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ICU-20201

High-Performance Ultra-Compact Ultrasonic Time‑of‑Flight Sensor for Long-Range Applications

The ICU-20201 is a high-performance ultrasonic Time-of-Flight sensor that is ideal for measuring the range of objects between 20cm and 5m, and offers a customizable field-of-view of up to 180º. It has a sample rate of 150 samples per second at 1 meter, and 32 samples per second at 5 meters. It comes in a 3.5 × 3.5 × 1.26 mm LGA package, and includes an integrated DSP for signal processing.

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Features

  • Operating Range: 20cm to 5m
  • Customizable field of view up to 180°
  • Ideal for long range applications
  • Ultra-low power consumption extends battery life
  • Integrated high performance DSP runs ultrasonic firmware freeing up system micro-controller resources
  • High flexibility – large embedded program/data memory
  • Works in any lighting condition and can detect transparent surfaces
  • Available in modules as well

Product details

Product key details

Operation
Pulse-Echo
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Package Size
1.26 x 3.50 x 3.50
Range
0 – 5
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Voltage
-
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Current Consumption
26.00
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Interface
SPI 13 MHZ
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Development hardware

TDK DK-x0201, Development Kit for TDK ultrasonic time-of-flight sensors

DK-x0201

The DK-x0201 is a comprehensive development platform for ICU family of products.

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Datasheet / Product Brief

DS-000478 – ICU-20201 Datasheet
Version1.5
Updated2023-03-15
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App Notes & User Guides

AN-000223 – Acoustic Interface Gluing Procedure for Chirp Ultrasonic Sensing Modules
Version1.1
Updated2021-10-06
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AN-000424 – Module Test for ICU-X0201 Application Notes
Version1.0
Updated2023-08-17
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Software

ICU-x0201 Hello Chirp Example for SmartSonic
Version2.37.2
Updated
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ICU-x0201 EVK for DK-x0201 Board
Version3.3.1
Updated
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Software

ICU-x0201 EVK 3.3.1 for DK-x0201 Board
Version3.3.1
Updated1774540188
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ICU-x0201 Hello Chirp Example for SmartSonic
VersionN/A
Updated1774280968

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