Low Power Ambient Light and Proximity Sensor with Internal IR-LED and Digital Output ISL29044A Features The ISL29044A is an integrated ambient and infrared light-to-digital converter with a built-in IR LED and I2C Interface (SMBus Compatible). This device uses two independent ADCs for concurrently measuring ambient light and proximity in parallel. The flexible interrupt scheme is designed for minimal micro-controller utilization. • Internal LED + Sensor = complete solution For ambient light sensor (ALS) data conversions, an ADC converts photodiode current (with a light sensitivity range up to 3200Lux) in 100ms per sample. The ADC rejects 50Hz/60Hz flicker noise caused by artificial light sources. • Pb-Free (RoHS compliant) For proximity sensor (Prox) data conversions, the built-in driver turns on an internal infrared LED and the proximity sensor ADC converts the reflected IR intensity to digital. This ADC rejects ambient IR noise (such as sunlight) and has a 547μs conversion time. • Adjustable interrupt persistency - 1/4/8/16 consecutive triggers required before interrupt • Works under all light sources including sunlight • Dual ADCs measure ALS/Prox concurrently • <1.0μA Supply current when powered down • Temperature compensated Intelligent and Flexible Interrupts • Independent ALS/Prox interrupt thresholds Applications • Display and keypad dimming adjustment and proximity sensing for: - Mobile devices: Smart phone, PDA, GPS - Computing devices: Laptop PC, Netbook, Tablet PC - Consumer devices: LCD-TV, digital picture frame, digital camera - Industrial and medical light and proximity sensing The ISL29044A provides low power operation of ALS and proximity sensing with a typical 133μA normal operation current (108μA for sensors and internal circuitry, ~25μA for LED) with 220mA current pulses for a net 100μs, repeating every 800ms (or under). The ISL29044A uses both a hardware pin and software bits to indicate an interrupt event has occurred. An ALS interrupt is defined as a measurement that is outside a set window. A proximity interrupt is defined as a measurement over a threshold limit. The user may also require that both ALS/Prox interrupts occur at once, up to 16 times in a row before activating the interrupt pin. Related Literature • See AN1436, “Proximity Sensors” The ISL29044A is designed to operate from 2.25V to 3.63V over the -40°C to +85°C ambient temperature range. It is packaged in a clear, lead-free 8 Ld ODFN package. V_LED V_PULLUP I2C SLAVE 0 5 LED- LED+ 4 6 IRDR GND 3 7 INT SCL 2 8 SDA VDD 1 ISL29044A C1 0.1µF R2 RES1 R1 RES1 C3 0.1µF R3 RES1 I2C MASTER VDD I2C SLAVE 1 I2C SLAVE_n C2 SCL SCL 1µF SDA SCL SDA INT CONTROLLER SDA 2 I2C-DIAGRAM I C-DIAGRAM FIGURE 1. TYPICAL APPLICATION April 19, 2013 FN8419.1 1 CAUTION: These devices are sensitive to electrostatic discharge; follow proper IC Handling Procedures. 1-888-INTERSIL or 1-888-468-3774 |Copyright Intersil Americas LLC 2013. All Rights Reserved Intersil (and design) is a trademark owned by Intersil Corporation or one of its subsidiaries. All other trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. ISL29044A For additional products, see www.intersil.com/en/products.html Intersil products are manufactured, assembled and tested utilizing ISO9000 quality systems as noted in the quality certifications found at www.intersil.com/en/support/qualandreliability.html Intersil products are sold by description only. Intersil Corporation reserves the right to make changes in circuit design, software and/or specifications at any time without notice. Accordingly, the reader is cautioned to verify that data sheets are current before placing orders. Information furnished by Intersil is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, no responsibility is assumed by Intersil or its subsidiaries for its use; nor for any infringements of patents or other rights of third parties which may result from its use. No license is granted by implication or otherwise under any patent or patent rights of Intersil or its subsidiaries. For information regarding Intersil Corporation and its products, see www.intersil.com 2 FN8419.1 April 19, 2013