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Datasheet SHT21 Humidity and Temperature Sensor      Fully calibrated Digital output, I2C interface Low power consumption Excellent long term stability DFN type package – reflow solderable Product Summary SHT21, the new humidity and temperature sensor of Sensirion is about to set new standards in terms of size and intelligence: Embedded in a reflow solderable Dual Flat No leads (DFN) package of 3 x 3mm foot print and 1.1mm height it provides calibrated, linearized signals in digital, true I2C format. With a completely new designed CMOSens® chip, a reworked capacitive type humidity sensor and an improved band gap temperature sensor the performance has been lifted even beyond the outstanding level of the previous sensor generation (SHT1x and SHT7x). For example, measures have been taken to stabilize the behavior at high humidity levels. Dimensions 3.0 0.3 typ Every sensor is individually calibrated and tested. Lot identification is printed on the sensor and an electronic identification code is stored on the chip – which can be read out by command. Furthermore, the resolution of SHT21 can be changed by command (8/12bit up to 12/14bit for RH/T), low battery can be detected and a checksum helps to improve communication reliability. With made improvements and the miniaturization of the sensor the performance-to-price ratio has been improved – and eventually, any device should benefit from the cutting edge energy saving operation mode. For testing SHT21 a new evaluation Kit EK-H4 is available. Sensor Chip SHT21 features a generation 4C CMOSens® chip. Besides the capacitive relative humidity sensor and the band gap temperature sensor, the chip contains an amplifier, A/D converter, OTP memory and a digital processing unit. 1.1 0.2 S HT21 D 0AC4 0.8 typ 2.0 typ 1.4 typ 3.0 2.2 Material Contents While the sensor itself is made of Silicon the sensors’ housing consists of a plated Cu lead-frame and green epoxy-based mold compound. The device is fully RoHS and WEEE compliant, e.g. free of Pb, Cd and Hg. Additional Information and Evaluation Kits Additional information such as Application Notes is available from the web page www.sensirion.com/sht21. For more information please contact Sensirion via info@sensirion.com. For SHT21 two Evaluation Kits are available: EK-H4, a four-channel device with viewer software, that also serves for data-logging, and a simple EK-H5 directly connecting one sensor via USB port to a computer. Bottom View NC VDD SCL 0.4 0.75 0.3 0.4 1.5 2.4 1.0 1.0 NC VSS SDA Figure 1: Drawing of SHT21 sensor package, dimensions are given in mm (1mm = 0.039inch), tolerances are ±0.1mm. Die pad (centre pad) is internally connected to VSS. NC are floating. VSS = GND, SDA = DATA. www.sensirion.com Version 1.0 – January 2010 1/12 Sensor Performance Relative Humidity1234 Parameter Resolution 1 Accuracy tolerance 2 Repeatability Hysteresis Nonlinearity Response time 3  63% Operating Range extended 4 Long Term Drift 5 normal RH (%RH) ± 10 maximal tolerance ±8 ±6 ±4 ± 1.0 Temperature567 min typ 0.04 0.7 max Units %RH %RH %RH %RH %RH %RH %RH s 100 < 0.5 %RH %RH/yr Parameter Resolution 1 Accuracy tolerance 2 Repeatability Operating Range extended 4 Response Time 7 Long Term Drift  63% -40 -40 5 < 0.04 Condition 14 bit 12 bit typ max min typ 0.01 0.04 max Units °C °C °C °C °C °C °F s °C/yr Condition 12 bit 8 bit typ max 2.0 see Figure 2 0.1 1 50°C for 24h to outgas contaminants before packing. 2.7 Wiring Considerations and Signal Integrity Carrying the SCL and SDA signal parallel and in close proximity (e.g. in wires) for more than 10cm may result in cross talk and loss of communication. This may be resolved by routing VDD and/or VSS between the two SDA signals and/or using shielded cables. Furthermore, slowing down SCL frequency will possibly improve signal integrity. Power supply pins (VDD, VSS) must be decoupled with a 100nF capacitor – see next Section. 3.1 Power Pins (VDD, VSS) The supply voltage of SHT2x must be in the range of 2.1 – 3.6V, recommended supply voltage is 3.0V. Power supply pins Supply Voltage (VDD) and Ground (VSS) must be decoupled with a 100nF capacitor, that shall be placed as close to the sensor as possible – see Figure 9. 3.2 Serial clock (SCL) SCL is used to synchronize the communication between microcontroller (MCU) and the sensor. Since the interface consists of fully static logic there is no minimum SCL frequency. 3.3 Serial SDA (SDA) The SDA pin is used to transfer data in and out of the sensor. For sending a command to the sensor, SDA is valid on the rising edge of SCL and must remain stable while SCL is high. After the falling edge of SCL the SDA value may be changed. For safe communication SDA shall be valid tSU and tHD before the rising and after the falling edge of SCL, respectively – see Figure 10. For reading data from the sensor, SDA is valid tVD after SCL has gone low and remains valid until the next falling edge of SCL. VDD MCU (master) SCL IN SCL OUT SDA IN SDA OUT GND SDA RP RP SCL SHT2x (slave) C = 100nF Figure 9 Typical application circuit, including pull-up resistors RP and decoupling of VDD and VSS by a capacitor. To avoid signal contention the micro-controller unit (MCU) must only drive SDA and SCL low. External pull-up resistors (e.g. 10kΩ), are required to pull the signal high. For the choice of resistor size please take bus capacity requirements into account (compare Table 5). It should be noted that pull-up resistors may be included in I/O circuits www.sensirion.com Version 1.0 – January 2010 5/12 Datasheet SHT21 of MCUs. See Table 4 and Table 5 for detailed I/O characteristic of the sensor. 1/fSCK tSCKH tSCKL tR tF 70% 30% tSU DATA IN 4 Electrical Characteristics 4.1 Absolute Maximum Ratings The electrical characteristics of SHT2x are defined in Table 1. The absolute maximum ratings as given in Table 3 are stress ratings only and give additional information. Functional operation of the device at these conditions is not implied. Exposure to absolute maximum rating conditions for extended periods may affect the sensor reliability (e.g. hot carrier degradation, oxide breakdown). Parameter VDD to VSS Digital IO Pins (SDA, SCL) to VSS Input Current on any Pin min -0.3 -0.3 -100 max 5 VDD + 0.3 100 Units V V mA SCL SDA valid write tHD SDA SDA valid read tVD DATA OUT 70% 30% tF tR 70% 30% SDA Figure 10 Timing Diagram for Digital Input/Output Pads, abbreviations are explained in Table 5. SDA directions are seen from the sensor. Bold SDA line is controlled by the sensor, plain SDA line is controlled by the micro-controller. Both valid times (SDA read and SDA write) refer to the left SCL toggle. Parameter SCL frequency, fSCL SCL High Time, tSCLH SCL Low Time, tSCLL SDA Set-Up Time, tSU SDA Hold Time, tHD SDA Valid Time, tVD SCL/SDA Fall Time, tF SCL/SDA Rise Time, tR Capacitive Load on Bus Line, CB min 0 0.6 1.3 100 0 0 0 0 0 typ max Units 0.4 MHz µs µs ns 900 ns 400 ns 100 ns 300 ns 400 pF Table 3 Electrical absolute maximum ratings ESD immunity is qualified according to MIL STD 883E, method 3015 (Human Body Model at 2 kV). Latch-up immunity is provided at a force current of 100mA with Tamb = 80°C according to JEDEC78A. For exposure beyond named limits the sensor needs additional protection circuit. 4.2 Input / Output Characteristics The electrical characteristics such as power consumption, low and high level input and output voltages depend on the supply voltage. For proper communication with the sensor it is essential to make sure that signal design is strictly within the limits given in Table 4 & 5 and Figure 10. Parameter Output Low Voltage, VOL Output High Voltage, VOH Output Sink Current, IOL Input Low Voltage, VIL Input High Voltage, VIH Input Current Conditions VDD = 3.0 V, -4 mA < IOL < 0mA Table 5 Timing specifications of digital input/output pads for I2C fast mode. Entities are displayed in Figure 10. VDD = 2.1V to 3.6V, T = -40°C to 125°C, unless otherwise noted. 5 Communication with Sensor min 0 70% VDD 0 70% VDD VDD = 3.6 V, VIN = 0 V to 3.6 V typ - max Units 0.4 VDD -4 30% VDD VDD ±1 V V mA V V uA SHT21 communicates with true I2C protocol. For information on I2C beyond the information in the following Sections please refer to the following website: http://www.standardics.nxp.com/support/i2c/. Please note that all sensors are set to the same I2C address, as defined in Section 5.3. 15 Furthermore, please note, that Sensirion provides a sample code on its home page – compare www.sensirion.com/sht21. 5.1 Start Up Sensor As a first step, the sensor is powered up to the chosen supply voltage VDD (between 2.1 V and 3.6 V). After power-up, the sensor needs at most 15 ms , while SCL is high, for reaching idle state, i.e. to be ready accepting 15 For sensors with alternative I2C address please contact Sensirion via - Table 4 DC characteristics of digital input/output pads. VDD = 2.1 V to 3.6 V, T = -40 °C to 125 °C, unless otherwise noted. info@sensirion.com. www.sensirion.com Version 1.0 – January 2010 6/12 Datasheet SHT21 commands from the master (MCU). Current consumption during start up is 350µA maximum. 5.2 Start / Stop Sequence Each transmission sequence begins with Start condition (S) and ends with Stop condition (P) as displayed in Figure 11 and Figure 12. SCL 70% 30% 5.4 Hold / No Hold Master Mode There are two different operation modes to communicate with the sensor: Hold Master mode or No Hold Master mode. In the first case the SCL line is blocked (controlled by sensor) during measurement process while in the latter case the SCL line remains open for other communication while the sensor is processing the measurement. No hold master mode allows for processing other I2C communication tasks on a bus while the sensor is measuring. A communication sequence of the two modes is displayed in Figure 13 and Figure 14, respectively. In the hold master mode, the SHT2x pulls down the SCL line while measuring to force the master into a wait state. By releasing the SCL line the sensor indicates that internal processing is terminated and that transmission may be continued. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 SDA 70% 30% ACK S10000000 11100101 Command (see Table 6) SCL 70% 30% I2C address + write 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 SDA 70% 30% S10000001 I2C address + read 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 ACK Measurement Hold during measurement Figure 12 Transmission Stop Condition (P) - a low to high transition on the SDA line while SCL is high. The Stop condition is a unique state on the bus created by the master, indicating to the slaves the end of a transmission sequence (bus is considered free after a Stop). 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 ACK 01100011 Data (MSB) 01010010 Data (LSB) Stat. 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 5.3 Sending a Command After sending the Start condition, the subsequent I2C header consists of the 7-bit I2C device address ‘1000’000’ and an SDA direction bit (Read R: ‘1’, Write W: ‘0’). The sensor indicates the proper reception of a byte by pulling the SDA pin low (ACK bit) after the falling edge of the 8th SCL clock. After the issue of a measurement command (‘1110’0011’ for temperature, ‘1110’0101’ for relative humidity’), the MCU must wait for the measurement to complete. The basic commands are summarized in Table 6. Hold master or no hold master modes are explained in next Section. Command Trigger T measurement Trigger RH measurement Trigger T measurement Trigger RH measurement Write user register Read user register Soft reset Comment hold master hold master no hold master no hold master Code 1110’0011 1110’0101 1111’0011 1111’0101 1110’0110 1110’0111 1111’1110 01100011 Checksum NACK P Figure 13 Hold master communication sequence – grey blocks are controlled by SHT2x. Bit 45 may be changed to NACK followed by Stop condition (P) to omit checksum transmission. In no hold master mode, the MCU has to poll for the termination of the internal processing of the sensor. This is done by sending a Start condition followed by the I2C header (1000’0001) as shown in Figure 14. If the internal processing is finished, the sensor acknowledges the poll of the MCU and data can be read by the MCU. If the measurement processing is not finished the sensor answers no ACK bit and the Start condition must be issued once more. For both modes, since the maximum resolution of a measurement is 14 bit, the two last LSBs (bits 43 and 44) are used for transmitting status information. Bit 1 of the two LSBs indicates the measurement type (‘0’: temperature, ‘1’ humidity). Bit 0 is currently not assigned. Table 6 Basic command set, RH stands for relative humidity, and T stands for temperature www.sensirion.com Version 1.0 – January 2010 ACK ACK 45 Figure 11 Transmission Start Condition (S) - a high to low transition on the SDA line while SCL is high. The Start condition is a unique state on the bus created by the master, indicating to the slaves the beginning of a transmission sequence (bus is considered busy after a Start). 7/12 Datasheet SHT21 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 S10000000 I2C address + write 11110101 Command (see Table 6) 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Measurement measuring S10000001 I2C address + read NACK 5.5 Soft Reset This command (see Table 6) is used for rebooting the sensor system without switching the power off and on again. Upon reception of this command, the sensor system reinitializes and starts operation according to the default settings. The soft reset takes less than 15 ms. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 ACK ACK ACK 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 S10000000 I2C address + write 11111110 Soft Reset ACK P Measurement continue measuring S10000001 I2C address + read ACK Figure 15 Soft Reset – grey blocks are controlled by SHT2x. 45 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 01100011 Data (MSB) 01010010 Data (LSB) Stat. 5.6 User Register The content of user register is described in Table 8. Please note that reserved bits must not be changed. Bit 7, 0 # Bits 2 Description / Coding Measurement resolution ‘00’ ‘01’ ‘10’ ‘11’ 6 1 RH 12 bit 8 bit 10 bit 11 bit T 14 bit 12 bit 13 bit 11 bit ‘0’ Default ‘00’ ACK 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 01100011 Checksum NACK P Figure 14 No Hold master communication sequence – grey blocks are controlled by SHT2x. If measurement is not completed upon “read” command, sensor does not provide ACK on bit 27 (more of these iterations are possible). If bit 45 is changed to NACK followed by Stop condition (P) checksum transmission is omitted. ACK In the examples given in Figure 13 and Figure 14 the sensor output is SRH = ‘0110’0011’0101’0000’. For the calculation of physical values Status Bits must be set to ‘0’ – see Chapter 6. The maximum duration for measurements depends on the type of measurement and resolution chosen – values are displayed in Table 7. Maximum values shall be chosen for the communication planning of the MCU. Resolution RH typ RH max 14 bit 13 bit 12 Bit 22 29 11 bit 12 15 10 bit 7 9 8 bit 3 4 T typ 66 33 17 9 T max 85 43 22 11 Units ms ms ms ms ms ms 3, 4, 5 2 1 3 1 1 Status: End of battery16 ‘0’: VDD > 2.25 V ‘1’: VDD < 2.25 V Reserved Enable on-chip heater Disable OTP reload ‘0’ ‘1’ Table 8 User Register. Cut-off value for End of Battery signal may vary by ±0.05V. Reserved bits must not be changed. “OTP reload” = ‘0’ loads default settings after each time a measurement command is issued. The End of Battery alert is activated when the battery power falls below 2.25V. The heater is intended to be used for functionality diagnosis – relative humidity drops upon rising temperature. The heater consumes about 5.5mW and provides a temperature increase of about 0.5 – 1.5°C. OTP Reload is a safety feature and loads the entire OTP settings to the register before every measurement. This feature is disabled per default and is not recommended for use. Please use Soft Reset instead – it contains OTP Reload. An example for I2C communication reading and writing the User Register is given in Figure 16. It is important that first the content of the register is read in order getting the default values. Hereafter, the resolution is changed by configuring register. Please note that the reserved userregister bits must not be changed. 16 Table 7 Measurement times for RH and T measurements at different resolutions. Typical values are recommended for calculating energy consumption while maximum values shall be applied for calculating waiting times in communication. Please note: I2C communication allows for repeated Start conditions (S) without closing prior sequence with Stop condition (P) – compare Figures 13, 14 and 16. Still, any sequence with adjacent Start condition may alternatively be closed with a Stop condition. This status bit is updated after each measurement www.sensirion.com Version 1.0 – January 2010 8/12 Datasheet SHT21 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 S10000000 I2C address + write 11100111 Read Register 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Meteorological Organization (WMO). For relative humidity above ice RHi the values need to be transformed from relative humidity above water RHw at temperature t. The equation is given in the following, compare also Application Note “Introduction to Humidity:  β t  RH i  RH w  exp w   λ t  w   β t  exp i   λ t  i  ACK S10000001 I2C address + read 00000010 Register content 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 NACK ACK ACK S10000000 I2C address + write 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 11100110 Write Register 62 63 Units are %RH for relative humidity and °C for temperature. The corresponding coefficients are defined as follows: βw = 17.62, λw = 243.12°C, βi = 22.46, λi = 272.62°C. 6.2 Temperature Conversion The temperature T is calculated by inserting temperature signal output ST into the following formula (result in °C), no matter which resolution is chosen: ACK 00000011 Register content to be written ACK P Figure 16 Read and write register sequence – grey blocks are controlled by SHT2x. In this example, the resolution is set to 8bit / 12bit. ACK 5.7 CRC Checksum For implementing CRC8 checksum please refer to Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/crc8). 5.8 Serial Number SHT21 provides an electronic identification code. For instructions on how to read the identification code please refer to the Application Note “Electronic Identification Code” – to be downloaded from the web page www.sensirion.com/SHT21. T   46.85  175.72  ST 216 7 Environmental Stability The SHT2x sensor series were tested according to AECQ100 Rev. F qualification test method. Sensor specifications are tested to prevail under the AEC-Q100 temperature grade 2 test conditions listed in Table 917. Sensor performance under other test conditions cannot be guaranteed and is not part of the sensor specifications. Especially, no guarantee can be given for sensor performance in the field or for customer’s specific application. Environment Standard HTSL 125°C, 1000 hours TC UHST THU -50°C - 125°C, 1000 cycles Acc. JESD22-A104-C 130°C / 85%RH, 96h 85°C / 85%RH, 1000h Results18 Within specifications Within specifications Within specifications Within specifications Qualified 6 Conversion of Signal Output Default resolution is set to 12 bit relative humidity and 14 bit temperature reading. Measured data are transferred in two byte packages, i.e. in frames of 8 bit length where the most significant bit (MSB) is transferred first (left aligned). Each byte is followed by an acknowledge bit. The two status bits, the last bits of LSB, must be set to ‘0’ before calculating physical values. In the example of Figure 13 and Figure 14, the transferred 16 bit relative humidity data is ‘0110’0011’0101’0000’ = 25424. 6.1 Relative Humidity Conversion With the relative humidity signal output SRH the relative humidity RH is obtained by the following formula (result in %RH), no matter which resolution is chosen: ESD immunity MIL STD 883E, method 3015 (Human Body Model at ±2kV) Latch-up force current of ±100mA with Qualified Tamb = 80°C, acc. JEDEC 17 S RH   6  125  RH 216 In the example given in Figure 13 and Figure 14 the relative humidity results to be 42.5%RH. The physical value RH given above corresponds to the relative humidity above liquid water according to World www.sensirion.com Table 9: Qualification tests: HTSL = High Temperature Storage Lifetime, TC = Temperature Cycles, UHST = Unbiased Highly accelerated Stress Test, THU = Temperature Humidity Unbiased. 17 Sensor operation temperature range is -40 to 105°C according to AEC-Q100 temperature grade 2. 18 According to accuracy and long term drift specification given on Page 2. Version 1.0 – January 2010 9/12 Datasheet SHT21 If sensors are qualified for reliability and behavior in extreme conditions, please make sure that they experience same conditions as the reference sensor. It should be taken into account that response times in assemblies may be longer, hence enough dwell time for the measurement shall be granted. For detailed information please consult Application Note “Qualification Guide”. Lot No.: Quantity: RoHS: Lot No. XXO-NN-YRRRRTTTT RRRR Compliant 8 Packaging 8.1 Packaging Type SHT2x sensors are provided in DFN packaging (in analogy with QFN packaging). DFN stands for Dual Flat No leads. The sensor chip is mounted to a lead frame made of Cu and plated with Ni/Pd/Au. Chip and lead frame are over molded by green epoxy-based mold compound. Please note that side walls of sensors are diced and hence lead frame at diced edge is not covered with respective protective coating. The total weight of the sensor is 25mg. 8.2 Filter Cap and Sockets For SHT2x a filter cap SF2 will be provided. It is designed for fast response times and compact size. Please find the datasheet on Sensirion’s web page by February 2010. For testing of SHT2x sensors sockets, such as from Plastronics, part number 10LQ50S13030 are recommended (see e.g. www.locknest.com). 8.3 Traceability Information All SHT2x are laser marked with an alphanumeric, fivedigit code on the sensor – see Figure 17. The marking on the sensor consists of two lines with five digits each. The first line denotes the sensor type (SHT21). The first digit of the second line defines the output mode (D = digital, Sensibus and I2C, P = PWM, S = SDM). The second digit defines the manufacturing year (0 = 2010, 1 = 2011, etc.). The last three digits represent an alphanumeric tracking code. That code can be decoded by Sensirion only and allows for tracking on batch level through production, calibration and testing – and will be provided upon justified request. Figure 18: First label on reel: XX = Sensor Type (21 for SHT21), O = Output mode (D = Digital, P = PWM, S = SDM), NN = Chip Version, Y = last digit of year, RRRR = number of sensors on reel, TTTT = Traceability Code. Device Type: Description: 1-100PPP-NN Humidity & Temperature Sensor SHTxx Part Order No. 1-100PPP-NN or Customer Number Date of Delivery: DD.MM.YYYY Order Code: 45CCCC / 0 Figure 19: Second label on reel: For Device Type and Part Order Number (See Packaging Information on page 2), Delivery Date (also Date Code) is date of packaging of sensors (DD = day, MM = month, YYYY = year), CCCC = Sensirion order number. 8.4 Shipping Package SHT2x are provided in tape & reel shipment packaging, sealed into antistatic ESD bags. Standard packaging sizes are 400, 1500 and 5000 units per reel. For SHT21, each reel contains 440mm (55 pockets) header tape and 200mm (25 pockets) trailer tape. The drawing of the packaging tapes with sensor orientation is shown in Figure 20. The reels are provided in sealed antistatic bags. 8.0 0.3 R0.3 MAX 3.3 2.0 4.0 Ø0.15 MIN 1.75 5.5 Ø0.15 MIN 1.3 3.3 S HT21 D 0AC4 Figure 17 Laser marking on SHT21. For details see text. 0.25 R0.25 Figure 20 Sketch of packaging tape and sensor orientation. Header tape is to the right and trailer tape to the left on this sketch. Reels are also labeled, as displayed in Figure 18 and Figure 19, and give additional traceability information. www.sensirion.com Version 1.0 – January 2010 10/12 12.0 Datasheet SHT21 9 Compatibility to SHT1x / 7x protocol SHT2x sensors may be run by communicating with the Sensirion specific communication protocol used for SHT1x and SHT7x. In case such protocol is applied please refer to the communication chapter of datasheet SHT1x or SHT7x. Please note that reserved status bits of user register must not be changed. Please understand that with the SHT1x/7x communication protocol only functions described in respective datasheets can be used with the exception of the OTP reload function that is not set to default on SHT2x. As an alternative to OTP reload the soft reset may be used. Please note that even if SHT1x/7x protocol is applied the timing values of Table 5 and Table 7 as well as the calculation of physical values in this SHT2x datasheet apply. www.sensirion.com Version 1.0 – January 2010 11/12 Datasheet SHT21 Revision History Date 6 May 2009 7 Sept 2009 21 January 2010 Version 0.3 0.5 1.0 Page(s) 1–9 1,3,6,8-9 1 – 4, 7 – 10 Changes Initial preliminary release Revise Section 1.2, Figs. 1, 5 and 9, Table 5. Add Chapter 7 Complete revision. For complete revision list please require respective document from Sensirion. Important Notices Warning, Personal Injury Do not use this product as safety or emergency stop devices or in any other application where failure of the product could result in personal injury. Do not use this product for applications other than its intended and authorized use. Before installing, handling, using or servicing this product, please consult the data sheet and application notes. 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