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AA/AB-Series Analog Magnetic Sensors
AA/AB-Series Analog Magnetic Sensors
Equivalent Circuit
V+ (Supply)
OUT-
OUT+
V- (GND)
Idealized Transfer Functions Output
Output
Features • Magnetometer and gradiometer configurations • Field ranges from <<0.1 mT to >400 mT • Ultrasensitive, high-field, and low-hysteresis versions • Wheatstone bridge analog outputs • Operation to near-zero voltage • Up to 1 MHz bandwidth • Up to 150°C operating temperature • ULLGA4, TDFN6, MSOP8, and SOIC8 packages
Applications • Motion, speed, and position control • Low-field sensing • Motor commutator sensors • Noncontact current sensing
Field
AA-Series Magnetometer Transfer Function
Field Gradient
AB-Series Gradiometer Transfer Function
Description NVE’s analog GMR sensors have high sensitivity, excellent temperature stability, and small size. Their versatility and wide sensing range makes them an excellent choice for a variety of analog sensing applications including industrial and automotive position, speed, and current sensors.
The sensors are configured as inherently temperaturecompensating Wheatstone bridges.
AA-Series sensors are magnetometers, which detect absolute magnetic field. AB-Series sensors are differential gradiometers, which detect field gradients.
Three magnetometer subtypes are available: the standard AA-Series; the ultrasensitive “H” subtype; the high-field, kilooersted range “K” subtype, and the low-hysteresis “L” subtype.
Packages are as small as an ultraminiature 1.1 x 1.1 mm ULLGA4.
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AA/AB-Series Analog Magnetic Sensors
Absolute Maximum Ratings
Parameter
AAxxx/ABxxx/AAL002
Supply voltage
AAHxxx/AAKxxx/ABHxxx/
AAL004/AAL024
Operating temperature
AAxxx/AAKxxx/ABxxx/AALxxx AAHxxx/ABHxxx
Storage temperature
AAxxx/AAKxx/ABxxx/AALxxx AAHxxx/ABHxxx
ESD (Human Body Model)
Applied magnetic field
Voltage from sensor connections to center pad
(applies to TDFN package only)
Symbol VCC
H
Min.
−50 −65 −65
Max. 24
12
125 150 135 150 400 Unlimited
63
Units
Volts
°C °C °C Volts Tesla Volts DC
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AA/AB-Series Analog Magnetic Sensors
Operating Specifications
Parameter Supply voltage
AAHxxx/AAKxxx/ ABHxxx/AAL004
AAxxx/ABxxx/AAL002
Operating temperature
AAKxxx AAxxx/ABxxx/AALxxx AAHxxx/ABHxxx
Electrical
AAxxx/AAKxxx/AALxxx/ABxxx
offset
AAHxxx/ABHxxx
Output at maximum field
AAxxx/ABxxx AAHxxx/ABHxxx AAKxxx AALxxx
Nonlinearity
AAxxx/AAKxxx/ABxxx/AAL002 AAHxxx/ABHxxx/AAL0x4
AAHxxx/ABHxxx
Hysteresis
AAxxx/AAKxxx/ABxxx
AALxxx
Resistance tolerance
Resistance vs. temperature
AAxxx/ABxxx AAHxxx/AAKxxx/ AALxxx/ABHxxx
AAxxx/ABxxx
AAHxxx/ABHxxx
AAKxxx
Output
AALxxx
temperature AAxxx/ABxxx
coefficient
AAHxxx/ABHxxx
AAKxxx
AALxxx
AAKxxx
AAKxxx
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