MPS™ 6.0 Ultra Low Power Flammable Gas Sensor
Meets highly rigorous detection standards with precise quantification of combustible gases and gas mixtures at only 1.35 mW power consumption.
Meets Rigorous Standards at Ultra-Low-Power Consumption
NevadaNano’s MPS™ 6.0 Ultra Low Power (ULP) Flammable Gas Sensor builds upon its fifth-generation predecessor and boasts an average power consumption that has been reduced by a factor of 20 to 1.35mW making it ideal for portable gas detector devices and wireless area gas monitors requiring low power consumption.
Meets IEC 60079-29-1 Ed 2.1 Annex A Standards
Ideal for gas detection in hazardous locations, the MPS™ 6.0 Ultra Low Power Gas Sensor is compliant with the rigorous IEC 60079-29-1 Ed 2.1 Annex A standard which ensures accuracy and reliability in hazardous environments and sensor performance, response times, and environmental stability. It applies to portable, transportable, and fixed detectors, ensuring they operate properly under various industrial conditions.
Rapid Start-up and Response Time
The MPS™ 6.0 Flammable Gas Sensor detects most common combustible gases, including Hydrogen and begins checking for gas as early as 34 seconds after power on and a fast response time (T90) <20 seconds.
The Gold Standard in Gas Detection
No-maintenance features = low total cost of ownership
- Automatic multi-gas accuracy in real-time
- 15-year sensor life
- No field calibration required for the life of the sensor
- Low power — 29 mW average
- Certified Intrinsically Safe (S4 format)
- Immune to poisoning and saturation
- Built-in environmental compensation
- Built-in self-test for fail-safe operation
What Gases the MPS™ 6.0 Detects
The MPS™ 6.0 Ultra-Low-Power Flammable Gas Sensor detects a broad spectrum of combustible gases and mixtures with a single factory calibration. We provide verified TrueLEL™ performance for a subset of gases that have been fully validated for high-accuracy %LEL measurement, while gas classification provides additional insight into the type of gas present—especially in multi-gas environments.
Find Your Gas
Don’t see your gas listed?
MPS™ sensors detect a wide range of flammable gases and mixtures. Contact us to discuss your specific application.
Highly Robust and Built-in Self Test Features
The MPS™ sensor has a very wide operating range of -40°C to 75°C with up to 100% relative humidity It has built-in environmental compensation and automatic self-testing that continuously evaluates the system to ensure it is operating to specification.
MPS™ 6.0 Certifications
The sensor is certified for all flammable gas environments with ATEX, UL and IECEx certifications.
The MPS™ 6.0 Ultra Low Power Flammable Gas Sensor comes in a standard S4 (4-pin) form factor. It is intrinsically safe for certified applications. Sensor readings are output on a UART digital bus that provides gas classification.
Specifications
| Dimensions | 16.6 mm (H) x 20.0 mm (D) |
| Mass | 7.6 ± 0.5 grams |
| Body material | Ultem PEI |
| Cycle Time | 4 seconds |
| UART Output Option | Yes |
| Analog Output Option | No |
| Autostart Available | No |
| Power Consumption | 1.35 mW |
| Supply Voltage | 3.0 - 5.0 ±5% VDC |
| Target Gases | Flammable Gases |
| Detectible Ranges | 0-100 %LEL ISO/IEC |
| Start Up Environment | Air |
| Can be operated in inert environments | No |
| Detects flammable gas during start up | Yes |
MPS 6.0 Flammable Gas Sensor Downloads
Testing and Evaluation Resources
| Order an MPS™ Gas Sensor Evaluation Kit | Details |
| Evaluation Unit Demo Video | Watch video |
| MPS™ Gas Sensor Interface Installer (.zip) | Download |
| MPS™ Gas Sensor Interface Application Readme (pdf) | View |
| MPS™ Flammable Gas Sensor Evaluation Unit User Manual (pdf) | View |
| MPS™ A2L Refrigerant Gas Sensor Evaluation Unit User Manual (pdf) | View |
| Sample Code (.tar) | Download |
| Sensor Testing Without the Evaluation Unit (pdf) | View |
| Remote Connection of the MPS™ Family of Sensors | View |
| MPS™ Hazardous Locations User Guide (pdf) | View |
| MPS™ S4 Solid Model (.STEP file) | Download |
| MPS™ Mini Solid Model (.STEP File) | Download |
Certificates of Compliance
| SOC 2 Type 1 Report | Request » |
| FM Certificate of Conformity, United States, FM19US0145U (pdf) | View |
| FM Certificate of Conformity, Canada, FM19CA0077U (pdf) | View |
| ATEX Certificate, FMATEX0184U (pdf) | View |
| IECEx Certificate of Conformity, FMG 19.0028U (pdf) | View |
| IECEx Quality Assessment Report Summary, GB/FME/QAR.19.0020/08 (pdf) | View |
| S4 Quality Assurance Notification (ATEX), FM19ATEXQ0200 (pdf) | View |
| ISO 9001-2015 Certificate, NSAI, 19.8213 (pdf) | View |
| CSA Functional Safety Certificate, EN 50271:2018 (pdf) | View |
MPS™ Flammable Gas Sensor Models
| Feature |
MPS™ 3.0 View Details |
MPS™ 4.0* View Details |
MPS™ 5.0 View Details |
MPS™ 6.0 ULP View Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No required field calibration | ||||
| Immune to poisoning | ||||
| Immune to saturation | ||||
| TrueLEL™ multi-gas detection | ||||
| 15-year sensor life | ||||
| Power-On-Self-Test (POST) | ||||
| Built-In-Self-Test (BIST) | ||||
| UART Digital Output | ||||
| Analog Data Output | ||||
| Detects flammable gas during start-up | ||||
| 60079-29-1 Ed. 2.1 Annex A compliant | ||||
| Certified to EN 50271 | ||||
| Includes watchdog timer | ||||
| Power consumption | 29mW | 29mW | 27.3 mW | 1.35mW |
| Supply voltage | 3.3 - 5.0 ±5% VDC | 3.3 - 5.0 ±5% VDC | 3.0 - 5.0 ±5% VDC | 3.0 - 5.0 ±5% VDC |
* MPS™ 4.0 sensors will cease production at the end of 2026.