A1468: Three-Wire True Zero-Speed Differential Peak-Detecting Sensor IC with Continuous Calibration

The A1468 is an optimized Hall effect sensing IC that provides a user-friendly solution for digital ring-magnet sensing, or when coupled with a magnet, ferromagnetic target sensing, in three-wire applications. The small device package can be assembled simply into applications for use in conjunction with a wide variety of target shapes and sizes.

The integrated circuit incorporates dual Hall effect elements with a 2.2 mm spacing and signal processing that switches in response to differential magnetic signals created by ring-magnet poles. The circuitry contains a sophisticated digital circuit to reduce system offsets, to calibrate the gain for airgap-independent switchpoints, and to achieve true zero-speed operation. Signal optimization occurs at power-on through the combination of offset and gain adjust, and is maintained throughout the operating time with the use of a running-mode calibration. The running-mode calibration provides immunity to environmental effects such as micro-oscillations of the target or sudden air gap changes.

The device is ideally suited to obtaining speed and duty cycle information in ring-magnet–based speed, position, and timing applications, such as in speedometers.

The A1468 is available in a 4-pin SIP (suffix K). The package is lead (Pb) free, with 100% matte tin leadframe plating.