C-100 COMPASS ENGINE
A Compass Engine to meet Your Demanding Heading Sensor Applications
The Emcore C-100 is a complete stand-alone sensor that outputs extremely accurate heading data in any of six user-selectable digital or analog formats. Compact and affordable, the C-100 was designed with flexibility in mind, facilitating integration into your system.
To facilitate integration of the C-100 into your application, a variety of analog and digital outputs may be accessed. A menu-driven software kit allows you to configure the C-100’s output for your product, or to connect it to your PC for prototype testing. The unhoused C-100’s mechanical design permits one-piece mounting for simple installations as well as a detachable sensor element for applications where space restrictions or sources of magnetic interference (deviation) require remote sensor mounting. The aluminum-housed C-100 (±16° of tilt only) has been designed to meet military specification shock (40G, 3 axes) and vibration (18G RMS, 30 minutes).
| PARAMETERS | SPECIFICATIONS |
|---|---|
| Accuracy | ± 0.5° or ± 10 mils RMS (SE-25 coil and digital outputs) |
| Repeatability | ± 0.2° or ± 5 mils RMS (SE-25 coil and digital outputs) |
| Resolution | 0.1° or 1 mil |
| Dip Angle | ± 80° (maintains stated accuracy after auto-compensation up to ± 80° magnetic dip angle) |
| Tilt Angle | ± 16° (SE-25) |
| ± 30° (SE-15) | |
| ± 45° (SE-10) | |
| Response Time | 0.1 to 24 seconds (user selectable) |
How the C-100 Works The C-100 microprocessor-controlled fluxgate compass consists of a toroidal fluxgate sensor element and a small electronics board. Each C-100 has a saturable ring core in a Lexan cylinder, free floating in an inert fluid to keep it horizontal with respect to the earth. Windings surround the Lexan housing, electrically driving the ring core into saturation and measuring the amplitude of induced pulses which are proportional to the earth’s magnetic field. This data is then sent to the microprocessor, which compensates for the hard and soft iron magnetic interference of the host platform. The resulting output is translated into extremely accurate heading data. The C-100 calibration process provides a “score” of the quality of the compensation and the magnitude of magnetic interference present from the host platform. This information helps identify the optimal mounting location, ensuring the best performance in a wide range of applications
- Three unhoused variants1 housed version
- Extremely reliable, stand-alone sensor
- Multiple digitalandanaloguser selectableoutputs
- Automaticcompensationforhard and soft ironerrors
- Operatesaccuratelyinlatitudes up to 80°magnetic dip
- CompactDesign•Detachablesensor element for remotemounting (unhoused units)
- Industrial grade, extendedtemperaturecomponentsrated at -40°C to +65°C andbuilt to military quality standards
- Operating tilt range options: ±16°housedorunhoused versions±30° unhousedversion±45° unhoused version
