Data Sheet
AR35-T25E/S
AR35 Through-Hole Series Miniature
Programmable Single-Turn Absolute Encoder
with Resolution Ranging from 17 Bits to 25 Bits
Description
The Broadcom® AR35-T25 series are programmable
reflective absolute through-hole rotary encoders designed
for space-constrained motion control applications.
The AR35-T25 series encoder is designed with an overall
diameter of 35 mm and a maximum axial through-hole of
9.5 mm for through-shaft motors and axial cabling.
The AR35-T25 series provides the incremental ABI and
UVW in differential mode. Both modes come with a
recommended temperature range of –40°C to 115°C,
suitable for most industrial applications. Dual-mode
operating voltage of 3.3V and 5V are suitable for handheld
and portable device applications.
Features
Employing Broadcom-patented Reflective Optical Encoding
Theory, the AR35-T25 series provides high-accuracy with
correction, which is unattainable by the magnetic encoder.
Miniature absolute encoder ASIC surface mount DFN
package: 10.9 mm (L) x 9.1 mm (W) x 1.5 mm (H)
User-programmable resolution ranging from:
– 17-bit and 25-bit single turn
User-programmable incremental output (ABI) resolution
ranging from 128 to 8192 CPR
User-programmable commutation signal (UVW)
ranging from 2, 3, 4, 5, 12, 30, 32 pole pair
Differential output for ABI and UVW
Temperature range of –40°C to 115°C, suitable for most
industrial operations.
Dual-mode operating voltage of 3.3V and 5V, enabling
handheld and portable device applications.
Selectable Absolute Serial Output Communication
Protocol
– SSI mode
– ESL mode (Encoder Serial Link)
RoHS compliance
Applications
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Robotic automation and engineering
Factory automation and drone
Medical and dentistry, devices and equipment
High-accuracy portable and handheld devices
Miniature motor, servo motor, and linear actuator
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AR35-T25E/S Data Sheet
AR35 Through-Hole Series Miniature Programmable Single-Turn Absolute Encoder
with Resolution Ranging from 17 Bits to 25 Bits
Functional Block Diagram
SSI 3-Wire Communication Protocol Selection
Figure 1: SSI 3-Wire Block Diagram
ESL Communication Protocol Selection
Figure 2: ESL Block Diagram
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AR35 Through-Hole Series Miniature Programmable Single-Turn Absolute Encoder
with Resolution Ranging from 17 Bits to 25 Bits
Mechanical Specifications
DFN Package Dimensions
Figure 3: Overall Package Dimensions and Pinout
All dimensions are given in mm. Tolerances of form and position according to JEDEC MO-220.
Package Markings
Figure 4: Product Marking Information
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AR35 Through-Hole Series Miniature Programmable Single-Turn Absolute Encoder
with Resolution Ranging from 17 Bits to 25 Bits
Encoder Mounting
Figure 5: Encoder Mounting Guide
Notes on assembly:
The assembly of the encoder needs a clean room environment of Class 100k or better.
The encoder needs to be enclosed with an IP50 rating enclosure.
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AR35 Through-Hole Series Miniature Programmable Single-Turn Absolute Encoder
with Resolution Ranging from 17 Bits to 25 Bits
Recommended PCB Land Pattern
Figure 6: PCB Land Pattern
Figure 7: Recommended Pb-Free SMT Reflow Soldering Profile According to JEDEC Pb-Free (J-STD-020D)
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Electrical Specifications
Recommended Operating Conditions
Parameter
Symbol
Min.
Typical
Max.
Unit
DC Supply Voltage
Vdd
+4.5
+5.0
+5.5
V
—
DC Supply Voltage
Vdd
+3.0
+3.3
+3.6
V
—
Ripple of Supply Voltage
—
—
—
100
mVpp
Output Current per channel
—
—
—
±5
mA
—
Rise Time
tr
—
30
—
ns
CL = 50 pF
Fall Time
tf
—
30
—
ns
RL = 1.2 kΩ
Tamb
—
+25
—
°C
—
Operational Temperature
TA
–40
+25
+115
°C
—
Storage Temperature
TS
–40
+25
+115
°C
—
Humidity
RH
—
—
85
%
INC Operating Frequency
—
—
—
128
kHz
Velocity (rpm) x CPR/60
Radial Misalignment
—
–200
0
+200
µm
—
Tangential Misalignment
—
–200
0
+200
µm
—
SRPM
—
—
15000
rpm
512 CPR (AR35)
Max.
Unit
Notes
—
Ambient Temperature
Encoder Shaft Speed
Notes
100 kHz
Temp = 40°C
Recommended Code Wheel Characteristics
Parameter
Specular Reflectance
NOTE:
Symbol
Min.
Typical
Rf
60%
—
—
—
—
5%
Reflective area
Non-reflective area
Characteristics are based on a BRCM qualified code wheel supplier. Refer to BRCM for a qualified reflective code
wheel supplier.
Absolute Maximum Ratings
Parameter
Symbol
Value
Storage Temperature
TS
–40°C to 115°C
Operating Temperature
TA
–40°C to 115°C
Supply Voltage
Vdd
7V
ESD (HBM), JS-001-2014
Moisture Sensitive Level
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—
± 2kV
MSL
3 (Maximum floor life = 168 hours)
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DC Characteristics
The following table shows the DC characteristics over the recommended operating range, typically at 25 °C.
Value
Parameter
Vdd Supply Current
Symbol
Conditions
Min.
Typ.
Max.
Unit
Notes
Idd
Vdd = 3.3V/5V
—
70
—
mA
—
Bit
—
Absolute Single Turn Resolution (AR35)
—
—
—
25
—
Incremental Resolution
—
—
—
2n
—
CPR n = 7,8,9,10,11,12,13
Encoder Characteristics
Incremental encoder characteristics over the recommended operating condition, at 25 °C.
Parameter Type
Parameter
Symbol
Min.
Typ.
Max.a
Units
ABI
Cycle Error
ΔC
—
—
45
°e
State Error
ΔS
—
—
45
°e
Index Pulse Width
Po
—
90,180, 360
—
°e
Commutation Accuracy
(middle of channel I to channel U)
ΔI
–0.1
—
+0.1
°mechanical
ΔUVW
–0.1
—
+0.1
°mechanical
Commutation (UVW)
Commutation Accuracy
(Channel U,V and W)
a. Maximum values represent the encoder performance across the range of recommended mounting tolerance.
Encoder raw accuracy characteristics over the recommended operating condition, at 25 °C.
Parameter
Raw accuracy (AR35)
Symbol
Min.
Typ.
Max.a
Units
—
—
±350
—
Arc-sec
a. Typical values represent the encoder performance with shaft TIR < 10 µm, Φ5.991 through 5.996 mm; CW hub ID = 6.000 through 6.008 mm.
Encoder Pin Functions
Figure 8: Pinouts from Top View
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SSI 3-Wire Option Pinout Configuration
NOTE:
Pin-35 must be grounded to VSSA, and pin-17 must connect to common GND.
Pin
Name
Function
Pad Type
Analog/Digital
Input/Output
1
CN/TST3
Analog Voltage Output NCOS
5V/3.3V pads
Analog
I/O
2
CP/TST2
Analog Voltage Output PCOS
5V/3.3V pads
Analog
I/O
3
SN/TST1
Analog Voltage Output NSIN
5V/3.3V pads
Analog
I/O
4
SP/TST0
Analog Voltage Output PSIN
5V/3.3V pads
Analog
I/O
5
SPI DOUT
SPI Data Output
3.3V/5V (VDDPAD)
Digital
Output
6
SPI DIN
SPI Data Input
3.3V/5V (VDDPAD)
Digital
Input
7
SPI CLK
SPI Clock
3.3V/5V (VDDPAD)
Digital
Input
8
VDD
Digital Supply Voltage
3.3V/5V (VDDPAD)
Digital
Power
9
VSS
Digital GND
Digital ground
Digital ground
Ground
10
+SSI DOUT
SSI Data Output (+)
3.3V/5V (VDDPAD)
Digital
I/O
11
–SSI DOUT
SSI Data Output (–)
3.3V/5V (VDDPAD)
Digital
I/O
12
+SSI NSL
SSI Input (+)
3.3V/5V (VDDPAD)
Digital
I/O
13
–SSI NSL
SSI Input (–)
3.3V/5V (VDDPAD)
Digital
Input
14
+SSI SCL
SSI Clock (+)
3.3V/5V (VDDPAD)
Digital
Input
15
–SSI SCL
SSI Clock (–)
3.3V/5V (VDDPAD)
Digital
Input
17
ESL SEL
Protocol Selection
Selection (GND)
Ground
Ground
18
EEPROM SCL
EXT EEPROM Clock
3.3V/5V (VDDPAD)
Digital
I/O
19
EEPROM SDA
EXT EEPROM Data
3.3V 5V (VDDPAD)
Digital
I/O
20
EEPROM WP
EXT EEPROM Write Protect
3.3V/5V (VDDPAD)
Digital
Output
21
–A
Incremental –A Output
3.3V/5V (VDDPAD)
Digital
Output
22
+A/PROBE1
Incremental +A Output
3.3V/5V (VDDPAD)
Digital
Output
23
–B
Incremental –B Output
3.3V/5V (VDDPAD)
Digital
Output
24
+B/PROBE2
Incremental +B Output
3.3V/5V (VDDPAD)
Digital
Output
Output
16
—
25
–I
Incremental –Index Output
3.3V/5V (VDDPAD)
Digital
26
+I/PROBE3
Incremental +Index Output
3.3V/5V (VDDPAD)
Digital
Output
27
VSSA
Analog GND
Analog ground
Analog ground
Ground
28
VDDA
Analog Supply Voltage
3.3V/5V (VDDPAD)
Analog
Power
29
–U
Incremental –U Output
3.3V/5V (VDDPAD)
Digital
Output
30
+U/PROBE4
Incremental +U Output
3.3V/5V (VDDPAD)
Digital
Output
31
–V
Incremental –V Output
3.3V/5V (VDDPAD)
Digital
Output
32
+V
Incremental +V Output
3.3V/5V (VDDPAD)
Digital
Output
33
–W
Incremental –W Output
3.3V/5V (VDDPAD)
Digital
Output
34
+W
Incremental +W Output
3.3V/5V (VDDPAD)
Digital
Output
35
Common GND (VSSA)
Ground to VSSA
Analog ground
Analog ground
Ground
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ESL Option Pinout Configuration
NOTE:
Pin 35 must be grounded to VSSA, and pin 17 must connect to VDD (5V/3.3V).
Pin
Name
Function
Pad Type
Analog/Digital
Input/Output
1
CN/TST3
Analog Voltage Output NCOS
5V/3.3V pads
Analog
I/O
2
CP/TST2
Analog Voltage Output PCOS
5V/3.3V pads
Analog
I/O
3
SN/TST1
Analog Voltage Output NSIN
5V/3.3V pads
Analog
I/O
4
SP/TST0
Analog Voltage Output PSIN
5V/3.3V pads
Analog
I/O
5
—
6
—
7
—
8
VDD
Digital Supply Voltage
3.3V/5V (VDDPAD)
Digital
Power
9
VSS
Digital GND
Digital ground
Digital ground
Ground
10
+ESL
ESL Data Output (+)
3.3V/5V (VDDPAD)
Digital
I/O
11
–ESL
ESL Data Output (–)
3.3V/5V (VDDPAD)
Digital
I/O
12
—
13
—
14
—
15
—
16
OSC_EXT
External Oscillatora
3.3V/5V (VDDPAD)
Digital
Input
17
ESL SEL
Protocol Selection
Selection (VDD)
Digital
Power
18
EEPROM SCL
EXT EEPROM Clock
3.3V/5V (VDDPAD)
Digital
I/O
19
EEPROM SDA
EXT EEPROM Data
3.3V/5V (VDDPAD)
Digital
I/O
20
EEPROM WP
EXT EEPROM Write Protect
3.3V/5V (VDDPAD)
Digital
Output
21
–A
Incremental –A Output
3.3V/5V (VDDPAD)
Digital
Output
22
+A/PROBE1
Incremental +A Output
3.3V/5V (VDDPAD)
Digital
Output
23
–B
Incremental –B Output
3.3V/5V (VDDPAD)
Digital
Output
24
+B/PROBE2
Incremental +B Output
3.3V/5V (VDDPAD)
Digital
Output
25
–I
Incremental –Index Output
3.3V/5V (VDDPAD)
Digital
Output
26
+I/PROBE3
Incremental +Index Output
3.3V/5V (VDDPAD)
Digital
Output
27
VSSA
Analog GND
Analog ground
Analog ground
Ground
28
VDDA
Analog Supply Voltage
3.3V/5V (VDDPAD)
Analog
Power
29
–U
Incremental –U Output
3.3V/5V (VDDPAD)
Digital
Output
30
+U/PROBE4
Incremental +U Output
3.3V/5V (VDDPAD)
Digital
Output
31
–V
Incremental –V Output
3.3V/5V (VDDPAD)
Digital
Output
32
+V
Incremental +V Output
3.3V/5V (VDDPAD)
Digital
Output
33
–W
Incremental –W Output
3.3V/5V (VDDPAD)
Digital
Output
34
+W
Incremental +W Output
3.3V/5V (VDDPAD)
Digital
Output
35
Common GND (VSSA)
Ground to VSSA
Analog ground
Analog ground
Ground
a. 50 Mhz (10 ppm) oscillator input is required for ESL configuration
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Communication Protocol
SSI 3-Wire
Figure 9: SSI 3-Wire Timing Diagram
NOTE:
NSL toggle from high to low to start request position data.
SCL maximum frequency is 10 MHz.
tREQ = 10 µs is the time of data request processing.
Figure 10: AR35 SSI 3-Wire Format Output
Figure 11: Alarm Bit Definition
NOTE:
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ESL
Figure 12: General Transmission Frames Format on Half-Duplex Line
Start of transmission frames set: Upon detected the first logic of low state 0 on the transmission line after idling state, and
if the following 3 bit conforms to command identifier, the encoder will acknowledge as a valid Request Command Frame
(RCF), indicating the start of transmission frame set, else, it will continue to search for next available logic of low state 0.
End of transmission frames set: After the Request Command Frame is detected, if there is no Start Bit after the End Bit
of the last frame read and no subsequent frame detected, end of transmission frame set is concluded.
Idle state: Idle state means a space between each transmission frames set and subsequent transmission frames. At idling
state, logic of output in transmission line is kept to high state 1.
Encoder Data Read Out Frame Sets Format and Timing
Figure 13: Encoder Data Read Out Frames Set
Upon the master issue a RCF frame request, after 10.0 µs (typ.), the encoder will respond with encoder data frames set with
the following content:
1. CF: Corresponds to the RCF issued from Master
2. SF: Status frame
3. DF0 through DF7: Data frames
4. CRC: Cyclic Redundancy Check frame
The encoder position calculation is completed within 10.0 µs (typ.) after the end bit of the Master RCF.
The encoder response data frames set formats are dependent on the requested operation by the Master RCF, see Data
Frames Content with Respective Command ID.
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Data Frames Content with Respective Command ID
Command ID
DF0
DF1
DF2
DF3
DF4
DF5
DF6
DF7
Command ID 4
ALMCa
ABS0b
ABS1
ABS2
ABS3
—
—
—
Command ID 6
ABS0
ABS1
ABS2
ABS3
—
—
—
—
Command ID 8
ENIDc
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Command ID A
ALMC
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Command ID B
ALMC
ABS0
ABS1
ABS2
ABS3
—
—
—
Command ID C
ALMC
ABS0
ABS1
ABS2
ABS3
—
—
—
a. ALMC: Encoder Alarm Flags.
b. ABSn: Single-turn counts, LSB of the single-turn counts are located in ABS0 and MSB of the counts data are located in ABS3. Combining
ABS0 through ABS3 will provide a total to 32-bits of single-turn data. For the single-turn 25-bits encoder option, the 7 MSB of ABS3 is fixed
to 0, hence giving a total 25-bits of single turn-data.
c. ENID: Encoder single-turn bits identification. For the single-turn 25-bits encoder option, ENID is fixed as 19h.
Memory Data Read Out Frames Set Format and Timing
Figure 14: Memory Data Read Out Frames Set
Content of transmission frames:
1. RCF: Request Command Frame (RCF) from Master.
2. CF: Corresponds to the RCF issued from Master.
3. MAF: Memory Address Frame indicates the memory location to read.
4. MDF: Memory Data Frame contains the data read from memory.
5. CRC: Cyclic Redundancy Check frame.
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Memory Data Write Frames Set Format and Timing
Figure 15: Memory Data Write Frames Set
Content of transmission frames:
1. RCF: Request Command Frame (RCF) from Master.
2. CF: Corresponds to the RCF issued from Master.
3. MAF: Memory Address Frame indicates the memory location to read.
4. MDF: Memory Data Frame contains the data read from memory.
5. CRC: Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) frame.
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Configurations and Signal Output
Customer Encoder Configuration Settings
Page (Hex)
Address
Bit (s)
Name
Settings
Output
Default (Hex)
0x08
0x00
0-7
Register Unlock
Unlock (Write 0xAB)
Unlock register
8'h00
0x0E
0x09
7
EEPROM Disable
0
Enable EEPROM
8'h00
1
Disable EEPROM
5
CW Direction
0
Count UP (CCW)
1
Count UP (CW)
0x0A
0–2
ESL Encoder ID
000
Default
5–7
UVW Setting [2:0]
000
2 pole-pairs
001
3 pole-pairs
010
4 pole-pairs
3–4
0–2
0x0B
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0–1
I-width Setting
CPR Setting
Abs Resolution
011
5 pole-pairs
100
12 pole-pairs
101
30 pole-pairs
110
32 pole-pairs
111
32 pole-pairs
00
90 edeg
01
180 edeg
10
360 edeg
11
90 edeg
000
8192
001
4096
010
2048
011
1024
100
512
101
256
110
128
111
128
Bit: 00
17 Bit
8'hC0
8'h3F
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Customer Reserved Zero Offset and Calibration Registers
Page
0x0E
Address
Bit (s)
Name
Description
0x09
0–5
Customer Configuration 1
User Programmable
0x0A
0–7
Customer Configuration 2
User Programmable
0x0C
0–7
Zero Reset 0
Zero Reset Position [8:1]
0x0D
0–7
Zero Reset 1
Zero Reset Position [16:9]
0x0E
0–7
Zero Reset 2
Zero Reset Position [24:17]
0x14
7
Alarm Reset
Alarm Clear
Incremental Output Format
Figure 16: ABI Signals Based on Code Wheel Direction Setting 0
Figure 17: UVW Signals Based on Code Wheel Direction Setting 0
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Ordering Information
Figure 18: Encoder Ordering Information
Calibration Kit
Ordering Part Number: A25E-0030
Description: Linear and Through-Hole, AR35 Calibration Kit
Figure 19: Code Wheel Ordering Information
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Packaging
Encoder Packaging Information (Tray): 60 units per tray
Code wheel Packaging Information (Tray): 48 units per tray
Figure 20: Encoder Tray Packaging Information
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