SBOS729A October   2015  – March 2016 DRV425

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 Fluxgate Sensor Front-End
        1. 7.3.1.1 Fluxgate Sensor
        2. 7.3.1.2 Bandwidth
        3. 7.3.1.3 Differential Driver for the Internal Compensation Coil
        4. 7.3.1.4 Magnetic Field Range, Overrange Indicator, and Error Flag
      2. 7.3.2 Shunt-Sense Amplifier
      3. 7.3.3 Voltage Reference
      4. 7.3.4 Low-Power Operation of the DRV425
    4. 7.4 Device Functional Modes
  8. 8 Application and Implementation
    1. 8.1 Application Information
    2. 8.2 Typical Applications
      1. 8.2.1 Linear Position Sensing
        1. 8.2.1.1 Design Requirements
        2. 8.2.1.2 Detailed Design Procedure
        3. 8.2.1.3 Application Curves
      2. 8.2.2 Current Sensing in Busbars
        1. 8.2.2.1 Design Requirements
        2. 8.2.2.2 Detailed Design Procedure
        3. 8.2.2.3 Application Curves
  9. 9 Power-Supply Recommendations
    1. 9.1 Power-Supply Decoupling
    2. 9.2 Power-On Start-Up and Brownout
    3. 9.3 Power Dissipation
      1. 9.3.1 Thermal Pad
  10. 10Layout
    1. 10.1 Layout Guidelines
    2. 10.2 Layout Example
  11. 11Device and Documentation Support
    1. 11.1 Documentation Support
      1. 11.1.1 Related Documentation
    2. 11.2 Community Resources
    3. 11.3 Trademarks
    4. 11.4 Electrostatic Discharge Caution
    5. 11.5 Glossary
  12. 12Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable Information

Package Options

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

1 Features

  • High-Precision, Integrated Fluxgate Sensor:
    • Offset: ±8 µT (Max)
    • Offset Drift: ±5 nT/°C (Typ)
    • Gain Error: 0.04% (Typ)
    • Gain Drift: ±7 ppm/°C (Typ)
    • Linearity: ±0.1%
    • Noise: 1.5 nT/√Hz (Typ)
  • Sensor Range: ±2 mT (Max)
    • Range and Gain Adjustable with External Resistor
  • Selectable Bandwidth: 47 kHz or 32 kHz
  • Precision Reference:
    • Accuracy: 2% (max), Drift: 50 ppm/°C (max)
    • Pin-Selectable Voltage: 2.5 V or 1.65 V
    • Selectable Ratiometric Mode: VDD / 2
  • Diagnostic Features: Overrange and Error Flags
  • Supply Voltage Range: 3.0 V to 5.5 V

2 Applications

  • Linear Position Sensing
  • Current Sensing in Busbars
  • Over-the-Trace Current Sensing
  • General-Purpose Magnetic-Field Sensors
  • Overcurrent Detection
  • Motor Reliability Diagnostics
  • Frequency and Voltage Inverters
  • Solar Inverters

3 Description

The DRV425 is designed for single-axis magnetic field-sensing applications and enables electrically-isolated, high-sensitivity, and precise dc- and ac-field measurements. The device provides the unique and proprietary, integrated fluxgate sensor (IFG) with an internal compensation coil to support a high-accuracy sensing range of ±2 mT with a measurement bandwidth of up to 47 kHz. The low offset, offset drift, and noise of the sensor, combined with the precise gain, low gain drift, and very low nonlinearity provided by the internal compensation coil, result in unrivaled magnetic field measurement precision. The output of the DRV425 is an analog signal proportional to the sensed magnetic field.

The DRV425 offers a complete set of features, including an internal difference amplifier, on-chip precision reference, and diagnostic functions to minimize component count and system-level cost.

The DRV425 is available in a thermally-enhanced, non-magnetic, thin WQFN package with a PowerPAD™ for optimized heat dissipation, and is specified for operation over the extended industrial temperature range of –40°C to +125°C.

Device Information (1)

PART NUMBER PACKAGE BODY SIZE (NOM)
DRV425 WQFN (20) 4.00 mm × 4.00 mm
  1. For all available packages, see the orderable addendum at the end of the data sheet.

Simplified Schematic

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