Building Automation and Smart Home

Enhancing Smart Home Security with 3D Magnetic Sensors

February 10, 2022

P0173 - As consumers find new ways to outfit their living spaces with simple-to-use smart home and Internet of Things (IoT) products, they may be ...

3D Hall-Effect Sensor Magnetic Tamper Detection Smart Home Systems

AN296223 - The experiment results highlight several advantages of 3D Hall-effect sensors such as their ability to detect strong magnetic fields that ...

Allegro Product Selection Guide

Sense. Regulate. Drive. Check out our device offerings and packages across all of our product families in this PDF selection guide.

Convenient and Isolated Power Measurements via SPI or I2C using ACS71020 or ACS37800 Power Monitoring ICs

AN296180 - This application note describes the I2C and SPI interfaces on the ACS71020/ACS37800 Power Monitoring ICs from Allegro MicroSystems.

Allegro Motor Driving with Angular Sensor IC

AN296171 - This application note will describe how to use Allegro’s motor driver and angle sensor solutions to enable precise driving and reliable ...

Allegro Current Sensor ICs: Unique Packaging Options for Every Thermal Budget

AN296190 - The data contained within this application note allows the user to effectively choose an Allegro current sensor package based on their ...

Brochure: Integrated Power Monitoring with the ACS37800

Allegro’s ACS37800 offers its customers the capability to easily monitor and optimize the energy efficiency of power supplies, lighting, and motor ...

Method for Evaluating Thermal Performance of Allegro Current Sensors in Application

AN296236 - This application note discusses the industry standard of using RΘJA to design for maximum junction temperature and why it does not apply ...

Secrets of Measuring Currents Above 50 Amps

It can be challenging to sense currents exceeding 50 A because the task often involves thermal management, must take place in a limited PCB area, and ...

Position and Level Sensing Using Hall-Effect Sensing Technology

This paper introduces Hall-effect technology, then explores how it has been applied, in particular, differentiating between the primary types of Hall ...

Improved Performance and Features of Allegro’s Next Generation, High Power Density CB Package Current Sensors

This application note will describe the use of the new high current ACS772 Hall-effect current sensor integrated circuit (IC) from Allegro ...

Vertical Hall Technology Enables Effective Tamper Detection

A recent breakthrough in Hall-effect sensing has enabled the creation of omnidirectional magnetic sensor ICs that match all of the requirements for ...