OMRON D6THARNESS02 Datasheet

MEMS Thermal Sensors

D6T

Contactless measurement
creating energy-efficient and comfortable living spaces

MEMS Thermal Sensors D6T

High Accuracy, Smaller Footprint, East to Work With

OMRON's unique MEMS technology allows combining thermopile elements

and ASICs into one package resulting to ultra-compact footprint.

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MEMS Thermal (IR* sensor) measures the surface temperature of objects without touching them

when the thermopile element absorbs the amount of radiant energy from the object.

*IR: Infrared Ray

Low noise

Easy

connection

Compact size

Achieving the highest level of SNR* in the world *

* SNR: Signal-to-Noise Ratio. Compares the level of a signal to the level of background noise

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As of December 2017, according to OMRON research

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Converts sensor signal to digital temperature

output allowing easy use of microcontroller

Space-saving design,

well-suited for embedded applications

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Cross-section
view of D6T sensor

Infrared ray

Detect wavelengths in the range 8-12 μm

Silicon lens

far-infrared focusing

MEMS thermopile

Electromotive force occurrence

ASIC

Low noise amplifier

MCU

A/D conversion,

calculation, I2C and I/F

MEMS
thermopile

Detection principle

Si

The sensor utilizes the seebeck effect in which thermoelectric
force is generated due to the temperature difference that occurs
across the junction points of two different types of metal.

Thermopile

Infrared rayCold junction Cold junction

Hot junction

MEMS Thermal Sensors D6T

Human Detection

D6T series sensors can detect human presence by sensing changes in human
body temperature with respect to the surrounding temperature.

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D6T application fields Air conditioners, lighting systems, security systems, nursing care and monitoring equipment

D6T series sensors can detect the slightest temperature changes that can be used in

variety of applications including energy-efficient home appliances and security systems.

The sensors can also be used in the application fields of HEMS (Home Energy Management

System) and BEMS (Building Energy Management System).

Installation condition

63.5°

Sensor

2m

Recommended type: D6T-44L-06 (4x4-element / viewing angle: X=44.2 Y=45.7° / Object temperature range: 0 – 50degC)

1m

2m

4m

Detection results of temperature distribution

4m 2m 6m

MEMS Thermal Sensors D6T

Object Detection

D6T sensors can detect objects by pinpointing the target object temperature.

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