EPC EPC101

epc100
Light-Curtain Device with 2-Wire Bus Interface
General Description
Feature
The epc10x chip set is a general purpose CMOS integrated circuit
for light-curtain applications. epc100 is used on the receiver side
(Rx) whereas epc 101 is on the emitter side (Tx). Up to 1023
devices may be connected to two respectively four wires in parallel. Each device can be individually addressed by an epc100 chip
which acts as the interface between a microcontroller and the 2wire bus. It manages the bus traffic between the microcontroller
and the individual Rx and Tx elements. Programmable fuses i.e.
for the address, sensitivity, LED light pulse width, etc. allow the
device to be parametrized in the final system (OTP memory).
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Light pulse receiver
Bus transceiver
Advantageous wiring by communication over the power-supply lines
High sensitive input for photo-diode current signals, typ. 60nA
Scan period down to 30 µs
integrated clock generator
CSP10 package with very small footprint and standard QFN16 pack age available
Applications
Each chip can be put into 'standby mode' or 'operating mode' to reduce power consumption. During 'standby mode', power consump- 
tion is reduced and the photo diode is shorted.
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Refer to the separate Data Sheet of the epc101 transmitter chip 
and to the Reference Manual epc10x for implementation, usage
and configuration information.
Light barriers ranging from millimeters to tens of meters
Light curtains
Smoke detectors
Liquid detectors
Functional Block Diagram
VDD
2-wire COM
Interface
Parameter
Memory
VDD18
Voltage Regulator
VDD33
Processor
SPI
Controller
Signal
Processor
PD
f
D1
GND
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CS
SI
SO
1
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Absolute Maximum Ratings (Notes 1, 2)
Recommended Operating Conditions
Voltage to any pin except V DD
-0.3V to VDD+0.3 V
Min.
Max.
Units
Supply Voltage on 2-wire bus V DD
-0.3V to +8.0V
Operating Voltage on 2-wire bus V DD
4.5
5.5
V
Programming Voltage on 2-wire bus V DD
-0.3V to +8.0V
Programming Voltage on V DD
7.0
8.0
V
Power Supply Voltage V DD33
-0.3V to +5.5V
Operating Supply Voltage V DD33
3.0
3.6
V
Input current at any pin except LED
-6mA to +6 mA
Power consumption with maximum load
125mW
Storage Temperature Range (T S)
-55°C to +155°C
Operating Temperature (T O)
-40°
+85
°C
Lead Temperature solder, 4 sec. (T L)
+260°C
Relative Humidity (non-condensing)
+5
+95
%
Note 1: Absolute Maximum Ratings indicate limits beyond which damage to the device may occur. Recommended operating conditions indicate conditions for which the device is intended to be functional, but do not guarantee specific performance limits. For guaranteed specifica tions and test conditions, see Electrical Characteristics.
Note 2: This device is a highly sensitive CMOS ac current amplifier with an ESD rating of JEDEC HBM class 0 (<250V). Handling and as sembly of this device should only be done at ESD protected workstations.
Electrical Characteristics
VDD = 5.0 V, -40°C < T A < +85°C, if not otherwise specified
Symbol
Parameter
Conditions/Comments
Values
Min.
VPP
Ripple on supply voltage, peak to peak
Typ.
Units
Max.
2-wire interface Vdet
Input pulse I PD NST
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36nA
70
mV
50mV
48nA
150
mV
100mV
72nA
350
mV
200mV
108nA
600
mV
IDD_IDLE Current consumption
in idle mode
1.4
mA
IDD_OP
in operation mode I PD = 0 mA
2.0
mA
200
mV
9.8
mA
2
mA
108
nA
Current consumption
Vdet
Detection level for 2-wire interface
50
IMOD
Modulation current for 2-wire interface
IPDDC
DC Photo Diode Current
generated by ambient light
6.4
IPD NST
Input Pulse Threshold (Photo Current
Sensitivity)
Photodiode current pulse to generate an output signal
(only OUT=1), configurable (refer to the Reference
Manual epc10x)
IPD RST
Input Pulse Threshold (Photo Current
Sensitivity)
Photodiode current pulse to generate an output signal
(OUT=1 & OUTH=1)
IPulse
Maximum Input Pulse Current
If the input current is above this level, the T Relax is undefined (refer to section 'Other Parameters')
TPulse
LED pulse length
TRelax
Relaxation time
After a strong current pulse (I pulse = 100µA)
IN_Imin
Input related noise
@ IPDDC =0
IN_Imax
24
90
1
Input related noise
@ IPDDC =IPDDC Max
fclk
Reference clock
Internal oscillator
dfclk
Temperature drift of the oscillator
VPUP
Power-up Threshold Voltage
VIH
VIL
ILEAKD
8.0
7
nA
100
µA
10
µs
50
µs
15
nARMS
20
nARMS
32
MHz
7
The voltage at VDD33 when the device starts up
%
2.4
3
V
High level input voltage
0.7 *VDD
VDD
V
Low level input voltage
GND
0.3 *VDD
V
10
µA
Input leakage current
VOH
Output high voltage
@ 4mA sink except pin SCK/LED
VOL
Output low voltage
@ 4mA source
ISCK/LED Source current
@ PIN SCK / LED
VDD- 0.5
0.7
VHist
Schmitt Trigger Hysteresis
0.1
RPU
Pull-Up Resistor
30
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V
0.5
V
1.3
mA
200
kΩ
V
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Connection Diagrams
12
OUTN/
SO
8
LED/
SCK
11
6
10
7
EN/
SI
13
8
9
9
VDD33
7
14
AOUT/
OUTH
Top View
5
6
Top View
15
VDD18
10
5
16
VDD
GND
PD
CS
1
2
3
4
1
10-Pin Chip Scale Package (CSP)
Type
2
3
4
16-Pin QFN Package
10-Pin
CSP
16-Pin
QFN
PIN Name
Description
1
9
VDD
2
7
GND
3
6
PD
Analog Input
Photo diode input.
4
4
CS
Digital Input
SPI Interface: Chip Select. Active low, with pull up
5
2
AOUT
OUTH
Analog Out
Digital Out
Amplified and filtered signal of the photo diode (push-pull) or
light reserve output (open drain) with 50 % threshold voltage above the threshold of the
OUT output.
6
1
SO
Digital Output SPI Interface: Serial out
7
15
SI
Digital Input
SPI Interface: Serial input
8
14
SCK
Digital Input
SPI Interface: Shift Clock
9
12
VDD33
Power supply Positive power supply for analog and digital. If the the device is supplied by V DDR, a
Decoupling
power supply filter capacitor is connected to this pin.
10
10
VDD18
Analog Out
n/a
3
NC
Not connected. Connect this pin with VSS.
n/a
5
NC
Not connected. Connect this pin with VSS.
n/a
8
NC
Not connected. Connect this pin with VSS.
n/a
11
NC
Not connected. Connect this pin with VSS.
n/a
13
NC
Not connected. Connect this pin with VSS.
n/a
16
NC
Not connected. Connect this pin with VSS.
Power supply Positive power supply for regulator and positive terminal of the 2-wire interface.
Power supply Negative power supply pin.
1.8 V regulator output. Do not use this pin, except for a decoupling capacitor.
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Other Parameters
(typical values, T amb = 25°C, VDD = 5.0V)
120
110
Sensitivity [nA]
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Pulse width [us]
Figure 1: Input Sensitivity vs. LED pulse length
Threshold
Threshold
OUTH
OUTH
OUTN
OUTN
OUTN
OUTN
OUTH
OUTH
Figure 2: OUTN and OUTH threshold operation
Figure 3: Typical light curtain receiver edge circuit
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Overview Functional Description
Light Curtain Receiver in a 2-Wire Configuration
ITE
VDD
VDD33
µC
SI
SO
SCK
CS
IF
VDD
Rx Element 2
epc100
VDD33
PD
VDD33
R1
PD
VDD18
GND
VDD
epc100
R2
VDD18
GND
GND
Rx Element n
VDD
epc100
VDD33
PD
Rn
VDD18
GND
RTE
VDD µC
Rx Element 1
Bus Termination
VDD
epc100
100nF
RTE
GND
Figure 4: Typical light curtain receiver edge circuit
The epc100 device can be operated in two different modes:
a) Photo Current Receivers
It detects current pulses of the photo diode generated by light pulses and transmits the information using the 2-wire bus to a central con troller, i.e. a micro controller. The devices operating as this photo current receivers are designated in the schematic diagram above as R 1 to
Rn.
b) 2-Wire Bus Interface of the Central Controller
It manages the 2-wire bus traffic between the micro controller and the individual photo current receivers. The device operating as the interface unit is designated as I F.
From the point of view of the micro controller, the whole system looks like a single device with several addressable photo diodes. The micro
controller activates one photo diode and fetches the results after a predefined time. Each sensor device has two different operation modes: A
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and
an operating
mode.
During the standby mode the power consumption is reduced and the DC current generated in the photo di epc100
light curtain
receiver
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ode is shorted. During the operation mode, the micro controller addresses one device after the other and fetches the result. The result con File:
tains the information whether a light pulse has been received in a predefined receive window or not. It also contains the time point when the
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light pulse has been received in respect to the receive window.
The receiver channel detects current pulses which are generated by light pulses in the photo diodes. The detection circuitry has two trigger
levels, hereinafter called thresholds, which form a digital signal from the analog current change. The lower threshold is called OUTN (normal)
whereas the upper level is called OUTH (high). Both trigger thresholds can be configured individually per chip. Please refer to Figure 2 and to
the Reference Manual epc10x which contains the configuration information.
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Application Information
Schematic Circuit of one Node
Figure 5 shows the schematic circuit of one node on a light curtain system. A node consists of four components only: The receiver chip ep c100, a photo diode and two supply voltage decoupling capacitors.
2-wire bus: positive terminal
VDD
epc100
VDD33
PD
VDD18
C1
PD
GND
C2
2-wire bus: negative terminal
Figure 5: Schematic circuit of one node
Recommended Components Values
PD: PIN photo diode, i.e., epc300, epc310, epc320, epc330 (refer to the separate available data sheet epc3xx), or similar
C1: 100nF ceramic capacitor
C2: 4.7nF ceramic capacitor
Design Precautions
The sensitivity at pin PD is very high in order to achieve a long operation range of light curtains even without lenses in
front of the IR LED and/or the photo diode. Thus, the pin PD is very sensitive to EMI. Special care should be taken to
keep the PCB track at pin PD to the photo diode as short as possible (a few mm only!). This track should be kept
away from sources emitting electromagnetic noise which may induce unwanted signals. It is strongly recommended to
cover the chip and the photodiode with a metal shield. A recommended part is shown in Figure 6.
The pins at the bottom are to solder the shield to the PCB with electrical connection to GND. The hole in the front is
the opening window for the photo diode. The back side of the PCB below the sensitive area (PD, epc100) shall be a
polygon connected to GND to shield the circuit from the back side. The capacitors shall be of high mechanical stability
(no piezoelectric effect) in order to avoid unwanted voltage modulation by mechanical shock or vibration.
Figure 6: Recommended EMC shield
Ambient Light
Photodiode DC current is generated by ambient light, e.g. sun light. DC currents at pin PD do not generate an output signal. However, if I
is above the stated value, the input is saturated which blocks the detection of AC current pulses.
PDDC
Photodiode Capacitance
If the photodiode capacitance is below the specified value, the system becomes more sensitive to power supply ripple voltage at higher fre quencies (>200kHz). This sensitivity can be reduced by a parallel capacitor to the photodiode. However, this measure reduces the detection
sensitivity. If the photo diode capacity is above the specified value, a lower detection sensitivity and a higher sensitivity spread results.
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Layout Information (all measures in mm,
)
CSP-10 Package
Mechanical Dimensions
Designed
Approved
Scale
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Layout Recommendations
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Bottom View ∅ 0.12
0.5
0.5
Pin 1
Solder balls Sn97.5Ag2.5
0.5
0.11 ±0.01
0.5
0.3
0.15
2.0
0.5
1.4 +0.0/-0.1
0.5
∅ 0.3
0.5
2.5
no solder mask inside this area
QFN-16 Package
Top view
1.9
2.9 - 3.1
1.9
Bottom View
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CSP6 Tape
QFN16 Tape
Pin 1
Pin 1
12
8
Reflow Solder Profile
For infrared or conventional soldering the solder profile has to follow the recommendations of IPC/JEDEC J-STD-020C (min. revision C) for
Pb-free assembly for both types of packages. The peak soldering t emperature (TL) should not exceed +260°C for a maximum of 4 sec.
Packaging Information (all measures in mm)
Tape & Reel Information
The devices are mounted on embossed tape for2 automatic placement systems. The tape is wound on 178 mm (7 inch) or 330 mm (13 inch)
reels and individually packaged for shipment. General tape-and-reel specification data are available in a separate data sheet and indicate the
tape sizes for various package types. Further tape-and-reel specifications can be found in the8Electronic Industries Association (EIA) standard
481-1, 481-2, 481-3.
CSP6 Tape
QFN16 Tape
Pin 1
12
8
Pin 1
4
8
epc does not guarantee that there are no empty cavities.
Thus, the pick-and-place machine should do check the presence of a chip during picking.
Ordering Information
Part Number
Package
RoHS compliance
Packaging Method
epc100-CSP10
CSP10
Yes
Reel
epc100-QFN16
QFN16
Yes
Reel
epc101-CSP10
CSP10
Yes
Reel
epc101-QFN16
QFN16
Yes
Reel
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