SL900A-ASWB

SL900A-ASWB Datasheet

SL900A

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SL900A EPC Class 3 Sensory Tag Chip - For Automatic Data Logging The SL900A is an EPC global Class 3 sensory tag chip optimized for single-cell and dual-cell, battery-assisted smart labels with sensor functionality. The chip is ideal for applications using thin and flexible batteries but can also be powered from the RF field electromagnetic waves from an RFID reader . The chip has a fully integrated temperature sensor with a typical nonlinearity of ±0.5ºC over the specified temperature range. The external sensor interface provides a flexible way of adding additional sensors to the system and supports up to 2 external sensors. Ordering Information and Content Guide appear at end of datasheet. Figure 1 Added Value of using SL900A Key Benefits & Features The benefits and features of SL900A, EPC Class 3 Sensory Tag Chip - For Automatic Data Logging are listed below: Versatile temperature and data logging Worldwide EPC compliant High Temperature Range -40°C to +125°C Frequency 860 to 960 MHz Works fully passive or in BAP mode Battery supply 1.5V or 3V Programmable logging modes with various sensors Data logging from • On-chip temperature sensor • 2 external sensors Works with EPC readers Provides supply for external sensors Autonomous data logging with timestamp EPC Class 1 and Class 3 Compliant Energy harvesting from reader field Real-time clock for data logging Sensor alert function External sensor interrupt capability Supports fast communication via SPI Serial peripheral interface Storage for up to 841 events with timestamps On-chip 9k bit EEPROM Alert for shelf life expiration Programmable sensor limits Integrated dynamic shelf life calculation Advanced logging with 4 user-selectable limits ams Datasheet 2014-May-06 [v1-01] SL900A 1 Figure 2 SL900A Block Diagram Package Options The available SL900A package options are • 16-pin QFN 5 x 5 mm • Tested wafer 8” The SL900A device is ideal suited for • Monitoring and tracking of temperature-sensitive products • Temperature monitoring of medical products • Pharmaceutical logistics • Monitoring of fragile goods transportation • Dynamic Shelf Life applications • RFID to SPI interface Block Diagram The functional blocks of this device for reference are shown below: 1.5V or 3V VBAT VSS VPOS VSSA ANT DIN DOUT SCLK SEN MEAS ANA TEST DIGI TEST Power Management 860 - 960 MHz AFE SPI Port Slave 1152 x 8 Bit EEPROM Temperature Sensor Battery Voltage Processing Digital Control EPC Gen2 Class 3 cool-Log Ordering & Contact Information Ordering & Contact Information Figure 69 Ordering Information Ordering Code Operating Temperature Range Package Type Device Marking Shipping Form SL900A-AQFT SL900A-ASWB Smart active label IC with on-chip temperature sensor and 9k EEPROM -40°C to 125°C -40ºC to 125ºC QFN 16 5 x 5 mm SL900A Tape & reel 1,000/reel Tested wafers Ordering Information Order quantities should be a multiple of shipping form. Buy our products or get free samples online at Technical Support is available at For further information and requests, e-mail us at For sales offices, distributors and representatives, please visit: Headquarters ams AG Tobelbaderstrasse 30 8141 Unterpremstaetten Austria, Europe Tel +43 0 3136 500 0 Website: SL900A 84 ams Datasheet 2014-May-06 [v1-01] Copyrights & Disclaimer Copyrights & Disclaimer Copyright ams AG, Tobelbader Strasse 30, 8141 Unterpremstaetten, Austria-Europe. Trademarks Registered. All rights reserved. The material herein may not be reproduced, adapted, merged, translated, stored, or used without the prior written consent of the copyright owner. Devices sold by ams AG are covered by the warranty and patent indemnification provisions appearing in its Terms of Sale. ams AG makes no warranty, express, statutory, implied, or by description regarding the information set forth herein. ams AG reserves the right to change specifications and prices at any time and without notice. Therefore, prior to designing this product into a system, it is necessary to check with ams AG for current information. This product is intended for use in commercial applications. Applications requiring extended temperature range, unusual environmental requirements, or high reliability applications, such as military, medical life-support or life-sustaining equipment are specifically not recommended without additional processing by ams AG for each application. This Product is provided by ams “AS IS” and any express or implied warranties, including, but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose are disclaimed. ams AG shall not be liable to recipient or any third party for any damages, including but not limited to personal injury, property damage, loss of profits, loss of use, interruption of business or indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages, of any kind, in connection with or arising out of the furnishing, performance or use of the technical data herein. No obligation or liability to recipient or any third party shall arise or flow out of ams AG rendering of technical or other services. ams Datasheet 2014-May-06 [v1-01] SL900A 85 Document Status Document Status Document Status Product Status Definition Product Preview Pre-Development Information in this datasheet is based on product ideas in the planning phase of development. All specifications are design goals without any warranty and are subject to change without notice Preliminary Datasheet Pre-Production Information in this datasheet is based on products in the design, validation or qualification phase of development. The performance and parameters shown in this document are preliminary without any warranty and are subject to change without notice Datasheet Production Information in this datasheet is based on products in ramp-up to full production or full production which conform to specifications in accordance with the terms of ams AG standard warranty as given in the General Terms of Trade Datasheet discontinued Discontinued Information in this datasheet is based on products which conform to specifications in accordance with the terms of ams AG standard warranty as given in the General Terms of Trade, but these products have been superseded and should not be used for new designs SL900A 86 ams Datasheet 2014-May-06 [v1-01] Removed “Confidential” from footer ams Datasheet 2014-May-06 [v1-01] SL900A 87 Content Guide SL900A 88 Content Guide 1 General Description 1 Key Benefits & Features 2 Package Options 2 Applications 2 Block Diagram 3 Pin Assignment 4 Bare Die Pad Layout 6 Absolute Maximum Ratings 6 Electrical Discharge Sensitivity 6 Operating Conditions 7 Electrical Characteristics 9 Short Description 10 Supply Arrangement 10 Analog Front End AFE 10 Processing and Digital Control 11 Serial Interface SPI 11 Real-Time Clock RTC 11 Temperature Sensor 11 External Sensors 11 Analog to Digital Converter 11 External Sensor Interrupt 12 Data Protection 12 Shelf Life 12 Memory arrangement 13 System Description 13 Initializing the Chip 13 Power Modes 13 Ready Mode 13 Active Mode 13 Logging Mode 13 Interrupt Mode 13 Stand-by Mode 14 State Diagram 15 Data Protection 16 Data Log Functions 17 Limits Counter 18 Logging Timer 18 Delay Time 18 Analog to Digital Conversion 21 Temperature Conversion 21 Battery Voltage Conversion 82 Package Drawings and Markings 83 RoHS Compliant & ams Green Statement 84 Ordering & Contact Information 85 Copyrights & Disclaimer SL900A 90 ams Datasheet 2014-May-06 [v1-01]

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SL900A

EPC Class 3 Sensory Tag Chip - For Automatic Data Logging

The SL900A is an EPC global Class 3 sensory tag chip optimized for single-cell and dual-cell, battery-assisted smart labels with sensor functionality. The chip is ideal for applications using thin and flexible batteries but can also be powered from the RF field electromagnetic waves from an RFID reader .

The chip has a fully integrated temperature sensor with a typical nonlinearity of ±0.5ºC over the specified temperature range. The external sensor interface provides a flexible way of adding additional sensors to the system and supports up to 2 external sensors.
Ordering Information and Content Guide appear at end of datasheet.

Figure 1 Added Value of using SL900A

Key Benefits & Features

The benefits and features of SL900A, EPC Class 3 Sensory Tag Chip - For Automatic Data Logging are listed below:

Versatile temperature and data logging Worldwide EPC compliant

High Temperature Range -40°C to +125°C Frequency 860 to 960 MHz

Works fully passive or in BAP mode

Battery supply 1.5V or 3V

Programmable logging modes with various sensors

Data logging from
• On-chip temperature sensor
• 2 external sensors

Works with EPC readers Provides supply for external sensors Autonomous data logging with timestamp

EPC Class 1 and Class 3 Compliant Energy harvesting from reader field Real-time clock for data logging

Sensor alert function

External sensor interrupt capability

Supports fast communication via SPI

Serial peripheral interface

Storage for up to 841 events with timestamps

On-chip 9k bit EEPROM

Alert for shelf life expiration Programmable sensor limits

Integrated dynamic shelf life calculation Advanced logging with 4 user-selectable limits
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SL900A 1

Figure 2 SL900A Block Diagram

Package Options

The available SL900A package options are
• 16-pin QFN 5 x 5 mm
• Tested wafer 8”

The SL900A device is ideal suited for
• Monitoring and tracking of temperature-sensitive products
• Temperature monitoring of medical products
• Pharmaceutical logistics
• Monitoring of fragile goods transportation
• Dynamic Shelf Life applications
• RFID to SPI interface

Block Diagram

The functional blocks of this device for reference are shown below:
1.5V or 3V

VBAT VSS VPOS VSSA ANT

DIN DOUT SCLK SEN

MEAS ANA TEST DIGI TEST

Power Management
860 - 960 MHz AFE

SPI Port Slave
1152 x 8 Bit EEPROM

Temperature Sensor

Battery Voltage

Processing Digital Control

EPC Gen2 Class 3
cool-Log
Ordering & Contact Information
Ordering & Contact Information
Figure 69 Ordering Information
Ordering Code

Operating Temperature

Range

Package Type

Device Marking

Shipping Form

SL900A-AQFT SL900A-ASWB

Smart active label IC with on-chip temperature sensor and 9k EEPROM
-40°C to 125°C -40ºC to 125ºC

QFN 16 5 x 5 mm

SL900A

Tape & reel 1,000/reel

Tested wafers
Ordering Information Order quantities should be a multiple of shipping form.

Buy our products or get free samples online at Technical Support is available at For further information and requests, e-mail us at For sales offices, distributors and representatives, please visit:

Headquarters ams AG Tobelbaderstrasse 30 8141 Unterpremstaetten Austria, Europe

Tel +43 0 3136 500 0 Website:

SL900A 84
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Copyrights & Disclaimer

Copyrights & Disclaimer

Copyright ams AG, Tobelbader Strasse 30, 8141 Unterpremstaetten, Austria-Europe. Trademarks Registered. All rights reserved. The material herein may not be reproduced, adapted, merged, translated, stored, or used without the prior written consent of the copyright owner.

Devices sold by ams AG are covered by the warranty and patent indemnification provisions appearing in its Terms of Sale. ams AG makes no warranty, express, statutory, implied, or by description regarding the information set forth herein. ams AG reserves the right to change specifications and prices at any time and without notice. Therefore, prior to designing this product into a system, it is necessary to check with ams AG for current information. This product is intended for use in commercial applications. Applications requiring extended temperature range, unusual environmental requirements, or high reliability applications, such as military, medical life-support or life-sustaining equipment are specifically not recommended without additional processing by ams AG for each application. This Product is provided by ams “AS IS” and any express or implied warranties, including, but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose are disclaimed.
ams AG shall not be liable to recipient or any third party for any damages, including but not limited to personal injury, property damage, loss of profits, loss of use, interruption of business or indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages, of any kind, in connection with or arising out of the furnishing, performance or use of the technical data herein. No obligation or liability to recipient or any third party shall arise or flow out of ams AG rendering of technical or other services.
ams Datasheet 2014-May-06 [v1-01]

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Document Status

Document Status

Document Status Product Status

Definition

Product Preview

Pre-Development

Information in this datasheet is based on product ideas in the planning phase of development. All specifications are design goals without any warranty and are subject to change without notice

Preliminary Datasheet

Pre-Production

Information in this datasheet is based on products in the design, validation or qualification phase of development. The performance and parameters shown in this document are preliminary without any warranty and are subject to change without notice

Datasheet

Production

Information in this datasheet is based on products in ramp-up to full production or full production which conform to specifications in accordance with the terms of ams AG standard warranty as given in the General Terms of Trade

Datasheet discontinued

Discontinued

Information in this datasheet is based on products which conform to specifications in accordance with the terms of ams AG standard warranty as given in the General Terms of Trade, but these products have been superseded and should not be used for new designs

SL900A 86
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Removed “Confidential” from footer
ams Datasheet 2014-May-06 [v1-01]

SL900A 87

Content Guide

SL900A 88

Content Guide
1 General Description 1 Key Benefits & Features 2 Package Options 2 Applications 2 Block Diagram
3 Pin Assignment 4 Bare Die Pad Layout 6 Absolute Maximum Ratings 6 Electrical Discharge Sensitivity 6 Operating Conditions 7 Electrical Characteristics
9 Short Description 10 Supply Arrangement 10 Analog Front End AFE 10 Processing and Digital Control 11 Serial Interface SPI 11 Real-Time Clock RTC 11 Temperature Sensor 11 External Sensors 11 Analog to Digital Converter 11 External Sensor Interrupt 12 Data Protection 12 Shelf Life 12 Memory arrangement
13 System Description 13 Initializing the Chip 13 Power Modes 13 Ready Mode 13 Active Mode 13 Logging Mode 13 Interrupt Mode 13 Stand-by Mode 14 State Diagram 15 Data Protection 16 Data Log Functions 17 Limits Counter 18 Logging Timer 18 Delay Time 18 Analog to Digital Conversion 21 Temperature Conversion 21 Battery Voltage Conversion
82 Package Drawings and Markings 83 RoHS Compliant & ams Green Statement 84 Ordering & Contact Information 85 Copyrights & Disclaimer

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Datasheet ID: SL900A-ASWB 519810