PAW3205DB-TJ3T 
 
 
General Description 
PAW3205DB-TJ3T 
LOW POWER WIRELESS MOUSE SENSOR 
The  PAW3205DB-TJ3T  is  a  high  performance  and  low  power  CMOS  process  optical  mouse  sensor  with  DSP 
integration chip that serves as a non-mechanical motion estimation engine for implementing a computer wireless 
mouse. With adaptive frame rate control,  AKA AFC, this optical mouse sensor gains extra power saving during 
mouse moving. 
Features 
  Single power supply 
  Precise optical motion estimation 
technology 
Key Specification 
Power Supply 
Operating voltage 
2.1V ~ 3.6V (VDD) 
  Complete 2-D motion sensor 
Optical Lens 
1:1 
  Accurate  motion  estimation  over  a wide 
range of surfaces 
Speed 
Up to 30 inches/sec 
  High  speed  motion  detection  up  to  30 
Acceleration 
Up to 10 G 
inches/sec 
  High resolution up to 1600 CPI 
Resolution 
600/ 800/ 1000(Default)/ 1300/ 1600 CPI 
  Power  saving  mode  during  times  of  no 
Frame Rate 
Up to 2400 frames/sec 
movement 
  Serial  interface  for  programming  and 
data transfer 
  Built-in low power Timer (LPT)  for 
sleep1/sleep2 mode 
  MOTSWK pin to wake up mouse 
controller 
Typical 
Operating 
Current 
(without 
toggling) 
I/O 
1.5mA @ Mouse moving (Normal) 
50uA @ Mouse not moving (Sleep1) 
12uA @ Mouse not moving (Sleep2) 
10uA @ Power down mode 
*not including LED, typical value 
  Wide operation range from 2.1V to 3.6V 
Package 
Staggered DIP8 
  Adaptive frame rate control for extra 
power saving during moving 
 
 
Ordering Information
Order Number 
 
Part Description 
PAW3205DB-TJ3T 
CMOS Optical Mouse Sensor 
Resolution
 
1000 CPI
 
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PAW3205DB-TJ3T                                                                                 Wireless Optical Mouse Sensor 
 
1. Pin Configuration  
1.1 Pin Description 
Pin  Name 
Type  Definition 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
8 
NC 
NC 
No function 
MOTSWK 
OUT  Motion detect (active low output, see Section7) 
SDIO 
SCLK 
LED 
VSS 
VDD 
I/O 
IN 
Serial interface bi-direction data 
Serial interface clock 
OUT 
LED control 
GND  Chip ground 
PWR 
Power  supply  (2.1V~3.6V)  for  internal  power  regulator,  VDDA 
(1.9V) is the power regulator output. 
VDDA 
PWR  Analog/Digital supply voltage (1.9V) 
1.2 Pin Assignment 
Figure 1. Top View Pinout                                                      Figure 2. Top View of Mouse 
 
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PAW3205DB-TJ3T                                                                                 Wireless Optical Mouse Sensor 
 
2. Block Diagram and Operation 
Figure 3. Block Diagram 
 
The PAW3205DB-TJ3T is a high performance and low power CMOS-process optical  mouse sensor  with DSP 
integration chip that serves as a non-mechanical motion estimation engine for implementing a wireless computer 
mouse.  It  is  based  on  new  optical  navigation  technology,  which  measures  changes  in  position  by  optically 
acquiring  sequential  surface  images  (frames)  and  mathematically  determining  the  direction  and  magnitude  of 
movement. The mouse sensor is in an 8-pin optical package. The current X and Y information are available in 
registers  accessed  via  a  serial  port.  The  word  "mouse  sensor",  instead  of  PAW3205DB-TJ3T,  is  used  in  the 
document. 
With  brand-new  LED  control  technology,  adaptive  frame  rate  control  (also  known  as  AFC),  the  mouse  sensor 
gain extra power saving during mouse moving.  The AFC servers position/speed detection and then mapping to 
different frame rate. With lower frame rate, it leads to lower power consumption of the mouse sensor and LED. 
The mouse sensor is featured with THREE-level AFC which is 2400/1200/800 frame per second. 
 
 
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PAW3205DB-TJ3T                                                                                 Wireless Optical Mouse Sensor 
 
3. Registers and Operation 
The  mouse  sensor  can  be  programmed  through  registers  via  the  serial  port.  Also,  the  DSP  configuration  and 
motion data can be read from these registers. All registers not listed are reserved, and should never be written by 
firmware. 
3.1 Registers 
Address 
Name 
R/W 
Default 
Data Type 
0x00 
Product_ID1 
0x01 
Product_ID2 
0x02  Motion_Status 
0x03  Delta_X 
0x04  Delta_Y 
R 
R 
R 
R 
R 
0x30  Eight bits[11:4] number with the product identifier 
0xDX 
Upper Four bits[3:0] number with the product identifier 
Lower Four bits[3:0] number with the product version 
- 
- 
- 
Bit field 
Eight bits 2’s complement number 
Eight bits 2’s complement number 
0x05  Operation_Mode  R/W 
0xB8  Bit field 
0x06  Configuration 
R/W 
0x02  Bit field 
0x07 
Image_Quality 
0x08  Operation_State 
R 
R 
- 
- 
Eight bits unsigned integer 
Bit field 
0x09  Write_Protect 
R/W 
0x00  Bit field 
0x0A  Sleep1_Setting 
R/W 
0x70  Bit field 
0x0B  Enter_Time 
R/W 
0x10  Bit field 
0x0C  Sleep2_Setting 
R/W 
0x70  Bit field 
0x0D 
Image_ 
Threshold 
0x0E 
Image_ 
Recognition 
R/W 
0x0A  Eight bits unsigned integer 
R/W 
0xE5  Bit field 
3.2 Register Descriptions 
7 
6 
5 
4 
3 
2 
1 
0 
Product_ID1 
PID[11:4] 
The value in this register can’t be changed. It can be used to verify the serial communications link is 
OK. 
0x00 
Bit 
Field 
Usage 
 
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0x01 
Bit 
Field 
Product_ID2 
7 
6 
5 
4 
3 
2 
1 
0 
PID[3:0] 
VID[3:0] 
Usage 
The  value  in  this  register  can’t  be  changed.  PID[3:0]  can  be  used  to  verify  that  the  serial 
communications link is OK. 
VID[3:0] is a value between 0x0 and 0xF, it represents the chip version. 
0x02 
Motion_Status 
Bit 
7 
6 
5 
4 
3 
2 
1 
0 
Field 
Motion 
Reserved[1:0] 
DYOVF 
DXOVF 
RES[2:0] 
Usage  Motion_Status register allows the user to determine if motion has occurred since the last time it was 
read. If so, then the user should read Delta_X and Delta_Y registers to get the accumulated motion. It 
also  reveals  if  the  motion  buffers  have  overflowed  since  the  last  reading.  The  current  resolution  is 
also shown. 
Reading  this  register  freezes  the  Delta_X  and  Delta_Y  register  values.  Read  this  register  before 
reading  the  Delta_X  and  Delta_Y  registers.  If  Delta_X  and  Delta_Y  are  not  read  before the  motion 
register is read a second time, the data in Delta_X and Delta_Y will be lost. 
Notes 
Field Name 
Description 
Motion since last report 
Motion 
0 = No motion (Default) 
1 = Motion occurred, freeze motion data in Delta_X and Delta_Y registers 
Reserved[1:0]  Reserved for future use 
Motion Delta Y overflow, ΔY buffer overflowed since last report 
DYOVF 
0 = No overflow (Default) 
1 = Overflow has occurred 
Motion Delta X overflow, ΔX buffer overflowed since last report 
DXOVF 
0 = No overflow (Default) 
1 = Overflow has occurred 
Resolution in counts per inch 
000 = 600 
001 = 800 
RES[2:0] 
010 = 1000 (Default) 
011 = 1300 
100 = 1600 
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PAW3205DB-TJ3T                                                                                 Wireless Optical Mouse Sensor 
 
0x03 
Bit 
Field 
Delta_X 
7 
X7 
6 
X6 
5 
X5 
4 
X4 
3 
X3 
2 
X2 
1 
X1 
0 
X0 
Usage  X  movement since last  data  frozen by reading  Motion_Status register.  Absolute value is determined 
by resolution. A reading clears the register. Report range –128 ~ +127. 
The MSB bit represents as sign bit. 
Delta_Y 
7 
Y7 
6 
Y6 
5 
Y5 
4 
Y4 
3 
Y3 
2 
Y2 
1 
Y1 
0 
Y0 
0x04 
Bit 
Field 
Usage  Y  movement since last  data  frozen by reading  Motion_Status register.  Absolute value is determined 
by resolution. A reading clears the register. Report range –128 ~ +127. 
The MSB bit represents as sign bit. 
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PAW3205DB-TJ3T                                                                                 Wireless Optical Mouse Sensor 
 
0x05 
Bit 
7 
Field 
LEDsht_enh 
Operation_Mode 
6 
0 
5 
1 
4 
3 
2 
1 
0 
Slp_enh 
Slp2_enh 
Slp2For 
Slp1For  Wakeup 
Usage  Operation_Mode register allows the user to change the mouse sensor operation modes. Shown below 
are the bits, their default values, and optional values. 
Operation_Mode[4:0] 
“0xxxx” = Disable sleep mode 
“10xxx” = Enable sleep1 mode1 
“11xxx” = Enable sleep2 mode2 
“11100” = Force entering sleep23 
“1x010” = Force entering sleep13  
“1x001” = Force wakeup from sleep mode3 
Notes:  
1.  Enable  sleep  mode,  but  disable  automatic  entering  sleep2  mode.  In  this  case,  only  2  modes  are 
available, normal mode and sleep1 mode. After 256 ms (typical) not moving during normal mode, 
the  mouse  sensor  will  enter  sleep1  mode,  and  keep  on  sleep1  mode  until  motion  detected  or 
wakeup bit asserted. Note that the entering time depends on the setting of Enter_Time register. 
2. Enable sleep mode full function. In this case, 3 modes are available, normal mode, sleep1 mode and 
sleep2 mode. After 256 ms (typical) not moving during normal mode, the mouse sensor will enter 
sleep1 mode, and keep on sleep1 mode until motion detected or wakeup bit asserted. 
 
After 20 sec (typical) not moving during sleep1 mode, the mouse sensor will enter sleep2 mode, and 
keep on sleep2 mode until motion detected or force wakeup to normal mode. Note that the entering 
time depends on the setting of Enter_Time register.  
3. Only ONE of these three bits, slp2mu_enh/slp1mu_enh/wakeup, can be set to 1 at a single register 
write, others MUST be 0. After function works, the asserted bit will be reset to 0 by internal signal. 
4.  To  force  entering  normal  mode,  clear  Slp_enh/Slp2_enh  bit  when  the  mouse  sensor  is  in  normal 
mode; otherwise, in sleep mode, clear Slp_enh/Slp2_enh bit, and then assert Wakeup bit. 
Notes 
Field Name 
Description 
LED shutter enable/disable 
LEDsht_enh 
0 = Disable 
1 = Enable (Default) 
Bit [6:5] 
MUST always be 01 
Slp_enh 
Sleep mode enable/disable 
0 = Disable 
1 = Enable (Default) 
*Note that disable sleep mode will also disable AFC function 
Automatic enter sleep2 mode enable/disable 
Slp2_enh 
0 = Disable  
1 = Enable (Default) 
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PAW3205DB-TJ3T                                                                                 Wireless Optical Mouse Sensor 
 
Slp2For 
Force entering sleep2 mode. Set “1” to enter sleep2, and then it will be reset to “0” 
Slp1For 
Force entering sleep1 mode. Set “1” to enter sleep1, and then it will be reset to “0” 
Wakeup 
Manual wake up from sleep mode, set “1” to wakeup and then it will be reset to “0” 
0x06 
Bit 
7 
6 
Field 
Reset 
Mot0Swk1 
Configuration 
5 
0 
4 
0 
3 
2 
1 
0 
PD_enh 
CPI [2:0] 
Usage  The  Configuration  register  allows  the  user  to  change  the  configuration  of  the  mouse  sensor.  Shown 
below are the bits, their default values, and optional values. 
 
With Mot0Swk1 bit is clear, the MOTSWK pin is  “level-sensitive”. The pin level remains low when 
motion  has  occurred;  The  mouse  controller  can  read  Motion_Status  register,  Delta_X  register,  then 
Delta_Y  register  sequentially  to  acquire  motion  data.  After  the  mouse  controller  reads  all  data, 
Delta_X and Delta_Y are both zero, the pin level will be high (see Section7).  
 
With  Mot0Swk1  bit  is  set,  the  MOTSWK  pin  is  “edge-sensitive”.  The  pin  will  send  a  low  pulse  to 
trigger  the  mouse  controller  when  the  mouse  sensor  entering  normal  mode  from  sleep  mode.  The 
mouse controller can read Motion_Status register, Delta_X register, then Delta_Y register sequentially 
to acquire motion data (see Section7).  
Notes  Field Name 
Description 
Full chip reset 
Reset 
0 = Normal operation mode (Default) 
1 = Full chip reset 
MOTSWK pin output selection (see Section 7) 
Mot0Swk1 
0 = Motion function output (Default) 
1 = SWKINT function output  
Bit [5:4] 
MUST always be 00 
Power down mode 
PD_enh 
0 = Normal operation (Default) 
1 = Power down mode 
Output resolution setting, setting with CPI mode select bit 
000 = 600 
001 = 800 
CPI[2:0] 
010 = 1000 (Default) 
011 = 1300 
100 = 1600 
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