Magnetic Displacement Sensors HMC1501/1512 The Honeywell HMC1501 and HMC1512 are miniature surface mount sensors for linear, angular, or rotary displacement designed for magnetic saturating field sensing. The HMC1501 contains a single saturated-mode Wheatstone bridge sense element that creates an output voltage with respect to the direction of the magnetic flux passing over the sensor surface. The HMC1512 contains dual saturated-mode Wheatstone bridge elements co-located to provide an extended range of angular displacements. Both sensor types are cost effective and space-efficient solutions for high volume OEM designs. Applications for the HMC15xx sensors include Position Sensing, Rotary speed and angle detection, and non-contact precision location measurement systems. The HMC15xx sensors utilize Honeywell’s Anisotropic Magnetoresistive (AMR) technology that provides advantages over hall-effect based magnetic sensors. They are able to resolve better than tenths of a degree or tenths of millimeters, withstand large variations in magnet-to-sensor gaps, and exhibit insensitivity to shocks and vibrations. Honeywell’s Magnetic Sensors are among the most precision and reliable position sensors in the industry. Honeywell continues to maintain product excellence and performance by introducing innovative solid-state magnetic sensor solutions. These are highly reliable, top performance products that are delivered when promised. Honeywell’s magnetic sensor solutions provide real solutions you can count on. FEATURES BENEFITS Wide Angular Range – Angular range of HMC1501 HMC1512 – Angular range of Effective Linear Range when two sensors are mounted on two ends. Additional range >8mm can be added through multiple sensor arrays Absolute Sensing No indexing with exact position known. Low Cost Designed for High Volume, Cost Effective OEM Designs Available in Tape & Reel Packaging High Volume OEM Assembly 4-Element Wheatstone Bridges Low Noise Passive Element Design Surface Mount Sensors RoHS Compatible and suitable for High Speed SMT Assembly Low Voltage Operations (2.0V) Compatible for Battery Powered Applications ±45° with <0.07° resolution ±90° with <0.05° resolution HMC1501/1512 SPECIFICATIONS Characteristics Conditions* Min Typ Max Units Vbridge (Vb) referenced to GND 1.0 5.0 25 Volts Resistance Bridge current = 1mA 4000 5000 6500 ohms Angle range >Saturation Field -45 +45 deg HMC1501 Bridge Element Supply Sensitivity Output Voltage Bridge Offset Resolution Noise Density Vb=5 volts, field=80Oe @ zero crossing 2.1 mV/° @ zero crossing averaged in a 45° range 1.8 mV/° Vb=5 volts, field=80 Oe 100 120 140 mVpp field=80 Oe -7 3 +7 mV/V BW=10Hz, Vb=5 volts 0.07 deg @1Hz, Vb=5 volts 100 nV/sqrt Hz HMC1512 Bridge Elements Supply Vbridge (Vb) referenced to GND 1.0 5.0 25 Volts Resistance Bridge current = 1mA 2000 2100 2800 ohms Angle range >Saturation Field -90 +90 deg Sensitivity Output Voltage Bridge Offset Resolution Noise Density Vb=5 volts, field=80Oe @ zero crossing 2.1 mV/° @ zero crossing averaged in a 45° range 1.8 mV/° Vb=5 volts, field=80 Oe 100 120 140 mVpp Bridge A -7 0 +7 mV/V Bridge B -7 0 +7 mV/V field=80 Oe BW=10Hz, Vb=5 volts 0.05 deg @1Hz, Vb=5 volts 70 nV/sqrt Hz Common Operating Temperature Storage Temperature Humidity Hysteresis Error Ambient -40 +125 °C Ambient, unbiased -55 +150 °C 85 % Tested at 85°C Field > 80 Oe, Vb=5 volts V 0.017 deg Bridge Ohmic Tempco Vb=5 volts, TA= -40 to +125°C 2800 ppm/°C Sensitivity Tempco Vb=5 volts, TA= -40 to +125°C -3200 ppm/°C ±100 ppm/°C Bridge Offset Tempco TA= -40 to +125°C * Tested at 25°C except stated otherwise. 2 30 www.honeywell.com HMC1501/1512 SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS HMC1501 HMC1512 PIN CONFIGURATIONS PACKAGE OUTLINE PACKAGE DRAWING HMC1501/HMC1512 (8-PIN SOIC, dimensions in millimeters) Millimeters Inches Min Max Min Max A A1 1.371 0.101 1.728 0.249 0.054 0.004 0.068 0.010 B D E e H h 0.355 4.800 3.810 0.483 4.979 3.988 0.014 0.189 0.150 0.019 0.196 0.157 www.honeywell.com 1.270 ref 5.816 0.381 0.050 ref 6.198 0.762 0.229 0.015 0.244 0.030 3 HMC1501/1512 MAGNETIC MOUNTING CONSIDERATIONS The HMC1501 has an internal sensor die placed toward the forward edge, between pins 1 and 8, to make linear translation applications more convenient. The figure below indicates this location. 0.003” 0.029” max The HMC1512 has two sensor bridges optimized for rotary translation applications. Thus the die is centered in all three dimensions within the SOIC-8 package. The figure below indicates location. GND1 GND2 VO2+ VO1+ VO1- VO2- VB2 VB1 BASIC DEVICE OPERATION The Honeywell HMC15xx magnetoresistive sensors are Wheatstone bridges to measure magnetic field direction. The bridge elements change their resistance when a magnetic field is applied across the silicon die with the thin films of magneto-resistive ferrous material forming the resistive elements. The magnetoresistance is a function of cos2 where is the angle between the applied magnetic field (M) and the current flow direction in the thin film. When the applied magnetic field becomes moderate (50 Oerstad or larger), the magnetization of the thin films align in the same direction as the applied field; and becomes the saturation mode. In this mode, is the angle between the direction of the applied field and the bridge current flow, and the magnetoresistive sensor is only sensitive to the direction of the applied field (not amplitude). The sensor is in the form of a Wheatstone bridge (see figures below). The resistance (R) of all four bridge legs is the same. The bridge power supply Vb or Vbridge, causes current to flow through the bridge elements as indicated in the figures. 4 www.honeywell.com HMC1501/1512 Vb Applied Field Direction M I I M R+ R R- R + V I M + - R- R Vb M I - R+ R GND Basic Sensor Bridge Schematic Both the HMC1501 and HMC1512 are designed to be used in saturation mode, with applied fields of 80 Oerstads or greater, required to meet the specifications in this datasheet. The HMC1501 contains one bridge and the HMC1512 has two identical bridges, coexisting on a single die. Bridge B is physically rotated 45° from bridge A. The HMC1501 has a sensor output of V = - Vb*S sin (2 ), and the HMC1512 has a sensor output of V = Vb*S sin (2 ) for sensor A and sensor B’s output is V = -Vb*S cos (2 ). Vb is the supply voltage, and S is a sensor constant determined by the materials. For these Honeywell sensors, S is typically 12mV/V. APPLICATION NOTES The HMC1501 and HMC1512 are Honeywell’s AMR based magnetic position sensors that contain AMR sensor bridges to be used in saturation mode. The HMC1501 contains one AMR bridge for a 45° range of position sensing, and the HMC1512 contains two AMR bridges for a 90° range of position sensing. The bridge differential output voltage ( V) for the HMC1501 is: V = -Vs S sin (2 ) where: Vs = Supply Voltage (volts) S = Material Constant (12mV/V) = Reference to Magnetic Field Angle (degrees) With the bridges on the HMC1512 oriented 45° in rotation from each other, the differential output voltage for sensor bridge A is: VA = Vs S sin (2 ) And for sensor bridge B, the differential output voltage is: VB = -Vs S cos (2 ) www.honeywell.com 5 HMC1501/1512 Using the HMC1512 bridge A signal output plotted versus theta, the figure below depicts the two-cycle waveform. As you can see above, the most linear range for this sensor bridge is in the 45° range about the –180, -90, 0, 90, and 180 degree points. Of these the 0 and 180 points have a positive slope, and the 90 points have a negative slope. These slopes can be taken to full advantage for angular and linear positioning applications. Basic Position Sensing For simple magnetic position sensing, the HMC1501 sensor can used to detect the relative motion of a nearby magnet in linear or angular displacement. With the orientation of the stationary HMC1501, the magnet position can translate to 45° and stay within a linear slope of V versus for position sensing. Given a typical supply voltage of 5 volts (Vs = +5Vdc), the HMC1501 will provide about a 120 millivolt swing ( 60 millivolts) on 2.5 volt bias voltage. The reason for the 2.5 volts is that with the Wheatstone bridge provides a differential voltage output with a bias voltage from the 5 volt supply voltage. The figures show the mechanical orientation and the electrical transfer function. 6 www.honeywell.com HMC1501/1512 To interface with output pins of the HMC1501 (OUT+, OUT-), an instrumentation amplifier circuit is typically used. Instrumentation amplifiers can be purchased as complete integrated circuits, or constructed via combinations of discrete components and integrated circuits; such as operational amplifiers (op-amps). The purpose of an instrumentation amplifier is to derive the difference signal (OUT+ minus OUT-), and to provide additional signal amplification as desired. The figure below shows a typical instrumentation amplifier circuit using an op-amp with external discrete components. +5.0V Vbridge U1 .01 f 249k 10.0k U2 OUTOUT+ - Op-Amp + 10.0k ADC0 Analog output Gnd2 249k Gnd1 HMC1501 +2.5V Microprocessor With ADC With a typical HMC1501 position sensor, a low cost operational amplifier (e.g. LMV358) could be used as a differential amplifier shown in the schematic above. The 10 kilo-ohm input resistors present a high impedance from the Wheatstone bridge, and the 249 kilo-ohm resistor set the amplifier gain and bias at 25V/V and 2.5 volts respectively. The 0.01 microfarad capacitor is placed in the feedback loop to low system bandwidth and to further exclude noise outside the sensor and amplifier circuits. The analog output voltage of the amplifier is typically fed to an Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) stage stand-alone or within a microprocessor integrated circuit. A recommendation of 10-bit ADC circuits or higher is expected. For angular measurements, the same information applies, except the mechanical arrangement changes a bit. www.honeywell.com 7 HMC1501/1512 Position 3 (end of travel) S N Position 2 (center of travel) S N N S Position 1 (end of travel) FIND OUT MORE For more applications information, see application note AN211 on the www.magneticsensors.com website or contact us at 800-323-8295 (763-954-2474 internationally). The application circuits herein constitute typical usage and interface of Honeywell product. Honeywell does not warranty or assume liability of customerdesigned circuits derived from this description or depiction. Honeywell reserves the right to make changes to improve reliability, function or design. Honeywell does not assume any liability arising out of the application or use of any product or circuit described herein; neither does it convey any license under its patent rights nor the rights of others. U.S. Patents 4,441,072, 4,533,872, 4,569,742, 4,681,812, 4,847,584 6,529,114 and 7,095,226 apply to the technology described ORDERING INFORMATION Ordering Number Product HMC1501 HMC1501-TR HMC1512 HMC1512-TR Magnetic Sensor Tape and Reel with 1k units/reel Magnetic Sensor Tape and Reel with 1k units/reel Honeywell 12001 Highway 55 Plymouth, MN 55441 Tel: 800-323-8295 8 www.honeywell.com/magneticsensors Form #900246 Rev C December 2010 ©2008 Honeywell International Inc. www.honeywell.com