Honeywell HumidIcon™ Digital Humidity/Temperature Sensors, HIH-6130/6131 Series, are digital output-type relative humidity (RH) and temperature sensors combined in the same package.

Value to Customers

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Industry-leading Total Error Band (TEB) Accuracy (±5 %RH): Honeywell specifies Total Error Band–the most comprehensive, clear, and meaningful measurement–that provides the sensor’s true accuracy of ±5 %RH over a compensated range of 5 °C to 50 °C [41 °F to 122 °F] and 10% RH to 90% RH. TEB includes all errors due to:
• Humidity non-linearity
• Humidity hysteresis
• Humidity non-repeatability
• Thermal effect on zero
• Thermal effect on span
• Thermal hysteresis
Industry-leading long term stability (1.2% over 5 years): Competitive humidity sensors need to go through a 12-hour at 75 %RH rehydration process (which requires special equipment chambers) to correct reflow temperature offset. Honeywell’s sensor also experiences an offset after reflow; however, it only requires a 5-hour rehydration process under ambient conditions (> 50 %RH).
Industry-leading reliability: Uses a laser trimmed, thermoset polymer capacitive sensing element that provides resistance to most application hazards.
Lowest total cost solution: Offers customers the lowest total cost solution due to the sensor’s industry-leading Total Error Band Accuracy, and because it was designed as a combined humidity/temperature sensor which allows the customer to purchase one sensor instead of two.
True, temperature-compensated digital I2C output: Typically allows the customer to remove the components associated with signal conditioning from the PCB to free up space and reduce costs associated with those components.
Energy efficient: Low supply voltage and low power consumption enhance energy savings and maximize system battery life.
Ultra-small package: SOIC-8 Surface Mount Device package is ultra small, allowing flexibility of use within the application.
• Tape and reel packaging: Allows for use in high volume, automated pick-and-place manufacturing.
• High resolution: Offers high 14-bit humidity sensor resolution and 14-bit temperature sensor resolution.br />

• HVAC/R: May be used to provide precision RH and temperature measurement in air conditioning/air movement systems, enthalpy sensing, thermostats, humidifiers/de-humidifiers, and humidistats to maintain occupant comfort and ideal storage humidity/temperature while achieving low energy consumption, supporting system accuracy and warranty requirements, maximizing system uptime, and improving overall system quality.
• Respiratory therapy: May be used to provide precision RH and temperature measurement in sleep apnea machines and ventilators, enhancing patient comfort, safety and treatment effectiveness with warm and humidified air.
• Incubators/microenvironments: May be used to provide optimal temperature and RH levels to support critical processes and experiments, enhancing process efficiency with desired climate conditions.
• Air compressors: May be used to provide precision RH measurement in compressed air lines, allowing the system to remove any condensation; dry compressed air is critical for customer process control measurement.
• Weather stations: May be used to provide precision RH and temperature measurement in ground-based and air-born weather stations, allowing real time and highly accurate monitoring and reporting of actual weather conditions.
• Telecom cabinets: May be used to provide precision RH and temperature measurement in the telecom cabinet HVAC system; maintaining proper temperature and humidity levels in the cabinet provides maximum system uptime and performance.