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Hall-Effect Sensors
Theory and Application
- 2nd Edition - February 17, 2006
- Author: Edward Ramsden
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 9 3 3 - 0 3 1 7 - 5
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 5 0 6 - 7 9 3 4 - 3
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 5 2 3 7 4 - 3
Without sensors most electronic applications would not exist—sensors perform a vital function, namely providing an interface to the real world. Hall effect sensors, based on a… Read more
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Request a sales quoteWithout sensors most electronic applications would not exist—sensors perform a vital function, namely providing an interface to the real world. Hall effect sensors, based on a magnetic phenomena, are one of the most commonly used sensing technologies today. In the 1970s it became possible to build Hall effect sensors on integrated circuits with onboard signal processing circuitry, vastly reducing the cost and enabling widespread practical use. One of the first major applications was in computer keyboards, replacing mechanical contacts. Hundreds of millions of these devices are now manufactured each year for use in a great variety of applications, including automobiles, computers, industrial control systems, cell phones, and many others. The importance of these sensors, however, contrasts with the limited information available. Many recent advances in miniaturization, smart sensor configurations, and networkable sensor technology have led to design changes and a need for reliable information. Most of the technical information on Hall effect sensors is supplied by sensor manufacturers and is slanted toward a particular product line. System design and control engineers need an independent, readable source of practical design information and technical details that is not product- or manufacturer-specific and that shows how Hall effect sensors work, how to interface to them, and how to apply them in a variety of uses. This book covers:• the physics behind Hall effect sensors• Hall effect transducers• transducer interfacing• integrated Hall effect sensors and how to interface to them• sensing techniques using Hall effect sensors• application-specific sensor ICs• relevant development and design toolsThis second edition is expanded and updated to reflect the latest advances in Hall effect devices and applications! Information about various sensor technologies is scarce, scattered and hard to locate. Most of it is either too theoretical for working engineers, or is manufacturer literature that can’t be entirely trusted. Engineers and engineering managers need a comprehensive, up-to-date, and accurate reference to use when scoping out their designs incorporating Hall effect sensors.
* A comprehensive, up-to-date reference to use when crafting all kinds of designs with Hall effect sensors
*Replaces other information about sensors that is too theoretical, too biased toward one particular manufacturer, or too difficult to locate
*Highly respected and influential author in the burgeoning sensors community
*Replaces other information about sensors that is too theoretical, too biased toward one particular manufacturer, or too difficult to locate
*Highly respected and influential author in the burgeoning sensors community
PRIMARY MARKET: Electronics design engineers, mechanical engineers, and engineering managers working in a vast array of application areas—automotive, computers, medical, embedded, military, aerospace/aviation, , construction, etc.;
instrumentation engineers; test engineers
SECONDARY MARKET: electronics technicians; inhouse training departments of electronics manufacturers and other technology companies
instrumentation engineers; test engineers
SECONDARY MARKET: electronics technicians; inhouse training departments of electronics manufacturers and other technology companies
Table of Contents
1. Hall Effect Physics
2. Practical Hall Effect Transducers
3. Transducer Interfacing
4. Integrated Sensors, Linear and Digital Devices
5. Interfacing to Integrated Hall Sensors
6. Proximity Sensing Techniques
7. Current Sensing
8. Speed and Timing Sensors
9. Application-Specific Hall Sensor ICs
10. Development Tools for Hall Effect Sensors
Appendix A. Brief Introduction to Magnetics
Appendix B. Suppliers List
Glossary
References and Bibliography
Index
1. Hall Effect Physics
2. Practical Hall Effect Transducers
3. Transducer Interfacing
4. Integrated Sensors, Linear and Digital Devices
5. Interfacing to Integrated Hall Sensors
6. Proximity Sensing Techniques
7. Current Sensing
8. Speed and Timing Sensors
9. Application-Specific Hall Sensor ICs
10. Development Tools for Hall Effect Sensors
Appendix A. Brief Introduction to Magnetics
Appendix B. Suppliers List
Glossary
References and Bibliography
Index
- No. of pages: 272
- Language: English
- Edition: 2
- Published: February 17, 2006
- Imprint: Newnes
- Paperback ISBN: 9781493303175
- Hardback ISBN: 9780750679343
- eBook ISBN: 9780080523743
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Edward Ramsden
Ed Ramsden is an electrical engineer who has been working with Hall effect sensors since 1988. His experience ranges from designing Hall effect integrated circuits to developing novel magnetic processing techniques. He has written over a dozen technical articles on sensor-related topics, and he holds four U.S patents in the area of magnetic sensor technology.
Affiliations and expertise
Senior Engineer, Lattice Semiconductor, Hillsboro, OR, USA