MAX31820
1-Wire Ambient Temperature Sensor
General Description
Benefits and Features
The MAX31820 ambient temperature sensor provides
9-bit to 12-bit Celsius temperature measurements with
±0.5°C accuracy over a +10°C to +45°C temperature
range. Over its entire -55°C to +125°C operating range,
the device has ±2.0°C accuracy.
●ꢀ Uniqueꢀ1-WireꢀInterfaceꢀRequiresꢀOnlyꢀOneꢀPortꢀPinꢀ
for Communication
●ꢀ EachꢀDeviceꢀhasꢀaꢀUniqueꢀ64-BitꢀSerialꢀCodeꢀStoredꢀ
inꢀOn-BoardꢀROM
●ꢀ MultidropꢀCapabilityꢀSimplifiesꢀDistributedꢀ
Temperature-SensingꢀApplicationsꢀ
®
The device communicates over a 1-Wire bus that, by
definition, requires only one data line (and ground) for
communication with a central microprocessor. In addition,
the device can derive power directly from the data line
(“parasite power”), eliminating the need for an external
power supply. Requiring so few pins enables the device
to be placed in a 3-pin TO-92 package. The form factor
of this package allows the device to be placed above
the board and thus measure the ambient temperature of
a system, as opposed to the board temperature that a
surface-mount package would measure.
●ꢀ RequiresꢀNoꢀExternalꢀComponents
●ꢀ CanꢀBeꢀPoweredꢀfromꢀDataꢀLine;ꢀ3.0Vꢀtoꢀ3.7Vꢀ
Power-SupplyꢀRangeꢀ
●ꢀ MeasuresꢀTemperaturesꢀfromꢀ-55°Cꢀtoꢀ+125°Cꢀ(-67°Fꢀ
toꢀ+257°F)
●ꢀ ±0.5°CꢀAccuracyꢀfromꢀ+10°Cꢀtoꢀ+45°C
●ꢀ ThermometerꢀResolutionꢀisꢀUser-Selectableꢀfromꢀ
9ꢀBitsꢀtoꢀ12ꢀBits
Each MAX31820 has a unique 64-bit serial code, which
allows multiple MAX31820 devices to function on the same
1-Wire bus. Therefore, it is simple to use one microproces-
sor to control many devices distributed over a large area.
●ꢀ ConvertsꢀTemperatureꢀtoꢀ12-BitꢀDigitalꢀWordꢀinꢀ
750msꢀ(Max)
●ꢀ User-DefinableꢀNonvolatileꢀ(NV)ꢀAlarmꢀSettings
●ꢀ AlarmꢀSearchꢀCommandꢀIdentifiesꢀandꢀAddressesꢀ
DevicesꢀWhoseꢀTemperatureꢀisꢀOutsideꢀProgrammedꢀ
Limitsꢀ(TemperatureꢀAlarmꢀCondition)
Applications
●ꢀ HVACꢀEnvironmentalꢀControls
●ꢀ TemperatureꢀMonitoringꢀSystemsꢀInsideꢀBuildings,ꢀ
Equipment, or Machinery
●ꢀ Availableꢀinꢀ3-PinꢀTO-92ꢀPackage
●ꢀ TO-92ꢀPackageꢀAllowsꢀMeasurementꢀofꢀAmbientꢀ
●ꢀ ProcessꢀMonitoringꢀandꢀControlꢀSystems
●ꢀ ThermostaticꢀControls
Temperature
●ꢀ SoftwareꢀCompatibleꢀwithꢀtheꢀDS1822ꢀandꢀDS18B20
●ꢀ IndustrialꢀSystems
●ꢀ ConsumerꢀProducts
Ordering Information appears at end of data sheet.
●ꢀ Thermometers
●ꢀ AnyꢀThermallyꢀSensitiveꢀSystem
For related parts and recommended products to use with this part, refer
to www.maximintegrated.com/MAX31820.related.
Block Diagram
V
PU
4.7kΩ
MEMORY
CONTROL LOGIC
DQ
MAX31820
PARASITE-
POWER
CIRCUIT
TEMPERATURE REGISTER
ALARM HIGH TRIGGER
64-BIT ROM
AND
GND
(T ) REGISTER (EEPROM)
H
1-Wire PORT
C
PP
SCRATCHPAD
ALARM LOW TRIGGER
(T ) REGISTER (EEPROM)
L
POWER-
SUPPLY
SENSE
CONFIGURATION REGISTER (EEPROM)
8-BIT CRC GENERATOR
V
DD
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