Description
The A5367 is a low-current, BiCMOS circuit providing all of
the required features for an ionization-type smoke detector.
A networking capability allows as many as 125 units to be
interconnected so that if any unit senses smoke all units will
sound their alarm. In addition, special features are incorporated
to facilitate alignment and test of the finished smoke detector.
The device is Recognized by Underwriters Laboratories for
use in smoke alarms that comply with Standard UL217 or
UL268, per file #S2113.
The internal oscillator and timing circuitry keep standby power
to a minimum by powering down the device for 1.66 seconds
and sensing for smoke for only 10 ms. Every 24 on-off cycles,
a check is made for a low battery condition. By substituting
other types of sensors or a switch for the ionization detector,
this very-low–power device can be used in numerous other
battery-operated safety/security applications.
The A5367 is supplied in a low-cost 16-pin dual in-line plastic
package (DIP). It is rated for continuous operation over the
temperature range of –10°C to 60°C. The Pb (lead) free version
(suffix –T) has 100% matte tin leadframe plating.
26110.9 Rev. I
Features and Benefits
Low average standby current for long battery life
Interconnect up to 125 detectors
Piezoelectric horn driver
Guard outputs for detector input
Pulse testing for low battery
Power-on reset (POR)
Internal reverse battery protection
Timer (Hush) mode for enabling reduced sensitivity period
Built-in hysteresis reduces false triggering
Temporal horn pattern, per UL217, NFPA72, and ISO8201
UL Recognized for UL217 or UL268 applications
Ionization Smoke Detector
with Interconnect and Timer
Typical Application
A5367
A5367
TIMER START
I/O
LOW-V SET
TIMER OUT
LED
VDD
TIMING RES
FEEDBACK
GUARD2
DETECT IN
GUARD1
SENSITIVITY SET
OSC CAP
HORN2
HORN1
VSS
Timer
Mode
To / from
other units
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10
11
12
13
14
15
16
200 kΩ
50 kΩ
200 kΩ
200 Ω
8.2 MΩ
1μF
0.1 μF
1.5 MΩ
220 kΩ
Push
to Test
0.001 μF
330 Ω
9 V
A
B
C
D
DD
A
B
Use an external resistor to adjust
sensitivity for a particular smoke chamber.
Select resistor to reduce sensitivity
during Timer mode.
C
D
A resistor to VSS or VDD may
be added to this pin to modify
low battery voltage threshold.
Value of component will vary, based on
the piezoelectric horn used.
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Package: 16-pin DIP (suffix A):
Not to scale
Ionization Smoke Detector
with Interconnect and Timer
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115 Northeast Cutoff
Worcester, Massachusetts 01615-0036 U.S.A.
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Copyright © 2001, 2002 Allegro MicroSystems, Inc.
Selection Guide
Part Number Pb-Free Packing
A5367CA-T Yes 25 pieces per tube
A5367CA
Absolute Maximum Ratings*
Characteristic Symbol Notes Rating Units
Supply Voltage Range VDD Referenced to VSS –0.5 to 15 V
Input Voltage Range VIN Referenced to VSS –0.3 to VDD+ 0.3 V
Reverse Battery Condition Duration tRBAT 10.5 V 20 s
Input Current IIN 10 mA
Operating Ambient Temperature TA–10 to 60 ºC
Junction Temperature TJ(max) 150 ºC
Storage Temperature Range Tstg –55 to 125 ºC
* CAUTION: BiCMOS devices have input static protection but are susceptible to damage when exposed to extremely high static electrical charges.
Terminal List Table
Number Name Function
1TIMER START Input to start reduced sensitivity timer mode
2 I/O Input/output to interconnected detectors
3LOW-V SET Optionally used with a resistor to adjust low-battery
threshold
4TIMER OUT Optionally used with a resistor to adjust sensitivity
during timer mode
5LED Output to drive visible LED
6VDD Positive supply voltage
7TIMING RES Terminal for timing resistor, sets internal bias
(affects timing)
8FEEDBACK Input for driving piezoelectric horn
9VSS Negative supply voltage
10 HORN1 Output for driving piezoelectric horn
11 HORN2 Complementary output for driving piezoelectric horn
12 OSC CAP Terminal for charging/discharging an external
capacitor to run the oscillator
13 SENSITIVITY SET Optionally used with a resistor to adjust sensitivity
for a specific chamber
14 GUARD1 Active guard 1 for detector input
15 DETECT IN Input from detector chamber
16 GUARD2 Active guard 2 for detector input
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
16
15
14
13
12
11
10
9
TIMER START
I/O
LOW-V SET
TIMER OUT
LED
VDD
TIMING RES
FEEDBACK
GUARD2
DETECT IN
GUARD1
SENSITIVITY SET
OSC CAP
HORN2
HORN1
VSS
Pin-out Diagram
THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS
Characteristic Symbol Test Conditions* Value Units
Package Thermal Resistance RθJA 4-layer PCB based on JEDEC standard 38 ºC/W
*Additional thermal information available on Allegro website.
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Functional Block Diagram
Low Battery
9V
Logic
Oscillator
and Timing
Power-on
Reset
+ VDD
+ VDD
VDD
VDD
I/O
FEEDBACK
HORN1
HORN2
LED
TIMING RES
OSC CAP
GUARD2GUARD1
SENSITIVITY SET
LOW-V SET
+Supply
+
_
+
_
+
_
VSS
-Supply
+ VDD
600 kΩ
500 kΩ
1.1
MΩ
Smoke
Comparator
Comparator
ION CHAMBER
Band
Gap
Low Battery
Sample
Smoke
Sample
LBSamp
LBSamp
SSamp
SSamp
TIMER START
TIMER OUT
DETECT IN
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with Interconnect and Timer
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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS1,2 at TA = 25°C, VDD = 9.0 V, VSS = 0 V, COSCCAP = 0.1 μF,
RTIMINGRES = 8.2 MΩ (unless otherwise noted)
Continued on the next page…
Characteristic Symbol Test Conditions Test Pin Min. Typ. Max. Units
Supply Voltage Range VDD Operating 6 6.0 9.0 12 V
Supply Current IDD
VDD = 9.0 V, no alarm, no loads 6 5.0 9.0 μA
VDD = 12 V, no alarm, no loads 6 12 μA
Detector Input Current IDETECTIN 0% to 40% RH, VIN = 0 to 9.0 V 15 ±1.0 pA
Input Offset Voltage
VOS(GUARD1) Active GUARD1 14, 15 ±100 mV
VOS(GUARD2) Active GUARD2 16, 15 ±100 mV
VOS Detect comparator 15, 13 ±50 mV
Hysteresis VHYS No alarm to alarm 13 90 130 170 mV
Common Mode Range VCM(guard) Guard ampli er 14, 15 2.0 VDD – 0.5 V
VCM Smoke comparator 13, 15 0.5 VDD – 2.0 V
Active Guard Impedance ZAG1 GUARD1 to VSS 14 10 kΩ
ZAG2 GUARD2 to VSS 16 500 kΩ
Oscillator Period tosc No alarm 12 1.34 1.67 2.00 s
tosc(alarm) Local or remote alarm 12 37.50 41.67 45.84 ms
Oscillator Pulse Width tw(osc) 12 8.0 10 12 ms
Timer Mode Duration ttimer
After TIMER START high-to-low,
no smoke 4 8.0 10 12 min
Low-Battery Threshold VDD(th)
TA = 0°C to 50°C,
LOW-V SET open circuit 6 7.2 7.8 V
Sensitivity Adjust Voltage VSET
VSENSITIVITYSET / VDD,
SENSITIVITY SET open circuit 13 48.5 50 51.5 %VDD
Horn Output Voltage
VOL
IOUT = 16 mA, VDD = 9.0 V 10, 11 0.1 0.5 V
IOUT = 16 mA, VDD = 7.2 V 10, 11 0.9 V
VOH
IOUT = –16 mA, VDD = 9.0 V 10, 11 8.5 8.8 V
IOUT = –16 mA, VDD = 7.2 V 10, 11 6.3 V
Horn Output On-Time ton(horn) Local or remote alarm 10,11 450 500 550 ms
tw(horn) Low battery 10, 11 8.0 10 12 ms
Horn Output Off-Time
toff1(horn)
Local or remote alarm
(see Timing Diagrams section) 10, 11 450 500 550 ms
toff2(horn)
Local or remote alarm
(see Timing Diagrams section) 10, 11 1350 1500 1650 ms
thorn Low battery 10, 11 32 40 48 s
TIMER START Logic Levels VIH 1 4.5 V
VIL 1 2.5 V
TIMER START Input Current IIN VTIMERSTART = 9.0 V 1 20 80 μA
TIMER OUT Pulldown Current IPD VTIMEROUT = 0.5 V 4 500 μA
LED Output-On Current ILED VDD = 7.2 V, VLED = 1.0 V 5 10 mA
LED Output On-Time tw(LED) 5 8.0 10 12 ms
LED Output Off-Time
tLED1 No alarm, in standby 5 32 40 48 s
tLED2 No alarm, timer mode 5 8.0 10 12 s
tLED3 Local alarm or test alarm 5 0.76 0.97 1.14 s
tLED4 Remote alarm, no local smoke 5 No LED
pulses —s
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The A5367 is a low-current, BiCMOS circuit providing all of the
required features for an ionization-type smoke detector.
Oscillator
An internal oscillator operates with a period of 1.67 seconds
during no-smoke conditions. Every 1.67 seconds, internal power
is applied to the entire circuit for 10 ms and a check is made for
smoke. Every 24 clock cycles (approximately 40 seconds), the
LED pin is pulsed and a check is made for low battery by com-
paring VDD to an internal reference. Because very-low currents
are used in the device, the oscillator capacitor at the OSC CAP
pin should be a low-leakage type (PTFE, polystyrene, or polypro-
pylene).
Detector Circuitry
When the voltage on the DETECT IN pin is less than the volt-
age on the SENSITIVITY SET pin, the A5367 evaluates this as a
smoke condition. During a smoke condition, the resistor divider
network that sets the sensitivity (also referred to as the smoke trip
point) is altered to increase VSENSITIVITYSET by 130 mV typical
(with no external connections on the SENSITIVITY SET pin).
This provides hysteresis and reduces false triggering.
An active guard is provided on GUARD1 and GUARD2, the two
pins adjacent to the detector input, the DETECT IN pin. VGUARD1
and VGUARD2 will be within 100 mV of VDETECTIN. This will
keep surface leakage currents to a minimum and provide a
method of measuring the input voltage without loading the ion-
ization chamber. The active guard amplifier is not power strobed
and thus provides constant protection from surface leakage
currents. The detector input has internal diode protection against
electrostatic damage.
Alarm Circuitry
If smoke is detected, the oscillator period changes to 40 ms and
the horn is enabled. The horn output follows a temporal horn
pattern of nominally: 0.5 s on, 0.5 s off, 0.5 s on, 0.5 s, 0.5 s on,
1.5 s off. During the off-time, smoke is checked and further alarm
output will be inhibited if smoke is not sensed. During a smoke
condition, the low-battery alarm is inhibited and the LED is
pulsed approximately once every second.
Sensitivity Adjust
The detector sensitivity to smoke is set internally by a voltage
divider connected between VDD and VSS. The sensitivity can,
however, be externally adjusted to the individual characteristics
of the ionization chamber by connecting a resistor between the
SENSITIVITY SET pin and either the VDD or VSS pins.
With no external connections on the SENSITIVITY SET pin,
while the A5367 is checking for smoke:
VSENSITIVITYSET = VDD / 2 .
To increase sensitivity, a resistor can be connected between
SENSITIVITY SET and VDD, with the value:
RSENSITIVITYSET = 1.1E6 × K / (1 – K) ,
where
K = VDD / VSENSITIVITYSET – 1 .
Circuit Description
Characteristic Symbol Test Conditions Test Pin Min. Typ. Max. Units
I/O Current
IIOL No alarm, VI/O = VDD – 2.0 V 2 25 60 μA
IIOH Local alarm, VI/O = VDD – 2.0 V 2 –7.5 mA
IDUMP Charge dump, VI/O = 1.0 V 2 5.0 mA
I/O Charge Dump Duration tDUMP After local alarm or test 2 1.33 1.66 1.99 s
I/O Alarm Voltage VIH(IO) External “alarm” in 2 3.0 V
I/O Delay tr(io) Local or test alarm to I/O active 2 3.0 s
1Negative current is de ned as coming out of the speci ed device pin (sourcing).
2Alarm (smoke) condition is de ned as VDETECTIN < VSENSITIVITYSET; no alarm (no smoke) condition is de ned as VDETECTIN > VSENSITIVITYSET.
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS1,2 (continued) at TA = 25°C, VDD = 9.0 V, VSS = 0 V, COSCCAP = 0.1 μF,
RTIMINGRES = 8.2 MΩ (unless otherwise noted)
Ionization Smoke Detector
with Interconnect and Timer
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To decrease sensitivity, a resistor can be connected between
SENSITIVITY SET and VSS, with the value:
RSENSITIVITYSET = 1.1E6 × K / (1 – K) ,
where
K = 1 / (VDD / VSENSITIVITYSET – 1) .
Low Battery
The low battery condition threshold is set internally by a voltage
divider connected between VDD and VSS. The threshold can
be externally adjusted by connecting a resistor between the
LOW-V SET pin and either the VDD or VSS pins.
To increase the threshold, a resistor can be connected between
LOW-V SET and VSS. Given an initial threshold, V(th)init (nomi-
nally 7.5 V), and a target threshold, V(th)set
, the resistor should
have the value:
RLOWVSET = 600E3 × K / (1 – 0.375 × K) ,
where
K = 1 / (V(th)set / [0.727 × V(th)init] – 1) .
To decrease the threshold, a resistor can be connected between
LOW-V SET and VDD. Given an initial threshold, V(th)init (nomi-
nally 7.5 V), and a target threshold, V(th)set
, the resistor should
have the value:
RLOWVSET = 960E3 × K / (0.6 – 1.6 × K) ,
where
K = V(th)set / (0.727 × V(th)init) – 1 .
The battery voltage level is checked approximately every 40 sec-
onds during the (approximately) 10 mA, 10 ms LED pulse. If an
LED is not used, it should be replaced with an equivalent resistor
(typically 500 to 1000 Ω) such that the battery loading remains
about 10 mA.
Timer (Hush) Mode
An internal timer is provided that can be used in various configu-
rations to allow a period of reduced smoke detector sensitivity,
referred to as Timer (or Hush) mode.
In normal operation, when a high-to-low transition occurs at the
TIMER START pin, the internal timer is reset, Timer mode is
enabled, and the circuit resets to a no-alarm condition. During
Timer mode, which is active for approximately 10.25 minutes
(368 clock cycles), the TIMER OUT pin is pulled down to VSS
every time the A5367 makes a check for smoke. A resistor con-
nected between the TIMER OUT and the SENSITIVITY SET
pins will decrease the detectors sensitivity to smoke during
this time, and allow the user to hush alarms caused by nuisance
smoke or steam (such as from cooking).
While the Timer mode is active, the LED flashes once every
(approximately) 10 seconds. If the level of smoke increases such
that the reduced-sensitivity level is reached, the A5367 will signal
an Alarm condition. If such an Alarm condition does occur, the
timer will still continue to completion of its cycle. If Timer mode
will not be used, the TIMER START pin can be tied to VSS or
left open.
I/O
A connection to the I/O pin allows multiple smoke detectors to
be interconnected. If any single unit detects smoke, its I/O pin is
driven high (after a nominal 3 s delay), and all connected units
will sound their associated horns. When the I/O pin is driven
high by another device, the oscillator immediately speeds up to
its 41.7 ms period. The remainder of the sped-up clock cycle,
and two additional consecutive clock cycles with I/O high are
required to cause an alarm. If the I/O pin falls below its threshold
at any time during those (approximately) 83.4 ms, an internal
latch is reset and there will not be an alarm. Thus, the I/O must
remain high for (approximately) 93.9 ms in order to cause an
alarm. This filtering provides significant immunity to I/O noise.
The LED is suppressed when an alarm is signaled from an inter-
connected unit, and any local alarm condition causes the I/O pin
to be ignored as an input. When in Timer mode, the device will
still signal an alarm if I/O is driven high externally. An inter-
nal NMOS device acts as a charge dump to aid in applications
involving a large (distributed) capacitance on the I/O pin, and is
activated at the end of a local or test alarm. This pin has an on-
chip pulldown device and must be left unconnected if not used.
Testing
On power-up, all internal counters are reset. Internal test cir-
cuitry allows low battery check by holding the FEEDBACK and
OSC CAP pins low during power-up, then reducing VDD and
monitoring the HORN1 pin. HORN1 will be driven high when
VDD falls below the low-battery threshold. All functional tests
can be accelerated by driving the OSC CAP pin with a 2 kHz
square wave. The 10 ms strobe period must be maintained for
proper operation of the comparator circuitry.
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OSC CAP Pin
Internal Clock
LED Pin
Smoke Sample
St andby Mode
Low Battery Test
tosc tw(osc)
tled1
LED off (High-Z)
LED on
tw(led)
Test event
VDD Pin
Low Battery Test
LED Pin
Horn Enable
Low Bat ter y Condi t ion
(Low battery)
tled1 tw(led)
LED off (High-Z) LED on
tw(horn)
thorn
Ti m e r M ode
LED Pin
tosc tw(osc)
tled 2
LED off (High-Z)
LED on
tw(led)
Internal Clock
TIMER OUT Pin
Output off (High-Z)
TIMER START Pin
ttimer
Timing Diagrams
(Not to scale)
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OSC CAP Pin
Internal Clock
LED Pin
Smoke Sample
Horn Enable
tosc(alarm)
24 clock cycles
Local Smok e Det ecti on/Test Al ar m Condi ti on
I/O Pin
tr(io)
I/O Charge Dump
(Output)
tdump
tw(osc)
ton(horn) toff 2( horn) toff1(horn)
tled3
tw(led)
LED Pin
LED on LED off (High-Z)
VDETECTIN < VSEN SITIVITYSET (smoke) ( no sm oke)
Smoke Chamber
Smoke Sample
Test event
Horn Enable
I/O Pin
Rem ot e Al arm Condi t ion
(Input)
LED Pin
ton(horn) toff2(horn) toff1(horn)
OSC CAP Pin
Internal Clock
tosc(alarm)
tw(osc)
I/O Pin
LED off (High-Z)
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115 Northeast Cutoff
Worcester, Massachusetts 01615-0036 U.S.A.
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Package A, 16-Pin DIP
Branded Face
10.92 MAX
0.38 MIN
5.33 MAX
+0.51
–0.38
0.13 MIN
C
SEATING
PLANE
16X 0.25 M C
2.54 BSC
7.62 BSC
A
A
Terminal #1 mark area
+0.25
–0.38
1.52
3.30
+1.65
–0.38
3.30
+0.76
–0.25
6.35
0.46±0.10
+0.64
–0.38
19.05 +0.10
–0.05
0.25
For Reference Only; not for tooling use (reference MS-001BB)
Dimensions in millimeters
Dimensions exclusive of mold flash, gate burrs, and dambar protrusions
Exact case and lead configuration at supplier discretion within limits shown
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1.508.853.5000; www.allegromicro.com
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Revision History
Revision Revision Date Description of Revision
Rev. 1 July 11, 2012 Update UL certifications, oscillation,
functional description, package drawing style