MIKROE Vacuum Click

SKU: SEN-19924 Brand: Sparkfun

Vacuum Click is an accurate vacuum pressure sensing Click board™, capable of measuring absolute pressure values down to -115kPa...

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Vacuum Click is an accurate vacuum pressure sensing Click board™, capable of measuring absolute pressure values down to -115kPa. This Click board™ utilizes the MPXV6115V, a very accurate vacuum pressure sensor. This piezo-resistive transducer is a monolithic sensor which combines advanced MEMS manufacturing technology with the on-chip signal processing, offering very accurate readings and very low drift over temperature. The sensor outputs an analog voltage, linearly dependent on the applied vacuum pressure. This voltage is digitized by an accurate A/D converter and delivered over the I2C interface.

Vacuum Click is supported by a mikroSDK compliant library, which includes functions that simplify software development.

The MPXV6115V sensor is shaped so that a small tube can be attached to it, which simplifies its implementation. This makes the sensor an ideal solution for monitoring the operation of various vacuum pumps, brake boosting parts, and other types of devices that use a vacuum pressure that needs monitoring. The sensor also allows monitoring of a liquid level: as the liquid level drops, a vacuum is formed in a tube immersed in the liquid. By measuring the vacuum pressure in the tube, the liquid level can be easily estimated.

Vacuum Click uses a highly advanced monolithic vacuum pressure sensor, labeled as MPXV6115V from NXP. This sensor features the piezo-resistive MEMS sensing element, combined with the application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) allowing a high degree of linearity, as well as a very low drift over the temperature. The lower part of the sensor contains the necessary sensing elements, while the upper part of the sensor is shaped as a small tube, and it is referred to as "port" in the datasheet. A small rubberized hose can easily be attached to the inlet, so that the vacuum producing counterpart can be securely connected with the sensor. The design of the inlet prevents leakage that might appear if the sealing is not good enough.

The sensor itself outputs approximately 4.6V DC voltage on its output pin when it is located at the sea-level pressure. As the pressure decreases, the voltage drops towards 0V. The ASIC ensures that the voltage drop is linear with the pressure. The MPXV6115V datasheet offers a diagram that illustrates the output voltage vs pressure dependency.

The second section of the Click board™ is the converter section, and it contains an Analog-to-Digital converter (ADC) IC. Vacuum Click utilizes the MCP3221, a 12-bit successive approximation ADC with I2C Interface, from Microchip. It is used to sample the output voltage from the sensor, allowing the digitized value to be retrieved over the I2C interface. The ADC uses 5V power rail of the mikroBUS™ as a voltage reference. The relation between the ADC value at the I2C interface, and the voltage on the output pin, is given by the following formula:

VOUT = 5/4096 x VAL

Where VOUT is the output voltage of the sensor and VAL is the 12-bit ADC value. However, the Click board™ is supplied with the library that contains functions which automatically calculate values, providing vacuum percentage as the output.

The voltage output of the sensor is also directly available on the AN output and it is buffered with an operational amplifier. It can be used if the 12-bit ADC accuracy is not high enough, or if some other type of output voltage converter has to be used. The AN pin of the mikroBUS™ offers two voltage output settings, selectable by the SMD jumper labeled as VOUT. The default position (1V8) routes the output voltage from the sensor to a voltage divider, reducing the maximum output value at the AN pin. The maximum voltage value is approximately 1.85 V in this case, when used at the sea level. This setting prevents damage in the case when the host MCU is not 5V tolerant. If the host MCU has 5V tolerant pins, the full voltage output can be used. If the VOUT jumper is soldered at the 4V6 position, the signal will not be routed to the voltage divider, so the voltage at the AN pin of the mikroBUS™ can swing up to the maximum voltage level available from the sensor. This voltage ranges up to 4.6V at sea level (101.325 kPa). Please note that the output can also increase above this value when a positive pressure is applied to the sensor (which is not advised).

Another onboard jumper labeled as I/O SEL offers a selection of the I2C communication voltage levels. This jumper can be used to interface the Click board™ both with the 3.3V and 5V MCUs, allowing a wide range of different MCUs to be used with the Click board™.

Interface: Analog, I²C
Compatibility: mikroBUS™
Dimensions: 42.9 x 25.4mm
Input Voltage: 3.3V or 5V

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