# AS5046 Programmable 360° Magnetic Angle Encoder

## General Description

️· Contactless magnetic angle encoder for accurate measurement up to 360°.
️· System-on-chip with Hall elements, analog front end, and digital signal processing.
️· Provides a digital 12-bit serial interface and a programmable 10-bit ratiometric analog output.
️· Programmable Hall array arrangement.
️· Provides high-resolution magnet distance indication.
️· Operates on 3.3V or 5.0V supplies.

## Benefits

️· Complete system-on-chip.
️· High reliability due to non-contact sensing.
️· Bi-directional 2-wire interface.
️· Programmable ratiometric analog output.
️· Robust, tolerant to misalignment, airgap, temperature, and magnetic fields.

## Key Features

️· 360° contactless high-resolution angular position encoding.
️· User programmable zero position.
️· 12-bit 2-wire serial interface.
️· Programmable angular range up to 360°.
️· Programmable ratiometric output voltage range.
️· High-resolution magnet distance indication:
- 256 steps within the recommended range (~0.5 to 1.8mm).
- 256 steps over the extended range (~0 to 5mm).
️· Mode input for noise/speed optimization.
️· Alignment mode for magnet placement guidance.
️· Wide temperature range: -40°C to +125°C.
️· Small package: SSOP 16 (5.3mm x 6.2mm).

## Applications

️· Remote sensors
️· Rotate-and-push manual input devices
️· Joysticks
️· Applications with safety requirements regarding magnet distance

## Contact Information

️· austriamicrosystems AG, Schloss Premstätten, Austria
️· Phone: +43 3136 500 0
️· www.austriamicrosystems.com

## Copyright

️· Governed by austriamicrosystems' Terms of Sale.
️· Copyright © 2007 austriamicrosystems.