TSL230RD, TSL230ARD, TSL230BRD
PROGRAMMABLE LIGHT-TO-FREQUENCY CONVERTERS
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D High-Resolution Conversion of Light
Intensity to Frequency With No External
Components
D Programmable Sensitivity and Full-Scale
Output Frequency
D Communicates Directly With a Microcontroller
D High Irradiance Responsivity . . .
790 Hz/(W/cm
2
) Typical at 640 nm
D Single-Supply Operation . . . 2.7 V to 5.5 V
D Power-Down Feature ...5 A Typical
D Nonlinearity Error Typically 0.2% at 100 kHz
D Stable 200 ppm/°C Temperature Coefficient
D Low-Profile Lead (Pb) Free and RoHS
Compliant Surface-Mount Package
Description
The TSL230RD, TSL230ARD, and TSL230BRD programmable light-to-frequency converters combine a
configurable silicon photodiode and a current-to-frequency converter on single monolithic CMOS integrated
circuit. The output can be either a pulse train or a square wave (50% duty cycle) with frequency directly
proportional to light intensity. Device sensitivity is selectable in three ranges, providing two decades of
adjustment. The full-scale output frequency can be scaled by one of four preset values. All inputs and the output
are TTL compatible, allowing direct two-way communication with a microcontroller for programming and output
interface. The output enable (OE) places the output in the high-impedance state for multiple-unit sharing of a
microcontroller input line.
The devices are available with absolute output frequency tolerances of ±10% (TSL230BRD), ±15%
(TSL230ARD), and ±20% (TSL230RD). They have been temperature compensated for the ultraviolet-to-visible
light range of 320 nm to 700 nm and respond over the light range of 320 nm to 1050 nm. The devices are
characterized over the temperature range of 25°C to 70°C.
Functional Block Diagram
Light
Current-to-Frequency
Converter
Photodiode Array
S0 S1 S2 S3
OE
Output
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7 S2
6 OUT
5 V
DD
PACKAGE D
8-LEAD SOIC
(TOP VIEW)
S0 1
S1 2
OE
3
GND 4
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Terminal Functions
TERMINAL
TYPE
DESCRIPTION
NAME NO.
TYPE DESCRIPTION
GND 4 Ground
OE 3 I Enable for f
O
(active low)
OUT 6 O Scaled-frequency (f
O
) output
S0, S1 1, 2 I Sensitivity-select inputs
S2, S3 7, 8 I f
O
scaling-select inputs
V
DD
5 Supply voltage
Selectable Options
S1 S0 SENSITIVITY S3 S2 f
O
SCALING (divide-by)
L L Power down
L L 1
L H 1× L H 2
H L 10× H L 10
H H 100× H H 100
Available Options
DEVICE T
A
PACKAGE LEADS PACKAGE DESIGNATOR ORDERING NUMBER
TSL230RD 25°C to 70°C SOIC8 D TSL230RD
TSL230ARD 25°C to 70°C SOIC8 D TSL230ARD
TSL230BRD 25°C to 70°C SOIC8 D TSL230BRD
Absolute Maximum Ratings over operating free-air temperature range (unless otherwise noted)
Supply voltage, V
DD
(see Note 1) 6 V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Input voltage range, all inputs, V
I
0.3 V to V
DD
+ 0.3 V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Operating free-air temperature range, T
A
40°C to 85°C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Storage temperature range 40°C to 85°C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Solder conditions in accordance with JEDEC JSTD020A, maximum temperature (see Note 2) 260°C. . .
Stresses beyond those listed under “absolute maximum ratings” may cause permanent damage to the device. These are stress ratings only, and
functional operation of the device at these or any other conditions beyond those indicated under “recommended operating conditions” is not
implied. Exposure to absolute-maximum-rated conditions for extended periods may affect device reliability.
NOTES: 1. All voltage values are with respect to GND.
2. The device may be hand soldered provided that heat is applied only to the solder pad and no contact is made between the tip of
the solder iron and the device lead. The maximum time heat should be applied to the device is 5 seconds.
Recommended Operating Conditions
MIN NOM MAX UNIT
Supply voltage, V
DD
2.7 5 5.5 V
High-level input voltage, V
IH
V
DD
= 4.5 V to 5.5 V 2 V
DD
V
Low-level input voltage, V
IL
V
DD
= 4.5 V to 5.5 V 0 0.8 V
Operating free-air temperature range, T
A
25 70 °C
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Electrical Characteristics at T
A
= 25°C, V
DD
= 5 V (unless otherwise noted)
PARAMETER TEST CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNIT
V
OH
High-level output voltage I
OH
= 4 mA 4 4.5 V
V
OL
Low-level output voltage I
OL
= 4 mA 0.25 0.4 V
I
IH
High-level input current 5 μA
I
IL
Low-level input current 5 μA
I
Supply current
Power-on mode 2 3 mA
I
DD
Supply current
Power-down mode 5 12 μA
F.S. Full-scale frequency (See Note 3) S0=S1=H, S2=S3=L 1.1 MHz
Temperature coefficient of output frequency λ 700 nm (See Note 4) ± 200 ppm/°C
k
SVS
Supply voltage sensitivity V
DD
= 5 V ±10% ± 0.5 %/ V
NOTES: 3. Full-scale frequency is the maximum operating frequency of the device without saturation.
4. The temperature coefficient of output frequency is measured with constant irradiance as the temperature is varied between 25°C
and 70°C. The constant irradiance is sufficiently high that the output frequency is much greater than the dark frequency over the
entire temperature range.
Operating Characteristics at V
DD
= 5 V, T
A
= 25°C, E
e
= 126 μW/cm
2
, λ
p
= 640 nm (unless otherwise
noted)
PARAMETER
TEST CONDITIONS
TSL230RD TSL230ARD TSL230BRD
UNIT
PARAMETER TEST CONDITIONS
MIN TYP MAX MIN TYP MAX MIN TYP MAX
UNIT
S0 = S1 = H,
S2 = S3 = L
80 100 120 85 100 115 90 100 110
S1 = H,
S0 = S2 = S3 = L
8 10 12 8.5 10 11.5 9 10 11
f
Output frequenc
y
S0 = H,
S1 = S2 = S3 = L
0.8 1 1.2 0.85 1 1.15 0.9 1 1
kHz
Output frequency
S0 = S1 = S2 = H,
S3 = L
40 50 60 42.5 50 57.5 45 50 55
kHz
S0 = S1 = S3 = H,
S2 = L
8 10 12 8.5 10 11.5 9 10 11
S0 = S1 = S2 = S3 = H 0.8 1 1.2 0.85 1 1.15 0.9 1 1.1
f
D
Dark frequency
E
e
= 0, S0 = S1 = H,
S2 = S3 = L
0.4 10 0.4 10 0.4 10 Hz
R
e
Responsivity
S0 = S1 = H,
S2 = S3 = L
0.79 0.79 0.79
kHz/
W/
cm
2
)
Out
p
ut
p
ulse
S2 = S3 = L 125 600 125 600 125 600 ns
t
w
Output pulse
duration
S2 or S3 = H 1/2f
O
1/2f
O
1/2f
O
s
f
O
= 0 MHz to 10 kHz ±0.1% ± 0.1% ± 0.1%
Nonlinearity
(See Notes 5 and 6)
f
O
= 0 MHz to 100 kHz ± 0.2% ± 0.2% ± 0.2%
%F.S.
(S
ee
N
otes
5
an
d 6)
f
O
= 0 MHz to 1 MHz ± 0.5% ± 0.5% ± 0.5%
%F.S.
Recovery from power down 100 100 100 μs
Step response to full-scale step input 1 pulse of new frequency plus 1 μs
Response time to programming change
2 periods of new principal frequency plus 1 μs (Note 7)
Response time to output enable (OE) 50 150 50 150 50 150 ns
NOTES: 5. Nonlinearity is defined as the deviation of f
O
from a straight line between zero and full scale, expressed as a percent of full scale.
6. Nonlinearity test condition: S0 = S1 = H, S2 = S3 = L.
7. Principal frequency is the internal oscillator frequency, equivalent to divide-by-1 output selection.

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