SBOS662C July   2016  – December 2021 INA240

PRODUCTION DATA  

  1. 1 Features
  2. 2 Applications
  3. 3 Description
  4. 4 Revision History
  5. 5 Device Comparison
  6. 6 Pin Configuration and Functions
  7. 7 Specifications
    1. 7.1 Absolute Maximum Ratings
    2. 7.2 ESD Ratings
    3. 7.3 Recommended Operating Conditions
    4. 7.4 Thermal Information
    5. 7.5 Electrical Characteristics
    6. 7.6 Typical Characteristics
  8. 8 Detailed Description
    1. 8.1 Overview
    2. 8.2 Functional Block Diagram
    3. 8.3 Feature Description
      1. 8.3.1 Amplifier Input Signal
        1. 8.3.1.1 Enhanced PWM Rejection Operation
        2. 8.3.1.2 Input Signal Bandwidth
      2. 8.3.2 Selecting the Sense Resistor (RSENSE)
    4. 8.4 Device Functional Modes
      1. 8.4.1 Adjusting the Output Midpoint With the Reference Pins
      2. 8.4.2 Reference Pin Connections for Unidirectional Current Measurements
        1. 8.4.2.1 Ground Referenced Output
        2. 8.4.2.2 VS Referenced Output
      3. 8.4.3 Reference Pin Connections for Bidirectional Current Measurements
        1. 8.4.3.1 Output Set to External Reference Voltage
        2. 8.4.3.2 Output Set to Midsupply Voltage
        3. 8.4.3.3 Output Set to Mid-External Reference
        4. 8.4.3.4 Output Set Using Resistor Divider
      4. 8.4.4 Calculating Total Error
        1. 8.4.4.1 Error Sources
        2. 8.4.4.2 Reference Voltage Rejection Ratio Error
          1. 8.4.4.2.1 Total Error Example 1
          2. 8.4.4.2.2 Total Error Example 2
  9. 9 Application and Implementation
    1. 9.1 Application Information
      1. 9.1.1 Input Filtering
    2. 9.2 Typical Applications
      1. 9.2.1 Inline Motor Current-Sense Application
        1. 9.2.1.1 Design Requirements
        2. 9.2.1.2 Detailed Design Procedure
        3. 9.2.1.3 Application Curve
      2. 9.2.2 Solenoid Drive Current-Sense Application
        1. 9.2.2.1 Design Requirements
        2. 9.2.2.2 Detailed Design Procedure
        3. 9.2.2.3 Application Curve
    3. 9.3 What to Do and What Not to Do
      1. 9.3.1 High-Precision Applications
      2. 9.3.2 Kelvin Connection from the Current-Sense Resistor
  10. 10Power Supply Recommendations
    1. 10.1 Power Supply Decoupling
  11. 11Layout
    1. 11.1 Layout Guidelines
      1. 11.1.1 Connection to the Current-Sense Resistor
    2. 11.2 Layout Example
  12. 12Device and Documentation Support
    1. 12.1 Documentation Support
      1. 12.1.1 Related Documentation
    2. 12.2 Receiving Notification of Documentation Updates
    3. 12.3 Support Resources
    4. 12.4 Trademarks
    5. 12.5 Electrostatic Discharge Caution
    6. 12.6 Glossary
  13. 13Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable Information

Package Options

Mechanical Data (Package|Pins)
Thermal pad, mechanical data (Package|Pins)
Orderable Information

8.4.4 Calculating Total Error

The INA240 electrical specifications (see the Section 7.5 table) include typical individual errors terms (such as gain error, offset error, and nonlinearity error). Total error, including all of these individual error components, is not specified in the Section 7.5 table. In order to accurately calculate the expected error of the device, the device operating conditions must first be known. Some current-shunt monitors specify a total error in the product data sheet. However, this total error term is accurate under only one particular set of operating conditions. Specifying the total error at this point has limited value because any deviation from these specific operating conditions no longer yields the same total error value. This section discusses the individual error sources and how the device total error value can be calculated from the combination of these errors for specific conditions.

Two examples are provided in Table 8-2 and Table 8-3 that detail how different operating conditions can affect the total error calculations. Typical and maximum calculations are shown as well to provide the user more information on how much error variance is present from device to device.