SLYA036B July   2018  – November 2021 DRV5053 , DRV5053-Q1 , DRV5055 , DRV5055-Q1 , DRV5056 , DRV5056-Q1 , DRV5057 , DRV5057-Q1

 

  1.   Trademarks
  2. 1Introduction
  3. 2Overview
    1. 2.1 Types of Magnetization
    2. 2.2 Types of Magnets
  4. 3Device Descriptions
    1. 3.1 2.5-V to 38-V, Bipolar Hall Effect Sensor Family: DRV5053 and DRV5053-Q1
    2. 3.2 High-Accuracy, 3.3-V or 5-V, Ratiometric, Bipolar Hall Effect Sensor Family: DRV5055 and DRV5055-Q1
    3. 3.3 High-Accuracy, 3.3-V or 5-V, Ratiometric, Unipolar Hall Effect Sensor Family: DRV5056 and DRV5056-Q1
  5. 4Methods
    1. 4.1 Uncalibrated Implementations
      1. 4.1.1 Overview
        1. 4.1.1.1 General Implementation
        2. 4.1.1.2 Preferred Magnet Types
        3. 4.1.1.3 General Accuracy and Resolution
        4. 4.1.1.4 Considerations
      2. 4.1.2 One Bipolar Sensor, Uncalibrated
        1. 4.1.2.1 Specific Implementation
        2. 4.1.2.2 Calculating Region
        3. 4.1.2.3 Accuracy
      3. 4.1.3 Two Bipolar Sensors 90° Apart, Uncalibrated
        1. 4.1.3.1 Specific Implementation
        2. 4.1.3.2 Calculating Region
        3. 4.1.3.3 Accuracy
      4. 4.1.4 Two Bipolar Sensors n° Apart, Uncalibrated
        1. 4.1.4.1 Specific Implementation
        2. 4.1.4.2 Calculating Region
        3. 4.1.4.3 Accuracy
      5. 4.1.5 Three or More Bipolar Sensors, Uncalibrated
        1. 4.1.5.1 Specific Implementation
        2. 4.1.5.2 Calculating Region
        3. 4.1.5.3 Accuracy
    2. 4.2 Peak Calibrated Implementations
      1. 4.2.1 Overview
        1. 4.2.1.1 General Implementation
        2. 4.2.1.2 Preferred Magnet Types
        3. 4.2.1.3 General Accuracy and Resolution
        4. 4.2.1.4 Considerations
      2. 4.2.2 One Bipolar Sensor, Peak Calibrated
        1. 4.2.2.1 Specific Implementation
        2. 4.2.2.2 Calculating Angle
        3. 4.2.2.3 Accuracy
      3. 4.2.3 Two Bipolar Sensors 90° Apart, Peak Calibrated
        1. 4.2.3.1 Specific Implementation
        2. 4.2.3.2 Calculating Angle
        3. 4.2.3.3 Accuracy
    3. 4.3 Lookup Table Calibration Implementations
      1. 4.3.1 Overview
        1. 4.3.1.1 General Implementation
        2. 4.3.1.2 Preferred Magnet Types
        3. 4.3.1.3 General Accuracy and Resolution
        4. 4.3.1.4 Considerations
      2. 4.3.2 One Bipolar Sensor, Lookup Table Calibrated
        1. 4.3.2.1 Specific Implementation
        2. 4.3.2.2 Calculating Angle
        3. 4.3.2.3 Accuracy
      3. 4.3.3 Two Bipolar Sensors ≈ 90° Apart, Lookup Table Calibrated
        1. 4.3.3.1 Specific Implementation
        2. 4.3.3.2 Calculating Angle
        3. 4.3.3.3 Accuracy
    4. 4.4 Peak Calibrated Plus Lookup Table Hybrid
      1. 4.4.1 Overview
        1. 4.4.1.1 General Implementation
        2. 4.4.1.2 Preferred Magnet Types
        3. 4.4.1.3 General Accuracy and Resolution
        4. 4.4.1.4 Considerations
      2. 4.4.2 One Bipolar Sensor, Hybrid Calibrated
        1. 4.4.2.1 Specific implementation
        2. 4.4.2.2 Calculating Angle
        3. 4.4.2.3 Accuracy
      3. 4.4.3 Two Bipolar Sensors 90° Apart, Hybrid Calibrated (Recommended High Accuracy Method)
        1. 4.4.3.1 Specific Implementation
        2. 4.4.3.2 Calculating Angle
        3. 4.4.3.3 Accuracy
  6. 5References
  7. 6Revision History

1 Introduction

Linear Hall effect sensors measure the strength of a magnetic field and output a voltage proportional to that measurement. Based on the degree range and resolution needed, one or more linear Hall sensors can be used to determine the magnet direction. This application report covers angle measurements using no calibration, peak calibration, lookup table calibration, and a hybrid method of both the peak calibrated and lookup table methods.