Operation Manual: AS5600-SO_EK_AB

AS5600
12-bit Programmable Contactless Potentiometer

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Table of Contents

1 General Description ............................................................................................................. 3

1.1 Kit Content ........................................................................................................................... 3
2 Getting Started ..................................................................................................................... 3
2.1 Adapter Board Pin-Out ......................................................................................................... 3
2.2 Adapter Board Description ................................................................................................... 4
2.3 Mechanical Setup................................................................................................................. 5
2.4 Electrical Setup .................................................................................................................... 5
2.4.1 3-Wire Mode ......................................................................................................................... 5
2.4.2 I2C Mode .............................................................................................................................. 6
3 AS5600 Configuration .......................................................................................................... 6
3.1 Programming the output range ............................................................................................ 6
3.2 Programming a configuration ............................................................................................... 6
3.2.1 Low Power Mode ................................................................................................................. 7
3.2.2 Hysteresis ............................................................................................................................ 7
3.2.3 Output selection ................................................................................................................... 7
3.2.4 Slow Filter ............................................................................................................................ 7
3.2.5 Fast Filter ............................................................................................................................. 7
3.2.6 Watchdog ............................................................................................................................. 7
4 Board Schematics, Layout and BOM ................................................................................... 7
4.1 Schematics ........................................................................................................................... 7
4.2 Layout and Board Dimensions ............................................................................................. 8
4.3 Bill of Materials ..................................................................................................................... 8
5 Evaluation tools .................................................................................................................... 9
6 Ordering Information ............................................................................................................ 9
Copyright ........................................................................................................................................... 10
Disclaimer .......................................................................................................................................... 10

Revision History

Revision Date Owner Description

1.0 05.05.2014 rph Initial Revision
1.1 01.08.2014 rph Updated Schematic
1.2 18.11.2014 rph Updated Table 2: Adapterboard Pinout
1.3 02.12.2014 azen Updated Figure 1,3,4 and Table 3

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1 General Description

The adapter board allows an easy and fast evaluation of the AS5600 rotary magnetic position
sensor in the lab or together with an existing system. This small factor board is fully assembled with
AS5600 position sensor and its necessary external components. All relevant signals are available
on a dual-row 2.54mm 4-pin header footprint and can be easily wired to an existing application.
The AS5600 is a programmable Hall-based rotary magnetic position sensor with a high-resolution
12-bit analog or PWM output for contactless potentiometers. Based on planar Hall technology, this
device measures the orthogonal component of the flux density (Bz) from an external magnet while
rejecting stray magnetic fields.
The default range of the output is 0 to 360 degrees, but the full resolution of the device can be
applied to smaller range by programming a zero angle (start position) and maximum angle (stop
position).
The I²C interface is used for configuration and user programming of non-volatile parameters in the
AS5600. Additionally the device can be programmed in 3-wire mode without any programmer.

1.1 Kit Content

This kit contains following material listed in Table 1. Additional material can be found on our
webpage.

Table 1:
Kit Content

No. Item Description Info

1 AS5600-SO_EK_AB Adapterboard
2 AS5000-MD6H-1 Reference Magnet Find the datasheet online at
http://ams.com/eng/AS5000-MD6H-1

2 Getting Started
The AS5600 adapter board is ideal for rapid setup of a contactless potentiometer. Additionally to the
adapter board, a sensor magnet in a mechanical setup is required. A reference magnet comes with
the kit.

2.1 Adapter Board Pin-Out

The pin-out of the adapter board is shown in Table 2. For additional information on the AS5600 pins
refer to the product datasheet.

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Table 2:
Adapter Board Pin-Out

Header Pin Symbol Description Info

J3 1 SCL I2C Clock Use R4 if pull-up is required
J3 2 SDA I2C Data Use R4 and R5 if pull-up is required
J3 3 GND Ground
J3 4 VDD Positive Power
Supply
J2 1 VRG LDO Pin in 5V Leave open in 5V mode. Pull to VDD using
Mode J1 in 3.3V Mode
J2 2 PGO Programming Mode Pull to GND using R3 for Programming
Option B (refer to the datasheet)
J2 3 DIR Direction input CCW default. Pulled to GND using R2.
Remove R2 and insert at R1 for CCW
direction.
J3 4 OUT Output Pin Analog Output default, PWM possible, Is
used for programming option B

2.2 Adapter Board Description

The AS5600 is connected over the dual-row 2.54mm 4-pin header footprint. Connect the desired
pins of the AS5600 using the headers and resistors.
Figure 1:
Adapterboard Description

I2C pull-up
resistors

Short J1 to
operate in
3.3V mode

Use 0R for R3
to enable
PGO mode

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2.3 Mechanical Setup

To set up a contactless potentiometer a magnet holder and a magnet are needed to be used with
the AS5600 position sensor on a PCB. The configuration is shown in Figure 2.

Figure 2:
Mechanical Configuration

Magnet Holder (non-magnetic)

Sensor Magnet (D6x2,5)
0.5 - 2.5mm
airgap

AS5600
PCB

The magnet should be aligned by reading the output of the AGC register of the AS5600. For optimal
alignment, the AGC value is in the middle of the AGC range.

Note: If the magnetic field seen by the AS5600 is below 8mT, the output is switched off and
permanent angle programming is not possible.

2.4 Electrical Setup

The adapterboard is many used in following configurations in 5V or in 3.3V mode.:

2.4.1 3-Wire Mode

In this mode, the power supply and the output pin of the adapterboard are connected. To program a
custom angular output range, short R3 using a 0R resistor to enable the programming option B.
Follow the step-by-step instructions in the AS5600 datasheet to program the device.
Figure 3:
Using the board in 3-Wire Mode

+
-
µC

Analog or PWM IN

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2.4.2 I2C Mode

Using the I2C Interface, all functions of the AS5600 can be configured and permanently
programmed. Additionally the output and a raw angle (unmodified value) can be read from the
output registers.
Figure 4:
Using the board in I2C Mode

+
-
µC

SDA
SCL

3 AS5600 Configuration
All options to configure the AS5600 are shown below. The AS5600 operates with a default
configuration if no configuration was programmed.

3.1 Programming the output range

To adjust a custom angle to the full output range or to modify the Zero Position of the device, the
AS5600 must be programmed. Following options are availbale:

 Progamming start and stop position with I2C (Option A)

 Progamming start and stop position in 3-Wire Mode (Option B)
 Programming an angular excursion with I2C (Option C)

Follow the step-by-step instructions in the AS5600 datasheet for one of the above programming
options.

Note: To program only the zero position with Option B, Program an angular excursion of 360deg
using Option C first.

3.2 Programming a configuration

A configuration must be written using the I2C interface. The Burn_Setting command (Write 0x40
into register 0xFF) can be used to permanently program a configuration.

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3.2.1 Low Power Mode

Three low power modes are available to reduce the power consumption down to 1,5mA max.

3.2.2 Hysteresis
A 1 to 3 LSB hysteresis of the 12-bit resolution can be enabled.

3.2.3 Output selection

Per default, the Analog Output is active if a magnet is present. Additionally the Output Pin can be
switched to PWM with the option to select a PWM frequency (115Hz,230Hz,460Hz,920Hz)

3.2.4 Slow Filter

The slow filter allows improving the output noise. The default setting for the Slow Filter is 16x and
can be reduced for faster response.

3.2.5 Fast Filter

The fast filter is active by selecting a Fast Filter Threshold. If the output value remains below the
threshold, the output noise is defined by the slow filter setting. When exceeding the threshold, the
output noise is defined from the fast filter for fast output response. The output noise is again defined
by the slow filter as soon as the output stays in the threshold again.

3.2.6 Watchdog
If the watchdog is active, the AS5600 automatically enters Low Power Mode 3 after one minute if
the output value stays within a threshold of 4 LSB.

4 Board Schematics, Layout and BOM

The schematic, layout and BOM of the adapterboard are shown below for reference.
2 3 4

4.1 Schematics
The schematic of the board is shown below in Figure 5.
Figure 5:
Adapterboard Schematic

VDD VDD

U1
AS5600
J2 A1 B1 DIR
VDD DIR
1 VREG J3
2 PGO A2 B2 SCL 1
VREG I2CLK
3 DIR SDA 2
4 OUT A3 B3 3
OUT I2CD
4
Stiftleiste4_THMD A4 B4 PGO
not populated GND PGO Stiftleiste4_THMD
AS5600 not populated

GND GND

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U1
A AS5600 A
J2 A1 B1 DIR
VDD DIR
1 VREG J3
2 PGO A2 B2 SCL 1
VREG I2CLK
3 DIR SDA 2
4 OUT A3 B3 3
OUT I2CD
4
B Stiftleiste4_THMD A4 B4 PGO B
not populated GND PGO Stiftleiste4_THMD
VDD VDD
AS5600 not populated
U1

AS5600-SO_EK_AB AS5600
J2
GND
A1 B1 DIR GND
VDD DIR
1 VREG J3
Operation Manual 2
3
PGO
DIR
A2
VREG I2CLK
B2 SCL
SDA
1
2
4 OUT A3 B3 3
OUT I2CD
4
B Stiftleiste4_THMD A4 B4 PGO B
not populated GND PGO Stiftleiste4_THMD
AS5600 not populated

GND GND
C C
Note1: Supply Note2: PGO Note3: Direction Note4: Optional pull-ups Note5:
J1=OPEN: 5V R3=NC: Normal Operation Adapterboard can be used with AS5XXX-UCB-1.0
J1=CLOSED: 3.3V R1=NC/R2=0R: CW (Use 4pin I2C header in 3.3V mode)
R3=0R: Programming Option
R1=0R/R2=NC: CCW
VDD VDD VDD Note6:
VDD
VREG

R4 R5
AS5600 I2C Address is 0x36h
C J1 R1 C
NC NC
Note1: Supply NC
Note3: Direction Note4: Optional pull-ups Note5:
Note2: PGO
PGO

J1=OPEN:not5V
populated
Adapterboard can be used with AS5XXX-UCB-1.0

DIR
R2=NC: Normal Operation

SDA
SCL
J1=CLOSED:
C1 3.3V C2 R1=NC/R3=0R: CW (Use 4pin I2C header in 3.3V mode)
C0603 C0805 R2=0R: Programming Option
R1=0R/R3=NC: CCW
100nF 10uF R3
R2
D 1740614 1833804 NC D
VDD 0R VDD VDD Note6:
VDD Farnell Farnell 2008343
VREG

GND GND GND Size Project Title Revision

GND R4 R5
AS5600 I2C Address is 0x36h
R1 A4 AS5600-SO_EK_AB 1.4
J1 NC NC
NC Date 15.01.2013
Originator RPH Sheet 3 of 3
PGO

not populated
DIR

SDA
1 2 3 4

SCL
C1 C2
C0603 C0805
100nF 10uF R3
R2
D 1740614 1833804 NC D
0R
4.2
GND
Farnell Layout and Board Dimensions
GND
Farnell
GND
2008343
Size Project Title Revision
GND
A4 AS5600-AB-1.2 1.1

The PCB layout is shown below in Figure 6. Date 15.01.2013

Originator RPH Sheet 3 of 3
1 2 3 4

Figure 6:
Adapterboard layout

4.3 Bill of Materials

The BOM of the pcb is below in Table 3.

Table 3:
Bill of Materials

Designator Part Footprint Manufacturer Comment

J1 Jumper
J2 Header
J3 Header
R1 Resistor / not populated R0603
R2 0R R0603 clockwise direction default
R3 Resistor / not populated R0603
C1 C0603 0603
C2 C0603 0603

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Designator Part Footprint Manufacturer Comment

R4 Resistor / not populated R0603
R5 Resistor / not populated R0603
U1 AS5600 SOIC-8 amsAB Smart Potentiometer IC

5 Evaluation tools
To configure the AS5600, no dedicated programmer is needed. For fast setup time the USB I&P
Box can be used to configure the AS5600 over I 2C. The USB I&P Box can be ordered from the ams
webpage.
Additionally a magnet holder kit is available with consist of a distance block and a Knob which holds
the sensor magnet.
Please find the ordering information below in Table 4.
Table 4:
Ordering Information for Evaluation Tools

Ordering Code Description Image

USB I&P Box To configure the AS5600

RMH05-DK-XX-1.0 Rotary Magnet Holder for

adapterboard

6 Ordering Information
Please find the ordering information below in Table 5.

Table 5:
Ordering Information

Ordering Code Description Comments

AS5600-SO_EK_AB AS5600 Adapterboard For rapid evaluation and prototyping

Get additional support material online at http://www.ams.com/AS5600.

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