リニア ポジション センサー IC

Application Note

Output Protocols for Angle and Linear Position Sensors

AN296191 - This application note describes working principles, lists advantages and limitations, outlines communication rates/delays, and defines error reporting tactics for digital and analog protocols used in angle and linear position sensing.

Application Note

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.

Application Note

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.

Application Note

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.

Application Note

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.

Technical Article

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

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.

Technical Article

Enhancing Smart Home Security with 3D Magnetic Sensors

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.

Application Note

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.

Application Note

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).

Application Note

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.

Application Note

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 these sensor ICs.

Application Note

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.

Application Note

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.

Application Note

Analysis of a Hall-Effect System With Two Linear Sensor ICs for 30 mm Displacement

In this application note we are investigating how to extend the displacement range for linear detection by using two sensor ICs, using typical Allegro™ MicroSystems devices as examples.

Application Note

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.