H21A1 / H21A2 / H21A3

PHOTOTRANSISTOR OPTICAL INTERRUPTER SWITCH

PACKAGE DIMENSIONS
0.972 (24.7) 0.957 (24.3) 0.472 (12.0) 0.457 (11.6) C L 0.249 (6.35) 0.243 (6.15)
+ E D +

DESCRIPTION
The H21A1, H21A2 and H21A3 consist of a gallium arsenide infrared emitting diode coupled with a silicon phototransistor in a plastic housing. The packaging system is designed to optimize the mechanical resolution, coupling efficiency, ambient light

0.133 (3.4) 0.126 (3.2) (2X)

C L 0.39 (1.00) 0.34 (0.85)

0.755 (19.2) 0.745 (18.9)

.073 (1.85) .133 (3.38)

0.129 (3.3) 0.119 (3.0) Optical C L

rejection, cost and reliability. The gap in the housing provides a means of interrupting the signal with an opaque material, switching the output from an ON to an OFF state.

0.433 (11.0) 0.422 (10.7)

SCHEMATIC
1 4

0.125 (3.2) 0.119 (3.0) C L .295 (7.5) .272 (6.9)

0.315 (8.0)

FEATURES
0.110 (2.8) 0.091 (2.3)

Opaque housing Low cost .035 apertures High IC(ON) 1. Derate power dissipation linearly 1.33 mW/C above 25C. 2. RMA flux is recommended. 3. Methanol or isopropyl alcohols are recommended as cleaning agents. 4. Soldering iron tip 1/16 (1.6mm) minimum from housing.
2 3

2 1

3 4

PIN 1 ANODE PIN 2 CATHODE PIN 3 COLLECTOR PIN 4 EMITTER

0.020 (0.51) (SQ)

NOTES: 1. Dimensions for all drawings are in inches (mm). 2. Tolerance of .010 (.25) on all non-nominal dimensions unless otherwise specified.

ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS

Parameter Operating Temperature Storage Temperature Soldering Temperature (Iron)(2,3 and 4) Soldering Temperature (Flow)(2 and 3) INPUT (EMITTER) Continuous Forward Current Reverse Voltage Power Dissipation (1) OUTPUT (SENSOR) Collector to Emitter Voltage Emitter to Collector Voltage Collector Current Power Dissipation (TC = 25C)(1)

(TA = 25C unless otherwise specified) Symbol TOPR TSTG TSOL-I TSOL-F IF VR PD VCEO VECO IC PD Rating -55 to +100 -55 to +100 240 for 5 sec 260 for 10 sec 50 6 100 30 4.5 20 150 Unit C C C C mA V mW V V mA mW

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ELECTRICAL / OPTICAL CHARACTERISTICS
PARAMETER TEST CONDITIONS

(TA =25C)(All measurements made under pulse condition)

SYMBOL DEVICES MIN TYP MAX UNITS

INPUT (EMITTER) Forward Voltage Reverse Breakdown Voltage Reverse Leakage Current OUTPUT (SENSOR) Emitter to Collector Breakdown Collector to Emitter Breakdown Collector to Emitter Leakage COUPLED

IF = 60 mA IR = 10 A VR = 3 V IF = 100 A, Ee = 0 IC = 1 mA, Ee = 0 VCE = 25 V, Ee = 0 IF = 5 mA, VCE = 5 V

VF VR IR BVECO BVCEO ICEO

All All All All All All H21A1 H21A2 H21A3 H21A1 H21A2 H21A3 H21A1 H21A2 H21A3 H21A2/3 H21A1 All All

6.0 6.0 30 0.15 0.30 0.60 1.0 2.0 4.0 1.9 3.0 5.5

8 50

1.7 1.0 100 0.40 0.40

V V A V V nA

On-State Collector Current

IF = 20 mA, VCE = 5 V

IC(ON)

mA

IF = 30 mA, VCE = 5 V Saturation Voltage Turn-On Time Turn-Off Time IF = 20 mA, IC = 1.8 mA IF = 30 mA, IC = 1.8 mA IF = 30 mA, VCC = 5 V, RL = 2.5 K IF = 30 mA, VCC = 5 V, RL = 2.5 K VCE(SAT) ton toff

V V s s

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Figure 1. Output Current vs. Input Current
10 8 6 4 ICE(on), NORMALIZED OUTPUT CURRENT 2 1 .8 .6 .4 .2 .1 .08 .06 .04 .02 .01 NORMALIZED TO I F = 20 mA VCE = 5 V PULSED PW = 100 sec PRR = 100 pps

8 10

20

40

60 80 100

200

400

600

1000

IF , INPUT CURRENT (mA)

Figure 2. Output Current vs. Temperature

10 8 6 ICE(on), NORMALIZED OUTPUT CURRENT 4 NORMALIZED TO VCE = 5 V, I F = 20 mA, TA = 25 C INPUT PULSED IF = 100 mA IF = 60 mA

2 IF = 30 mA 1 .8 .6 .4 IF = 10 mA IF = 20 mA

.2

IF = 5 mA

.1

-55

-40

-20

20

40

60

80

100

TA , AMBIENT TEMPERATURE (C)

Figure 3. VCE(SAT) vs. Temperature

3

2 VCE(SAT), NORMALIZED

NORMALIZED TO IC 1.8 mA , TA = 25C = 30 mA IF PULSED PW = 100 s, PRR = 100 pps

IC 1.8 mA = IF 20 mA IC 3.6 mA = IF 60 mA

1 IC 1.8 mA = IF 30 mA 0.8 IC 0.9 mA = IF 15 mA 0.6

-50

-25

25

50

75

100

TA , AMBIENT TEMPERATURE (C)

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Figure 4. Leakage Current vs. Temperature DETECTOR EMITTER

103

103

102

IR, NORMALIZED LEAKAGE CURRENT

ICEO, NORMALIZED DARK CURRENT

VCE = 25 V

102

VCE = 10 V 101

101

1 NORMALIZED TO VCE = 25 V TA = 25 C 0.1 25 50 75 100

1 NORMALIZED TO VR = 5 V TA = 25 C 0.1 25 50 75 100

T A, AMBIENT TEMPERATURE (C)

T A, AMBIENT TEMPERATURE (C)

Figure 6. Output Current vs. Distance Figure 5. Switching Speed vs. RL

4.5 4 3 tON, AND tOFF NORMALIZED ICE(on), NORMALIZED OUTPUT CURRENT PW = 300 s PRR = 100 pps 75 IF = AMPS, VCC = 5V RL
NORMALIZED TO RL = 2.5 K

d, DISTANCE (mils) 1.00 78.7 157.5 236.2 315 393.7

ton toff

.1

2 1.5

.01

BLACK SHIELD
+
E D

NORMALIZED TO VALUE WITH SHIELD REMOVED

d o

BLACK SHIELD
d o

1 .9 .8 .7 .6 .5 .45

RL IF

+ VCC

.001

1K

2K

3K

4K

5K

6K

7K 8K 9K 10K

.0001

10

d, DISTANCE (mm) R L , LOAD RESISTANCE ()

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