A1184
Standard Two-Wire Field-Programmable Chopper-Stabilized Unipolar Hall Effect Switch
Application Information
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Typical Application Circuit
The A118x family of devices must be protected by an external
bypass capacitor, CBYP, connected between the supply, VCC,
and the ground, GND, of the device. CBYP reduces both external
noise and the noise generated by the chopper-stabilization func-
tion. As shown in figure 3, a 0.01 μF capacitor is typical.
Installation of CBYP must ensure that the traces that connect it to
the A118x pins are no greater than 5 mm in length.
All high-frequency interferences conducted along the supply
lines are passed directly to the load through CBYP, and it serves
only to protect the A118x internal circuitry. As a result, the load
ECU (electronic control unit) must have sufficient protection,
other than CBYP, installed in parallel with the A118x.
A series resistor on the supply side, RS (not shown), in combi-
nation with CBYP, creates a filter for EMI pulses. (Additional
information on EMC is provided on the Allegro MicroSystems
Web site.)
When determining the minimum VCC requirement of the A118x
device, the voltage drops across RS and the ECU sense resistor,
RSENSE, must be taken into consideration. The typical value for
RSENSE is approximately 100 Ω.
V+
VCC
B
A118x
GND
A
GND
RSENSE
CBYP
0.01 uF
B
A Package UA Only
B Maximum separation 5 mm
ECU
Figure 3. Typical application circuit
A1184-DS, Rev. 2
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