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This sensor will show you the mysteries of magnetism. Range more than ± 1000 Gauss. See this videoclip
for a demo !
Application examples
- Measure proximity of magnetic objects.
- Attach to doors and detect when they are (almost) closed.
| Product |
Magnetic sensor |
| Version |
1.1 (October 2003) |
| Sensing parameter |
magnetic field strength |
| Sensing method |
Hall effect |
| Range |
more than ± 1000 Gauss (± 0.40 Tesla) |
| Calibration |
| Gauss |
Tesla |
Voltage (use 5 V power supply) |
7-bit MIDI value (use 'no processing' editor preset) |
| -1000 |
-0.40 |
1.10 |
28 |
| -500 |
-0.20 |
1.50 |
38 |
| 0 |
0 |
2.01 |
51 |
| +500 |
+0.20 |
2.48 |
63 |
| +1000 |
+0.40 |
2.87 |
73 |
| Power supply |
4 to 10 V DC, 4 mA |
| Operating temperature |
-25 to 85 °C (-13 to 185 °F) |
| Sensor dimensions |
15 x 11 x 5 mm (0.59 x 0.43 x 0.2 inch) |
| Weight |
15 g (0.5 oz), incl. cable |
| Cable |
1.0 m (39 inch), shielded, red wire = power, black wire = ground, white wire = sensor output |
| Connector |
male plug with 3 pins in a row spaced 2.54 mm (0.100 inch) |
| Included magnet |
Neodymium magnet 10,800 Gauss, 6.4 mm (0.25 inch) diameter x 1.6 mm (0.063 inch) thick |
| Calibration with included magnet (approach sensor's center with magnet's center) |
| mm |
inch |
Voltage (use 5 V power supply) |
7-bit MIDI value (use 'no processing' editor preset) |
| 0 |
0 |
1.72 |
44 |
| 1.0 |
0.039 |
1.84 |
47 |
| 2.0 |
0.079 |
1.88 |
48 |
| 3.0 |
0.12 |
1.91 |
49 |
| 4.0 |
0.16 |
1.95 |
50 |
| 5.0 |
0.20 |
1.99 |
51 |
| 10 |
0.39 |
2.03 |
52 |
| Application notes |
measure proximity of objects by attaching a small magnet to them |
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