Low Power Ambient Light and Proximity Sensor with Enhanced Infrared Rejection ISL29147 Features The ISL29147 is a low power Ambient Light Sensor (ALS) and proximity (PROX) sensor. It has a built-in IR-LED for the proximity function. The ALS function measures the amount of light (in the visible spectrum) incident on the ISL29147. • Internal IR-LED and sensor for a complete solution • Ideal for applications under dark or tinted glass • Enhanced ambient sunlight rejection to 40k Lux • Programmable proximity sleep time between proximity measurements optimizes power consumption The ALS function has a programmable ambient IR-rejection, which allows fine tuning of light source variations and is ideal for light sensor applications under dark protective glass. The ALS provides a 12-bit measurement. A passive optical filter removes unwanted wavelengths (IR or Ultraviolet) to ensure accurate ALS measurement. • Hardware interrupt - no polling required • Programmable IR compensation to fine-tune ALS performance for various glass compositions • Programmable IR LED drive current to 250mA The proximity function includes a new offset adjustment to compensate for the IR light reflected off the inside of the protective glass cover and back to the ISL29147 sensor. This offset adjustment allows the sensor to compensate for these internal reflections and preserve the dynamic range of the proximity measurement. • Operates from 2.25V to 3.63V VDD • Power-down IDD, typical 0.2µADC • Tiny 2.40x4x1.2 (mm) optical co-package Applications The built-in current-driver pulses an external infrared LED at a programmed current for 90µs. The infrared light that is reflected and received by the ISL29147 is digitized by an 8-bit ADC. The proximity sensor also has a passive optical filter designed to pass IR and reject visible wavelengths. • Display dimming and adjustment - Mobile devices: smart phones, PDA, GPS - Computing: monitors, laptops, notebooks - Picture frames, tablet-PCs, LCD-TV The ISL29147 provides a hardware pin to indicate an interrupt event. The interrupt pin saves power as the host micro-controller can ‘wake-up’ on an interrupt event and does not need to poll the device for an interrupt event. The interrupt generator is user configurable and provides several options for ALS and PROX trigger configurations. The ISL29147 supports an SMBus compatible I2C interface for configuration and control. • Object detection - Touchscreen disabling - Smart power-saving VDD_PULLUP VDD_IRLED VDD R1 100Ω C1 1µF C2 1µF SCL, SDA and INT PULLUPs U1 5 VDD 6 SCL 7 GND 8 LED+ 4 SDA 3 INT 2 IRDR 1 LED- SMBus MASTER SCL SDA INT ISL29147 R1: 100Ω 5% RESISTOR C1, C2: 1µF CERAMIC 10V CAPACITOR FIGURE 1. TYPICAL APPLICATIONS CIRCUIT September 16, 2013 FN8409.0 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. ISL29147 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 FN8409.0 September 16, 2013