July 28, 2015 – ams (Country Manager Jong-Deok Lee), a specialist in high-performance analog ICs and sensors, announced that Elgato (www.elgato.com) has equipped its AS-MLV-P2 MEMS VOC (volatile organic compound) gas sensor in its new Eve family of home monitoring devices.

The AS-MLV-P2, measuring 9.1mm x 9.1mm x 4.5mm, is a low-power gas sensor that measures VOC levels in the atmosphere with great accuracy. This gas sensor generates a resistance that changes precisely in response to changes in the levels of ambient pollutants commonly found in indoor environments.

In Elgato's Eve Room products, VOC concentration measurements detected by the AS-MLV-P2 gas sensor are converted into an indoor air quality score. Eve Room also provides users with readings on temperature and humidity.

Everoom's design is sleek and simple, and it is easy to set up and use. With excellent power efficiency, Everoom requires no cable connections; it utilizes low-power Bluetooth Smart wireless technology for communication and a replaceable battery for power. Therefore, the low-power performance of the AS-MLV-P2 was considered a very attractive feature by Elgato's design technology team.

Traditionally, gas detection sensors are high-power devices that consume high current to supply power to the heat-generating gas detection part. The innovative MEMS design of the AS-MLV-P2 developed by ams delivers high sensitivity capable of detecting even low VOC concentrations, while consuming only 34mW of current during normal operation. These characteristics make it ideal for battery-powered products such as EVE ROOM. The highly repetitive manufacturing process used to fabricate the gas sensor via surface mount technology consequently provides significantly stable operation throughout the lifespan of the final product.

AS-MLV-P2 measures ambient pollutant concentrations to reduce various gases associated with hazardous air pollutants, such as alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, organic acids, amines, aliphatic compounds, and aromatic hydrocarbons, which have harmful effects on human and animal health when at high levels. This VOC measurement information provides more useful indoor air quality measurements than carbon dioxide sensors commonly used for air quality monitoring today, because CO2 concentrations are significantly affected by CO2 emitted by humans and animals.

In EveRoom, the VOC measurement results of AS-MLV-P2 can be viewed through Eve, a free app running on devices such as iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch. This app provides the benefits of the latest smart home automation technology by displaying eye-catching graphs and comparison tables, offering insights to help users make their home environment healthier and more pleasant.

Dr. Markus Fest, CEO of Elgato, said, “Thanks to ams’ VOC sensor, we were able to achieve a user-friendly and battery-powered design while measuring indoor pollution levels very accurately. Through ams’ technology and technical support, Elgato has been able to supply the most innovative product based on Apple’s HomeKit platform.”

The AS-MLV-P2 gas sensor is currently available in mass production quantities. The price per unit is set at $14.30 based on a quantity of 1,000 units.