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The end user must apply a saturating magnetic field (30 to 200 Oersteds) in the plane of the sensor in
order for the sensor to operate. The movable layer will align with the applied magnetic field. As the
applied field changes direction the angle between the movable layer and the pinned layer changes,
resulting in a change of resistance in the device. A graph of the device resistance vs. the angle between
the pinned layer and the movable layer is shown below:
Four individual sensor resistors are supplied in the package, each with the pinned layer rotated 90º with
respect to that of the previous sensor. These resistors can be connected in two half-bridge
configurations to provide a sine and cosine output or monitored individually to provide an absolute
indication of the angle between the pinned layer and the movable layer.
Resistance Change of Spin Valve
Sensor Element
1420
1430
1440
1450
1460
1470
1480
1490
1500
1510
1520
090180270360
Angle Between Pinned and Movable Layers
Resistance (Ohms)
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A drawing showing the ICs position in the package is given below. On each IC there is an arrow
indicating the direction of the pinned layer.
Functional Block Diagram, Marking, and Pinout, AAV001-11:
BBP
R3 (Cosine)
R1 (Sine)
R2 (Sine)
R4 (Cosine)
R3
VCC
R1
R2
GND
R4
Sine Output
Cosine Output
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Functional Block Diagram, Marking, and Pinout, AAV002-11:
Specifications:
Parameter
Test
Condition Min Typ Max Units
Nominal Resistance of Each Resistor 25°C 1200 1500 1800 Ohms
Maximum Resistance Decrease with Field
Change
Operating at
25°C
4.5% 5.2% 7%
Required Strength of Applied Magnetic Field Operating 30 200 Oersted
2
Measurement Error Operating 2 Degrees
Supply Voltage Operating 12 Volts
Offset Voltage Operating at
25°C
-10 10 mV/V
Temperature Range of Operation Operating -40 150
°C
Storage Temperature -40 170
°C
Temperature Coefficient of Resistance Operating +0.3
%/°C
TCOV
3
Operating -0.24
%/°C
TCOI
3
Operating -0.16
%/°C
Notes:
1. Large Magnetic Fields WILL NOT cause damage to NVE GMR Sensors.
2. 1 Oe (Oersted) = 1 Gauss in air = 0.1 mTesla = 79.8 Amps/meter.
3. TCOV is the percent change in output signal over temperature with a constant voltage source powering the part and TCOI
is the percent change in output over temperature with a constant current source.
BBQ
R3 (Cosine)
R4 (Cosine)
R2 (Sine)
R1 (Sine)
VCC
Cos
GND
Sin
Cosine Output Sine Output

AB001-02E

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