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HMR4007 SENSOR PRODUCTS HMR4007 Linear Position Sensor User’s Guide Solid State Electronics Center • www .magne ticsensors.com • (800) 323-8295 • Page 1[...]
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HMR4007 SENSOR PRODUCTS INTRODUCTION The Honeywell HMR4007 is an electronic linear p osition sensing solution for u se in commercial and industrial application environments. A stationary array of Hone ywell’s magnetoresistive (MR) sensors is utilized to quickly and accurately monitor the position of a small magnet attached to a moving object such[...]
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HMR4007 SENSOR PRODUCTS SPECIFICATIONS Characteristics Conditions Min Typ Max Units General Accuracy 0.2 0.1 mm Resolution 0.1 mm Hysteresis 0.01 mm Repeatability 0.01 0.1 mm Update Rate 10 30 Hz Standoff Distance (gap) between the target magnet and the sensor board 0.1 5 (note 1) mm Magnetic Field Range magnetic field at the sensor array 80 (note [...]
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HMR4007 SENSOR PRODUCTS PIN CONFIGURATION Pin Number Pin Name Description Digital Interface 1 RTS Serial Clock Output 2 Data_Out Serial Data Output 3 Data_In Serial Data Input 4 CTS Serial Clock Input 5 Power Unregulated Power Input (+6 to +28 VDC) (see note 1) 6 GND Power and Signal Ground Analog Interface 1 Power Unregulated Power Input (+6 to +2[...]
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HMR4007 SENSOR PRODUCTS PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS The circuit board for the HMR4007 Linear Position Sensor is approximately 340mm by 8 0mm. A 6-pin right angle connector (J1) and two 4-pin connectors (J2, J3) protrud e from the back of the b oard for user conne ctions. Components on the top-side have a maximum height of 12mm. Figure 1 shows a t ypic[...]
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HMR4007 SENSOR PRODUCTS APPLICATION NOTES USING THE HMR4007 AS A STAND ALONE SENSOR Introduction The HMR4007 can be used as a stand-alone sensor without th e need for any digital communications. The bo ard is configured at the factory t o provide a 0-2.5 VDC analog output (axial magnet) and statu s signal that represents the position of the magnet [...]
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HMR4007 SENSOR PRODUCTS USING THE HMR4007 IN DIGITAL COMMUNICATI ONS MODE Introduction The HMR4007 is capa ble of communicating with a higher-level system throug h a proprietary communications po rt (J1). This port uses a bit-clocked seri al protocol for higher speed and hi gher data integrity than standard serial protocols. Signal levels are stand[...]
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HMR4007 SENSOR PRODUCTS The second function, "CurrentPosition", is used to query the current position of the magnet. The following 16-bit integer values are returned: 0-1024 normal position response where 1024 represents full scal e response. -1, -2 communications failure. The sensor failed to respond to the PC quickly enough. This is usu[...]