Introduction
AH50y family consists of different Hall switches produced in BCDMOS technology. All Hall sensors include a temperature-compensated Hall plate with active offset compensation, a comparator, and an output driver. The family consists of 3-wire devices, the corresponding output driver being an open-drain output transistor and a current source respectively. The comparator compares the actual magnetic flux with the fixed reference values (switching points). Accordingly the output transistor is switched on or off in 3-wire version. The active offset compensation leads to constant magnetic characteristics over supply voltage and temperature range. In addition, the magnetic parameters are robust against mechanical stress effects.
The sensors are designed for industrial and automotive applications and operate with supply voltages from 2.7 V to 30V in ambient temperature range from -40 °C up to 150 °C.
The family AH50y is available in SOT23-3L and the leaded version TO92S packages.
Features
 SOT23-3L and TO92S packages
 Low current consumptions of typ. 2.5 mA
 Operates from 2.7 V to 30 V supply voltage
 Overvoltage protection capability up to 40 V
 Highest ESD performance up to ±12 kV
 Short-circuit   protected   open-drain   output   and thermal shut down for 3-wire applications
 Magnetic   characteristics   are   robust   regarding mechanical stress effects
 Constant  switching  points  over  a  wide  supply voltage and temperature range
 Wide operating temperature range from    -40 °C to 150 °C
 The decrease of magnetic flux density caused by rising   temperature   in   the   sensor   system   is compensated by a built-in negative temperature coefficient of the magnetic characteristics
 Reverse-voltage protection at Vcc pin
 Ideal sensor for applications in extreme automotive and industrial environments
 Qualified according to AEC-Q100 test standard for automotive  electronics  industry  to  provide  the highest quality expectation
 
Applications
 Speed and RPM sensing
 Tachometer, counter pickup
 Flow-rate sensing
 Brushless dc motor commutation
 Motor and fan control
 Robotics control
 Proximity sensor
 Position sensor
 Seat position detection
 Seat belt buckles
 Hood/trunk/door latches
 Sun roof/convertible top/tailgate/liftgate actuation
 Brake/clutch pedals
 Electric power steering (EPS)
 Transmissions and shift selectors
 Wiper motor
Package
SOT23-3L TO92
Contents
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SECTION        Title                                         Page
1.              AH50y Family Overview                     3
2.             Ordering Information                          5 
2.1            Marking Code                                    6
2.2    Operating Ambient Temperature Range       6
2.3    Hall Sensor Package Codes                        6
3.      Functional Description                               6
4.      Diagnostic Features                                   7
5.      Specifications                                            8
5.1     Outline Dimensions                                    8
5.2     Pin assignment                                         10
5.3     Absolute Maximum Ratings                        10
5.4     ESD and Latch-up                                     11
5.5     Recommended Operating Conditions           11
5.6     Characteristics                                          12
5.7     Magnetic Characteristics Overview              13
6.      Magnetoelecric conversion characteristics    13
7.      Application circui                                        14
8.      Data Sheet History                                      15
 
1. AH5xy Family Overview
The types within each family differ according to the magnetic flux density values for the magnetic switching points, the temperature behavior of the magnetic switching points, the mode of switching, the number of pins and the average current consumption. Table 1 to Table 4 list some devices classified in terms of switching behavior and sensitivity: higher sensitivity correlates to lower switching points.
Table 1: AH50y 3-wire devices
| 
			 Type Sensitivity  | 
			
			 Switching Behavior  | 
			
			 Sensitivity  | 
		
| 
			 AH501  | 
			
			 Latching  | 
			
			 Very high  | 
		
| 
			 AH502  | 
			
			 Latching  | 
			
			 Very high  | 
		
| 
			 AH503  | 
			
			 Unipolar  | 
			
			 Very high  | 
		
| 
			 AH504  | 
			
			 Latching  | 
			
			 High  | 
		
| 
			 AH505  | 
			
			 Latching  | 
			
			 Medium  | 
		
| 
			 AH506  | 
			
			 Unipolar  | 
			
			 Medium  | 
		
| 
			 AH507  | 
			
			 Unipolar  | 
			
			 Low  | 
		
| 
			 AH508  | 
			
			 Unipolar  | 
			
			 High  | 
		
| 
			 AH509  | 
			
			 Unipolar inverted  | 
			
			 High  | 
		
| 
			 AH510  | 
			
			 Unipolar  | 
			
			 Medium  | 
		
| 
			 AH511  | 
			
			 Unipolar  | 
			
			 Medium  | 
		
The following definitions outline the device behavior for different switching points:
Latching Sensors:
3-wire: The output turns low with the magnetic south pole on the branded side of the package and turns high with the magnetic north pole on the branded side.
The output does not change if the magnetic field is removed. For changing the output state, the opposite magnetic field polarity must be applied.


