ATS622 Datasheet
ATS622 Datasheet
True Zero-Speed
Hall-Effect Gear-Tooth Sensor IC
Discontinued Product
These parts are no longer in production The device should not be
purchased for new design applications. Samples are no longer available.
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ATS622LSB
Data Sheet
27627.105a
TRUE ZERO-SPEED
HALL-EFFECT GEAR-TOOTH SENSOR IC
X –
E1 THRESHOLD
– COMPARATORS
+ POSITIVE PEAK – OUTPUT
MAGNET DIGITAL PROC.
REF +
GENERATOR
REFERENCE
X + 2
OUTPUT
LOGIC
E2
–
NEGATIVE PEAK +
DIGITAL PROC.
GROUND
4
Dwg. FH-019-3
1000
ALLOWABLE PACKAGE POWER DISSIPATION IN mW
10
0
HO
600 UR
CO S
NT M
AX
IN .
UO
US
400
200
0
20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180
AMBIENT TEMPERATURE IN °C Dwg. GH-065-6
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OPERATION over operating voltage and temperature range with reference target (unless oth-
erwise noted)
Limits
Characteristic Symbol Description Min. Typ. Max. Units
Air Gap Range AG Operating, target speed > 20 RPM 0.5 – 2.5 mm
* Non-uniform magnetic profiles may require additional output pulses before calibration is completed.
Diameter DO – 120 – mm
Thickness F 3.0 – – mm
TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS
12 12
10 10
SUPPLY CURRENT IN mA
SUPPLY CURRENT IN mA
8.0 8.0
6.0 6.0
4.0 4.0
0 0
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 0 5 10 15 20 25 30
1.2 350
TA = 150°C TA = 150°C
TA = +25°C TA = +25°C
250 TA = -40°C
SUPPLY CURRENT IN mA
TA = -40°C
0.8
200
0.6
150
0.4
100
0.2
50
0 0
-30 -25 -20 -15 -10 -5.0 0 0 5.0 10 15 20 25
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GEAR-TOOTH SENSOR IC
DEVICE DESCRIPTION
Device description. The ATS622LSB true zero-speed Internal electronics. The ATS622LSB is a self-
gear-tooth sensor IC is a Hall IC plus rare earth pellet calibrating IC that contains two Hall-effect elements, a
configuration fully optimized to provide digital detection of temperature-compensated amplifier, and offset cancella-
gear-tooth* edges in a small package size. The IC is tion circuitry. Also contained in the device is a voltage
packaged in a miniature plastic housing that has been regulator to provide supply rejection over the operating
optimized for size, ease of assembly, and voltage range.
manufacturability. High operating-temperature materials
The self-calibrating circuitry is unique. After power up,
are used in all aspects of construction.
the device measures the peak-to-peak magnetic signal and
The use of the device is simple. After correct power is adjusts the gain using an on-chip D-to-A converter to
applied to the component, it is capable of instantly provid- make the internal signal amplitude constant independent of
ing digital information that is representative of the profile the installation air gap of the device. This feature allows
of a rotating gear. No additional optimization or process- air-gap-independent operational characteristics.
ing circuitry is required. This ease of use should reduce 1000
600
800
RARE EARTH
PELLET
600
ELECTRICAL SIGNAL IN mV
400
NORTH
200
-200
-400
-600
AG = 2.75 mm
1 2 3 4 Dwg. MH-016-4 -800 AG = 0.25 mm
* In application, the terms “gear” and “target” are often inter- -1000
RELATIVE TARGET POSITION
changed. However, “gear” is preferred when motion is trans- Dwg. GH-061-3
In addition to the gain control circuitry, the device also tilted installation by readjusting the switch points to the
has provisions to zero out chip, magnet, and installation new signal,
offsets. This is accomplished using two D-to-A converters ■ large operating air gaps — operating air gaps greater
that capture the peak and valley of the signal and use them than 2.5 mm are easily achievable with this device due to
as a reference for the switching comparator. This allows the sensitive switch points after start up,
the switch points to be precisely controlled independent of ■ immunity to magnetic overshoot — the air-gap
air gap or temperature. independent hysteresis minimizes the impact of overshoot
on the switching of device output,
The two Hall transducers and the electronics are inte-
■ response to surface defects in the gear — the gain-
grated on a single silicon substrate using a proprietary
adjust circuitry reduces the effect of minor gear anomalies
BiCMOS process.
that would normally causes false switching,
Solution advantages. The ATS622LSB true zero- ■ immunity to vibration and backlash — the gain-adjust
speed detecting gear-tooth sensor IC is a differential Hall- circuitry keeps the hysteresis of the device roughly propor-
element configuration. This configuration is superior in tional to the peak-to-peak signal. This allows the device to
most applications to a classical single-element GTS. The have good immunity to vibration even when operating at
single-element configuration commonly used requires the close air gaps,
detection of an extremely small signal (often <100 G) that ■ immunity to gear run out — the differential-element
is superimposed on an extremely large back biased field, configuration eliminates the base-line variations caused by
often 1500 G to 3500 G. For most gear configurations, the gear run out, and
back-biased field values change due to concentration ■ use with stamped-gear configurations — the high-
effects, resulting in a varying baseline with air gap, with sensitivity switch points allow the use of stamped gears.
valley widths, with eccentricities, and with vibration. The The shallow mechanical slopes created by the stamping
differential configuration eliminates the effects of the process create an acceptable magnetic gradient down to
back-biased field through subtraction and, hence, avoids zero speed. The surface defects caused by stamping the
the issues presented by the single Hall element. The gear are ignored through the use of gain-control circuitry.
signal-processing circuitry also greatly enhances the
Operation versus air-gap/tooth geometry. Operat-
functionality of this device. Other advantages are
ing specifications are impacted by tooth size, valley size
■ temperature drift — changes in temperature do not
and depth, gear material, and gear thickness. In general,
greatly affect this device due to the stable amplifier design
the following guidelines should be followed to achieve
and the offset rejection circuitry,
greater than 2 mm air gap from the face of unit:
■ timing accuracy/duty cycle variation due to air gap —
■ tooth width (T) > 2 mm;
the accuracy variation caused by air-gap changes is
■ valley width (pC - T) > 2 mm;
minimized by the self-calibration circuitry. A two-to-three
■ valley depth (ht) > 2 mm;
times improvement can be seen over conventional zero-
■ gear thickness (F) > 3 mm; and the
crossing detectors,
■ gear material must be low-carbon steel.
■ dual edge detection — because this device references
the positive and negative peaks of the signal, dual edge Signal duty cycle. For regular tooth geometry, precise
detection is guaranteed, duty cycle is maintained over the operating air-gap and
■ tilted or off-center installation — traditional differen- temperature range due to an extremely good symmetry in
tial ICs will switch incorrectly due to baseline changes the magnetic switch points of the device. For irregular
versus air gap caused by tilted or off-center installation. tooth geometry, there will a small but noticeable change in
The self-calibration feature will eliminate the effect of pulse width versus air gap.
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Power-on state operation. The device is guaranteed Output polarity. The output of the device will switch
to power on (power up) in the off state (high output from off to on as the leading edge of the target passes the
voltage) regardless of the presence or absence of a gear package in the direction indicated (pin 4 to pin 1), which
tooth. Note that the circuit is ready to accurately detect the means that the output current will be low when the unit is
first gear edge that results in a tooth-to-valley transition facing a tooth. If rotation is in the opposite direction (pin
after the circuit has successfully powered on. 1 to pin 4), the output of the device will switch from on to
off as the leading edge of the target passes the package,
Under-voltage lockout. If the supply voltage falls
which means that the output voltage will be low when the
below the under-voltage lockout (VCC(UV)), the device
unit is facing a tooth.
output will turn off (high output voltage) and stay off
irrespective of the state of the magnetic field. This pre- 2
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APPLICATIONS INFORMATION
Recommended evaluation technique. The self- There is an internal update algorithm that will maintain
calibrating feature of the ATS622LSB requires that a the correct duty cycle as air gap changes with temperature.
special evaluation technique be used to measure its high- Large changes in air gap will require the part to reset (by
accuracy performance capabilities. Installation inaccura- cycling power) to maintain the correct duty cycle.
cies are calibrated out at power on; hence, it is extremely
Measurement of the effect of changing air gap after
important that the device be repowered at each air gap
power up:
when gathering timing accuracy data.
1. Set the air gap to the desired value (nominal, for
The ATS622LSB is designed to minimize performance example). Rotate the target at the desired speed. Apply
variation (caused by the large air-gap variations resulting power to the IC. Wait for 128 output pulses to occur.
from installation) by self-calibrating at power-on. These Monitor output for correct switching and measure accu-
functions should be tested using the procedures described racy.
below. 2. Change the air gap by ±0.25 mm. Do not re-power the
IC. Wait for update algorithm to finish adjusting
Timing accuracy capabilities after correct self-calibra-
thresholds, typically 2 to 3 rotations on a 60-tooth gear.
tion can be measured as follows:
1. Set the air gap to the desired value. Operation with fine-pitch gears. For targets with a
2. Power down and then power up the device. circular pitch of less than 4mm, a performance improve-
3. Rotate the gear at the desired speed. ment can be observed by rotating the front face of the
4. Wait for calibration to complete (128 output pulses to package. This package rotation decreases the effective
occur). element-to-element spacing and increases the capability of
5. Monitor output for correct switching and measure detecting fine tooth or valley configurations, provided that
accuracy. the Hall elements are not rotated beyond the width of the
6. Repeat the above for multiple air gaps within the target.
operating range of the device.
7. This can be repeated over the entire operating tem-
perature range.
2.2 COS α
2.2
A
A
Dwg. MH-018-5 mm
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Signal timing accuracy. The magnetic field profile Signal duty cycle. For repetitive target structures,
width is defined by the element spacing and nar- precise duty cycle is maintained over the operating air gap
rows in degrees as the target diameter increases. This and temperature range due to an extremely good symmetry
results in improved timing accuracy performance for larger in the magnetic switch points and the internal self calibra-
gear diameters (for the same number of gear teeth). tion of the device. For irregular tooth geometries, there
Valley-to-tooth transistions will generally provide better will be a small but measureable change in pulse width
accuracy than tooth-to-valley transitions for large-tooth or versus air gap.
large-valley configurations. For highest accuracy, targets
Additional applications Information on gear-tooth
greater than 100mm in diameter should be used.
and other Hall-effect devices is also available in the “Hall-
Effect IC Applications Guide”, which can be found in the
latest issue of the Allegro MicroSystems Electronic Data
Book, AMS-701 or Application Note 27701, or at
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MECHANICAL INFORMATION
Plastic Housing Thermoplastic PBT 264 psi deflection temp. (DTUL) 204°C
66 psi deflection temp. (DTUL) 216°C
Approximate melting temperature 225°C
Leads Copper — —
Lead Pull — — 8N
2.2 mm
Lead cross section (in millimeters)
0.48
0.36
0.41
NOM.
0.44
0.35
0.38
NOM.
A 0.0076
MIN. PLATING
THICKNESS
Dwg. MH-019A mm
Dwg. MH-018-4 mm
Allegro
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DIMENSIONS IN MILLIMETERS
1.27 8.8
7.0
TYP 7.0
1 2 3 4
0.38 0.41
3.9
3.0 NOM
A
0.9 DIA
Dwg. MH-017-1B mm
Tolerances, unless otherwise specified: 1 place ±0.1 mm, 2 places ±0.05 mm.