Honeywell FSG Series
FSG series force sensors offer precise, reliable force measurement in a compact, high-quality housing. The sensor features proven sensor technology that uses a special piezoresistive, micro-machined silicon sensor element. The unamplified, uncompensated Wheatstone bridge circuit with low power consumption delivers stable mV outputs in the force ranges 5 N, 10 N, 15 N, and 20 N.
Functionality
Force sensors operate according to the piezoresistive effect, in which the electrical resistance of a material is changed by mechanical deformation. When a force is applied to the sensor, the sensor reacts to tension or pressure via a thin silicon chip. This deformation leads to a change in the electronic structure of the semiconductor material, which in turn affects the electrical resistance.
The sensitivity and accuracy of piezoresistive silicon force sensors make them ideal for a wide range of applications.
Potential applications
Medicine
- Non-invasive pressure pumps
- Infusion pumps
- Dialysis machines
- Blockage detection
Industry
- Load and compression measurement
- Robotic gripper arms
- Wire bonding equipment
- Extremely low measurement deviation (approx. 30 µm typical at full scale)
- Low repeatability error improves the overall accuracy of the system
- Low linearity error improves system accuracy across the entire force range
- Resolution down to 0.0098 N improves the customer's system accuracy
- Fast response time
- Low power consumption enables use in battery applications
| Signal processing | unamplified | |||
| Measurement method | Silicon die (piezoresistive) | |||
| Signal output | 360 mV typ. | |||
| Measuring range | 0-5, 0-10, 0-15, 0-20 N | |||
| Overload | 60 N max. | |||
| Operating temperature range | -40°C to +85°C | |||
| Temperature range compensated | - | |||
| Dimensions | 9,04mm x 12,70mm x 18,14mm |
| FSG15N1A |
| FSG005WNPB |
| FSG010WNPB |
| FSG015WNPB |
