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Allegro features latest Hall-effect sensor developments
At Sensor & Test 2008, Allegro MicroSystems Europe is featuring its latest families of Hall-effect sensors, including a number of precision current sensors designed for automotive and industrial applications.
New Also new is the ACS756 high-speed, low-noise Hall effect current sensor, which offers 3 kV RMS voltage isolation and a low-resistance current conductor for 50-100 A current measurements. The device has a 125 kHz bandwidth capability, and takes advantage of Allegro’s low-loss leadframe technology and the fast response capability of the monolithic Hall-effect sensor IC.
The A1351 is a high-precision linear Hall-effect sensor IC with a 125 Hz push/pull pulse-width-modulated (PWM) output that is proportional to an applied magnetic field. The A1351 converts an analogue signal from its internal Hall sensor element to a digitally encoded PWM output signal. The coupled noise immunity of the digitally encoded PWM output is far superior to the noise immunity of an analogue output signal, making the device ideally suited to current and position sensing applications in the automotive and industrial markets.
The A1360 Series is a family of extremely low-noise programmable linear Hall effect sensors with user-adjustable bandwidth for high current sensing. The new devices feature noise levels as low as 8 mV peak-to-peak and bandwidth adjustable between 100 Hz and 50 kHz. They are also the first products to use Allegro’s new 1 mm thin, 4-lead single-inline package).