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AS5304/AS5306 − Detailed Description
Soft Stop Feature for Linear Movement Measurement
When using long multi-pole strips, it may often be necessary to
start from a defined home (or zero) position and obtain
absolute position information by counting the steps from the
defined home position. The AS5304/AS5306 provide a soft stop
feature that eliminates the need for a separate
electro-mechanical home position switch or an optical light
barrier switch to indicate the home position.
The magnetic field warning indicator (see Magnetic Field
Warning Indicator) together with the index pulse can be used
to indicate a unique home position on a magnetic strip:
1. Firstly, the AS5304/AS5306 move to the end of the strip
until a magnetic field warning is displayed (Index = high,
A=B=low).
2. Then, the AS5304/AS5306 move back towards the strip
until the first index position is reached (Note that an
index position is generated once for every pole pair, it
is indicated with: Index = high, A=B= high). Depending
on the polarity of the strip magnet, the first index
position may be generated when the end of the magnet
strip only covers one half of the Hall array. This position
is not recommended as a defined home position, as the
accuracy of the AS5304/AS5306 are reduced as long as
the multi-pole strip does not fully cover the Hall array.
3. It is therefore recommended to continue to the next
(second) index position from the end of the strip (Index
= high, A=B= high). This position can now be used as a
defined home position.
Incremental Hysteresis
If the magnet is sitting right at the transition point between two
steps, the noise in the system may cause the incremental
outputs to jitter back and forth between these two steps,
especially when the magnetic field is weak.
To avoid this unwanted jitter, a hysteresis has been
implemented. The hysteresis lies between 1 and 2 LSB,
depending on device scattering. Figure 15 shows an example
of 1LSB hysteresis: the horizontal axis is the lateral position of
the magnet as it scans across the IC, the vertical axis is the
change of the incremental outputs, as they step forward (blue
line) with movement in +X direction and backward (red line) in
–X direction.
Note(s): 1LSB = 25µm for AS5304, 15µm for AS5306