Features
- Works Under All Light Sources Including Sunlight
- Dual ADCs Measure ALS/Prox Concurrently
- Intelligent Interrupt Scheme Simplifies μC Code
- 0.5% Typical Nonlinearity
- Simple Output Code Directly Proportional to lux
- 50Hz/60Hz Flicker Noise and IR Rejection
- Light Sensor Close to Human Eye Response
- Selectable 125/2000 Lux Range
- Proximity Sensor with Broad IR Spectrum
- Can Use 850nm and 950nm External IR LEDs
- IR LED Driver with I2C Programmable Sink Currents
- Net 100μs Pulse with 110mA or 220mA Amplitudes
- Periodic Sleep Time up to 800ms Between Pulses
- Ambient IR Noise Cancellation (Including Sunlight)
- Independent ALS/Prox Interrupt Thresholds
- Adjustable Interrupt Persistency
- 1/4/8/16 Consecutive Triggers Required Before Interrupt
- 138μA DC Typical Supply Current for ALS/Prox Sensing
- 110μA for Sensors and Internal Circuitry
- 28μA Typical Current for External IR LED (Assuming 220mA for 100μs Every 800ms)
- <1.0μA Supply Current When Powered Down
- Set Registers; Wait for Interrupt
- I2C (SMBus Compatible) Output
- Temperature Compensated
- Tiny ODFN8 2.0mm x 2.1mm x 0.7mm Package
- 1.7V to 3.63V Supply for I2C Interface
- 2.25V to 3.63V Sensor Power Supply
- Pb-Free (RoHS Compliant)
- I2C Address Selection Pin
Description
The ISL29028A is an integrated ambient and infrared light-to-digital converter with a built-in IR LED driver and I2C interface (SMBus compatible). This device uses two independent ADCs for concurrently measuring ambient light and proximity in parallel. The flexible interrupt scheme is designed for minimal microcontroller utilization. For ambient light sensor (ALS) data conversions, an ADC converts photodiode current (with a light sensitivity range up to 2000 Lux) in 100ms per sample. The ADC rejects 50Hz/60Hz flicker noise caused by artificial light sources. For proximity sensor (Prox) data conversions, the built-in driver turns on an external infrared LED and the proximity sensor ADC converts the reflected IR intensity to digital. This ADC rejects ambient IR noise (such as sunlight) and has a 540μs conversion time. The ISL29028A provides low power operation of ALS and proximity sensing with a typical 138μA normal operation current (110μA for sensors and internal circuitry, ~28μA for external LED) with 220mA current pulses for a net 100μs, repeating every 800ms (or under). The ISL29028A uses both a hardware pin and software bits to indicate an interrupt event has occurred. An ALS interrupt is defined as a measurement which is outside a set window. A proximity interrupt is defined as a measurement over a threshold limit. The user may also require that both ALS/prox interrupts occur at once, up to 16 times in a row before activating the interrupt pin. The ISL29028A is designed to operate from 2.25V to 3.63V over the -40 °C to +85 °C ambient temperature range. It is packaged in a clear, lead-free 8 lead ODFN package.
Applications
- Display and Keypad Dimming Adjustment and Proximity Sensing
- Mobile Devices: Smartphones, PDAs, GPS
- Computing Devices: Laptop PCs, Netbooks
- Consumer Devices: LCD-TVs, Digital Picture Frames, Digital Cameras
- Industrial and Medical Light and Proximity Sensing
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