PRESSURE 12 CLICK
PID: MIKROE-3466 Weight: 19 g
Pressure 12 click is a barometric gauge pressure measuring Click board™, equipped with the
Amplified Basic Pressure sensor series (ABP), which features a ratiometric analog output, which
is proportional to the applied pressure. It features a very low Total Error Band of 1.5% of FS, a
specification used to describe all the measurement errors and deviations within the sensor
itself. The ABP series sensor uses a calibrated and thermally compensated ASIC, providing a
ratiometric output updated at a frequency of 1kHz. It can be directly used by the A/D
conversion section of the host MCU, but it can also be directly used in a control feedback loop,
for low latency operations.
Pressure 12 click is supported by a mikroSDK compliant library, which includes functions that
simplify software development. This Click board™ comes as a fully tested product, ready to be
used on a system equipped with the mikroBUS™ socket.
Besides a very low error margin of only 1.5% across the full scale span (including errors caused
by the offset, hysteresis, non‐linearity, and other factors…), the sensor also features long‐term
stability (±0.25% FSS), low power consumption, very low count of additional components (a
single bypass capacitor for supply filtering, in most cases), making it very cheap and simple
solution which can be used to measure the gauge pressure in the range from 0 to 600 mbar.
Pressure 12 click is a very well suited for the development and prototyping of many different
applications based on the gauge pressure measurement, including HVAC systems, pneumatic
control, and regulation, air/gas pressure monitoring, but also some low‐power IoT applications,
such as weather IoT nodes, and similar.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
Pressure 12 click is based on the ABP series gauge pressure sensor, labeled
as ABPLLNN600MGAA3, made by Honeywell. The entire ABP series sensors are very
similar in design, so minor differences specific for a particular sensor are actually
encoded into its label. The ABP series datasheet offers a detailed explanation of each
code of the label. The specific sensor used on the Pressure 12 click is a piezoresistive
silicon pressure sensor, which can be used for non-corrosive and non-ionic dry gas
media and should not be exposed to moisture and corrosion.
The sensor itself is based on a piezoresistive silicon membrane sensitive to pressure,
which is backed up by an ASIC. The ASIC applies temperature compensation and
calibration to the signal. The ratiometric voltage at the output pin is updated once per
one ms (1kHz), allowing it to be used either by the A/D converter of the host MCU or
directly within the control feedback loop, ensuring the least possible latency.
The thermal compensation covers the range between 0⁰C and 50 ⁰C, where the sensor
has the smallest TEB value. The datasheet introduces TEB (Total Error Band) term as
the most realistic representation of the sensor's accuracy, taking many factors into an
account, including errors caused by the offset, hysteresis, non-linearity, and other
factors… Honeywell uses the TEB to illustrate the overall sensor's accuracy, since no
single parameter can exist without being influenced by some other parameters (thermal
effect on the offset, hysteresis, just to name few). This helps to paint a more realistic
picture of the sensor's performance.
The sensor contains a single axial barbless port, adequate for secure interfacing with
various pipes, hoses or gas-filled containers of some pressurized system which needs
to be controlled or monitored. No barbed port is required for this sensor, as the
maximum gauge pressure, it can measure goes up to 600mbar. The voltage at the
output changes proportionally with the applied pressure. The ABP series datasheet
provides a simple conversion formula, which can be used to calculate the pressure
value for a given output voltage. This formula is simple to be calculated by the firmware
that runs on the host MCU, as the output voltage is already conditioned by the sensor's
ASIC.
Since the sensor uses only an analog output voltage, which changes proportionally with
the applied pressure (as described previously), there are no setup registers, or any
user-configurable parameters. However, the Click board™ is supported by a mikroSDK
compatible library with functions that allow using an internal ADC module of the MCU,
and an example that demonstrates their use. The demo example utilizes the
aforementioned conversion formula to output pressure value based on the sensor's
output voltage.
SPECIFICATIONS
Type
Pressure / Altitude
Applications
Perfect for the development and prototyping of many different applications
based on the gauge pressure measurement, including HVAC systems,
pneumatic control, and regulation, air/gas pressure monitoring, but also
some low-power IoT applications, such as weather IoT nodes, and similar
On-board
modules
ABPLLNN600MGAA3, by Honeywell
Key Features
Low error margin of 1.5% across the full-scale span (including errors
caused by the offset, hysteresis, non-linearity, and other factors…),
excellent long-term stability, low power consumption, low count of additional
components required, can be used in the range from 0 to 600 mbar
Interface
Analog
Input Voltage
3.3V
Click board
size
M (42.9 x 25.4 mm)
PINOUT DIAGRAM
This table shows how the pinout on Pressure 12 click corresponds to the pinout on the
mikroBUS™ socket (the latter shown in the two middle columns).
Notes
Pin
Pin
AN
1
AN
PWM
16
NC
NC
2
RST
INT
15
NC
NC
3
CS
RX
14
NC
NC
4
SCK
TX
13
NC
NC
5
MISO
SCL
12
NC
NC
6
MOSI
SDA
11
NC
Power Supply
3.3V
7
3.3V
5V
10
NC
Ground
GND
8
GND
GND
9
GND
Analog Output
ONBOARD SETTINGS AND INDICATORS
Label
Name
Default
LD1
PWR
-
Description
Power LED Indicator
Notes
Ground
PRESSURE 12 CLICK ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Description
Min
Typ
0
-
600
mbar
Operating temperature range
-40
-
+85
⁰C
Calibrated temperature range
0
-
+50
⁰C
Output voltage update frequency
-
1
-
kHz
Pressure range
Max
Unit
SOFTWARE SUPPORT
We provide a library for the Pressure 12 click on our LibStock page, as well as a demo
application (example), developed using MikroElektronika compilers. The demo can run
on all the main MikroElektronika development boards.
Library Description
The library contains all the necessary functions for converting ADC values to real
voltages and pressure values.
Key functions:
float pressure12_getPressure(uint16_t adcValue) - Convert ADC value to Pressure data in mBar.
float pressure12_getVoltage(uint16_t adcValue) - Convert ADC value to Voltage in mV.
void pressure12_setMaxVoltage(float volt) - Sets max output voltage on the AN pin.
Examples description
The application is composed of three sections :
System Initialization - Initializes LOG for logging data.
Application Initialization - ADC init.
Application Task - Reads ADC value, Convert ADC data to Voltage[mV] on the AN pin and convert
to Pressure data in mBar. All data logs to the USBUART every 1sec.
void applicationTask()
{
uint16_t ADC_value;
float Voltage;
float Pressure;
char demoText[ 50 ];
ADC_value = pressure12_adcRead();
Voltage = pressure12_getVoltage(ADC_Value);
Pressure = pressure12_getPressure(ADC_Value);
WordToStr(ADC_value, demoText);
mikrobus_logWrite(" ADC value: ", _LOG_TEXT);
mikrobus_logWrite(demoText, _LOG_LINE);
FloatToStr(Voltage, demoText);
mikrobus_logWrite(" Voltage: ", _LOG_TEXT);
mikrobus_logWrite(demoText, _LOG_TEXT );
mikrobus_logWrite(" mV", _LOG_LINE );
FloatToStr(Pressure, demoText);
mikrobus_logWrite(" Pressure: ", _LOG_TEXT);
mikrobus_logWrite(demoText, _LOG_TEXT);
mikrobus_logWrite(" mBar", _LOG_LINE );
mikrobus_logWrite("‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐", _LOG_LINE);
Delay_ms( 1000 );
}
The full application code, and ready to use projects can be found on our LibStock page.
Other mikroE Libraries used in the example:
ADC Library
Conversion Library
Additional notes and informations
Depending on the development board you are using, you may need USB UART
click, USB UART 2 click or RS232 click to connect to your PC, for development systems
with no UART to USB interface available on the board. The terminal available in all
MikroElektronika compilers, or any other terminal application of your choice, can be
used to read the message.
MIKROSDK
This click board is supported with mikroSDK - MikroElektronika Software Development
Kit. To ensure proper operation of mikroSDK compliant click board demo applications,
mikroSDK should be downloaded from the LibStock and installed for the compiler you
are using.
For more information about mikroSDK, visit the official page.
https://www.mikroe.com/pressure‐12‐click/6‐5‐19