VF401 Honeywell

Description

VF401 2-wire MR Fine-Pitch Ring Magnet Sensor IC, flat, TO-92-style, 500 units/bulk

Datasheets

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Tech Specs

Series Description

The VF401 is a high performance, digital, 2-wire, MR (magnetoresistive) sensor in a miniature, flat, TO-92-style, plastic package with a current output, designed for sensing fine pitch ring magnets.

The unique VF401 bridge array (patent number 6,297,628) has been optimized to allow a greater air gap between the target and the sensor with reduced loss in sensor signal or accuracy.

The VF401 has a reduced sensitivity to run-out (shift in sensor position relative to the inside or outside diameter of the ring magnet). It is also less sensitive to tilt tolerance (deviation from parallel positioning of the sensing elements and ring magnet), accepting up to 10°, versus only 2° to 3° for typical ring magnet sensors, as well as being less sensitive to twist (deviation of perfect angular position of the bridge runners relative to the pole transitions).

Features

• Robust design operating from -40 °C to 150 °C [-40 °F to 302 °F] can withstand short durations up to 175 °C [347 °F], allowing use in potential applications with extreme temperature requirements.
• Not damaged by reverse polarity voltages when customer-supplied sense resistor is installed, enhancing protection.
• Patented MR bridge optimized for stable sensing of 20- to 50-pole pair ring magnets with improved insensitivity to run-out, tilt and twist.
• 2-wire digital current output simplifies wiring and interfacing which can reduce total system cost
• Enhanced sensitivity, ±7 Gauss typical, allows for larger air gaps (up to 2,5 mm [0.098 in]) and higher pole density (up to 50-pole pairs depending on ring diameter).
• One pulse per pole pair output and differential bridge operation allow compatibility with differential Hall sensors which can make it easier to upgrade existing applications.
• Wide speed capability provides application flexibility with true zero speed sensing and operation up to 3000 Hz.
• Output pattern independent of gap between target and sensor.
• RoHS-compliant materials meet Directive 2002/95/EC.

Typical Applications

• Transportation
• Speed encoding using a multipole ring magnet
• Enhanced accuracy rotational position sensing
• Wheel speed sensing
• Window lift applications
• Speed and direction sensing Industrial
• Shaft speed encoding using a multipole ring magnet
• Enhanced accuracy rotational position sensing
• Precision motor speed measurement
• Speed control in machine tools
• Elevator speed sensing
• Speed control in motorized industrial equipment Medical
• Shaft speed encoding using a multipole ring magnet

About

The Honeywell part VF401 is distributed by Electrol. The product that you are looking to replace may be brand labeled Microswitch, Hobbs, Honeywell, Data Instruments, Pepperl-Fuchs, Sensym, Senasys, Sensotec or Honeywell-Yamatake, all of which are trade names or previous joint ventures between Honeywell and other partners. The Micro Switch brand is a trade name of Honeywell Sensing & Control headquartered in Freeport Illinois and with manufacturing facilities worldwide including the USA, Mexico, France, Germany, the UK, China and Korea. Electrol has been a distributor of Micro Switch products since 1970.

Honeywell Sensing & Control is a world leader in electro-mechanical switching devices for industry, aerospace, medical and defense. The product line up now also includes sensors for pressure, force, humidity and temperature. Electrol stocks a broad range of Honeywell products for immediate shipment including switching devices for hazardous locations, hermetically sealed switches, pressure transducers and wide range of limit switches for virtually every application.