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TI TMP006 and TMP007 industrial cover

Peter Mankowski
Prodigy 20 points
Other Parts Discussed in Thread: TMP006

I have the TMP006 part installed on the PCB but need to test it with actual industrial cover. Our product is meant for moisture resistance and construction applications. The moment I place any plastiglass or other object to protect it from elements, the radiated heat from the target is effectively blocked and I can not read. Is this part meant for other applications that do not require any safety cover at all? If I must have A CLEAR FIELD OF VIEW than why is this not clearly stated in all documentation?

Thanks

  • 0
    Prodigy 105 points
    Which material can we use to cover the TMP006/TMP007 and the PCB in order to protect them from elements and let the IR wave pass through? (temp range -10 °C to 50 °C)
    Where can we buy samples of these material and do some test?
  • 0 in reply to Daniele Simioni
    Prodigy 20 points

    Good morning Daniele,

    I already posted similar question on line but no reply jet. 

    We are using both TMP006 and TMP007 and any cover has two negative effects on this part:

    1. Reduced range of temperature sweep - clipping

    2. Huge jumps during testing - Delta swing

    We are trying to combat this by dynamically edit the "Temperature coeficcient" value.

    ..any cover you end up using will provide a radiant heat wall, making the reading different compare to the actual object temperature. 

    peter 

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    TI__Genius 15760 points

    Hi Peter/ Daniele,

    We received another question recently on TMP006/007 covers and I believe we missed/confused this ones. We apologize the late reply. Tommy Santoyo is the IR sensors specialist and he will get back to you as soon as he get a chance with responses to your questions. On the meantime I will share with you the link of the other forum post where he discuss some ideas for TMP006/007 metal covers. 

    http://e2e.ti.com/support/sensor/temperature_sensors/f/243/p/394264/1397959#1397959

    Best Regards,

    Mayrim

  • 0 in reply to Mayrim Verdejo
    TI__Intellectual 1811 points

    Hello Peter and Daniele,

       Thanks for your questions, I’m glad to help.  First of all let me start by saying that many, actually most materials block IR.  There are a few material that will pass IR at different wave lengths.  Our TMP06/007 part has a Silicon body that passes IR wavelength’s between 6 and 16um.  See the chart below.  These materials can be quite expensive.  We have found that you get pretty good transmission using polypropylene the same material that a milk jug is made of. Edmund Optics carries what they call Poly  IR Material Window.  It passes 8 to 14um.  The link is below.  The problem with this material is it has a relatively low tolerance for temps over 100C.

      I believe your problems are related to this issue and if you have further questions, I’ll be glad to help.

    Regards,

    Tommy Santoyo

    http://www.edmundoptics.com/optics/windows-diffusers/specialty-windows/infrared-ir-material-windows/2043