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MLX90384 / Arcminaxis™ Hall 18-Bit Angular Encoder IC

The MLX90384 is a high-precision magnetic position sensor for robotic joints. Featuring Arcminaxis™ technology, it comes with a magnet and software to calibrate and operate the system Arcminaxis™ is a technology addressing the growing demand for affordable, high-precision position sensing in robotic. Combining multi-axis sensing with Vernier technology, it reduces the complexity and effort involved in assembling robotic joints.

MLX90384 / Arcminaxis™ Hall 18-Bit Angular Encoder IC

The MLX90384 is a high-precision magnetic position sensor for robotic joints. Featuring Arcminaxis™ technology, it comes with a magnet and software to calibrate and operate the system

Arcminaxis™ is a technology addressing the growing demand for affordable, high-precision position sensing in robotic. Combining multi-axis sensing with Vernier technology, it reduces the complexity and effort involved in assembling robotic joints.

MLX90384 - Arcminaxis™ Hall 18-Bit Angular Encoder IC

The MLX90384 is a high-precision magnetic position sensor for robotic joints. Featuring Arcminaxis™ technology, it comes with a magnet and software to calibrate and operate the system Arcminaxis™ is a technology addressing the growing demand for affordable, high-precision position sensing in robotic. Combining multi-axis sensing with Vernier technology, it reduces the complexity and effort involved in assembling robotic joints.

MLX90384 Features and benefits

  • Resolution up to 18 bits
  • Pitch-independent, one IC fits various magnets
  • High speed with fast SPI interface
  • Arcminaxis™ Technology combining Multi-axis sensing with Vernier Technology
  • TSSOP-16 Sensor Package RoHS compliant
  • Reduces the complexity and effort involved in assembling robotic joints
    • Large air gap sensor to magnet (1.5 mm nominal)
    • Generous magnet-sensor placement tolerance of ±0.5 mm
  • Supply 3.3 V
  • Temperature range -20°C to 85°C
MLX90384

The MLX90384 is a high-precision magnetic position sensor for robotic joints. Featuring Arcminaxis™ technology, it comes with as a four-component set:

1) A sensor chip with two monolithic magnetic position sensor ICs, each consisting of a Triaxis® Hall magnetic front end, analog-to-digital converter, hardware for high-speed signal conditioning, and a 10MHz high-speed SPI interface. The ICs are both configured to be sensitive to a first magnetic flux density component parallel to the chip and to a second component perpendicular to the chip.

2) A Vernier-type magnet, with two tracks of eight and seven pole pairs. The MLX90384 sensor chip measures the axial and tangential magnetic components of both tracks and transmits this information to a microcontroller.
3) A precompiled software package for an STM32 microcontroller to calibrate and operate the system. 
4) A complete reference design to build your encoder solution based on 1), 2) and 3)

1) A sensor chip with two monolithic magnetic position sensor ICs, each consisting of a Triaxis® Hall magnetic front end, analog-to-digital converter, hardware for high-speed signal conditioning, and a 10MHz high-speed SPI interface. The ICs are both configured to be sensitive to a first magnetic flux density component parallel to the chip and to a second component perpendicular to the chip.
2) A Vernier-type magnet, with two tracks of eight and seven pole pairs. The MLX90384 sensor chip measures the axial and tangential magnetic components of both tracks and transmits this information to a microcontroller.
3) A precompiled software package for an STM32 microcontroller to calibrate and operate the system. 
4) A complete reference design to build your encoder solution based on 1), 2) and 3)

Application Examples

  • Absolute Rotary Position Sensor
  • High Accuracy Encoder
  • Robotic Joint Encoder
  • E-Mobility
  • Industrial Motors
MLX90384

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