SLAA732A February   2017  – April 2021 PGA460 , PGA460-Q1

 

  1. 1Trademarks
  2. 2Overview
  3. 3External Performance Factors
    1. 3.1 Range Requirements
    2. 3.2 Detectable Target and Objects
    3. 3.3 Ambient Environment
  4. 4Component Selection
    1. 4.1 Sonar Configuration
    2. 4.2 Transducer Selection
    3. 4.3 Driver Selection
    4. 4.4 Passive Tuning
      1. 4.4.1 Impedance Gain-Phase Analyzer
      2. 4.4.2 Tuning Capacitor
      3. 4.4.3 Damping Resistor
      4. 4.4.4 Tunable Transformer
  5. 5PGA460 Parameters
    1. 5.1 Center Frequency
    2. 5.2 Pulse Count
    3. 5.3 Current Limit
    4. 5.4 Time-Varying Gain and Digital Gain
    5. 5.5 Threshold
  6. 6End-of-Line Calibration
    1. 6.1 Transducer Parameters
      1. 6.1.1 Optimal Frequency and Sound Pressure Level Measurements
        1. 6.1.1.1 Frequency Diagnostic Feature of PGA460
        2. 6.1.1.2 External Microphone
  7. 7Revision History

4.4 Passive Tuning

Transducer and transformer modeling must be considered when optimizing the ultrasonic module for short-range measurements to minimize the ringing-decay time of mono-static configurations.