Sensors for Window Sun-shade Shutter Control
Smart Homes feature automatic sun-shades or blinds as they are also known, which are a movable panels that can be raised or lowered, and also tilted to allow more or less of light into a room. The manual versions come with two sets of strings, one to raise or lower the complete blinds, and another to tilt the vanes. Automatic blinds feature the same assembly but with two different motors that are controlled by remotes or wall panel switches. The things is, these motors will not be aware of the end positions and will continue to turn if the wall switches are operated, and subsequently draw more current which reduces the life of these motors and possibly damage the blind rotor mechanism. With reed sensors mounted near the rotating shaft mechanism of these motors, and multi-pole magnets on the rotating shafts, a microprocessor can sense the number of rotations that the motor has turned and turn off supply to the motors exactly before the end positions. This feature can be used to control the raising and lowering of blinds, as well as the titling mechanisms. And with smarter software controls, preset levels of blinds and tilt settings can easily be saved and set and required times of the day.
Application Classification
Applications are classified as Position Sensing, Pulse Counting, Electromagnet or Relay, Temperature Sensing, and Biasing types. This application is classified as follows and the link gives more information on best practices to help select the most suitable AT band and matching magnet.
Pulse Counting Type
 | Pulse counting type application When an application requires the volume of a fluid, or a distance, or the RPM of a machine tool Continue reading Nov 7, 2020 |
Recommended Products
The Reed Switches and Sensors used in such applications need to be robust, durable and efficient in meeting a high life expectancy. Our engineers work hard in life testing our products under various conditions, and our intention is to ensure end product durability and life. Although we wouldn’t want to restrict any of our products for use in only certain applications, the recommended products for use in this application are listed below.
MS-216 Standard size Cylindrical Sensor
 | MS-216 Magnet Sensor Drawing starFeatures10W Contact Rating. Normally Open contact. Three sensitivity bands. Sputtered Ruthenium Continue reading Oct 30, 2020 |
MS-216-L Cylindrical Sensor for Line Voltages
 | Drawing of MS-216-L Magnet Sensor starFeatures10W Contact Rating. Normally Open contact. Three sensitivity bands. Sputtered Ruthenium Continue reading Oct 30, 2020 |
MS-225, M5 Threaded Cylindrical Sensor
 | MS-225 Threaded Magnet Sensor drawing starFeatures10W Contact Rating. Normally Open contact. Three sensitivity bands. Sputtered Continue reading Nov 20, 2020 |
MS-228, M8 Threaded Cylindrical Sensor
 | MS-228 M8 Threaded Sensor Drawing starFeatures30W Contact Rating. Normally Open contact. Three sensitivity bands. Sputtered Ruthenium Continue reading Nov 20, 2020 |