PGA460-Q1

TSSOP (PW)

16

22 mm² 5 x 4.4

Fully Integrated Solution for Ultrasonic Sensing
AEC-Q100 Qualified With the Following Results:
- Device Temperature Grade 2: –40°C to +105°C Ambient Operating Temperature
- Device HBM ESD Classification Level 2
- Device CDM ESD Classification Level C4B
Complimentary Low-Side Drivers With Configurable Current Limit Supporting Both Transformer Based and Direct Drive Topology for Transducer Excitation
Single Transducer for Both Burst/Listen or a Transducer Pair, One for Burst and the Other for Listen Operation
Low-Noise Receiver With Programmable 6-Point Time-Varying Gain (32 to 90 dB) With DSP (BPF, Demodulation) for Echo Envelope Detection
Two Presets of 12-Point Time-Varying Threshold for Object Detection
Timers to Measure Multiple Echo Distance and Duration
Integrated Temperature Sensor
Record Time for Object Detection up to 11 m
128 Bytes of RAM for Echo Recording
42 Bytes of User EEPROM to Store Configuration for Fast Initialization
One-Wire High-Voltage Time-Command Interface or USART Asynchronous Interface
CMOS Level USART Interface
Sensor Diagnostics (Decay Frequency and Time, Excitation Voltage), Supply, and Transceiver Diagnostics.

Fully Integrated Solution for Ultrasonic Sensing
AEC-Q100 Qualified With the Following Results:
- Device Temperature Grade 2: –40°C to +105°C Ambient Operating Temperature
- Device HBM ESD Classification Level 2
- Device CDM ESD Classification Level C4B
Complimentary Low-Side Drivers With Configurable Current Limit Supporting Both Transformer Based and Direct Drive Topology for Transducer Excitation
Single Transducer for Both Burst/Listen or a Transducer Pair, One for Burst and the Other for Listen Operation
Low-Noise Receiver With Programmable 6-Point Time-Varying Gain (32 to 90 dB) With DSP (BPF, Demodulation) for Echo Envelope Detection
Two Presets of 12-Point Time-Varying Threshold for Object Detection
Timers to Measure Multiple Echo Distance and Duration
Integrated Temperature Sensor
Record Time for Object Detection up to 11 m
128 Bytes of RAM for Echo Recording
42 Bytes of User EEPROM to Store Configuration for Fast Initialization
One-Wire High-Voltage Time-Command Interface or USART Asynchronous Interface
CMOS Level USART Interface
Sensor Diagnostics (Decay Frequency and Time, Excitation Voltage), Supply, and Transceiver Diagnostics.

The PGA460-Q1 device is a highly-integrated system on-chip ultrasonic transducer driver and signal conditioner with an advanced DSP core. The device has a complimentary low-side driver pair that can drive a transducer either in a transformer based topology using a step-up transformer or in a direct-drive topology using external high-side FETs. The device can receive and condition the reflected echo signal for reliable object detection. This feature is accomplished using an analog front-end (AFE) consisting of a low-noise amplifier followed by a programmable time-varying gain stage feeding into an ADC. The digitized signal is processed in the DSP core for both near-field and far-field object detection using time-varying thresholds.

The main communication with an external controller is achieved by either a time-command interface (TCI) or a one-wire USART asynchronous interface on the IO pin, or a CMOS-level USART interface on the RXD and TXD pins. The PGA460-Q1 can be put in ultra-low quiescent current low-power mode to reduce power consumption when not in use and can be woken up by commands on the communication interfaces.

The PGA460-Q1 also includes on-chip system diagnostics which monitor transducer voltage during burst, frequency and decay time of transducer to provide information about the integrity of the excitation as well as supply-side and transceiver-side diagnostics for overvoltage, undervoltage, overcurrent and short-circuit scenarios.

The PGA460-Q1 device is a highly-integrated system on-chip ultrasonic transducer driver and signal conditioner with an advanced DSP core. The device has a complimentary low-side driver pair that can drive a transducer either in a transformer based topology using a step-up transformer or in a direct-drive topology using external high-side FETs. The device can receive and condition the reflected echo signal for reliable object detection. This feature is accomplished using an analog front-end (AFE) consisting of a low-noise amplifier followed by a programmable time-varying gain stage feeding into an ADC. The digitized signal is processed in the DSP core for both near-field and far-field object detection using time-varying thresholds.

The main communication with an external controller is achieved by either a time-command interface (TCI) or a one-wire USART asynchronous interface on the IO pin, or a CMOS-level USART interface on the RXD and TXD pins. The PGA460-Q1 can be put in ultra-low quiescent current low-power mode to reduce power consumption when not in use and can be woken up by commands on the communication interfaces.

The PGA460-Q1 also includes on-chip system diagnostics which monitor transducer voltage during burst, frequency and decay time of transducer to provide information about the integrity of the excitation as well as supply-side and transceiver-side diagnostics for overvoltage, undervoltage, overcurrent and short-circuit scenarios.

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	Type	Title	Date
*	Data sheet	PGA460-Q1 Automotive Ultrasonic Signal Processor and Transducer Driver datasheet (Rev. B)	05 Jan 2019
	Application note	PGA460 Ultrasonic Module Hardware and Software Optimization (Rev. A)	07 Apr 2021
	Application note	Ultrasonic Sensing Basics (Rev. C)	26 Mar 2020
	User guide	PGA460PSM-EVM User's Guide	15 Jul 2019
	Application note	Ultrasonic Floor-Type and Cliff Detection on Automated Vacuum Robots	15 Jul 2019
	Application note	PGA460 Array of Ultrasonic Transducers for Triangulation and Tracking	12 Jul 2019
	White paper	Automated parking made possible with TI mmWave radar and ultrasonic sensors (Rev. A)	28 Jun 2019
	Technical article	Paving the way with ultrasonic sensing	10 Jun 2019
	Application note	PGA460 Full-Bridge Driver Solutions for Ultrasonic Transducers (Rev. A)	28 Feb 2019
	Design guide	Ultrasonic Proximity-Sensing Module (PSM) Reference Design	09 Oct 2018
	User guide	PGA460-Q1 Ultrasonic Signal Conditioner EVM With Transducer User's Guide (Rev. B)	19 Mar 2018
	Application note	PGA460-Q1 in Automotive Ultrasonic Kick-to-open Liftgate Systems (Rev. B)	03 Jan 2018
	Application note	PGA460-Q1 in Ultrasonic Park Assist (UPA) (Rev. A)	03 Jan 2018
	Technical article	Where are ultrasonic sensors used? – Part 2	31 Oct 2017
	Technical article	How ultrasonic technology improves convenience and performance in home automation	05 Oct 2017
	Technical article	Comparing capacitive and ultrasonic kick-to-open sensing	06 Sep 2017
	Application note	PGA460 Software Development Guide (Rev. A)	22 Aug 2017
	Application note	PGA460 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) and EVM Troubleshooting Guide	01 May 2017
	User guide	PGA460-Q1 EVM Quick Start Guide	17 Feb 2017

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Evaluation board

BOOSTXL-PGA460 — PGA460-Q1 ultrasonic sensor signal conditioning evaluation module with transducers

Fully evaluate the PGA460 ultrasonic sensor signal conditioner with the BOOSTXL-PGA460 (+ MSP430F5529LP). The PGA460 is an integrated ultrasonic front-end with a digital signal processor that outputs time-of-flight data, echo width and amplitude information. The driver strength is configurable by a (...)

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PGA460PSM-EVM — PGA460 ultrasonic proximity-sensing evaluation module

For shipments to Europe, please order the equivalent signal conditioning device BOOSTXL-PGA460

The PGA460PSM evaluation module (EVM) is a small-form-factor solution showcasing double-sided printed circuit board (PCB) spacing and the supporting component requirements for the PGA460 ultrasonic (...)

User guide

This reference design is a small-form factor solution showcasing double-sided PCB spacing and minimum supporting component requirements for the PGA460 ultrasonic sensor signal conditioner. This module operates in a mono-static mode for single sensor transmit and receive operation to enable object (...)

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Reference designs

TIDA-01597 — Automotive Ultrasonic Sensing Module Reference Design for Park Assist

This reference design provides hardware architecture for a Park Assist System (PAS) using three highly integrated, system-on-chip (SoC) ultrasonic transducer drivers. These ultrasonic transducer drivers have an integrated signal conditioner with an advanced digital signal processor (DSP) core. Using (...)

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Reference designs

TIDA-01424 — Automotive Ultrasonic Kick-to-Open Reference Design

This reference design uses ultrasonic sensing to detect a kicking motion indicating the user's desire to activate a power lift-gate, power trunk, or power sliding door on an automobile. Ultrasonic sensing allows detection of more than one object, and gives a measure of distance to each object (...)