
TSL230RLF, TSL230ARLF, TSL230BRLF
PROGRAMMABLE LIGHT-TO-FREQUENCY CONVERTERS
TAOS079A
OCTOBER 2006
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LUMENOLOGY
Company
Copyright 2006, TAOS Inc.
www.taosinc.com
High-Resolution Conversion of Light
Intensity to Frequency With No External
Components
Programmable Sensitivity and Full-Scale
Output Frequency
Communicates Directly With a Microcontroller
Single-Supply Operation Down to 2.7 V,
With Power-Down Feature
Absolute Output Frequency Tolerance of
±
5% (TSL230BR
LF)
Nonlinearity Error Typically 0.2% at 100 kHz
Stable 150 ppm/
°
C Temperature Coefficient
Replacements for TSL230, TSL230R,
TSL230A, TSL230AR, TSL230B and
TSL230BR
RoHS Compliant
Description
The TSL230R
LF, TSL230AR
LF, and TSL230BR
LF programmable light-to-frequency converters combine
a configurable silicon photodiode and a current-to-frequency converter on single monolithic CMOS integrated
circuits. The output can be either a pulse train or a square wave (50% duty cycle) with frequency directly
proportional to light intensity. Device sensitivity is selectable in three ranges, providing two decades of
adjustment. The full-scale output frequency can be scaled by one of four preset values. All inputs and the output
are TTL compatible, allowing direct two-way communication with a microcontroller for programming and output
interface. An output enable (OE) is provided that places the output in the high-impedance state for multiple-unit
sharing of a microcontroller input line.
The devices are available with absolute-output-frequency tolerances of
±
5% (TSL230BR
LF),
±
10%
(TSL230AR
LF), or
±
20% (TSL230R
LF). They have been temperature compensated for the
ultraviolet-to-visible light range of 320 nm to 700 nm and respond over the light range of 320 nm to 1050 nm.
The devices are characterized over the temperature range of
25
°
C to 70
°
C.
Functional Block Diagram
Light
Current-to-Frequency
Converter
Photodiode Array
S0
S1
S2
S3
OE
Output
Texas Advanced Optoelectronic Solutions Inc.
1001 Klein Road Suite 300 Plano, TX 75074 (972) 673-0759
8 S3
7 S2
6 OUT
5 V
DD
DIP PACKAGE
(TOP VIEW)
S0 1
S1 2
OE 3
GND 4