QuickSense™ Si1120 Proximity and Ambient Light Sensor ICs

The QuickSense Si1120 is the industry’s most sensitive active infrared proximity and ambient light sensor IC, enabling innovative touchless human interface applications with ultra-low power advantages. Consisting of an infrared LED driver, an infrared photodiode, an ambient light sensor and control logic, the device is packaged in a 3 mm x 3 mm clear DFN. The high-sensitivity infrared photodiode provides a single-pulse infrared proximity measurement, offering customers an opportunity to implement infrared light emitting diodes with unusually low power levels. When combined with a Silicon Labs capacitive touch-sense MCU, the Si1120 is capable of advanced motion and gesture recognition. The Si1120 proximity and ambient light sensor IC is supported within the QuickSense Development Studio.
 
 

Features

  • PWM output
  • Ambient light sensor
  • Seven precision optical measurement modes:
    • 3 proximity ranges
    • 3 dc ambient light sensing ranges
    • 1 calibration mode
  • Low-noise ambient cancelling circuit allows maximum sensitivity with 8–12 bit resolution
  • Works in direct sunlight (100 klux)
  • Minimum reflectance sensitivity <1 μW/cm2
  • High EMI immunity without shielded packaging
  • Power supply: 2.2–3.7 V
  • Operating temperature range: –40 to +85 °C
  • Typical 10 μA current consumption
  • Programmable 400/50 mA LED constant current driver output
  • Allows independent LED supply voltage
 
 

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Data Sheet (2)

Document NameDescriptionVersionLast Updated
Si1120.pdf
Si1120 Data Sheet1.08/27/2010
Si1120-Chinese.pdf
Si1120 Data Sheet (Chinese)1.09/29/2010

Data Short (1)

Document NameDescriptionVersionLast Updated
Si1120-short.pdf
Si1120 Data Short05.18.0910/19/2009

User Guides (4)

Document NameDescriptionVersionLast Updated
QuickSense-FrontPanel-UG.pdf
QuickSense Front Panel User's Guide0.110/27/2009
QuickSense-Studio-UG.pdf
QuickSense Studio User's Guide0.212/18/2009
Si1120-Slider-DEMO.pdf
Si1120 Infrared Slider Demo Kit User's Guide0.210/21/2009
Si1120-EK.pdf
Si1120-EK User's Guide0.212/8/2009

Quick Start Guide (2)

Document NameDescriptionVersionLast Updated
Si1120-Slider-qs-guide.pdf
Si1120 Slider Demo Board Quick-Start Guide0.310/19/2009
Si1120EK-qs-guide.pdf
Si1120-EK Quick-Start Guide0.210/21/2009

Application Notes (2)

Document NameDescriptionVersionLast Updated
AN376.pdf
AN376: Effects of ESD Protection Devices on Capacitive Sensing Performance0.110/27/2009
AN442.pdf
AN442: Si1102 and Si1120 Designer's Guide0.110/27/2009

White Papers (2)

Document NameDescriptionVersionLast Updated
Capacitive-and-proximity-sensing-WP.pdf
Developing Next-Generation Human Interfaces using Capacitive and Infrared Proximity Sensing White Paper0.18/30/2010
Safeguarding-Public-Access-Terminals-with-Optical-Tamper-Detection-Technology.pdf
Safeguarding Public Access Terminals with Optical Tamper Detection Technology1.011/21/2011

PCN (2)

Document NameDescriptionVersionLast Updated
1111011A Si1120 Assembly Thailand Flood Recovery.pdf
1111011A Si1120 Assembly Thailand Flood Recovery
1303132-IRDA-Devices-EOL.pdf
1303132 IRDA Devices EOL

Design Tools

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Software (4)

Document NameDescriptionVersionUpdated
IrSlider_EK.exe
IrSlider Evaluation Kit
QuickSense_Studio.exe
QuickSense Studio
QuickSense_FrontPanelSTB.exe
QuickSense_FrontPanelSTB Evaluation Kit
Si1120_EK.exe
Si1120 Evaluation Kit

Schematics/Layout (2)

Document NameDescriptionVersionUpdated
ULADI_SiliconLabs_Reader.exe
ADI Ultra-Librarian Reader for CAD/CAE Schematic Footprints and Symbols .bxl Files
SI1120.bxl
Si1120 CAD/CAE Schematic Footprints and Symbols1.0

Training (1)

Document NameDescriptionVersionUpdated
Solutions_Active_Infrared_Proximity_Sensing.pdf
Silicon Labs Solutions for Active Infrared Proximity Sensing

Product Matrix

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Part Number Available DocumentsDescriptionPackage TypePackage SizeOutput TypeDev KitAmbient Light SensorInfrared Range
Si1120-A-GMSample
Buy
Data Sheet
Data Sheet
Data Short
PWM proximity sensor with ambient light sensorODFN83x3PWMSi1120EKYes50 cm

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