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Preliminary Datasheet SHT25
HumidityꢀandꢀTemperatureꢀSensorꢀ
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ꢀ Fullyꢀcalibratedꢀwithꢀ1.8%RHꢀaccuracyꢀ
ꢀ Digitalꢀoutput,ꢀI2Cꢀinterfaceꢀ
ꢀ Lowꢀpowerꢀconsumptionꢀ
ꢀ Excellentꢀlongꢀtermꢀstabilityꢀ
ꢀ DFNꢀtypeꢀpackageꢀ–ꢀreflowꢀsolderableꢀ
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Product Summary
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Everyꢀ sensorꢀ isꢀ individuallyꢀ calibratedꢀ andꢀ tested.ꢀ Lotꢀ
identificationꢀ isꢀ printedꢀ onꢀ theꢀ sensorꢀ andꢀ anꢀ electronicꢀ
identificationꢀcodeꢀisꢀstoredꢀonꢀtheꢀchipꢀ–ꢀwhichꢀcanꢀbeꢀ
readꢀ outꢀ byꢀ command.ꢀ Furthermore,ꢀ theꢀ resolutionꢀ ofꢀ
SHT25ꢀ canꢀ beꢀ changedꢀ byꢀ commandꢀ (8/12bitꢀ upꢀ toꢀ
12/14bitꢀ forꢀ RH/T),ꢀ lowꢀ batteryꢀ canꢀ beꢀ detectedꢀ andꢀ aꢀ
checksumꢀhelpsꢀtoꢀimproveꢀcommunicationꢀreliability.ꢀꢀ
SHT25,ꢀ theꢀ newꢀ humidityꢀ andꢀ temperatureꢀ sensorꢀ ofꢀ
Sensirionꢀisꢀaboutꢀtoꢀsetꢀnewꢀstandardsꢀinꢀtermsꢀofꢀsizeꢀ
andꢀ intelligence:ꢀ Embeddedꢀ inꢀ aꢀ reflowꢀ solderableꢀ Dualꢀ
FlatꢀNoꢀleadsꢀ(DFN)ꢀpackageꢀofꢀ3ꢀxꢀ3mmꢀfootꢀprintꢀandꢀ
1.1mmꢀheightꢀitꢀprovidesꢀcalibrated,ꢀlinearizedꢀsignalsꢀinꢀ
digital,ꢀtrueꢀI2Cꢀformat.ꢀ
Withꢀ aꢀ completelyꢀ newꢀ designedꢀ CMOSens®ꢀ chip,ꢀ aꢀ
reworkedꢀ capacitiveꢀ typeꢀ humidityꢀ sensorꢀ andꢀ anꢀ
improvedꢀbandꢀgapꢀtemperatureꢀsensorꢀtheꢀperformanceꢀ
hasꢀbeenꢀliftedꢀevenꢀbeyondꢀtheꢀoutstandingꢀlevelꢀofꢀtheꢀ
previousꢀ sensorꢀ generationꢀ (SHT1xꢀ andꢀ SHT7x).ꢀ Forꢀ
example,ꢀ measuresꢀ haveꢀ beenꢀ takenꢀ toꢀ stabilizeꢀ theꢀ
behaviorꢀatꢀhighꢀhumidityꢀlevels.ꢀ
Withꢀ madeꢀ improvementsꢀ andꢀ theꢀ miniaturizationꢀ ofꢀ theꢀ
sensorꢀtheꢀperformanceꢁtoꢁpriceꢀratioꢀhasꢀbeenꢀimprovedꢀ
–ꢀ andꢀ eventually,ꢀ anyꢀ deviceꢀ shouldꢀ benefitꢀ fromꢀ theꢀ
cuttingꢀ edgeꢀ energyꢀ savingꢀ operationꢀ mode.ꢀ Forꢀ testingꢀ
SHT25ꢀaꢀnewꢀevaluationꢀKitꢀEKꢁH4ꢀisꢀavailable.ꢀ
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Dimensions
Sensor Chip
3.0ꢀ
SHT25ꢀ featuresꢀ aꢀ generationꢀ 4Cꢀ CMOSens®ꢀ chip.ꢀ
Besidesꢀ theꢀ capacitiveꢀ relativeꢀ humidityꢀ sensorꢀ andꢀ theꢀ
bandꢀ gapꢀ temperatureꢀ sensor,ꢀ theꢀ chipꢀ containsꢀ anꢀ
amplifier,ꢀ A/Dꢀ converter,ꢀ OTPꢀ memoryꢀ andꢀ aꢀ digitalꢀ
0.3ꢀtypꢀ
processingꢀunit.ꢀꢀ
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0.8ꢀtypꢀ
1.1ꢀ
2.2ꢀ
Material Contents
Whileꢀ theꢀ sensorꢀ itselfꢀ isꢀ madeꢀ ofꢀ Siliconꢀ theꢀ sensors’ꢀ
housingꢀ consistsꢀ ofꢀ aꢀ platedꢀ Cuꢀ leadꢁframeꢀ andꢀ greenꢀ
epoxyꢁbasedꢀ moldꢀ compound.ꢀ Theꢀ deviceꢀ isꢀ fullyꢀ RoHSꢀ
andꢀWEEEꢀcompliant,ꢀe.g.ꢀfreeꢀofꢀPb,ꢀCdꢀandꢀHg.ꢀ
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BottomꢀViewꢀ
0.4ꢀ
0.3ꢀ
NCꢀ VDDꢀ SCLꢀ
2.4ꢀ
Additional Information and Evaluation Kits
Additionalꢀ informationꢀ suchꢀ asꢀ Applicationꢀ Notesꢀ isꢀ
availableꢀ fromꢀ theꢀ webꢀ pageꢀ www.sensirion.com/sht25.ꢀ
Forꢀ moreꢀ informationꢀ pleaseꢀ contactꢀ Sensirionꢀ viaꢀ
info@sensirion.com.ꢀ
VSSꢀ SDAꢀ
NCꢀ
1.0ꢀ
1.0ꢀ
Figure 1: DrawingꢀofꢀSHT25ꢀsensorꢀpackage,ꢀdimensionsꢀareꢀ
givenꢀinꢀmmꢀ(1mmꢀ=ꢀ0.039inch),ꢀtolerancesꢀareꢀ±0.1mm.ꢀTheꢀ
dieꢀ padꢀ (centerꢀ pad)ꢀ isꢀ internallyꢀ connectedꢀ toꢀ VSS.ꢀ Theꢀ NCꢀ
padsꢀ mustꢀ beꢀ leftꢀ floating.ꢀ VSSꢀ =ꢀ GND,ꢀ SDAꢀ =ꢀ DATA.ꢀ
NumberingꢀofꢀE/Oꢀpadsꢀstartsꢀatꢀlowerꢀrightꢀcornerꢀ(indicatedꢀbyꢀ
notchꢀinꢀdieꢀpad)ꢀandꢀgoesꢀclockwiseꢀ(compareꢀTableꢀ2).ꢀ
Forꢀ SHT25ꢀ twoꢀ Evaluationꢀ Kitsꢀ areꢀ available:ꢀ EKꢁH4,ꢀ aꢀ
fourꢁchannelꢀdeviceꢀwithꢀViewerꢀSoftware,ꢀthatꢀalsoꢀservesꢀ
forꢀdataꢁlogging,ꢀandꢀaꢀsimpleꢀEKꢁH5ꢀdirectlyꢀconnectingꢀ
oneꢀsensorꢀviaꢀUSBꢀportꢀtoꢀaꢀcomputer.ꢀꢀ
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