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TIDA-00373

Backlight and Smart Lighting Control by Ambient Light and Proximity Sensor Reference Design

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TIDA-00373

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Overview

This system conserves power and extends backlight life by dynamically adjusting the backlight brightness relative to the environment's ambient light.  A capacitive proximity sensor wakes up the system when a user is close to save even more power.

 

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Features
  • Detects Human Proximity Using Copper PCB Material or Other Conductive Materials
  • Good Human Eye Spectral Matching
  • Dynamically Adjust Backlight Brightness
  • UV Filter for Outdoor Use
  • Humidity and Temperature Sensor
  • This subsystem is tested and includes hardware files, firmware, demo, and Getting Started Guide
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A fully assembled board has been developed for testing and performance validation only, and is not available for sale.

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Design files

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download Design guide — TIDA-00373
TIDU781.PDF (10898 K)

Reference design overview and verified performance test data

download Schematic — TIDA-00373
TIDRDM0.PDF (699 K)

Detailed schematic diagram for design layout and components

download Bill of materials (BOM) — TIDA-00373
TIDRDM1.PDF (135 K)

Complete listing of design components, reference designators, and manufacturers/part numbers

download Assembly drawing — TIDA-00373
TIDRDM2.PDF (1082 K)

Detailed overview of design layout for component placement

download CAD/CAE symbol — TIDA-00373
TIDRDM4.ZIP (1049 K)

Files used for 3D models or 2D drawings of IC components

download Gerber file — TIDA-00373
TIDC992.ZIP (2101 K)

Design file that contains information on physical board layer of design PCB

download PCB layout — TIDA-00373
TIDRDM3.PDF (1811 K)

PCB layer plot file used for generating PCB design layout

Products

Includes TI products in the design and potential alternatives.

Ambient light sensors

OPT3001 — Digital ambient light sensor (ALS) with high-precision human-eye response

Data sheet: PDF | HTML
Backlight LED drivers

LM3630A — LM3630A high-efficiency dual-String white LED driver

Data sheet: PDF | HTML
ESD protection diodes

TPD2E2U06 — Dual 1.5-pF, 5.5-V, ±25-kV ESD protection diode with 5.5-A 8/20-uS surge rating for USB 2.0

Data sheet: PDF | HTML
Humidity sensors

HDC1000 — Low Power, 3% Accuracy Digital Humidity Sensor with Integrated Temperature Sensor

Data sheet: PDF | HTML
Humidity sensors

HDC1008 — Low Power, 4% Accuracy Digital Humidity Sensor with Integrated Temperature Sensor

Data sheet: PDF | HTML
Humidity sensors

HDC1010 — ±2% low-power digital humidity and temperature sensor in WCSP

Data sheet: PDF | HTML
Humidity sensors

HDC1050 — ±3% low-power, digital humidity sensor with temperature sensor

Data sheet: PDF | HTML
Linear & low-dropout (LDO) regulators

TLV713P — 150-mA, capacitor-free low-dropout voltage regulator with active output discharge & enable

Data sheet: PDF | HTML
MSP430 microcontrollers

MSP430FR5969 — 16 MHz MCU with 64KB FRAM, 2KB SRAM, AES, 12-bit ADC, comparator, DMA, UART/SPI/I2C, timer

Data sheet: PDF | HTML
Signal conditioners

FDC1004 — 4-Ch, 16-bit, capacitance to digital converter with active shield driver

Data sheet: PDF | HTML

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* Design guide Backlight and Smart Lighting Control by Ambient Light and Proximity Sensor Mar. 12, 2015
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Reference designs

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TIDA-00220 — Capacitive-Based Human Proximity Detection for System Wake-Up & Interrupt Reference Design TIDA-00754 — Smart lighting & backlight control by ambient light & noise-immune proximity sensor reference design TIDA-01364 — Smart Backlight Control by White LED Driver, Ambient Light, and Proximity Sensor Reference Design

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