Date
04/11/2014
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A1468 Hall-effect sensor IC
The A1468 from Allegro MicroSystems Europe is a true zero-speed differential peak-detecting Hall-effect sensor IC that is optimised for use in automotive speed, timing and duty-cycle sensing. The device is ideally suited to digital ring-magnet sensing or, when coupled with a magnet, ferromagnetic target sensing in three-wire applications. The small device package can be easily incorporated into designs using a wide variety of target shapes and sizes.
The A1468 incorporates dual Hall-effect sensing elements with 2.2 mm spacing and signal processing circuitry that switches in response to differential magnetic signals created by ring magnet poles. The device contains a sophisticated digital circuit which reduces system offsets, calibrates the gain for airgap–independent switch points, and achieves true zero-speed operation through peak detecting algorithms.
Signal optimisation occurs at power-on through the combination of offset and gain adjust, and is maintained during operation by continuous running-mode calibration which provides immunity to environmental effects such as micro-oscillations of the target or sudden airgap changes.
The Allegro A1468LK-T is available in a 4-pin through-hole SIP package (suffix K).
