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7.3.4 Drift Correction: Accuracy Restoration
Due to contaminants, the natural aging of the sensor's polymer dielectric, and exposure to extreme operating
conditions resulting in long-term drift, the HDC302x offers drift correction to return the device to factory accuracy
specification. Drift correction is available on the EVM today with more details in the HDC3x EVM user's Guide
(SNAU267) and documentation for how to use this drift correction feature on individual devices without the EVM
will be added to the HDC3x Silicon User's Guide (SNAU265) before the device releases to production.
7.3.5 NIST Traceability of Relative Humidity and Temperature Sensor
The HDC302x units are 100% tested on a production setup that is NIST traceable and verified with equipment
that is calibrated to ISO/IEC 17025 accredited standards. This permits design of the HDC302x into applications
such as cold chain management, where the establishment of an unbroken chain of calibrations to known
references is essential.
7.3.6 Measurement Modes: Trigger-On Demand vs. Auto Measurement
Two types of measurement modes are available on the HDC302x: Trigger-on Demand and Auto Measurement
mode.
Trigger-on Demand is a single measurement reading of temperature and relative humidity that is triggered
through an I2C command on an as-needed basis. After the measurement is converted, the device remains in
sleep mode until another I2C command is received.
Auto Measurement mode is a recurring measurement reading of temperature and relative humidity, eliminating
the need to repeatedly initiate a measurement request through an I2C command. The measurement interval
can be adjusted from 1 measurement every 2 seconds to 1 measurement every second. In Auto Measurement
mode, the HDC302x wakes up from sleep to measurement mode based on the selected sampling rate.
Auto Measurement mode helps to reduce overall system power consumption in two ways. First, by removing
the need to repeatedly initiate a measurement through an I2C command, sink current through the SCL and SDA
pullup resistors is eliminated. Secondly, a microcontroller can be programmed into a deep sleep mode, and only
woken up through an interrupt by the ALERT pin in the event of excessive temperature and relative humidity
measurements.
7.3.7 Heater
The HDC302x includes an integrated heating element that can be switched on to prevent or remove
any condensation that may develop when the ambient environment approaches its dew point temperature.
Additionally, the heater can be used to verify functionally of the integrated temperature sensor.
If the dew point of an application is continuously calculated and tracked, and the application firmware is written
such that it can detect a potential condensing situation (or a period of it), a software subroutine can be run, as
a precautionary measure, to activate the onboard heater as an attempt to remove the condensate. The device
shall continue to measure and track the %RH level after the heater is activated. Once the %RH reading goes
to zero % (or near it), the heater can be subsequently turned off to allow the device to cool down. Cooling of
the device can take several minutes, but the temperature measurement will continue to run to ensure the device
goes back to normal operating condition before restarting the device for normal service.
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