MCP9700 Temperature Sensor
The MCP9700 Linear Active Thermistor Intergrated Circuit (IC) is an analog temperature sensor that converts temperature to analog voltage. It's a low-cost, low-power sensor with an accuracy of +/-2 degrees Celsius from -40 degrees Celsius to +125 degrees Celsius while consuming only 6 μA of operating current.
Unlike resistive sensors (such as thermistors), the Linear Active Thermistor IC does not require an additional signal-conditioning circuit. Therefore, the biasing circuit development overhead for thermistor solutions can be avoided by implementing this low-cost device. The voltage output pin (VOUT) can be directly connected to the ADC input of a microcontroller. The MCP9700 temperature coefficients are scaled to provide a 1 degrees C / bit resolution for an 8-bit ADC value.
The MCP9700 provide a low-cost solution for applications that require measurement of temperature. This family is immune to the effects of parasitic capacitance and can drive large capacitive loads. This provides Printed Circuit Board (PCB) layout design flexibility by enabling the device to be remotely located from the microcontroller. Adding some capacitance at the output also helps the output transient response by reducing overshoots or undershoots. However, capacitive load is not required for sensor output stability.
 Temperature Range: -40 to +125 degrees Celsius
Package: 3-Pin TO-92
Optimized for Analog-to-Digital Converters (ADCs): - 10.0 mV / degree Celsius
Wide Operating Voltage Range: VDD = 2.3V to 5.5V
Low Operating Current: 6 uA (typical)
Optimized to Drive Large Capacitive Loads (long cable runs) |
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