Sensors
(which might be usefull in Ubiquitous Computing)Magnetic
| Manufacturer | Type | Description | Power Consumption | Power Supply Range | Cost | Output Format | Availability | Size[mm] | Sensitivity |
| Honeywell | HMC1052 | 2 Axis | 1mA (1.8mW-...) | 1.8V-20V | 100$ /pce | Analog | 3x3x1 | 1mV/V/Gauss | |
| HMC1023 | 3 Axis | 5mA (25mW-60mW) | 3-12V | 75$
/pce |
" | 1mV/V/Gauss | |||
| HMC1001 | 1 Axis | 10mA (50mW-...) | 5-12V | 100$
/pce |
" | 5x10x2 | 3mV/V/Gauss | ||
| HMC2003 | 3 Axis | 20mA (180mW-...) | 6-15 V | 200$ /pce | " | 12x26x19 | |||
| NVE Coroporation | AA002-06 | 2.7-5.25 | Analog | 3-4mV/V/G | |||||
| Philips | KMZ51 | 1 Axis | 15mA | 5-9V | 10.- DM | Analog | conrad | 5x4x2 |
Honeywell: http://www.magneticsensors.com/
A big range (~40) of diffrent kind of magnetic sensors. 1,2 and 3 axis.
NVE Corporation also has
digital sensors. Has Evaluation Kits for both analog and digital
sensor series.
2x HMC2003 used at MERL (Indoor navigation using a diverse set of cheap,
wearable sensors).
Accelerometers
Static acceleration (force): gravity.Dynamic acceleration: movement.
| Manufacturer | Type | Description | Power Consumption | Power Supply Range | Cost | Output Format | Availability | Range |
| Analog Devices | ADXL202 | 2 Axis | 0.6-1mA | 3-5.25V | 20$/pce (100+) | Analog or (Duty Cycle Output) Pulslaengen modulation | Free Samples | +/- 2g |
| Motorola | MMA1201P | ?1 Axis | 4-6mA | 4.75-5.25V | +/- 40g | |||
| Temic | TAS1000/2000 | 1 or 2 Axis | 5V | Analog | 50-250g | |||
| BHZ02 | high sensitvity | <10mA | 4.75-5.25V | Analog | +/- 1.6g | |||
| Colibrys | MS 7000 | 1Axis | 170uA @3V | 2.4-5.5V | Analog and Digital | Evaluation Board,
kistler(north america) sensorex |
+/-2g to +/-50g |
ADXL202 was used in Smart Dust and Navigation system for wearable computing
(Electronics Lab).
The acceleration on a persons head is normally not more than 2g. The
acceleration on a skiers knees/feet can reach up to 40g.
(See Neukomm script)
Measurement Specialities also has
acceleration and pressure sensors.
CMOS Image sensors
| Manufacturer | Type | Description | Power Consumption | Power Supply Range | Cost | Sampling Rate | Output Format | Features | Quality |
| Mitsubishi | M64283FP | Gameboy B/W | 15mW | 5V | ~45$ in Gameboy Cam | Analog | -edge enh. and edg extraction
-random access |
128x128 | |
| Mitsubishi | M64287U | B/W CIF | 90mW | 5V | 30fps | Digital | 352x288 | ||
| Mitsubishi | M64285FP | B/W | 15mW | 5V | 5000fps for projection data | Digital | -edge extraction
-motion estimation |
32x32 | |
| Agilent (HP) | HDCS-1020/2020 | Color | 90-150mW | 3.3V | 15-30fps | Digital | -can be coupled with HDCP image processors
-window size -panning |
640x480 / 352x288 | |
| Motorola | MCM20025 | Color | 200mW | 3.3V | 30fps | I2C , Digital | -pixel addressability
window of interest |
352x288 | |
| EM Marin | APSVGA | bw or color | 20-50mW | 2.6-3.2V | product not ready yet. | 30fps | Digital | -different resolutions possible | 488x648 |
| Photobit | PB-100 | color or bw | 100mW | 3.3V | 28fps | Digital | -pixel readout
-gain -pan, tilt, zoom |
360x296 | |
| Toshiba | TCM5033T/ TCM5030T +DSP | color/ bw | 60mW | 2.6-3V | 30fps | Digital | 640x480 | ||
| CSEM | APS256a | 3-3.7V | Analog | random access | 256x256 |
EM Marin is a swiss firm.
-> Mitsubishi only supports 2-3 European projects. You need to be interested
in more than 100'000 pieces.
www.meicis.com : evaluation board available, but the purchasing information
is still to be defined.
What other parts (dsp,...) are needed to interface to the microcontroller?
CSEM (Swiss Center for Electronics
and Microtechnology) imaging sensors.
smart vision products
Range of b/w or colored CMOS image sensors.
CCD video cameras
| Manufacturer | Type | Description | Power Consumption | Power Supply Range | Cost | Sampling Rate | Output Format | Features | Quality |
| Monacor | TVCCD-24M | B/W | 40mA | 12V | ~85.- Sfr | Analog | 384x287 | ||
| Monacor | TVCCD-44MCOL | color | 240mA | 12V | ~380.-Sfr | Analog | 290000 pixels |
Light Sensors
| Manufacturer | Type | Description | Power Consumption | Power Supply Range | Cost | Sampling Rate | Output Format | Availability | Quality |
| Advanced Photonix | PIN-Photo Diodes | all different kinds, include filters for certain wavelengths | |||||||
| Infineon(Siemens) | BPW33 | photo diode | 7V (?) | 11.70 Sfr | Analog | distrelec | 350nm- 1100nm | ||
| Siemens | photo transistors | ||||||||
| Texas Instruments | TSL250 | light to voltage sensor | 9-16mA | 3-9V | 6.- Sfr | Analog | conrad |
Fluorescent light detector: extract 50 Hz component of the signal from
the photodiode. (See MERL-paper)
Can a 50Hz component also be extracted from a normal light bulb?
Difference between PhotoDiode, PhotoTransistor and PhotoResistance?
What could be used for what?
Photo transistor, to high voltage?
Microphones
| Manufacturer | Type | Description | Power Consumption | Power Supply Range | Cost | Size | Availability | Quality |
| Sennheiser | MKE 2 P-C | Back-Electret Condenser Microphone | 2.6mA | 12-48V | ||||
| Shure | MX185 | micro condenser lavalier, contains preamplifier | 2.0mA | 11-52V | ca 300$ | |||
| Shure | WL93 | micro condensor lavalier wireless | 40microA | 2-10V | ca $100 | |||
| Shure | SM93 | with preamplifier | .33mA | 11-52V | ca $240 | |||
| Panasonic | wm-series
WM-64 |
<0.5mA | 2-10V | <30$ | monacor | |||
| miniature microphone | with integrated preamplifier | 0.16mA | 2V | 1.- DM | 5.7 mm diameter
2.7 mm hight |
conrad |
DPA Microphones
Sennheiser
Temperature sensors
| Manufacturer | Type | Description | Power Consumption | Power Supply Range | Cost | Output Format | Availability | Quality |
| Dallas Semiconductor | DS1621 | <1mA | 2.7-5.5V | ~10.-DM | Digital | conrad | +/-1/2C
digital output in 1/2C steps |
|
| Analog Devices | AD7418 | AD converter on chip | 6mA | 2.7-5.5V | <3$ (+100pcs) | Digital, I2C | +/-1C@25 | |
| TMP37 | 0.5mA | 2.7-5.5V | ~1$ (+100pcs) | Analog | +/-2C | |||
| EPCOS | M891 | resistance | 200mW | 1.40 Sfr (from 1pce) | Analog | +/- 10% | ||
| National semicondutor | LM45 | 1.2mA | 4-10V | ~ 3.-DM | Analog | conrad | +/- 3C |
Cheap NTC (negative temperature coefficient, resistance) sensors available.
AD7418 used in DUST.
TMP37 GT9 was used in MERL research.
Fingerprint sensors
| Manufacturer | Type | Description | Power Consumption | Power Supply Range | Cost | Sampling Rate | Output Format | Availability | Quality |
| Infineon | FingerTip | capacitive CMOS sensor | <60mW | 3.3-5.5V | $50 | Evaluation kit | 224x288 | ||
| Atmel | FDC4B14 | 20mW | 3.3V | Digital | 8x280 finger has to be slided over sensor |
Pressure sensors
| Manufacturer | Type | Description | Power Consumption | Power Supply Range | Cost | Sampling Rate | Output Format | Availability | Quality |
| Motorola | MPXV4115V | piezoresistive | 6-10mA | 4.75-5.25 | Analog | ||||
| SMI | SM5310 | 1.5-3.0mA | 5-10V | Analog | |||||
| Fujikura | XFPM series | 1mA | 5V | Analog |
Fujikura can be ordered through distrelec
(switzerland) price on demand.
Motorola has about 50 diffrent kind of pressure sensors. (I just chose
one randomly)
PIR sensors and Passive Infrared Motion Sensors
Pyroelectric Infra Red . Motion Detectors (Uesd in Porch lighting, Alarm systems, ...)| Manufacturer | Type | Description | Power Consumption | Power Supply Range | Cost | Sampling Rate | Output Format | Availability | Quality |
| Seiko Precision | MS 300 series | PIR | Range 3-5m | ||||||
| Metatech | MT-100 | PIR | 2.2-15V | 8 SFr/pce | distrelec | ||||
| Matsushita Automation Controls | NaPiOn | Passive Infrared Motion Sensor | 1.7mA | 3-6V | 30 Sfr/pce | yes/no | distrelec | Range
2 or 5 m -built in amplifier |
|
| IR-Sensor module | 1mA (@5V) | 4-9V | ~20 Sfr/pce | Analog | Conrad | 5-7m |
Other sensors
| Manufacturer | Type | Description | Power Consumption | Power Supply Range | Cost | Sampling Rate | Output Format | Availability | Quality |
| Honeywell | HIH-3605 | Humidity | 2mA | 4-5.8V | 15s response time | Analog | 0-100%RH | ||
| Sensirion | AH31 | Humidity and Temperature | 5mW, 5microW (standby) | 3.2-5.5V | ~50Sfr/pce | <10s for RH | Digital output (SPI) | evaluation kit avail. | 2-100%RH -20/+80 C 0.1C Steps |
| Figaro | TGS261 | explosiv gases | <15mW | 5V | ~20Sfr/pce | ||||
| TGS2600 | air quality | <15mW | 5V | ~20Sfr/pce | |||||
| TGS2440 | carbon monoxyd | 14mW | 5V | ||||||
| Motorola | MC145010 | Photoelectric Smoke Detector | 0.1mA | 6-12V | Analog |
microsens make small chemical sensors.
Further sensors:
-UVA and UVB sensors. (180-500nm)
-ultraviolet Sensor SFH-530 (Siemens), fire detection, ...
- ionization smoke sensor.
- color sensors.
- ultrasonic sensors.
- motion sensors: mercury switches? angular sensors?
- air motion sensors
- rain sensors
- sound level meter. -> measures dB. Better than microphone? about
30DM
- optical sensor (position tracker in a modern optical mouse). This
is a CMOS chip with a DSP included. Takes 1500 images/sec. The DSP calculates
the movement between two pictures. Agilent
HDNS-2000 (Search for "optical mouse sensor").
Distance measuring sensors:
| Manufacturer | Type | Description | Power Consumption | Power Supply Range | Cost | Size | Output Format | Availability | Quality |
| Sharp | GP2D02 | radar distance measureing 10-80cm | 22mA | 4.4-7V | ~38.- DM | 45x14x16mm | 8 bit digital, also analog available | conrad |
Force measuring sensors:
| Manufacturer | Type | Description | Power Consumption | Power Supply Range | Cost | Size | Output Format | Availability | Range |
| IEE | FSR-xxx | Force Sensing Resistance | 1mA | 1-5V | ~10.- DM | like a label (different sizes) | analog | conrad | 10gram -10 Kg |
The FSR modules are used in Passenger Presence Detection in the automotive
industry.
Research on sensors
Micromachined Microphone Chip (Noise Cancellation Technologies Inc) Microphone technology on a silicon chip. Licensed by Siemens Semiconductors.(paper)Prof. Dr.Henry Baltes
(ETH) CMOS - based microsensors, Thermal imager and a chemical microsystem.
MEMs anemometer
Sensirion (form. Alpha Sensors)
Velocity sensor (Joerg Kramer et al.)
Electro Textiles, Textile that can sense x-y position and pressure.
Tactile sensors
Interesting links
whomakesit.com Product and Manufacturer indexFitsense sporting equipment,
can measure running spead and distance with an accelerometer on the runners
foot.