TSL2671
DIGITAL PROXIMITY DETECTOR
TAOS118 − JANUARY 2011
The number of LED pulses can be programmed to any value between 1 and 255 pulses as needed. Increasing
the number of LED pulses at a given current will increase the sensor sensitivity. Sensitivity grows by the square
root of the number of pulses. Each pulse has a 16-μs period.
Add IR + Subtract
Background Background
LED On
LED Off
lid 16 ms
IR LED Pulses
Figure 8. Proximity IR LED Waveform
a The proximity integration time (PTIME) is the period of time that the internal ADC converts the analog signal
v to a digital count. It is recommend that this be set to a minimum of PTIME = 0xFF or 2.72 ms.
ill The combination of LED power and number of pulses can be used to control the distance at which the sensor
can detect proximity. Figure 9 shows an example of the distances covered with settings such that each curve
covers 2× the distance. Counts up to 64 pulses provide a 16× range.
AG t st 1000
ms ten 800
PROXIMITY ADC COUNT
vs.
RELATIVE DISTANCE
25 mA,
1 Pulse
100 mA,
16 Pulses
100 mA,
64 Pulses
a n 600
o 400
c 100 mA,
4 Pulses
l100 mA,
200
1 Pulse
ica 0
Techn 1y 2y 4y
8y
16y
Relative Distance
Figure 9
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