Honeywell FMAMSDXX015WC2C3 FMA SERIES Micro Force Sensors, Compensated/Amplified

• Customization: Available
• Output Signal Type: Digital Type
• Manufacturer: Honeywell
• Model NO.: FMAMSDXX015WC2C3
• Product Category: Force Sensors & Load Cells
• Sensor Type: Force Sensor
• Operating Force: 15 N
• Accuracy: 2 %
• Supply current: 2.8 mA, 3.9 mA
• Operating temperature range: -40 °C to +85 °C
• Operating Supply Voltage: 3.3 V +10%
• Mounting Style: SMD/SMT
• Length: 5 mm
• Transport Package: Carton
• Trademark: Honeywell

Product Description

The Honeywell FMA Series are piezoresistive-based force sensors offering a digital output for reading force over the specified full scale force span and temperature range. They are fully calibrated and temperature compensated for sensor offset, sensitivity, temperature effects, and nonlinearity using an on-board Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC). Direct mechanical coupling allows for easy interface with the sensor, coupling with tubing, membrane or a plunger, providing repeatable performance and a reliable mechanical interface to the application. All products are designed and manufactured according to ISO 9001 standards. These products offer a more stable output which is directly proportional to the force applied to the mechanically-coupled

sphere.
 

VALUE TO CUSTOMERS

The FMA Series are designed to meet the customer's need for a compensated, amplified force sensor which provides digital outputs, a variety of force

sensing ranges, a small, cost-effective format, and enhanced durability and accuracy. The flexible design provides multiple standard configurations over a wide operating temperature range.

DIFFERENTIATION

• Multiple force ranges allow the customer to choose the force range to maximize sensitivity and improve system resolution/performance

• Smaller package allows for space constrained applications

• Robust design provides enhanced durability in applications where overforce may exist

• Enhanced accuracy includes all errors due to force non-linearity, force hysteresis, and non-repeatability

• Reduced Total Error Band enhances system performance

• Digital output enhances performance through reduced conversion requirements and the convenience of direct interface to microprocessors

• Diagnostic functions allow the user to determine if the sensor is working correctly by detecting if electrical paths are broken or shorted inside the sensor

• Selectable supply voltages provide customers with design flexibility
 

APPLICATIONS

Medical

• Infusion pumps

• Ambulatory pumps

• Enteral feeding pumps

• Kidney dialysis machines

Industrial

• Load and compression sensing

• Touch panels

• Switch replacement

• Robotic equipment

• Weight measurement

• Force/grip measuring equipment

 

FEATURES

• Small form factor: 5 mm x 5 mm [0.20 in x 0.20 in]

• Accuracy: ±2 %FSS typical

• SPI- or I2C-compatible digital output

• Fully calibrated and temperature compensated over a temperature range of 5°C to 50°C [41°F to 122°F]

• Available in a wide variety of standard and configurable force ranges

• Overforce: 3X force range

• Supply voltage: 3.3 Vdc typ. or 5.0 Vdc typ.

• Low power consumption: 14 mW

• Enhanced part-to-part repeatability

• Enhanced reliability

• Stable, stainless steel sphere interface

• Internal diagnostic functions available

• REACH and RoHS compliant

 

TABLE 1. ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM SPECIFICATIONS
Characteristic	Minimum	Typical	Maximum	Unit
Supply voltage	-0.3	-	6.0	Vdc
Voltage on any pin	-0.3	-	Vsupply + 0.3	V
Digital clock frequency: SPI I 2C	50 100	-	800 400	kHz
ESD susceptibility (human body model)	8	-	-	kV
Storage temperature range	-40 [-40]	-	85 [185]	°C °[F]
Overforce limit	-	-	3Xforce range1	-

1 Repeated exposure to the overforce may cause permanent damage to the sensor.
 

TABLE 2. OPERATING SPECIFICATIONS
Characteristic	Minimum	Typical	Maximum	Unit
Supply voltage (Vsupply)1, 2, 3: 3.3 Vdc 5.0 Vdc	3.0 4.75	3.3 5.0	3.6 5.25	Vdc
Supply current: 3.3 Vdc 5.0 Vdc	- -	2.8 3.9	3.9 4.6	mA
Power input		20		mW
Operating temperature range4	-40 [-40]	-	85 [185]	°C °[F]
Compensated temperature range5	5 [41]	-	50 [122]	°C °[F]
Storage temperature range	-40 [-40]	-	85 [185]	°C °[F]
Startup time (power up to data ready)	-	-	3	ms
Response time	-	0.42	0.84	ms
SPI/I2C voltage level: low high	80		20	Vsupply
Pull up on SDA/MISO, SCL/SCLK, SS	1	-	-	kOhm
Accuracy6	-	±2	-	%FSS7  BFSL
Total Error Band8			±8	%FSS
Output resolution	12	-	-	bits
Long term stability	-	±1.6	-	%FSS

1Sensors are either 3.3 Vdc or 5.0 Vdc based on the catalog listing selected.

2Ratiometricity of the sensor (the ability of the device output to scale to the supply voltage) is achieved within the specified operating voltage.

3The sensor is not reverse polarity protected. Incorrect application of supply voltage or ground to the wrong pin may cause electrical failure.

4Operating temperature range: The temperature range over which the sensor will produce an output proportional to force.

5Compensated temperature range: The temperature range over which the sensor will produce an output proportional to force within the specified performance limits.

6Accuracy: The maximum deviation in output from a Best Fit Straight Line (BFSL) fitted to the output measured over the force range with single load-unload cycle at 25°C. Includes all errors due to force non linearity, force hysteresis, and non repeatability.

7Full Scale Span (FSS): The algebraic difference between the output voltage at full scale force and the output at zero force.

8 Total Error Band (TEB): Combined error from calibration, accuracy and temperature effects over the compensated temperature range at 5.0 V from 20 %FSS to 80 %FSS.

 

TABLE 3. ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIFICATIONS
Characteristic						Parameter
Humidity						0% to 95% RH, non-condensing
Vibration						MIL-STD-202, Method 214, Condition 1F (20.71 Gms)
Shock						MIL-STD-202, Method 213, Condition A (50 G)
Life1						1 million full scale force cycles minimum

1 Life may vary depending on specific application in which the sensor is utilized.
 

TABLE 4. MATERIALS
Component						Material1
Covers						liquid crystal polymer
Sphere contact element						stainless steel 440C
Substrate						FR4
Adhesives						epoxy, silicone
Electronic components						silicon, glass, solder

1Contact Honeywell customer service for detailed material information.

 

 

 

 

BNSENS (Nanjing) Sensor Technology Co., Ltd. is located in Nanjing, China. It is a high-tech enterprise specializing in the development, manufacturing and trade of sensor products. The company has brought together a group of outstanding technical experts in various fields such as automation, electronics, machinery and computers. All employees of the company have college degrees or above. It adopts the world-class management and operation model and 6 sigma quality system. At present, the company's main products are pressure, liquid level, flow, current, switches, etc. The company's users are all over the country, and some products have been exported to Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia.

Since its inception, the company has been based on the technical accumulation and management standards of American sensor giants. It is composed of senior engineers and managers who have served in multinational companies for many years, and has rapidly developed various pressure sensors, transmitters, liquid level, flow meters, pressure switches, digital meters, current sensors, proximity switches and other products. After years of unremitting efforts, it has become one of the leading suppliers in the domestic automation industry. Our pressure transmitters can achieve an accuracy of more than 3/10, 000. The products have been widely used in oil, natural gas, electricity, chemical industry, metallurgy, building materials, food, light industry, environmental protection, aerospace, tap water, municipal and other industries.

It is a sensor science and technology innovation company that masters the core technology of MEMS chips. The company has a research and development center in Minnesota, USA. The leader is Dr. Pan Hanjin, a famous scientist in the sensor industry. Dr. Pan Hanjin has been deeply involved in the sensor industry for more than 20 years and is an expert in the sensor industry.

The company has a number of ASIC chips independently developed, which are widely used in industrial, automotive, home appliance and other markets.

BNSENS (Nanjing) Sensing Technology Co., Ltd. is a strategic partner of Honeywell in China. The two parties proposed a plan of East serving East and jointly developed several sensors specifically for the Chinese market. These sensors will be widely used in intelligent manufacturing, Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, and smart home fields. These sensors include: Magnetic sensors, temperature sensors, humidity sensors, force sensors, fire water pressure sensors, equipment vibration sensors, human body status monitoring sensors, motion sensors, etc.

History of BNSENS Company:

BNSENS is a company focusing on sensors, instruments, and electronic components. We are a young company, founded in 1999, just 25 years old, and we are still growing.

1999: The company's first pressure sensor was launched, mainly for the petroleum and petrochemical industries.

2002: The company expanded its product line and launched temperature sensors

2005: Started producing high-precision pressure sensors for the test and measurement market

2006: Became an official authorized agent of Honeywell

2009: Introduced the Six Sigma management system, and the product qualification rate was greatly improved

2010: Became a supplier of Emerson

2011: We started selling SICK sensors

2014: Introduced the sensor production line from Germany, developed more industrial control sensors, and cooperated with TSMC

2015: Cooperated with Siemens in Vietnam

2017: The factory moved to Nanjing High-tech Zone

2019: Became a national high-tech enterprise in China

2023: We started selling products from Infineon and Rohm

BNSENS, The Future Starts Here.