1. Retain the Full Sensor Code and Supply Item
Identify the sensor the owner intends to supply rather than starting with a generic Hall-device heading. Retain the complete manufacturer code and available variant information. Keep an internal bin number, equipment tag or abbreviated component marking separate from that product identity, because each reference serves a different purpose in the stock record.
Distinguish loose sensors from a module or populated assembly that contains a sensor. A board's output connector or assembly label describes the larger item and should not silently determine the internal device variant. If only the module is offered, identify that deliverable and the extent to which its component identity is actually documented.
Use housing and terminal observations to document the physical item, without treating them as a variant decoder. A photograph may locate a record or preserve an unreadable mark; it does not settle the output-driver option. The unresolved question should name the missing identity evidence rather than assigning a familiar sensor type by appearance.
2. Keep Switching and Analog Response Descriptions Separate
TI describes DRV5032 as a digital-switch Hall-effect sensor, with product options that include different output drivers. Its DRV5055 description identifies a linear Hall-effect sensor whose analog output responds proportionally to magnetic flux density. Preserve those document-specific response descriptions rather than treating their shared Hall terminology as one interchangeable product category.
For the actual offered code, retain whichever switching or linear response description the applicable manufacturer reference supports. Do not transfer the named examples to unrelated sensor families. A broader product class can guide further identification, while the exact variant still needs its own evidence before its response field is treated as complete.
Keep output-driver information separate from response type. TI's DRV5032 page lists open-drain and push-pull options; the family name alone should not select one for an offered item. Preserve a supported option with its code reference, and leave it unresolved when the stock documentation cannot identify the version.
For an analog example, keep the stated analog response distinct from any module-level signal processing or interface description. A board containing a sensor may have its own documented output behaviour. Do not infer that behaviour from the internal Hall category, or use it to claim that loose sensors will serve the same application.
3. Preserve Variant Information Without a Magnetic Test Claim
Retain variant details only at the level supported by the available product records. A switching-threshold option and a linear-sensitivity option describe different questions; they should not become one unexplained magnetic-performance value. Keep the relevant description and source with each identified group without inventing missing thresholds, sensitivities or sampling information.
When a record contains only a family name, disclose what remains unresolved. A different output option or incomplete suffix can affect how the product is described even if the package is familiar. Avoid assigning a variant from an old design note unless that note can actually be connected to the offered identifiers.
An installation history may show which equipment previously contained a sensor. It does not provide a current magnetic-response result after removal, handling or storage. Keep known mounting history as history. Do not infer sensing direction, polarity response or a presently verified threshold from the arrangement of a former magnet or enclosure.
If a measurement or calibration record is already available, retain the units, date and scope that it covers. A product-page response description remains separate from that evidence. This enquiry provides no magnet placement, connection or test procedure, and does not turn a readable marking or factory feature description into a current calibration claim.
4. Submit Response-Identified Groups and Unknown Variants
Organise identified groups by the supported response description and complete code, retaining output-driver options where established. Keep incomplete versions visible alongside the identity achieved so far. Do not combine unresolved Hall items into a switch or linear group simply to remove empty cells from an inventory list. Confirm that the owner has authorised release of the described groups.
Preserve actual condition differences within those groups, such as unused packing, opened material or documented removal from an assembly. Describe what the evidence supports rather than treating intact packaging as a magnetic-function assessment. A group can have a clear product identity while its history or current electrical condition remains unknown.
For an ICULTRA Hall-sensor enquiry, provide complete available codes, supported switching or linear descriptions and known output variants. Name the missing identity or report questions directly. Request review of those identified groups; response classification does not confirm substitution, application suitability, current calibration or agreement to buy the material.
Sources and further reading
TI describes DRV5032 as a digital-switch Hall sensor and DRV5055 as a linear Hall sensor with analog response. These product-page examples identify categories; they do not verify an offered lot or provide a magnetic-test result.