Heading Sensors - Geomagnetic Sensor Suites - RM3100 and RM2100
Geomagnetic Sensor Suites which eliminate blur from magnetic field measurements
resulting in easy and accurate magnetic readings
Established on PNI Sensor Corporation's proprietary
magneto-inductive technology,
these tiny sensors deliver high performance resolution and
repeatability with extremely low noise, providing both high gain and
high sampling rates and importantly, no hysteresis. These heading
sensors also do not require any temperature calibration or current 'set
and reset' pulses before each measurement.
PNI磁传感器套件RM3100磁传感器套件由2个Sen-XY-f(pn13104)地磁传感器,1个Sen-Z-f(pn13101)地磁传感器和MagI2C(pn13156)控制芯片组成,能够实现三维空间的磁场大小测量。
The magnetic
field readings of the Hall Effect and PNI's Magneto Inductive sensors
are compared against a figurative 'ideal' sensor in the graph on the
right. The sensors are rotated in a fixed position in a magnetic field
of magnitude 2.4μT while the relevant heading data is calculated. While
the Hall Effect sensor is unable to keep a stable reading due to sensor
noise, the PNI sensor maintains accurate and consistent readings - no
blur!
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Application Notes
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Datasheets
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User Manuals
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Specification
Geomagnetic sensors
are used to measure the Earth's magnetic field to provide absolute
reference and heading. But a large challenge is the changing magnetic
fields that temporarily distort the heading information, such as metal
parts in furniture, a passing car, or nearby mobile phones and
computers. Compensating for these and other transient magnetic anomalies
requires the geomagnetic sensor to be able to precisely distinguish
between sensor noise (blur) and real changes in magnetic field. PNI's
geomagnetic sensors lead the field in their ability to reduce blur to
establish the true magnetic field, outperforming other magnetic sensors
by orders of magnitude.
Parameter
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Leading Hall Effect Sensor
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PNI Sensor's Magneto Inductive Sensor
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Sensitivity (nT)
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300 nT
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13 nT
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Noise (nT)
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500 nT
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15 nT
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Current Usage @ 8 Hz, 3 Axis
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280 μA
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70 μA
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Additionally,
PNI's Geomagnetic Sensors are simple to design in and the peak current
requirement is dramatically less than Hall Effect sensors. It is not
surprising that this patented technology has been proven across a wide
spectrum of applications, including motion tracking, compassing, game,
TV and set top box controllers and magnetic field measurement.
Product Availability
PNI offers Geomagnetic Sensor Suites
comprised of three sensor coils - two Sen - XY sensors and one Sen-Z
sensor - plus one of PNI's proprietary ASIC's.
The RM3100 offers improved performance due to a new and improved ASIC, the MagI2C, and offers both SPI and I2C interfaces for easy integration in a wide variety of systems.
The RM3000 remains available to current customers and offers SPI interface with the 3D MagIC ASIC.
The RM3000 Evaluation Board incorporates the RM3100 with peripheral components on a single PCB. It is ideal for evalutaion and prototyping applications.
Product Specifications
Linearity over ± 200 µT (Typical)
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0.6 %
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Max 3-Axis Sample Rate
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550 Hz
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Interfaces
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SPI and I2C
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Dimensions
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MagI2C ASIC 4.0 x 4.0 x 0.75 mm
3DMagIC ASIC 5.0 x 5.0 x 0.9 mm
Sen XY 6.0 x 2.1 x 2.2 mm
SEN Z 3.0 x 3.0 x 5.75 mm
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