A seat buckle sensor system is provided that provides an output
representative of a lock condition of a seat belt buckle. The system
includes a magnet on an end of a seat buckle lock pin and a Hall device.
The lock pin, and magnet on the end thereof, move between a locked
position and an unlocked position relative to the Hall device. The magnet
imparts a first magnetic flux on the Hall device in the locked position
causing the Hall device to produce a first output. The magnet imparts a
second magnetic flux on the Hall device in the unlocked position causing
the Hall device to produce a second output.