SPSXT001PCB

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Smart Passive Sensort for
Temperature Sensing
Description
The SPSXT001PCB is a battery−free wireless sensor for www.onsemi.com
temperature monitoring on metal surfaces. Smart Passive Sensors use
the Magnus−S3® Sensor IC from RF Micron, a UHF RFID chip that is
powered by RF energy harvesting from the UHF reader. The
Magnus−S3 utilizes the patented self−tuning Chameleont engine that
adapts the RF front−end to optimize performance in various
environmental conditions. These sensor tags function in either the
FCC defined UHF band or the ETSI UHF band.
The small form factor and battery−free capabilities of Smart Passive
Sensors allow them to be designed into applications where size and
accessibility are at a premium.

Features
• Single IC, Smart Passive Sensing
• Small Form Factor Packages CASE TBD
• On−metal Temperature Sensing
• On−chip RSSI Sensor
• 64 bit TID and 128 bit EPC + 192 Bit User Defined Memory ORDERING INFORMATION
• EPC Class 1 Gen 2 v.2.0.1 ISO 18 000−6C Compliant See detailed ordering and shipping information on page 4 of
this data sheet.
• These Devices are Pb−Free, Halogen Free/BFR Free and are RoHS
Compliant

Applications
• Data Centers
• Industrial Predictive Maintenance
• Facilities Management
• Cold−chain Logistics

MAXIMUM RATINGS (TA = 25°C unless otherwise noted)

Rating Symbol Max Unit
Human Body Model (Note 1) ESD ±1 kV
Stresses exceeding those listed in the Maximum Ratings table may damage the
device. If any of these limits are exceeded, device functionality should not be
assumed, damage may occur and reliability may be affected.
1. Non−repetitive current pulse at TA = 25°C, per JS−001 waveform.

THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS
Characteristic Symbol Max Unit
Operating and Storage Temperature TOP, Tstg −40 to +85 °C
Range (Note 2)
2. Shelf Life − minimum 2 years from date of manufacturing.
This document contains information on a product under development. ON Semiconductor
reserves the right to change or discontinue this product without notice.

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Table 1. ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (TA = 25°C unless otherwise noted)

Parameter Min Typ Max Units
Operating Frequency (Note 3) FCC 902 928 MHz
ETSI 866 868 MHz
Read Sensitivity (Note 4) −16 dBm
Sensor Code range 0 511 codes
RSSI Code range 0 31 codes
TID 64 bits
EPC 128 bits
User Memory 192 bits
Calibration temperature 30 °C
Temperature accuracy @ 30°C ±0.5 °C
Codes per °C 7.5 codes
Product parametric performance is indicated in the Electrical Characteristics for the listed test conditions, unless otherwise noted. Product
performance may not be indicated by the Electrical Characteristics if operated under different conditions.
3. Band specific part numbers can be found in the ordering information table
4. Measured in free space, anechoic chamber with a linearly polarized antenna at 50 cm read distance

Tag Memory

Memory Configuration Kill Password

Memory is organized according to the EPCglobal The Kill Password is a 32−bit value stored in Reserve
Generation−2 UHF RFID specification. There are two Memory 00h to 1Fh, MSB first. The default value is all
possible configurations for the EPC ID: zeroes. A reader shall use a tag’s kill password once to kill
• 8−word EPC code and 9 free words in the USER the tag and render it silent thereafter. A tag will not execute
memory bank, as shown in the Memory Map a kill operation if its Kill Password is all zeroes.
• 17−word EPC code and no free USER memory (EPC EPC Memory − EPC Data, Protocol Control Bits, and
lengths above 11 words may not be supported on all CRC16
readers.) As required by the Gen−2 specification, EPC memory
The 8−word configuration is the default. To change to the contains a 16−bit cyclic−redundancy check word
17−word configuration, write 0001h to the EPC Bank, word (StoredCRC) at memory addresses 00h to 0Fh, the 16
address 14h. The memory can be reset to the default 8−word protocol−control bits (StoredPC) at memory addresses 10h
EPC configuration by writing 0000h to the same location. to 1Fh, and an EPC value beginning at address 20h.
This EPC configuration can be configured and reconfigured The protocol control fields include a five−bit EPC length,
repeatedly as long as the EPC memory bank is not a one−bit user−memory indicator (UMI), a one−bit extended
permanently locked by a LOCK command. Once the EPC protocol control indicator, and a nine−bit numbering system
memory bank is permanently locked, it cannot be identifier (NSI).
reconfigured. On power−up, the IC calculates the StoredCRC over the
stored PC bits and the EPC specified by the EPC length field
Reserved Memory − Passwords in the StoredPC. For more details about the StoredPC field
Reserved Memory contains the ACCESS and KILL or the StoredCRC, please see the Gen 2 specification.
passwords. There is a 32−bit Access Password and a 32−bit The StoredCRC, StoredPC, and EPC are stored MSB first
Kill Password. The default for both Kill and Access (i.e. the EPC’s MSB is stored in location 20h).
Passwords is 0000h.
Tag Identification (TID) Memory
Access Password The read−only Tag Identification memory contains the
The Access Password is a 32−bit value stored in Reserved manufacturer−specific data. The manufacturer Mask
Memory 20h to 3Fh MSB first. The default value is all Designer ID (MDID) is 824h (bits 08h to 13h). The logic 1
zeroes. Tags with a non−zero Access Password will require in the most significant bit of the MDID indicates the
a reader to issue this password before transitioning to the presence of an extended TID consisting of a 16−bit header
secured state. and a 48−bit serialization. The Magnus−S3 model number is
in bits 10h to 1Fh and the EPCglobal® Class ID (E2h) is in
00h to 07h.

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Table 2. MEMORY MAP

Bank # Bank Name R/W Bit Address Description LSB MSB Default Value
E0−EF Temperature Sensing Enable N/A
READ ONLY
D0−DF RSSI Threshold N/A
B0−BF Temperature Calibration Data N/A
A0−AF Temperature Calibration Data N/A
90−9F Temperature Calibration Data N/A
80−8F Temperature Calibration Data N/A
70−7F 0
11 USER
60−6F 0
READ/WRITE
50−5F 0
40−4F 0
30−3F 0
20−2F 0
10−1F 0
00−0F 0
50−5F TID[15:0]
40−4F TID[31:16]
30−3F TID[47:32]

10 TID READ ONLY 20−2F Extended TID Header

10−1F Tag Model Number
08−13 Manufacturer ID
00−07 Class ID
90−9F EPC#[15:0] 0
80−8F EPC#[31:16] 0
70−7F EPC#[47:32] 0
60−6F EPC#[63:48] 0
50−5F EPC#[79:64] 0
01 EPC READ/WRITE
40−4F EPC#[95:80] 0
30−3F EPC#[111:96] 0
20−2F EPC#[127:112] 0
10−1F StoredPC[15:0] 0
00−0F StoredCRC[15:0] 0
E0−EF TEMPERATURE CODE

READ ONLY D0−DF RSSI CODE

C0−CF SENSOR CODE
00 RESERVED
30−3F Reserved for future use

READ/WRITE 10−1F Kill Password[15:0]

00−0F Kill Password[31:16]

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Temperature Sensor Functions

Temperature Requests On−Chip RSSI Code

The Magnus−S3 includes a precise temperature−sensing Magnus−S3 incorporates circuitry that measures
circuit. The circuit generates a TEMPERATURE CODE incoming signal strength and converts it to a digital value:
when it receives a Temperature Request command. The the On−Chip RSSI (Received Signal Strength Indicator)
TEMPERATURE CODE is a 12−bit number which can be Code. This can be communicated to a reader and used for
converted to temperature reading. control purposes. The On−Chip RSSI Code has a 32−level
The temperature−sensing circuit runs in response to a range, represented by a 5−bit number.
Temperature Request, which is a standard SELECT The On−Chip RSSI Code, in word D0h−DFh in the
command with the parameters given below: Reserved Bank, will be returned as the 5 LSBs of a response
• MemBank set to 0x3 (11b) to a standard READ command specifying word address Dh.
• The Temperature Sensing Enable address (0xE0) in the Magnus−S3 must first receive an On−Chip RSSI Request
Pointer field before the On−Chip RSSI Code becomes available.
• Length set to 0x0 (a zero length Mask) On−Chip RSSI Requests
• Mask field empty On−Chip RSSI Request is a tool for a reader to specify that
The highest precision is achieved when the Temperature it wants to hear only from tags that are seeing a desired
Request is followed by 2.5 ms of continuous wave output amount of received signal strength. It allows a reader to limit
from the reader before any subsequent commands are sent. its communications only to nearby tags – or conversely, to
This provides time to complete and store the “mute” nearby tags in order to attempt communication with
TEMPERATURE CODE in the TEMPERATURE CODE tags receiving weak signals.
register in the RESERVED Memory Bank. The On−Chip RSSI Threshold “address” (A0h of the User
Bank) is used only by Magnus−S3 to interpret a SELECT
Reading the Temperature Code command and is not an actual memory location. It is sent by
The TEMPERATURE CODE is a 12−bit value, stored in the reader using a standard Gen 2 SELECT command. The
the least significant bits from 0xE0 to 0xEF in the Reserved 6−bits of On−Chip RSSI Threshold Value/Control are
Memory Bank. This value can be accessed with a standard communicated as part of the Mask sent to the tags.
READ command. Higher TEMPERATURE CODE values The list below from the Gen 2 version 2.0.0 spec shows the
correspond to higher temperatures. The TEMPERATURE format of a SELECT command. To send an On−Chip RSSI
CODE is converted to a precise temperature measurement Request, the reader issues a SELECT command with:
with a linear mapping characterized by the • MemBank set to 3h (11b)
equation: T = aC + b. T is the temperature in °C. C is the • The On−Chip RSSI Threshold address (A0h) in the
TEMPERATURE CODE read from the sensor. The a and b Pointer field
constants are custom to each chip. For more details on the
temperature calibration procedure, please refer to
• Length set to 00001000b (the On−Chip RSSI request
value consists of the lower 6 bits of an 8−bit Mask)
Application Note AND9213.
• The On−Chip RSSI request in the lower 6 bits of the
Temperature Calibration Data Mask, consisting of a leading bit for control followed
Magnus−S3 chips come with temperature calibration data by 5 bits for the On−Chip RSSI Code at which the
stored in the User Memory Bank in addresses 0x80 through reader wants to define the tags’ response/no−response
0xBF. This data is generated from a single−point calibration threshold.
conducted on each chip during manufacturing. If greater The control bit determines whether the threshold value is
precision is desired, the user can calibrate the chip at a interpreted by Magnus−S3 as a lower or upper threshold.
second temperature, and add this to the existing calibration Specifically, if the control bit is set to 0, it will respond if its
data. internally generated On−Chip RSSI Code is less than or
equal to the threshold value. If the control bit is 1, it will
respond if its On−Chip RSSI Code is greater than the
threshold.

ORDERING INFORMATION
Device Feature UHF Band Attach Material Package Shipping
SPS1T001PCB Temperature FCC Metal TBD TBD
902−928 MHz

SPS2T001PCB Temperature ETSI Metal TBD TBD

866−868 MHz

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PACKAGE DIMENSIONS

CASE TBD
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Magnus−S3 is a registered trademark of RFMicron, Inc.
Chameleon is a trademark of RFMicron, Inc.

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