Datasheet SHT20

Humidity and Temperature Sensor IC

 Fully calibrated
 Digital output, I2C interface
 Low power consumption
 Excellent long term stability
 DFN type package – reflow solderable

Product Summary
SHT20, the new humidity and temperature sensor of Every sensor is individually calibrated and tested. Lot
Sensirion is about to set new standards in terms of size identification is printed on the sensor and an electronic
and intelligence: Embedded in a reflow solderable Dual identification code is stored on the chip – which can be
Flat No leads (DFN) package of 3 x 3mm foot print and read out by command. Furthermore, the resolution of
1.1mm height it provides calibrated, linearized signals in SHT20 can be changed by command (8/12bit up to
digital, I2C format. 12/14bit for RH/T), low battery can be detected and a
checksum helps to improve communication reliability.
With a completely new designed CMOSens® chip, a
reworked capacitive type humidity sensor and an With made improvements and the miniaturization of the
improved band gap temperature sensor the performance sensor the performance-to-price ratio has been improved
has been lifted even beyond the outstanding level of the – and eventually, any device should benefit from the
previous sensor generation (SHT1x and SHT7x). For cutting edge energy saving operation mode. For testing
example, measures have been taken to stabilize the SHT20 a new evaluation Kit EK-H4 is available.
behavior at high humidity levels.

Dimensions Sensor Chip

3.0 SHT20 features a generation 4C CMOSens® chip.
0.3 typ Besides the capacitive relative humidity sensor and the
D0AC4
SHT20

band gap temperature sensor, the chip contains an

amplifier, A/D converter, OTP memory and a digital
2.0 typ
1.4 typ

3.0

processing unit.
0.8 typ
2.2 1.1 Material Contents
While the sensor itself is made of Silicon the sensors‟
0.2

Bottom View housing consists of a plated Cu lead-frame and green

0.4 0.3 epoxy-based mold compound. The device is fully RoHS
NC VDD SCL
and WEEE compliant, e.g. free of Pb, Cd and Hg.
0.75

0.4

2.4 Additional Information and Evaluation Kits

1.5

Additional information such as Application Notes is

1.0 1.0 VSS SDA
available from the web page www.sensirion.com/SHT20.
NC
For more information please contact Sensirion via
info@sensirion.com.
Figure 1: Drawing of SHT20 sensor package, dimensions are
given in mm (1mm = 0.039inch), tolerances are ±0.1mm. The For SHT20 two Evaluation Kits are available: EK-H4, a
die pad (center pad) is internally connected to VSS. The NC four-channel device with Viewer Software, that also serves
pads must be left floating. VSS = GND, SDA = DATA. for data-logging, and a simple EK-H5 directly connecting
Numbering of E/O pads starts at lower right corner (indicated by one sensor via USB port to a computer.
notch in die pad) and goes clockwise (compare Table 2).

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Relative Humidity1234 Temperature567
Parameter Condition min typ max Units Parameter Condition min typ max Units
12 bit 0.04 %RH 14 bit 0.01 °C
Resolution 1 Resolution 1
8 bit 0.7 %RH 12 bit 0.04 °C
Accuracy typ 3.0 %RH Accuracy typ 0.3 °C
tolerance 2 max see Figure 2 %RH tolerance 2 max see Figure 3 °C
Repeatability 0.1 %RH Repeatability 0.1 °C
Hysteresis 1 %RH Operating Range extended 4 -40 125 °C
Nonlinearity <0.1 %RH Response Time 7 63% 5 30 s
Response time 363% 8 s Long Term Drift < 0.04 °C/yr
Operating Range extended 4 0 100 %RH
Long Term Drift 5 normal < 0.5 %RH/yr

DRH (%RH) DT ( C)
± 10 ± 2.0
maximal tolerance maximal tolerance
±8 typical tolerance typical tolerance
± 1.5
±6
± 1.0
±4
± 0.5
±2

±0 ± 0.0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 -40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120
Relative Humidity (%RH) Temperature (°C)
Figure 2 Typical and maximal tolerance at 25°C for relative Figure 3 Typical and maximal tolerance for temperature sensor
humidity. For extensive information see Users Guide, Sect. 1.2. in °C.

Electrical Specification
Packaging Information
Parameter Condition min typ max Units
Sensor Type Packaging Quantity Order Number
Supply Voltage, VDD 2.1 3.0 3.6 V
Tape & Reel 1500 1-100706-01
sleep mode 0.15 0.4 µA SHT20
Supply Current, IDD 6 Tape & Reel 5000 1-100704-01
measuring 200 300 330 µA
sleep mode 0.5 1.2 µW
Power Dissipation 6 measuring 0.6 0.9 1.0 mW
average 8bit 3.2 µW
Heater VDD = 3.0 V 5.5mW, T = + 0.5-1.5°C
Communication digital 2-wire interface, I2C protocol
Table 1 Electrical specification. For absolute maximum This datasheet is subject to change and may be amended
values see Section 4.1 of Users Guide. without prior notice.

1 Default measurement resolution is 14bit (temperature) / 12bit (humidity). It can

be reduced to 12/8bit, 11/11bit or 13/10bit by command to user register.
2 Accuracies are tested at Outgoing Quality Control at 25°C and 3.0V. Values 5 Value may be higher in environments with vaporized solvents, out-gassing
exclude hysteresis and long term drift and are applicable to non-condensing tapes, adhesives, packaging materials, etc. For more details please refer to
environments only. Handling Instructions.
3 Time for achieving 63% of a step function, valid at 25°C and 1m/s airflow. 6 Min and max values of Supply Current and Power Dissipation are based on
4 Normal operating range: 0-80%RH, beyond this limit sensor may read a fixed VDD = 3.0V and T<60°C. The average value is based on one 8bit
reversible offset with slow kinetics (+3%RH after 60h at humidity >80%RH). For measurement per second.
more details please see Section 1.1 of the Users Guide. 7 Response time depends on heat conductivity of sensor substrate.

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Users Guide SHT20

1 Extended Specification Please note that above values are maximal tolerances (not
including hysteresis) against a high precision reference
For details on how Sensirion is specifying and testing such as a dew point mirror. Typical deviations are at
accuracy performance please consult Application Note ±2%RH where maximal tolerance is ±3%RH and about
“Statement on Sensor Specification”. half the maximal tolerance at other values.
1.1 Operating Range 1.3 Electrical Specification
The sensor works stable within recommended Normal Current consumption as given in Table 1 is dependent on
Range – see Figure 4. Long term exposure to conditions temperature and supply voltage VDD. For estimations on
outside Normal Range, especially at humidity >80%RH, energy consumption of the sensor Figures 6 and 7 may be
may temporarily offset the RH signal (+3%RH after 60h). consulted. Please note that values given in these Figures
After return into the Normal Range it will slowly return are of typical nature and the variance is considerable.
towards calibration state by itself. See Section 2.3
“Reconditioning Procedure” for eliminating the offset. 8

Supply Current IDD (μA)

Prolonged exposure to extreme conditions may accelerate 7
ageing. 6
5
100
Relative Humidity (%)

4
80 3
2
60
Normal Max. 1
40 Range Range 0
0 20 40 60 80 100 120
20
Temperature (°C)
0
Figure 6 Typical dependency of supply current (sleep mode)
-40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 versus temperature at VDD = 3.0V. Please note that the
Temperature (°C)
variance of these data can be above ±25% of displayed value.
Figure 4 Operating Conditions
20
Supply Current IDD (nA)

1.2 RH accuracy at various temperatures 18

Maximal tolerance for RH accuracy at 25°C is defined in 16
Figure 2. For other temperatures maximal tolerance has 14
been evaluated to be within limits displayed in Figure 5. 12
10
100 ±7
Relative Humidity (%RH)

±7 ±7
90 ±5 8
80 6
70 2.1 2.3 2.5 2.7 2.9 3.1 3.3 3.5
±8
60
±6 ±4.5 ±6
50 Supply Voltage (VDD)
40
30 Figure 7 Typical dependency of supply current (sleep mode)
20 versus supply voltage at 25°C. Please note that deviations may
10 ±7 ±5 ±7 be up to ±50% of displayed value. Values at 60°C scale with a
0 ±7 factor of about 15 (compare Table 1).

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80
Temperature (°C)
Figure 5 Maximal tolerance of relative humidity measurements
given in %RH for temperatures 0 – 80°C.

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2 Application Information centered on the thermal land area. It can also be split in
two openings.
2.1 Soldering Instructions
Due to the low mounted height of the DFN, “no clean”
The DFN’s die pad (centre pad) and perimeter I/O pads
type 3 solder paste10 is recommended as well as Nitrogen
are fabricated from a planar copper lead-frame by over-
purge during reflow.
molding leaving the die pad and I/O pads exposed for
mechanical and electrical connection. Both the I/O pads TP tP
and die pad should be soldered to the PCB. In order to
prevent oxidation and optimize soldering, the bottom side

Temperature
TL tL
of the sensor pads is plated with Ni/Pd/Au.
TS (max)
On the PCB the I/O lands8 should be 0.2mm longer than
the package I/O pads. Inward corners may be rounded to
match the I/O pad shape. The I/O land width should match
the DFN-package I/O-pads width 1:1 and the land for the
die pad should match 1:1 with the DFN package – see preheating critical zone
Figure 8. Time

The solder mask9 design for the land pattern preferably is Figure 9 Soldering profile according to JEDEC standard. TP <=
260°C and tP < 30sec for Pb-free assembly. TL < 220°C and tL <
of type Non-Solder Mask Defined (NSMD) with solder
150sec. Ramp-up/down speeds shall be < 5°C/sec.
mask openings larger than metal pads. For NSMD pads,
the solder mask opening should be about 120μm to It is important to note that the diced edge or side faces of
150μm larger than the pad size, providing a 60μm to 75μm the I/O pads may oxidise over time, therefore a solder fillet
design clearance between the copper pad and solder may or may not form. Hence there is no guarantee for
mask. Rounded portions of package pads should have a solder joint fillet heights of any kind.
matching rounded solder mask-opening shape to minimize
For soldering SHT2x, standard reflow soldering ovens may
the risk of solder bridging. For the actual pad dimensions,
be used. The sensor is qualified to withstand soldering
each pad on the PCB should have its own solder mask
opening with a web of solder mask between adjacent profile according to IPC/JEDEC J-STD-020 with peak
temperatures at 260°C during up to 30sec for Pb-free
pads.
assembly in IR/Convection reflow ovens (see Figure 9).
0.4 0.3
0.2

For manual soldering contact time must be limited to 5

seconds at up to 350°C.
0.4
0.7

IMPORTANT: After soldering, the devices should be

2.4
stored at >75%RH for at least 12h to allow the sensor
1.5

element to re-hydrate. Otherwise the sensor may read an

offset that slowly disappears if exposed to ambient
0.2

conditions. Alternatively the re-hydration process may be

performed at ambient conditions (>40%RH) during more
1.0 1.0
than 5 days.
Figure 8 Recommended metal land pattern for SHT2x. Values In no case, neither after manual nor reflow soldering, a
in mm. Die pad (centre pad) may be left floating or be connected
board wash shall be applied. Therefore, and as mentioned
to ground, NC pads shall be left floating. The outer dotted line
represents the outer dimension of the DFN package. above, it is strongly recommended to use “no-clean” solder
paste. In case of applications with exposure of the sensor
For solder paste printing a laser-cut, stainless steel stencil to corrosive gases or condensed water (i.e. environments
with electro-polished trapezoidal walls and with 0.125mm with high relative humidity) the soldering pads shall be
stencil thickness is recommended. For the I/O pads the sealed (e.g. conformal coating) to prevent loose contacts
stencil apertures should be 0.1mm longer than PCB pads or short cuts.
and positioned with 0.1mm offset away from the centre of
the package. The die pad aperture should cover about 70 2.2 Storage Conditions and Handling Instructions
– 90% of the pad area – say up to 1.4mm x 2.3mm Moisture Sensitivity Level (MSL) is 1, according to
IPC/JEDEC J-STD-020. At the same time, it is
8 The land pattern is understood to be the metal layer on the PCB, onto which
the DFN pads are soldered to.
9 The solder mask is understood to be the insulating layer on top of the PCB 10 Solder types are related to the solder particle size in the paste: Type 3 covers
covering the connecting lines. the size range of 25 – 45 µm (powder type 42).

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recommended to further process the sensors within 1 year 10% of the time – e.g. maximum two measurements per
after date of delivery. second at 12bit accuracy shall be made.
It is of great importance to understand that a humidity
sensor is not a normal electronic component and needs to
be handled with care. Chemical vapors at high
concentration in combination with long exposure times
may offset the sensor reading.
For this reason it is recommended to store the sensors in
original packaging including the sealed ESD bag at
following conditions: Temperature shall be in the range of
10°C – 50°C and humidity at 20 – 60%RH (sensors that
are not stored in ESD bags). For sensors that have been
Figure 10 Top view of example of mounted SHT2x with slits
removed from the original packaging we recommend to
milled into PCB to minimize heat transfer.
store them in ESD bags made of metal-in PE-HD11.
In manufacturing and transport the sensors shall be 2.5 Light
prevented of high concentration of chemical solvents and The SHT2x is not light sensitive. Prolonged direct
long exposure times. Out-gassing of glues, adhesive tapes exposure to sunshine or strong UV radiation may age the
and stickers or out-gassing packaging material such as sensor.
bubble foils, foams, etc. shall be avoided. Manufacturing
area shall be well ventilated. 2.6 Materials Used for Sealing / Mounting
For more detailed information please consult the Many materials absorb humidity and will act as a buffer
document “Handling Instructions” or contact Sensirion. increasing response times and hysteresis. Materials in the
vicinity of the sensor must therefore be carefully chosen.
2.3 Reconditioning Procedure Recommended materials are: Any metals, LCP, POM
As stated above extreme conditions or exposure to solvent (Delrin), PTFE (Teflon), PEEK, PP, PB, PPS, PSU, PVDF,
vapors may offset the sensor. The following reconditioning PVF.
procedure may bring the sensor back to calibration state: For sealing and gluing (use sparingly): Use high filled
Baking: 100 – 105°C at < 5%RH for 10h epoxy for electronic packaging (e.g. glob top, underfill),
Re-Hydration: 20 – 30°C at ~ 75%RH for 12h 12. and Silicone. Out-gassing of these materials may also
contaminate the sensor (see Section 2.2). Therefore try to
2.4 Temperature Effects add the sensor as a last manufacturing step to the
assembly, store the assembly well ventilated after
Relative humidity reading strongly depends on
manufacturing or bake at >50°C for 24h to outgas
temperature. Therefore, it is essential to keep humidity
contaminants before packing.
sensors at the same temperature as the air of which the
relative humidity is to be measured. In case of testing or
2.7 Wiring Considerations and Signal Integrity
qualification the reference sensor and test sensor must
show equal temperature to allow for comparing humidity Carrying the SCL and SDA signal parallel and in close
readings. proximity (e.g. in wires) for more than 10cm may result in
cross talk and loss of communication. This may be
If the sensor shares a PCB with electronic components resolved by routing VDD and/or VSS between the two
that produce heat it should be mounted in a way that SDA signals and/or using shielded cables. Furthermore,
prevents heat transfer or keeps it as low as possible. slowing down SCL frequency will possibly improve signal
Measures to reduce heat transfer can be ventilation, integrity. Power supply pins (VDD, VSS) must be
reduction of copper layers between the sensor and the decoupled with a 100nF capacitor – see next Section.
rest of the PCB or milling a slit into the PCB around the
sensor – see Figure 10.
Furthermore, there are self-heating effects in case the
measurement frequency is too high. To keep self heating
below 0.1°C, SHT2x should not be active for more than

11 For example, 3M antistatic bag, product “1910” with zipper.

12 75%RH can conveniently be generated with saturated NaCl solution.

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noted that pull-up resistors may be included in I/O circuits

of MCUs. See Table 4 and Table 5 for detailed I/O
3 Interface Specifications characteristic of the sensor.
Pin Name Comment
1 SDA Serial Data, bidirectional 4 Electrical Characteristics
4 3
2 VSS Ground 4.1 Absolute Maximum Ratings
5 VDD Supply Voltage 5 2 The electrical characteristics of SHT2x are defined in
6 SCL Serial Clock, bidirectional 6 1 Table 1. The absolute maximum ratings as given in Table
3,4 NC Not Connected 3 are stress ratings only and give additional information.
Functional operation of the device at these conditions is
Table 2 SHT2x pin assignment, NC remain floating (top view) not implied. Exposure to absolute maximum rating
conditions for extended periods may affect the sensor
3.1 Power Pins (VDD, VSS) reliability (e.g. hot carrier degradation, oxide breakdown).
The supply voltage of SHT2x must be in the range of 2.1 –
3.6V, recommended supply voltage is 3.0V. Power supply Parameter min max Units
pins Supply Voltage (VDD) and Ground (VSS) must be VDD to VSS -0.3 5 V
decoupled with a 100nF capacitor, that shall be placed as Digital I/O Pins (SDA, SCL)
-0.3 VDD + 0.3 V
close to the sensor as possible – see Figure 11. to VSS
Input Current on any Pin -100 100 mA
3.2 Serial clock (SCL)
Table 3 Electrical absolute maximum ratings
SCL is used to synchronize the communication between
microcontroller (MCU) and the sensor. Since the interface ESD immunity is qualified according to JEDEC JESD22-
consists of fully static logic there is no minimum SCL
A114 method (Human Body Model at 4kV), JEDEC
frequency.
JESD22-A115 method (Machine Model 200V) and ESDA
3.3 Serial SDA (SDA) ESD-STM5.3.1-1999 and AEC-Q100-011 (Charged
Device Model, 750V corner pins, 500V other pins). Latch-
The SDA pin is used to transfer data in and out of the up immunity is provided at a force current of 100mA with
sensor. For sending a command to the sensor, SDA is Tamb = 125°C according to JEDEC JESD78. For exposure
valid on the rising edge of SCL and must remain stable beyond named limits the sensor needs additional
while SCL is high. After the falling edge of SCL the SDA protection circuit.
value may be changed. For safe communication SDA shall
be valid tSU and tHD before the rising and after the falling 4.2 Input / Output Characteristics
edge of SCL, respectively – see Figure 12. For reading
data from the sensor, SDA is valid tVD after SCL has gone The electrical characteristics such as power consumption,
low and remains valid until the next falling edge of SCL. low and high level input and output voltages depend on
the supply voltage. For proper communication with the
VDD sensor it is essential to make sure that signal design is
strictly within the limits given in Table 4 & 5 and Figure 12.
MCU (master) RP RP
Parameter Conditions min typ max Units
SCL IN SCL
Output Low VDD = 3.0 V,
C = 100nF

SCL OUT 0 - 0.4 V

SHT2x Voltage, VOL -4 mA < IOL < 0mA
(slave)
SDA IN SDA Output High 70%
- VDD V
SDA OUT
Voltage, VOH VDD
Output Sink
GND - - -4 mA
Current, IOL
Input Low 30%
Figure 11 Typical application circuit, including pull-up resistors 0 - V
Voltage, VIL VDD
RP and decoupling of VDD and VSS by a capacitor.
Input High 70%
- VDD V
To avoid signal contention the micro-controller unit (MCU) Voltage, VIH VDD
must only drive SDA and SCL low. External pull-up VDD = 3.6 V,
Input Current VIN = 0 V to 3.6 V - - ±1 uA
resistors (e.g. 10kΩ), are required to pull the signal high.
For the choice of resistor size please take bus capacity Table 4 DC characteristics of digital input/output pads. VDD =
requirements into account (compare Table 5). It should be 2.1V to 3.6V, T = -40°C to 125°C, unless otherwise noted.

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1/fSCL power-up, the sensor needs at most 15ms, while SCL is

tSCLH tSCLL tR tF high, for reaching idle state, i.e. to be ready accepting
70% commands from the master (MCU). Current consumption
SCL 30% during start up is 350µA maximum. Whenever the sensor
SDA valid write
is powered up, but not performing a measurement or
tSU tHD communicating, it is automatically in idle state (sleep
DATA IN mode).
70%
SDA 30%
5.2 Start / Stop Sequence
SDA valid read
tR Each transmission sequence begins with Start condition
tVD tF
DATA OUT
(S) and ends with Stop condition (P) as displayed in Figure
70% 13 and Figure 14.
SDA 30%
70%
SCL 30%
Figure 12 Timing Diagram for Digital Input/Output Pads,
abbreviations are explained in Table 5. SDA directions are seen
from the sensor. Bold SDA line is controlled by the sensor, plain
70%
SDA line is controlled by the micro-controller. Note that SDA SDA
valid read time is triggered by falling edge of anterior toggle. 30%

Figure 13 Transmission Start condition (S) - a high to low

Parameter min typ max Units
transition on the SDA line while SCL is high. The Start condition
SCL frequency, fSCL 0 - 0.4 MHz is a unique state on the bus created by the master, indicating to
SCL High Time, tSCLH 0.6 - - µs the slaves the beginning of a transmission sequence (bus is
SCL Low Time, tSCLL 1.3 - - µs considered busy after a Start).
SDA Set-Up Time, tSU 100 - - ns
70%
SDA Hold Time, tHD 0 - 900 ns SCL 30%
SDA Valid Time, tVD 0 - 400 ns
SCL/SDA Fall Time, tF 0 - 100 ns
70%
SCL/SDA Rise Time, tR 0 - 300 ns SDA 30%
Capacitive Load on Bus Line, CB 0 - 400 pF
Figure 14 Transmission Stop condition (P) - a low to high
Table 5 Timing specifications of digital input/output pads for I2C transition on the SDA line while SCL is high. The Stop condition
fast mode. Entities are displayed in Figure 12. VDD = 2.1V to is a unique state on the bus created by the master, indicating to
3.6V, T = -40°C to 125°C, unless otherwise noted. For further the slaves the end of a transmission sequence (bus is
information regarding timing, please refer to considered free after a Stop).
http://www.standardics.nxp.com/support/i2c/.
5.3 Sending a Command
5 Communication with Sensor After sending the Start condition, the subsequent I2C
header consists of the 7-bit I2C device address „1000‟000‟
SHT20 communicates with I2C protocol. For information on and an SDA direction bit (Read R: „1‟, Write W: „0‟). The
I2C beyond the information in the following Sections sensor indicates the proper reception of a byte by pulling
please refer to the following website: the SDA pin low (ACK bit) after the falling edge of the 8th
http://www.standardics.nxp.com/support/i2c/. SCL clock. After the issue of a measurement command
Please note that all sensors are set to the same I2C („1110‟0011‟ for temperature, „1110‟0101‟ for relative
address, as defined in Section 5.3. 13 humidity‟), the MCU must wait for the measurement to
complete. The basic commands are summarized in Table
Furthermore, please note, that Sensirion provides an 6.
exemplary sample code on its home page – compare
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5.1 Start Up Sensor

As a first step, the sensor is powered up to the chosen
supply voltage VDD (between 2.1V and 3.6V). After

13 For sensors with alternative I2C address please contact Sensirion via
info@sensirion.com.

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Command Comment Code header (1000‟0001) as shown in Figure 16. If the internal
Trigger T measurement hold master 1110‟0011 processing is finished, the sensor acknowledges the poll of
Trigger RH measurement hold master 1110‟0101
the MCU and data can be read by the MCU. If the
measurement processing is not finished the sensor
Trigger T measurement no hold master 1111‟0011
answers no ACK bit and the Start condition must be
Trigger RH measurement no hold master 1111‟0101 issued once more.
Write user register 1110‟0110
For both modes, since the maximum resolution of a
Read user register 1110‟0111 measurement is 14 bit, the two last least significant bits
Soft reset 1111‟1110 (LSBs, bits 43 and 44) are used for transmitting status
Table 6 Basic command set, RH stands for relative humidity, information. Bit 1 of the two LSBs indicates the
and T stands for temperature measurement type („0‟: temperature, „1‟ humidity). Bit 0 is
currently not assigned.
Hold master or no hold master modes are explained in
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
next Section.

ACK

ACK
S 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1
5.4 Hold / No Hold Master Mode I2C address + write Command (see Table 6)
There are two different operation modes to communicate 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
with the sensor: Hold Master mode or No Hold Master

NACK
mode. In the first case the SCL line is blocked (controlled Measurement S 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
by sensor) during measurement process while in the latter measuring I2C address + read
case the SCL line remains open for other communication
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
while the sensor is processing the measurement. No hold

ACK
master mode allows for processing other I2C Measurement S 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
communication tasks on a bus while the sensor is continue measuring I2C address + read
measuring. A communication sequence of the two modes
is displayed in Figure 15 and Figure 16, respectively. 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45

ACK

ACK
In the hold master mode, the SHT2x pulls down the SCL 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0
line while measuring to force the master into a wait state. Data (MSB) Data (LSB) Stat.
By releasing the SCL line the sensor indicates that internal 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54
processing is terminated and that transmission may be
NACK

continued. 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 P
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Checksum
ACK

ACK

S 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 Figure 16 No Hold master communication sequence – grey

blocks are controlled by SHT2x. If measurement is not
I2C address + write Command (see Table 6)
completed upon “read” command, sensor does not provide ACK
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 on bit 27 (more of these iterations are possible). If bit 45 is
changed to NACK followed by Stop condition (P) checksum
ACK

S 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Measurement transmission is omitted.

I2C address + read Hold during measurement

28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45
In the examples given in Figure 15 and Figure 16 the
sensor output is SRH = „0110‟0011‟0101‟0000‟. For the
ACK

ACK

0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 calculation of physical values Status Bits must be set to „0‟

Data (MSB) Data (LSB) Stat. – see Chapter 6.
46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 The maximum duration for measurements depends on the
type of measurement and resolution chosen – values are
NACK

0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 P
displayed in Table 7. Maximum values shall be chosen for
Checksum the communication planning of the MCU.
Figure 15 Hold master communication sequence – grey blocks
are controlled by SHT2x. Bit 45 may be changed to NACK
followed by Stop condition (P) to omit checksum transmission.

In no hold master mode, the MCU has to poll for the

termination of the internal processing of the sensor. This is
done by sending a Start condition followed by the I2C

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Resolution RH typ RH max T typ T max Units default and is not recommended for use. Please use Soft
14 bit 66 85 ms Reset instead – it contains OTP Reload.
13 bit 33 43 ms
12 Bit 22 29 17 22 ms
Bit # Bits Description / Coding Default
11 bit 12 15 9 11 ms
7, 0 2 Measurement resolution „00‟
10 bit 7 9 ms
RH T
8 bit 3 4 ms
„00‟ 12 bit 14 bit
Table 7 Measurement times for RH and T measurements at „01‟ 8 bit 12 bit
different resolutions. Typical values are recommended for „10‟ 10 bit 13 bit
calculating energy consumption while maximum values shall be „11‟ 11 bit 11 bit
applied for calculating waiting times in communication.
6 1 Status: End of battery14 „0‟
Please note: I2C communication allows for repeated Start „0‟: VDD > 2.25V
„1‟: VDD < 2.25V
conditions (S) without closing prior sequence with Stop
condition (P) – compare Figures 15, 16 and 18. Still, any 3, 4, 5 3 Reserved
sequence with adjacent Start condition may alternatively 2 1 Enable on-chip heater „0‟
be closed with a Stop condition. 1 1 Disable OTP Reload „1‟

5.5 Soft Reset Table 8 User Register. Cut-off value for End of Battery signal
may vary by ±0.1V. Reserved bits must not be changed. “OTP
This command (see Table 6) is used for rebooting the reload” = „0‟ loads default settings after each time a
sensor system without switching the power off and on measurement command is issued.
again. Upon reception of this command, the sensor
system reinitializes and starts operation according to the An example for I2C communication reading and writing the
default settings – with the exception of the heater bit in the User Register is given in Figure 18.
user register (see Sect. 5.6). The soft reset takes less than
15ms. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
ACK

ACK
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 S 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1
ACK

ACK

S 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 P I2C address + write Read Register

I2C address + write Soft Reset 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36

NACK
ACK

Figure 17 Soft Reset – grey blocks are controlled by SHT2x. S 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

I2C address + read Register content
5.6 User Register 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54

The content of User Register is described in Table 8.

ACK

ACK

S 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
Please note that reserved bits must not be changed and
default values of respective reserved bits may change I2C address + write Write Register
over time without prior notice. Therefore, for any writing to 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63
the User Register, default values of reserved bits must be
ACK

0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 P
read first. Thereafter, the full User Register string is
composed of respective default values of reserved bits Register content to be written
and the remainder of accessible bits optionally with default Figure 18 Read and write register sequence – grey blocks are
or non-default values. controlled by SHT2x. In this example, the resolution is set to 8bit
The end of battery alert is activated when the battery / 12bit.
power falls below 2.25V.
5.7 CRC Checksum
The heater is intended to be used for functionality SHT21 provides a CRC-8 checksum for error detection.
diagnosis – relative humidity drops upon rising The polynomial used is x8 + x5 + x4 +1. For more details
temperature. The heater consumes about 5.5mW and and implementation please refer to the application note
provides a temperature increase of about 0.5 – 1.5°C. “CRC Checksum Calculation for SHT2x”.
OTP Reload is a safety feature and loads the entire OTP
settings to the register, with the exception of the heater bit,
before every measurement. This feature is disabled per
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5.8 Serial Number The SHT2x sensor series were tested based on AEC-
SHT20 provides an electronic identification code. For Q100 Rev. G qualification test method where applicable.
instructions on how to read the identification code please Sensor specifications are tested to prevail under the AEC-
refer to the Application Note “Electronic Identification Q100 temperature grade 2 test conditions listed in Table
Code” – to be downloaded from the web page 915.
www.sensirion.com/SHT20. Environment Standard Results16
HTOL 125°C, 408 hours Within
specifications
6 Conversion of Signal Output TC -50°C - 125°C, 1000 cycles Within
Default resolution is set to 12 bit relative humidity and 14 specifications
bit temperature reading. Measured data are transferred in UHST 130°C / 85%RH / ≈2.3bar, 96h Within
two byte packages, i.e. in frames of 8 bit length where the specifications
most significant bit (MSB) is transferred first (left aligned). THB 85°C / 85%RH, 1000h Within
Each byte is followed by an acknowledge bit. The two specifications
status bits, the last bits of LSB, must be set to „0‟ before ESD immunity HBM 4kV, MM 200V, CDM Qualified
calculating physical values. In the example of Figure 15 750V/500V (corner/other pins)
and Figure 16, the transferred 16 bit relative humidity data Latch-up force current of ±100mA with Qualified
is „0110‟0011‟0101‟0000‟ = 25424. Tamb = 125°C

6.1 Relative Humidity Conversion Table 9: Performed qualification test series. HTOL = High
Temperature Operating Lifetime, TC = Temperature Cycles,
With the relative humidity signal output SRH the relative UHST = Unbiased Highly accelerated Stress Test, THB =
humidity RH is obtained by the following formula (result in Temperature Humidity Biased. For details on ESD see Sect. 4.1.
%RH), no matter which resolution is chosen:
Sensor performance under other test conditions cannot be
S guaranteed and is not part of the sensor specifications.
RH 6 125 RH
216 Especially, no guarantee can be given for sensor
In the example given in Figure 15 and Figure 16 the performance in the field or for customer‟s specific
relative humidity results to be 42.5%RH. application.

The physical value RH given above corresponds to the If sensors are qualified for reliability and behavior in
relative humidity above liquid water according to World extreme conditions, please make sure that they
Meteorological Organization (WMO). For relative humidity experience same conditions as the reference sensor. It
above ice RHi the values need to be transformed from should be taken into account that response times in
relative humidity above water RHw at temperature t. The assemblies may be longer, hence enough dwell time for
equation is given in the following, compare also the measurement shall be granted. For detailed
Application Note “Introduction to Humidity”: information please consult Application Note “Testing
Guide”.
βw t βi t
RH i RHw exp exp
λw t λi t 8 Packaging
Units are %RH for relative humidity and °C for 8.1 Packaging Type
temperature. The corresponding coefficients are defined
as follows: βw = 17.62, λw = 243.12°C, βi = 22.46, λi = SHT2x sensors are provided in DFN packaging (in
272.62°C. analogy with QFN packaging). DFN stands for Dual Flat
No leads.
6.2 Temperature Conversion The sensor chip is mounted to a lead frame made of Cu
The temperature T is calculated by inserting temperature and plated with Ni/Pd/Au. Chip and lead frame are over
signal output ST into the following formula (result in °C), no molded by green epoxy-based mold compound. Please
matter which resolution is chosen: note that side walls of sensors are diced and hence lead
ST frame at diced edge is not covered with respective
T 46.85 175.72 protective coating. The total weight of the sensor is 25mg.
216

7 Environmental Stability
15 Temperature range is -40 to 105°C (AEC-Q100 temperature grade 2).
16 According to accuracy and long term drift specification given on Page 2.

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8.2 Filter Cap and Sockets

For SHT2x a filter cap SF2 will is available. It is designed
for fast response times and compact size. Please find the
datasheet on Sensirion‟s web page.
Device Type: 1-100PPP-NN
For testing of SHT2x sensors sockets, such as from Description: Humidity & Temperature Sensor
Plastronics, part number 10LQ50S13030 are SHTxx
recommended (see e.g. www.locknest.com). Part Order No. 1-100PPP-NN or Customer Number
Date of Delivery: DD.MM.YYYY
8.3 Traceability Information Order Code: 46CCCC / 0
All SHT2x are laser marked with an alphanumeric, five-
digit code on the sensor – see Figure 19.
The marking on the sensor consists of two lines with five Figure 21: Second label on reel: For Device Type and Part
digits each. The first line denotes the sensor type Order Number (See Packaging Information on page 2), Delivery
(SHT20). The first digit of the second line defines the Date (also Date Code) is date of packaging of sensors (DD =
day, MM = month, YYYY = year), CCCC = Sensirion order
output mode (D = digital, Sensibus and I2C, P = PWM, S =
number.
SDM). The second digit defines the manufacturing year (0
= 2010, 1 = 2011, etc.). The last three digits represent an 8.4 Shipping Package
alphanumeric tracking code. That code can be decoded by
Sensirion only and allows for tracking on batch level SHT2x are provided in tape & reel shipment packaging,
through production, calibration and testing – and will be sealed into antistatic ESD bags. Standard packaging sizes
provided upon justified request. are 1500 and 5000 units per reel. For SHT20, each reel
contains 440mm (55 pockets) header tape and 200mm (25
pockets) trailer tape.
The drawing of the packaging tapes with sensor
SHT20 orientation is shown in Figure 22. The reels are provided in
sealed antistatic bags.
D0AC4 8.0
2.0 Ø0.15 MIN

1.75
Figure 19 Laser marking on SHT20. For details see text. 0.3 4.0 Ø0.15 MIN

Reels are also labeled, as displayed in Figure 20 and R0.3 MAX

Figure 21, and give additional traceability information.

5.5
12.0
3.3

Lot No.: XXO-NN-YRRRTTTTT

1.3
Quantity: RRRR
3.3
RoHS: Compliant 0.25
Lot No. R0.25

Figure 22 Sketch of packaging tape and sensor orientation.

Header tape is to the right and trailer tape to the left on this
Figure 20: First label on reel: XX = Sensor Type (20 for SHT20), sketch.
O = Output mode (D = Digital, P = PWM, S = SDM), NN =
product revision no., Y = last digit of year, RRR = number of
sensors on reel divided by 10 (200 for 2000 units), TTTTT = 9 Compatibility to SHT1x / 7x protocol
Traceability Code.
SHT2x sensors may be run by communicating with the
Sensirion specific communication protocol used for SHT1x
and SHT7x. In case such protocol is applied please refer
to the communication chapter of datasheet SHT1x or
SHT7x. Please note that reserved status bits of user
register must not be changed.
Please understand that with the SHT1x/7x communication
protocol only functions described in respective datasheets
can be used with the exception of the OTP Reload
function that is not set to default on SHT2x. As an

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alternative to OTP Reload the soft reset may be used. and for temperature T
Please note that even if SHT1x/7x protocol is applied the
timing values of Table 5 and Table 7 in this SHT2x ST
T 46.85 175.72
datasheet apply. 2 RES
For the calculation of physical values the following RES is the chosen respective resolution, e.g. 12 (12bit) for
equation must be applied: relative humidity and 14 (14bit) for temperature.
For relative humidity RH
SRH
RH 6 125
2 RES

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Revision History
Date Version Page(s) Changes
6 May 2009 0.3 1–9 Initial preliminary release
21 January 2010 1.0 1 – 4, 7 – 10 Complete revision. For complete revision list please require respective document.
5 May 2010 1.1 1 – 12 Typical specification for temperature sensor. Elimination of errors. For detailed
information, please require complete change list at info@sensirion.com.
31 May 2011 2 1 – 7, 10 – Updated temperature accuracy specifications, MSL and standards. Elimination of
13 errors. For detailed information, please require complete change list at
info@sensirion.com.
December 2011 3 1, 7-10 Tolerance of threshold value for low battery signal, minor text adaptations and
corrections.

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Important Notices
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any other application where failure of the product could result in satisfaction, to have arisen from SENSIRION‟s faulty design,
personal injury. Do not use this product for applications other material, or workmanship;
than its intended and authorized use. Before installing, handling, the defective product shall be returned to SENSIRION‟s factory at
using or servicing this product, please consult the data sheet and the Buyer‟s expense; and
application notes. Failure to comply with these instructions could the warranty period for any repaired or replaced product shall be
result in death or serious injury. limited to the unexpired portion of the original period.
This warranty does not apply to any equipment which has not been
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