RCE Series

Digital pressure transducers

FEATURES

· 0...25 mbar to 0...5 bar,

0...±10 mbar to 0...±1 bar,
barometric range 600...1100 mbar
· Absolute, gage or differential pressure
· Digital readout via SPI bus
· Precision ASIC conditioning
· Calibrated and temperature
compensated
· Total accuracy ±1.0 %FSS
· Sensortechnics PRO services

MEDIA COMPATIBILITY
To be used with non-corrosive, non-ionic working
fluids such as clean dry air, dry gases and the like.

SPECIFICATIONS ELECTRICAL CONNECTION

Maximum ratings

Supply voltage VS 4.75 V to 5.25 VDC Bottom view

max. 6.50 VDC

Output current
Sink 2 mA
Source 2 mA 6 CLK
5 I/C
Lead temperature (2 - 4 sec.) 250°C 4 SS
3 GND
Temperature ranges 2 +Vs
Compensated 0 to +85 °C 1 MISO
Operating -10 to +85 °C
Storage -20 to +105 °C
Pin 1
marked by dot

Caution!
The sensor is not reverse polarity protected. Note: Pin 5 is an internal device connection and
should not be connected for any reason!
Incorrect applications of excitationvoltage or ground to
the wrong pin can cause electrical failure. MOSI is internally connected to high level.
No external port is available.
Application of supply voltage above themaximum can
cause electrical failure.

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PRESSURE RANGES SPECIFICATIONS

(VS = 5.0 VDC, TA = 25°C)

Part number Pressure range Burst pressure1 Sensitivity (typ.)

RCE0611AR 600...1100 mbar(a) 2 6.4
RCEB001AU 0...1 2 bar 3.2
bar (a)
RCEB002AU 0...2 5 1.6
(a)
RCEB005AU 0...5 10 0.6
RCEM025DU 0...25 0.2 128
RCEM050DU 0...50 0.35 64
mbar
RCEM100DU 0...100 0.35 32
(g,d)
RCEM250DU 0...250 1 bar 12.8
RCEM500DU 0...500 1 (g,d) 6.4
counts/
RCEB001DU 0...1 2 3.2
mbar
bar
RCEB002DU 0...2 5 1.6
(g,d)
RCEB005DU 0...5 10 0.6
RCEM010DB 0...±10 0.2 160
RCEM025DB 0...±25 0.2 64
RCEM050DB 0...±50 mbar 0.35 32
(d) bar
RCEM100DB 0...±100 0.35 16
(d)
RCEM250DB 0...±250 1 6.4
RCEM500DB 0...±500 1 3.2
RCEB001DB 0...±1 bar(d) 2 1.6

Specification notes:
1. If maximum burst pressure is exceeded, even momentarily, the package may leak or burst, or the pressure sensing die may
fracture.
2. Full Scale Span (FSS) is the algebraic difference between the output signal for the highest and lowest specified pressure.
3. Total accuracy is the combined error from offset and span calibration, linearity, pressure hysteresis, and temperature effects.
Linearity is the measured deviation based on a straight line. Hysteresis is the maximum output difference at any point within
the operating pressure range for increasing and decreasing pressure. Calibration errors include the deviation of offset and
full scale from nominal values.
4. Delay time between sampling and signal change at the output.

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PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS
The output signal is not ratiometric to the supply voltage (VS = 5.0 VDC, TA = 25°C)

All RCE...(U,R)

Characteristics Min. Typ. Max. Units

Offset at lowest specified pressure 1700 2000 2300
2
Full scale span (FSS) 30000 counts
Full scale output 31700 32000 32300

All RCE...B

Characteristics Min. Typ. Max. Units

Zero pressure offset 16700 17000 17300
2
Full scale span (FSS) 30000
counts
Output at max. specified pressure 31700 32000 32300
at min. specified pressure 1700 2000 2300

All devices

Characteristics Min. Typ. Max. Units

Total accuracy (0 to 85°C)3 ±1.0 %FSS
4
Response delay 500 µs
Current consumption 5 mA
SPI-clock frequency 1 MHz
Input - high level 0.7 1
Input - low level 0 0.3 Vs
Output - low level 0.1
Pull-up resistor 500 Ω

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SPI - SERIAL PERIPHERAL INTERFACE

INTRODUCTION
The RCE is capable to generate a digital output signal. In general the RCE supports all combinations of clock
The device runs a cyclic program, which will store a phase (CPHA) and polarity (CPOL). By default it is
corrected sensor value with 12-bit resolution about every programmed to CPHA = 0 and CPOL = 0, which means
250 µs within the output registers of the internal ASIC. This that the data is latched with the rising edge of the clock.
cyclic program runs independent from the bus
communication. In order to use the RCE pressure sensor Slave select:
for digital signal readout, it should be connected to a SPI
The falling edge of the SS line indicates the beginning of
Master device.
the transfer. Additionally the SS line must not be negated
SPI specifies four signals: The clock (CLK) is generated
by the master and input to all slaves. MOSI carries data and reasserted between the three bytes to be transmitted.
from master to slave. MISO carries data from slave back to
master. A slave select line (SS) allows individual selection Data operation:
of a slave device. The MOSI is internally connected to high level. So there is
no data transmission from master to slave. Because of
internal configuration the slave will answer the first byte
DIGITAL INTERFACE with an FFxh. The second and third byte contain the 15 bit
SPI Modes: pressure information (see below).
A pair of parameters called clock polarity (CPOL) and clock
phase (CPHA) determine the edges of the clock signal on
which the data are driven and sampled. Each of the two
parameters has two possible states, which allows for four
possible combinations, all of which are incompatible with
one another.

1. Byte 2. Byte 3. Byte

MOSI 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

MISO x x x x x x x x x E14 E13 E12 E11 E10 E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 E2 E1 E0

FIGURE I: SPI-BUS Protocol

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PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS

1.10 ref
(27.9 ref 1.03 ref
0.85 (26.2) ref
(21.6)
0.55
0.80
(20.3) (14.0)
0.36
(9.1)
0.190
1.08 (4.8)
(27.4) 2 pls
0.41 Ø 0.14 (3.6) thru rivet
(10.4) mounting holes
1 2 3 4 5 6
0.05
0.25 (1.3)
(6.4)

0.020 (0.51) x 0.014 (0.4)

pins 6 pls

Ø 0.08 (2.0) Port B:

pressure port B High pressure Port for gage
and differential devices

0.20
0.42
(10.7)
(5.1) Port A:
High pressure Port for
R0.13 absolute devices
(R3.3) typ

0.10 Ø 0.08 (2.0)

(2.5) pressure port A
pin spacing 0.05
third angle projection
(1.3)

dimensions in inches (mm)

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ORDERING INFORMATION

Pressure range Absolute (A) Differential/Gage (D)

Barometric (R)
600...1100 mbar RCE0611AR
Unidirectional (U)
0...25 mbar RCEM025DU
0...50 mbar RCEM050DU
0...100 mbar RCEM100DU
0...250 mbar RCEM250DU
0...500 mbar RCEM500DU
0...1 bar RCEB001AU RCEB001DU
0...2 bar RCEB002AU RCEB002DU
0...5 bar RCEB005AU RCEB005DU
Bidirectional (B)
0...±10 mbar RCEM010DB
0...±25 mbar RCEM025DB
0...±50 mbar RCEM050DB
0...±100 mbar RCEM100DB
0...±250 mbar RCEM250DB
0...±500 mbar RCEM500DB
0...±1 bar RCEB001DB

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