Magneto 11 Click

How does it work?

Magneto 11 Click as its foundation uses the AS5510, a 10-bit linear position sensor with digital position (interface) output from ams AG. The AS5510 can measure the absolute position of lateral movement in combination with a diametrical two-pole magnet. The sensor needs a simple 2-pole magnet to measure a lateral movement, and the measured distance depends on the magnet geometry. A lateral stroke of 0.5mm ~ 2mm can be measured with air gaps around 1.0mm, depending on the magnet size. With stronger magnets, even higher lateral strokes and air gaps are possible.

The AS5510 comes in a version of a ±50mT full-scale sensing range to deliver the highest reliability and durability in contactless position measurements. By selecting different measurement ranges, it is possible to choose different sensitivity values; the default sensitivity value of the AS5510 is 97.66µT/LSB. It also features a Power-Down mode that helps save energy and maximize run-time in battery-powered applications.

Magneto 11 Click communicates with MCU using the standard I2C 2-Wire interface for switching between four different sensitivity ranges and for simple data transmission to an MCU, supporting Fast Mode Plus operation with a clock frequency up to 1MHz. The absolute position is measured with a resolution of 10 bit = 1024 positions, and it is provided as a digital value on the serial interface. Besides, the AS5510 allows choosing the least significant bit (LSB) of its I2C slave address using the SMD jumper labeled ADDR SEL. The selection can be made by positioning the SMD jumper to an appropriate position marked as 1 or 0.

This Click board™ can be operated only with a 3.3V logic voltage level. The board must perform appropriate logic voltage level conversion before using MCUs with different logic levels. However, the Click board™ comes equipped with a library containing functions and an example code that can be used, as a reference, for further development.

Specifications

Pinout diagram

This table shows how the pinout on Magneto 11 Click corresponds to the pinout on the mikroBUS™ socket (the latter shown in the two middle columns).

Notes	Pin					Pin	Notes
	NC	1	AN	PWM	16	NC
	NC	2	RST	INT	15	NC
	NC	3	CS	RX	14	NC
	NC	4	SCK	TX	13	NC
	NC	5	MISO	SCL	12	SCL	I2C Clock
	NC	6	MOSI	SDA	11	SDA	I2C Data
Power Supply	3.3V	7	3.3V	5V	10	NC
Ground	GND	8	GND	GND	9	GND	Ground

Onboard settings and indicators

Magneto 11 Click electrical specifications

Software Support

We provide a library for the Magneto 11 Click as well as a demo application (example), developed using MikroElektronika compilers. The demo can run on all the main MikroElektronika development boards.

Package can be downloaded/installed directly from NECTO Studio Package Manager(recommended way), downloaded from our LibStock™ or found on Mikroe github account.

Library Description

This library contains API for Magneto 11 Click driver.

Key functions

• magneto11_get_magnetic_field This function reads the magnetic field strength in milliTesla.

• magneto11_set_sensitivity This function writes specified data to the sensitivity register.

• magneto11_set_config This function writes specified data to the config register.

Example Description

This example demonstrates the use of Magneto 11 Click board™ by reading and displaying the magnetic field strength value.

void application_task ( void ) 
 { 
     float magnetic_field; 
     if ( MAGNETO11_OK == magneto11_get_magnetic_field ( &magneto11, &magnetic_field ) ) 
     { 
         log_printf ( &logger, " Magnetic Field: %.3f mT rnn", magnetic_field ); 
         Delay_ms ( 200 ); 
     } 
 }

The full application code, and ready to use projects can be installed directly from NECTO Studio Package Manager(recommended way), downloaded from our LibStock™ or found on Mikroe github account.

Other Mikroe Libraries used in the example:

• MikroSDK.Board
• MikroSDK.Log
• Click.Magneto11

Additional notes and informations

Depending on the development board you are using, you may need USB UART click, USB UART 2 Click or RS232 Click to connect to your PC, for development systems with no UART to USB interface available on the board. UART terminal is available in all MikroElektronika compilers.

mikroSDK

This Click board™ is supported with mikroSDK – MikroElektronika Software Development Kit. To ensure proper operation of mikroSDK compliant Click board™ demo applications, mikroSDK should be downloaded from the LibStock and installed for the compiler you are using.

For more information about mikroSDK, visit the official page.