Airflow Sensors AWM1000 Series
Microbridge Mass Airflow/Unamplified
Honeywell 1MICRO SWITCH Sensing and Control 11-800-537-6945 USA 1F1-815-235-6847 International 11-800-737-3360 Canada
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FEATURES
1Cost-effective microbridge technology
1Accurate, repeatable airflow sensing
1Bi-directional sensing capability
1Low differential pressure sensing
Take advantage of microbridge mass
flow sensor technology. The AWM1000
series mass flow sensor provides all of the
outstanding performance benefits of the
standard AWM2000 series in a more cost-
effective sensor platform. This device pro-
vides accurate, repeatable flow sensing.
Sensor to sensor interchangeability
specifications are approximately twice as
large as compared to the AWM2000 se-
ries.
The heater control circuit in Figure 1 and
the sensing bridge supply circuit in Figure
2 are both required for operation per
specification. These two circuits are NOT
on board the sensor and must be sup-
plied in the application. The differential
amplifier circuitry in Figure 3 may be use-
ful in providing output gain and/or intro-
ducing voltage offsets to the sensor out-
put (Ref. Equation 1).
NOTE: For applications involving sens-
ing hydrogen (H2) gas or helium (He) gas,
see Application Note 3, page 131.
Figure 1
Heater Control Circuit
Figure 2
Sensing Bridge Supply Circuit
Figure 3
Differential Instrumentation Amplifier Circuit
Equation 1:
VoJ2R2+R1R4V2-V1+V offset
()()()
R
1R
3
where V offsetJVS
()
R
6
R
6+
R
5
Airflow