SBOS511B April   2015  – December 2015

PRODUCTION DATA.  

  1. 1 Features
  2. 2 Applications
  3. 3 Description
  4. 4 Revision History
  5. 5 Pin Configuration and Functions
  6. 6 Specifications
    1. 6.1 Absolute Maximum Ratings
    2. 6.2 ESD Ratings
    3. 6.3 Recommended Operating Conditions
    4. 6.4 Thermal Information
    5. 6.5 Electrical Characteristics
    6. 6.6 Typical Characteristics
  7. 7 Detailed Description
    1. 7.1 Overview
    2. 7.2 Functional Block Diagram
    3. 7.3 Feature Description
      1. 7.3.1 Integrated Shunt Resistor
      2. 7.3.2 Short-Circuit Duration
      3. 7.3.3 Temperature Stability
    4. 7.4 Device Functional Modes
      1. 7.4.1 Amplifier Operation
      2. 7.4.2 Input Filtering
        1. 7.4.2.1 Calculating Gain Error Resulting from External Filter Resistance
      3. 7.4.3 Shutting Down the Device
      4. 7.4.4 Using the Device with Common-Mode Transients Above 36 V
  8. 8 Applications and Implementation
    1. 8.1 Application Information
    2. 8.2 Typical Applications
      1. 8.2.1 Current Summing
        1. 8.2.1.1 Design Requirements
        2. 8.2.1.2 Detailed Design Procedure
        3. 8.2.1.3 Application Curve
      2. 8.2.2 Parallel Multiple INA250 Devices for Higher Current
        1. 8.2.2.1 Design Requirements
        2. 8.2.2.2 Detailed Design Procedure
        3. 8.2.2.3 Application Curve
      3. 8.2.3 Current Differencing
        1. 8.2.3.1 Design Requirements
        2. 8.2.3.2 Detailed Design Procedure
        3. 8.2.3.3 Application Curve
  9. 9 Power Supply Recommendations
  10. 10Layout
    1. 10.1 Layout Guidelines
    2. 10.2 Layout Examples
  11. 11Device and Documentation Support
    1. 11.1 Documentation Support
      1. 11.1.1 Related Documentation
    2. 11.2 Related Links
    3. 11.3 Community Resources
    4. 11.4 Trademarks
    5. 11.5 Electrostatic Discharge Caution
    6. 11.6 Glossary
  12. 12Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable Information

Package Options

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

1 Features

  • Precision Integrated Shunt Resistor:
    • Shunt Resistor: 2 mΩ
    • Shunt Resistor Tolerance: 0.1% (Max)
    • 15 A Continuous from –40°C to 85°C
    • 0°C to 125°C Temperature Coefficient:
      10 ppm/°C
  • High Accuracy:
    • Gain Error (Shunt and Amplifier): 0.3% (Max)
    • Offset Current: 50 mA (Max, INA250A2)
  • Four Available Gains:
    • INA250A1: 200 mV/A
    • INA250A2: 500 mV/A
    • INA250A3: 800 mV/A
    • INA250A4: 2 V/A
  • Wide Common-Mode Range: –0.1 V to 36 V
  • Specified Operating Temperature: –40°C to 125°C

2 Applications

  • Test Equipment
  • Power Supplies
  • Servers
  • Telecom Equipment
  • Automotive
  • Solar Inverters
  • Power Management

3 Description

The INA250 is a voltage-output, current-sensing amplifier family that integrates an internal shunt resistor to enable high-accuracy current measurements at common-mode voltages that can vary from 0 V to 36 V, independent of the supply voltage. The device is a bidirectional, low- or high-side current-shunt monitor that allows an external reference to be used to measure current flowing in both directions through the internal current-sensing resistor sensor. The integration of the precision current-sensing resistor provides calibration equivalent measurement accuracy with ultra-low temperature drift performance and ensures an optimized Kelvin layout for the sensing resistor is always obtained.

The INA250 family is available in four output voltage scales: 200 mV/A, 500 mV/A, 800 mV/A, and 2 V/A. This device is fully tested and specified for continuous currents up to 10 amps at the maximum temperature of 125°C. The INA250 operates from a single 2.7-V to 36-V supply and draws a maximum of 300 µA of supply current. All INA250 gain versions are specified over the extended operating temperature range (–40°C to 125°C), and are available in a TSSOP-16 package.

Device Information(1)

PART NUMBER PACKAGE BODY SIZE (NOM)
INA250A1 TSSOP (16) 5.00 mm × 4.40 mm
INA250A2
INA250A3
INA250A4
  1. For all available packages, see the orderable addendum at the end of the datasheet.

Simplified Schematic

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