Honeywell is pleased to announce its new Force Sensors, Compensated, Amplified, FSA Series. The FSA Series provide a form, fit and function drop-in replacement for Honeywell’s FS01/FS03 Series Force Sensors that were made obsolete in July 2015.
Comparison: FSA Series vs. Honeywell FS01/03 Series
The FSA Series and FS01/03 Series are nearly identical in size. Below are the key differences of the FSA Series when compared with the FS01/03 Series:
- More force range options
- Two times overforce protection
- Tight accuracy and Total Error Band
- Better linearity enhances overall sensor accuracy
- Digital and analog output option
- Diagnostics option
- Wider storage temperature range
- Supply voltage options
- Shock, vibration and Mean Time To Failure tested
- Designed and manufactured according to ISO 9001 standards
FEATURES
- Variety of force sensing ranges
- Newton (N): 2, 5, 7.5, 10, 15, 20, 25
- Pound (lb): 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 5
- Gram (g): 200, 500, 750
- Kilogram (kg): 1, 2
- Total Error Band: ±5 %FSS
- Accuracy: ±3 %FSS
- Ratiometric analog or SPI- or I2C-compatible digital output
- Calibrated and temp compensated [5 to 50 °C/41 to 122 °F]
- Overforce: 15 lb [6804 g]
- Supply voltage: 3 Vdc typ. or 5.0 Vdc typ.
- Low power consumption: 13 mW (analog) or 20 mW (digital)
- Excellent part-to-part repeatability
- Enhanced reliability
- Stable interface plunger
- Internal diagnostic functions
- REACH and RoHS compliant
POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS
The FSA Series Force Sensors are designed to measure fluid pressure through the customer-supplied disposable tubing. Potential applications include:
- Medical applications
- Ambulatory non-invasive pump pressure
- Infusion pumps
- Kidney dialysis machines
- Occlusion detection
- Industrial applications
- Load and compression sensing
- Variable tension control
- Medical applications