
austriamicrosystems AG
General Description
The AS5048 is an easy to use 360° angle position sensor with a 14-bit high resolution output. The maximum system accuracy is 0.05° assuming linearization and averaging is done by the external microcontroller.
The IC measures the absolute position of the magnet’s rotation angle and consists of Hall sensors, analog digital converter and digital signal processing. The zero position can be programmed via SPI or I²C command. Therefore no programmer is needed anymore. This simplifies the assembly of the complete system because the zero position of the magnet does not need to be mechanically aligned. This helps developers to shorten their developing time. The sensor tolerates misalignment, air gap variations, temperature variations and as well external magnetic fields. This robustness and wide temperature range (-40°C up to +150°C) of the AS5048 makes the IC ideal for rotation angle sensing in harsh industrial and medical environments.
KEY FEATUREs & Benefits
• 360° contactless angle position sensor
• Standard SPI or high speed I²C interface
• Pulse width modulated output (PWM)
• Simple programmable zero position via SPI or I²C
command
• No programmer needed
• 14-bit full scale resolution
0.0219°/LSB
• Angle accuracy 0.05°after system linearization and
averaging
• Daisy chain capability
• Tolerant to air gap variations
magnetic field input range: 30mT – 70mT
• -40°C to +150°C ambient temperature range
• 3.3V / 5V compliant
• 14-pin TSSOP package (5x6.4mm)
APPLICATIONs
• Robotic joint position detection
• Industrial motor position control
• Medical robots and fitness equipment