1D Linear Position Sensor ICs

Achieving Fast SENT Message Response with A1346 Linear Hall-Effect Sensor ICs on Shared Bus 

AN296131 - In safety-critical magnetic sensing applications, such as torque sensing in electronic power steering (EPS) modules, redundant sensors are often the approach used to achieve desired performance while maintaining strict safety requirements.

Joystick with Allegro Position Sensor IC

Joysticks are widely used human-machine interfaces (HMI) that simultaneously report information on direction and amplitude. This document explains how to implement a 2D or 3D magnetic sensor to obtain a joystick with well-defined behavior.

Enabling New Levels of Performance and Safety in Magnetic Sensors with xMR

October 03, 2022

P0224: This article compares Hall-effect and magnetoresistance sensor technologies and discusses solutions to leverage these to minimize tradeoffs and meet the requirements of the most advanced emerging automotive and industrial automation applications.

Enhancing Smart Home Security with 3D Magnetic Sensors

February 10, 2022

P0173 - As consumers find new ways to outfit their living spaces with simple-to-use smart home and Internet of Things (IoT) products, they may be unaware of certain vulnerabilities and security features.

Enhancements to Slide-By Detection with Linear Sensors

AN296200 - This application note presents a modified solution to magnetic sensing in long stroke applications. Through the incorporation of a microcontroller, a lower cost solution can be realized with fewer linear sensors than previously existing arc tangent solutions.

Angle Error Correction with the A33230

This application note describes the mathematics to convert the analog sine/cosine outputs of the A33230 into an angular position.

Using the SENT Communications Output Protocol with A1341 and A1343 Devices

AN296108 - This application note provides a description of the Allegro implementation of the SENT protocol, which includes extensions developed by Allegro to enhance the information carrying dimensions of the output from the Allegro sensor IC to the vehicle electronic control units (ECU).

Non-Contact Based Controller Solutions

AN296227 - Implementing controller functions through non-contact solutions provides both performance and reliability advantages over typical contact-based input methods.

Linear Hall-Effect Sensor ICs

AN27702 - Linear sensor ICs are designed to respond to a wide range of positive or negative magnetic fields. Critical to the performance of linear ICs is their sensitivity and linearity over their specified operating temperature range.

Linearization and Two-Point Programming on the A31100 and A31102

AN296213 - This application note highlights the procedure for calculating the magnetic field compensation parameters through two-point programming and calculating the linearization coefficients using our available software tools with the intention of providing an easy-to-use guide to programming ...

Calculating Temperature Compensation Using A1342 Linear Hall-Effect Sensor ICs

AN296121 - This application note provides information on how to use A1342 customer-adjustable compensation parameters to reduce systems errors as a result of ambient temperature changes.

Omnipolar Switch Hall-Effect IC Basics

There are four general categories of Hall-effect IC devices that provide a digital output: unipolar switches, bipolar switches, omnipolar switches, and latches. Omnipolar switches are described in this application note.

Microcontroller-Based Linearization of Angular Sensor ICs

AN296160 - Magnetic angle sensors are often a good choice for fast, reliable, contactless measurement of the angular position of a system, especially in dirty environments where optical encoders may not be a good fit.

Guidelines for Using Allegro Angular Sensors

Many applications in different industries, such as in industrial automation and automotive sensors and actuators, require monitoring the angle of a rotating shaft either in an on-axis or off-axis arrangement. This application note is dedicated to a review of on-axis magnetic applications.

Chopper-Stabilized Amplifiers With Track-and-Hold Signal Demodulator

The conventional signal demodulator of a chopper amplifier can be substituted by track-and-hold (T/H) and averaging functions. This arrangement provides offset cancellation without requiring low-pass filters and can ignore the residual offset generated by input spikes.