Angle sensor SPI support / SC60228DC

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In light of the ongoing chip shortage I came across

SC60228DC

The manufacturer claims the sensor supports SPI and 20k RPM. I’m ordering a few to test.

I do not hope they work “out of the box” however will need support to make them work.

Once I get the boards ordered from JLC I will post details. Below is the board I made. The sensor is really cheap, relatively, at $1.82 per 10 pieces.

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$2 per 20k RPM 12bit SPI sensor board is a really good deal I surmise.

I strongly suspect this is a Chinese knock-off of a well known angle sensor however I don’t know which one.

If anyone could recognize the original please let me know.
Cheers,
Valentine

https://oshwlab.com/cost.co/20220207_angle_sensor_sc60228dc

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That’s so cool! I’ll try these out too!

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The document has absolutely no details on how to read the sensor, any ideas?

Let me post / share the board in case you want to try, just a sec. I’ll use the post above.

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I actually don’t believe the datasheet contains any details except the one timing diagram, but I think it will be enough… I’ll make a driver for it in the drivers repo.

12 bit really should be enough for many motors :slight_smile: lets see if we can get them working…

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@runger

That would be really productive. The closest cheap in stock sensor is the MagnTek MT6816CT-AKD costing $6 per chip.

This is the cheapest SPI high RPM angle sensor I’ve encountered so far.

I ordered 5 boards, let’s wait.

Cheers,
Valentine

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:slight_smile: I also just submitted an order - I like mine in a certain shape, and with the JST SH connector…

Let’s see how it goes! In the meantime I will see if I can find more docs on the SPI protocol and write a driver.

Hey and since we ordered within a few hours of one another we can also compare the speed of PCBWay vs JLC… I didn’t rush-order it or anything, just normal.

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I ordered the cheapest delivery, so I already know, about end of Feb. This is not anything urgent for me. Plus, they are still out for CNY.

I am more curious about the total door to door cost.

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Update on the order

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I think it looks like JLC will win this hands down. At PCBWay my order is still under review, meaning they haven’t started at all and I haven’t had a chance to pay.
I guess they’re still partially on New Years break…

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Today’s update

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Cool, is that like a stock image or is that someone working on your PCB?

I’ll send an update as soon as PCBWay actually start working on mine. :rofl:

No, but they got back to me with the parts quotation today, and I’ve accepted it, so tomorrow things should start rolling.

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I’m quite certain it’s an actual video but not my PCB order. That would be a really nice touch though if they did it. It starts auto-playing when you go to the orders.

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Hi!
Thanks for sharing, I came across this one too.
It could be a nice alternative to AS5600.
Keep us informed if it is working smoothly !
Cheers!

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Still lagging a bit behind, and now doing something called “Double Drilling” which I haven’t seen before…

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This is a very professional forum so I’ll keep my jokes to myself.

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Lol.

On a side note… Do you think this encoder will be able control a 50 pole stepper? From my understanding having 80 positions per pole should be plenty? I suppose the question is if sensor accuracy is good enough? Planning to start designing my own board to be manufactured by JLCPCB this week.

BR
Andreas