Epson Toyocom has announced the development of tiny absolute pressure sensor. The absolute pressure sensors are designed to measure pressure in relation to zero pressure. The new XP-6000CA sensor has a capability of detecting height changes in 3 cm increments through sensing changes in pressure. The XP-6000CA sensor incorporates the new QMEMS (Combination of Quartz and MEMS) pressure-sensing structure allowing it to squeeze into a tiny 7.0 x 5.0 x 2.0t mm package with a total pressure accuracy of +/- 30 Pa and high resolution of 0.3 Pa.
The new XP-6000CA sensor pressure measurements are resistance to effects of noise due to use of frequency counting, a principal based on crystal measurement technology, to measure pressure. The new sensor offers a pressure measurement range of 30 kPa to 130 kPa and operating temperature of -40 to +85 degrees Celsius. The samples of the new sensors will be available in October of 2010.
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