MIPEX NDIR gas sensors is well known in the industry as devices with extremely low power consumption. MIPEX-04 family is the leader with average consumption less than 100 µW, which gives an ability to produce portable and wireless unattended fixed gas detectors working from 2 up to 10 years without recharging. This level of consumption is still far away from competitors.

This efficiency was paid by very special form factor sometimes difficult to use in small sized designs or to implement in existing housings. New family MIPEX-05 having standard form-factor and extremely low power consumption of less than 200 µW gives engineers opportunity to enjoy micropower without unusual form-factor embarrassment. MIPEX-05 is suitable to measure concentration of hydrocarbons and carbon dioxide. In the temperature range of -60 to +60 ◦C the sensor can measure methane concentration up to 100% vol. and propane concentration up to 20% vol. Carbon dioxide can be measured up to 10% vol. in the range of -20 to +50 ◦C.

Sensor is designed with complete pin layout and communication protocol compatibility with MIPEX-02 family well accepted by many gas detectors manufacturers. You can use new device just plugging in the existing printed-circuit board without need of hardware or software redesign.