Magnetic Sensor IC Evaluation Board fosters HMI development.
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Strengthening support for MLX90393 programmable magnetic sensor IC, MLX90393 EVB (evaluation board) offers platform for constructing HMIs with functionality from slide, push/pull, and linear swipe switches to 3D sensing systems. Each 30 x 30 mm EVB offers Triaxis® technology, SPI and I²C interfaces, and provision for thermal measurement. Along with pad for connecting decoupling capacitor, board offers pads for optional pull-up and pull-down resistors for I²C addressing and bus line supply.
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Melexis Announces Evaluation Board for Software-Defined Sensor Offering
Providing greater access to highly versatile 3D magnetometers in order to develop next generation HMIs
Belgium — Melexis, a global microelectronics engineering company, has today introduced an evaluation board (EVB) to strengthen the support available for its innovative MLX90393 programmable magnetic sensor IC. The MLX90393 EVB measures 30mm x 30mm, and offers engineers a platform for constructing a wide variety of human machine interfaces with the potential for a high degree of sophistication. This goes all the way from relatively simple slide, push/pull and linear swipe switches right through to more complex 3D sensing systems, such as joysticks or rotary knobs with push functions included.
Thanks to Melexis’ proprietary Triaxis® technology, the 16-bit resolution MLX90393 sensor IC on each EVB has the capacity to deliver a digital output proportional to the detected magnetic flux density along 3 perpendicular axes (X, Y and Z). In addition, there is also provision for thermal measurement. The IC acts like a building block for position sensing systems in a broad spectrum of applications. It presents engineers with a wide array of configurable parameters, allowing them to optimize their system for either high speed measurement, elevated signal integrity or low power consumption.
Both SPI and I2C interfaces are featured on the EVB, making it easy to integrate with an external microcontroller. There is also a pad incorporated onto the board for the connection of a decoupling capacitor if required, as well as pads for optional pull-up and pull-down resistors for I2C addressing and bus line supply. An operational temperature range spanning from -20°C to +85°C is supported.
The EVB is supplied with a MLX90393 IC soldered directly to the PCB, along with 3 extra ICs to accompany it. A QR code link printed on the underside of the board permits immediate access to all the relevant documentation available on the Melexis website. From here sample code can also be downloaded. The complete MLX90393 EVB package is priced at $21.
For more information on the MLX90393 EVB go to:
http://www.melexis.com/Position--Speed-Sensors/Triaxis%C2%AE-Hall-ICs/MLX90393-829.aspx.
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About Melexis
Melexis Microelectronic Integrated Systems N.V. (Euronext Brussels:MELE) imagines, creates and delivers innovative mixed signal integrated circuits. We engineer the sustainable future with ICs that bring more energy efficient systems to market. Melexis portfolio Senses, Drives and Communicates. Sensors include magnetic, MEMs, and sensor interface ICs; optoelectronic single point and linear array sensors; infrared thermometers, CMOS wide dynamic range, Time of Flight and night vision cameras. Driver ICs cover Advanced DC & BLDC motor controllers and FET Pre-driver ICs. Communication ICs serve RKE, TPMS, ISM band applications, NFC, RFID reader and smart tag solutions. Melexis is proud to partner with our customers to engineer the sustainable future.
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