEN STATEMENT al id Pb-Free (RoHS) TAOS’ terms Lead-Free or Pb-Free mean semiconductor products that are compatible with the current RoHS requirements for all 6 substances, including the requirement that lead not exceed 0.1% by weight in homogeneous materials. Where designed to be soldered at high temperatures, TAOS Pb-Free products are suitable for use in specified lead-free processes. Green (RoHS & no Sb/Br) TAOS defines Green to mean Pb-Free (RoHS compatible), and free of Bromine (Br) and Antimony (Sb) based flame retardants (Br or Sb do not exceed 0.1% by weight in homogeneous material). am lc s on A te G nt st il lv Important Information and Disclaimer The information provided in this statement represents TAOS’ knowledge and belief as of the date that it is provided. TAOS bases its knowledge and belief on information provided by third parties, and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of such information. Efforts are underway to better integrate information from third parties. TAOS has taken and continues to take reasonable steps to provide representative and accurate information but may not have conducted destructive testing or chemical analysis on incoming materials and chemicals. TAOS and TAOS suppliers consider certain information to be proprietary, and thus CAS numbers and other limited information may not be available for release. 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