SBOS993A December   2021  – December 2022 OPT4001

PRODUCTION DATA  

  1. 1 Features
  2. 2 Applications
  3. 3 Description
  4. 4 Revision History
  5. 5 Description (continued)
  6. 6 Pin Configuration and Functions
  7. 7 Specifications
    1. 7.1 Absolute Maximum Ratings
    2. 7.2 ESD Ratings
    3. 7.3 Recommended Operating Conditions
    4. 7.4 Thermal Information
    5. 7.5 Electrical Characteristics
    6. 7.6 Typical Characteristics
  8. 8 Detailed Description
    1. 8.1 Overview
    2. 8.2 Functional Block Diagram
    3. 8.3 Feature Description
      1. 8.3.1 Spectral Matching to Human Eye
      2. 8.3.2 Automatic Full-Scale Range Setting
      3. 8.3.3 Output Register CRC and Counter
        1. 8.3.3.1 Output Sample Counter
        2. 8.3.3.2 Output CRC
      4. 8.3.4 Output Register FIFO
      5. 8.3.5 Threshold Detection
    4. 8.4 Device Functional Modes
      1. 8.4.1 Modes of Operation
      2. 8.4.2 Interrupt Modes of Operation
      3. 8.4.3 Light Range Selection
      4. 8.4.4 Selecting Conversion Time
      5. 8.4.5 Light Measurement in Lux
      6. 8.4.6 Light Resolution
    5. 8.5 Programming
      1. 8.5.1 I2C Bus Overview
        1. 8.5.1.1 Serial Bus Address
        2. 8.5.1.2 Serial Interface
      2. 8.5.2 Writing and Reading
        1. 8.5.2.1 High-Speed I2C Mode
        2. 8.5.2.2 Burst Read Mode
        3. 8.5.2.3 General-Call Reset Command
        4. 8.5.2.4 SMBus Alert Response
    6. 8.6 Register Maps
      1. 8.6.1 ALL Register Map
  9. 9 Application and Implementation
    1. 9.1 Application Information
    2. 9.2 Typical Application
      1. 9.2.1 Electrical Interface
        1. 9.2.1.1 Design Requirements
          1. 9.2.1.1.1 Optical Interface
        2. 9.2.1.2 Detailed Design Procedure
          1. 9.2.1.2.1 Optomechanical Design (PicoStar Variant)
          2. 9.2.1.2.2 Optomechanical Design (SOT-5X3 Variant)
        3. 9.2.1.3 Application Curves (PicoStar Variant)
    3. 9.3 Do's and Don'ts
    4. 9.4 Power Supply Recommendations
    5. 9.5 Layout
      1. 9.5.1 Layout Guidelines
      2. 9.5.2 Layout Example
        1. 9.5.2.1 Soldering and Handling Recommendations (SOT-5X3 Variant)
        2. 9.5.2.2 Soldering and Handling Recommendations (PicoStar Variant)
          1. 9.5.2.2.1 Solder Paste
          2. 9.5.2.2.2 Package Placement
          3. 9.5.2.2.3 Reflow Profile
          4. 9.5.2.2.4 Special Flexible Printed-Circuit Board (FPCB) Recommendations
          5. 9.5.2.2.5 Rework Process
  10. 10Device and Documentation Support
    1. 10.1 Documentation Support
      1. 10.1.1 Related Documentation
    2. 10.2 Receiving Notification of Documentation Updates
    3. 10.3 Support Resources
    4. 10.4 Trademarks
    5. 10.5 Electrostatic Discharge Caution
    6. 10.6 Glossary
  11. 11Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable Information

Package Options

Mechanical Data (Package|Pins)
Thermal pad, mechanical data (Package|Pins)
Orderable Information

5 Description (continued)

The engineered optical filter on OPT4001 provides strong infrared rejection, which aids in maintaining high accuracy, despite placing the sensor under dark glass, which is common requirement from industrial design of end products due to aesthetics.

The OPT4001 is designed for systems that require light level detection to enhance user experience and typically replaces low accuracy photo diodes, photo-resistors and other ambient light sensors with underwhelming human eye matching and near infra-red rejection.

The OPT4001 device can be configured to operate with light conversion times all the way from 600 μs to 800 ms in 12 steps, providing system flexibility based on application need. Conversion time includes the light integration time and ADC conversion time. Resolution of the measurement is determined by a combination of light intensity and the integration time, effectively bringing in capability to measure down to 312.5 μlux of light intensity changes for the PicoStar™ variant and 437.5 μlux for the SOT-5X3 variant.

The digital operation is flexible for system integration. Measurements can be either continuous or triggered in one shots with register writes or hardware pin (only on SOT-5X3 variant). The device features a threshold detection logic, which allows the processor to sleep while the sensor watches for appropriate wake-up event to report via the interrupt pin (only on SOT-5X3 variant).

Digital output, representing the light level is reported over an I2C and SMBus compatible, two-wire serial interface. An internal FIFO on output registers is available to read out the measurements from the sensor at a slower pace while still preserving all the data captured by the device. OPT4001 also supports I2C burst mode helping host read data from FIFO with minimal I2C overhead.

The low power consumption and low power-supply voltage capability of the OPT4001 helps enhance the battery life of battery-powered systems.