TCS3701
ALS/Color and Proximity Sensor for Use Behind
OLED Displays
General Description
The TCS3701 features ambient light and color (RGB) sensing in
parallel with proximity detection. The device comes in a
low-profile and small footprint, L2.5mm x W2.0mm x H0.5mm
package.
The Ambient Light and Color Sensing function provides five
concurrent ambient light sensing channels: Red, Green, Blue,
Clear, and Wideband. The RGB and Clear channels have a UV/IR
blocking filter. This architecture accurately measures ambient
light and enables the calculation of illuminance, chromaticity,
and color temperature to manage display appearance.
The Proximity function synchronizes IR emission and detection
to sense nearby objects. The internal IR LED driver needs to be
connected to an external emitter. The architecture of the engine
features self-maximizing dynamic range, ambient light
subtraction, advanced crosstalk cancelation, 14-bit data output
and interrupt-driven I²C communication. Sensitivity, power
consumption, and noise can be optimized with adjustable IR
LED timing and power. The proximity engine recognizes
detect/release events and produces a configurable interrupt
whenever the proximity result crosses upper or lower threshold
settings.
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Key Benefits & Features
Key Benefits & Features
Figure 1:
Added Value of Using TCS3701
The benefits and features of TCS3701 are listed below:
Benefits
Features
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Configurable, high sensitivity
• Programmable gain and integration time
• 1024x dynamic range by gain adjustment only
• 1mlux minimum detectable illuminance (100ms)
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Tailored ALS and color response
• UV/IR blocking filter for RGBC channels
• Wideband reference channel without filters
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ALS/color interrupt with thresholds
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Capable to drive external IR emitter LED or VCSEL
Crosstalk and threshold calibration on chip
Programmable timings and sensitivity
Calibrated LED output power
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Invisible ALS and color sensing under any
glass type
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Invisible proximity detection behind OLED
displays
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Low power consumption and minimum I²C
traffic
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1.8V
DD
operation
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Configurable sleep mode
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Interrupt-driven device
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On-chip self-calibration of ALS and proximity functions
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Digital and analog ALS saturation flags
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Proximity saturation flag
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Integrated status checking for all functions
Applications
TCS3701 integrates multiple applications within one device.
The applications for TCS3701 include:
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Brightness management for displays
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Color management for displays
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Proximity detection
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Touch screen disable
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Block Diagram
Block Diagram
Figure 2:
Functional Blocks of TCS3701
The functional blocks of this device are shown below:
VDD
C
R
Multiplexer
G
B
PGND
W
ALS Engine
Color (CRGB)
Wideband (W)
Clear (C)
OSCILLATOR
VSS
IR
Proximity
Engine
PWM
ADC
ADCs
ADC
ADC
ADC
Prox ADC
SCL
5 ALS
IC
2
SDA
LDR
Registers
+ Limit
INPUT
- Limit
INT
+
-
GPIO
Interrupt Flags
Digital Core
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Copyrights & Disclaimer
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