SBOS562G August   2011  – June 2020 INA826

PRODUCTION DATA.  

  1. 1 Features
  2. 2 Applications
  3. 3 Description
    1.     Device Images
      1.      General-Purpose Instrumentation Amplifier
  4. 4 Revision History
  5. 5 Device Comparison Table
  6. 6 Pin Configuration and Functions
    1.     Pin 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  Inside the INA826
      2. 8.3.2  Setting the Gain
        1. 8.3.2.1 Gain Drift
      3. 8.3.3  Offset Trimming
      4. 8.3.4  Input Common-Mode Range
      5. 8.3.5  Input Protection
      6. 8.3.6  Input Bias Current Return Path
      7. 8.3.7  Reference Terminal
      8. 8.3.8  Dynamic Performance
      9. 8.3.9  Operating Voltage
        1. 8.3.9.1 Low-Voltage Operation
      10. 8.3.10 Error Sources
    4. 8.4 Device Functional Modes
  9. 9 Application and Implementation
    1. 9.1 Application Information
    2. 9.2 Typical Application
      1. 9.2.1 Design Requirements
      2. 9.2.2 Detailed Design Procedure
      3. 9.2.3 Application Curves
    3. 9.3 System Examples
      1. 9.3.1 Circuit Breaker
      2. 9.3.2 Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) Input
      3. 9.3.3 Using TINA-TI SPICE-Based Analog Simulation Program With the INA826
  10. 10Power Supply Recommendations
  11. 11Layout
    1. 11.1 Layout Guidelines
      1. 11.1.1 CMRR vs Frequency
    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

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Orderable Information

8.3.4 Input Common-Mode Range

The linear input voltage range of the INA826 input circuitry extends from the negative supply voltage to 1 V below the positive supply and maintains 84-dB (minimum) common-mode rejection throughout this range. The common-mode range for most common operating conditions is described in the input common-mode voltage versus output voltage Typical Characteristics curves (Figure 9 through Figure 15) and the offset voltage versus common-mode voltage curves (Figure 41 through Figure 43). The INA826 operates over a wide range of power supplies and VREF configurations, thus providing a comprehensive guide to common-mode range limits for all possible conditions is impractical.

The most commonly overlooked overload condition occurs when a circuit exceeds the output swing of A1 and A2, which are internal circuit nodes that cannot be measured. Calculating the expected voltages at the output of A1 and A2 (see Figure 58) provides a check for the most common overload conditions. The designs of A1 and A2 are identical and the outputs can swing to within approximately 100 mV of the power-supply rails. For example, when the A2 output is saturated, A1 can still be in linear operation, responding to changes in the noninverting input voltage. This difference can give the appearance of linear operation but the output voltage is invalid.

A single-supply instrumentation amplifier has special design considerations. To achieve a common-mode range that extends to single-supply ground, the INA826 employs a current-feedback topology with PNP input transistors; see Figure 58. The matched PNP transistors Q1 and Q2 shift the input voltages of both inputs up by a diode drop, and (through the feedback network) shift the output of A1 and A2 by approximately 0.8 V. With both inputs and VREF at single-supply ground (negative power supply), the output of A1 and A2 is well within the linear range, allowing differential measurements to be made at the GND level. As a result of this input level-shifting, the voltages at pin 2 and pin 3 are not equal to the respective input terminal voltages (pin 1 and pin 4). For most applications, this inequality is not important because only the gain-setting resistor connects to these pins.