Datasheet

Ambient and Infrared Proximity Sensor
Register Description
Proximity Light Sensing
The proximity sensing uses an external, pulsed infrared
LED source to emit controlled amounts of infrared radia-
tion. When an external object reflects back some of this
infrared radiation back to the IC, it is detected by the
integrated light detector. The amount of reflected light
detected is then used to determine the object’s proximity
to the sensor.
It is important to take account for the fact that different
objects at the same distance from the sensor can reflect
different amounts of infrared radiation depending on
their texture and color.
The IC includes on-chip ambient cancellation circuitry
in the receive path of the infrared proximity sensor. This
scheme allows the part to operate in the presence of
large amounts of DC IR radiation. Due to the use of a
single-pulse technique in pulsing the external infrared
LED, the chip is also immune to fixed-frequency external
infrared radiation such as from remote controls, elec-
tronic ballasts, etc., leading to more reliable infrared
proximity sensor operation.
LED Driver
The IC features a LED driver that delivers a pulsed cur-
rent at the output. The pulse amplitude is programmable
through the I
2
C interface from 0 to 110mA in steps of
10mA. A low-voltage compliance of DRV pin allows IR
LEDs to be powered from lower voltage rails, possibly
even a 1.8V rail. High-current drive accuracy improves
performance by eliminating part-to-part variation.
REGISTER B7 B6 B5 B4 B3 B2 B1 B0
REGISTER
ADDRESS
POWER-ON
RESET
STATE
R/W
STATUS
Interrupt Status PWRON PRXINTS ALSINTS 0x00 0x04 R
CONFIGURATION
Main Configuration TRIM MODE[2:0] PRXINTE ALSINTE 0x01 0x24 R/W
Receive Configuration
1 1 1 1 ALSTIM[1:0] ALSPGA[1:0] 0x02 0x00 R/W
Transmit Configuration DRV[3:0] 0x03 0x00 R/W
ADC DATA
ADC High Byte (ALS
)
OFL ALSDATA[13:8] 0x04 0x00 R
ADC Low Byte (ALS
)
ALSDATA[7:0] 0x05 0x00 R
ADC Byte (PROX) PRXDATA[7:0] 0x16 0x00 R
THRESHOLD SET
ALS Upper Threshold
(High Byte
)
UPTHR[13:8] 0x06 0x00 R/W
ALS Upper Threshold
(Low Byte)
UPTHR[7:0] 0x07 0x00 R/W
ALS Lower Threshold
(High Byte)
LOTHR[13:8] 0x08 0x00 R/W
ALS Lower Threshold
(Low Byte)
LOTHR[7:0] 0x09 0x00 R/W
MAX44000
Maxim Integrated
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