HONEYWELL’S NEWEST MAGNETORESISTIVE SENSORS FEATURE THE INDUSTRY’S HIGHEST SENSITIVITY

Honeywell has recently added a new magnetoresistive sensor to their portfolio of position sensors - the Standard Power Series.

This new series of sensors includes four new sensor ICs – which offer a sensitivity of 11 Gauss max, making the sensors among the most highly sensitive in their class for standard power applications. This allows for design with larger air gaps between the sensor IC and the magnet or for the design engineers to decrease the total cost of their designs by using smaller, less expensive magnets.

In addition to high sensitivity, the Standard Power Series Sensor ICs also feature a solid-state, non-contact, no-glass design that makes them durable and reliable. Their supply voltage range (3 Vdc-24 Vdc), omnipolar operation, various package options and wide operating temperature range ( -40 to 185 degrees Fahrenheit, or -40 °C to 85 °C ) simplify the design-in processes for wired applications.

Potential applications include everything from flow sensing in HVAC and anti-tamper detection in utility meters, to RPM sensing in exercise equipment and door position detection.