The PGA302 is a
low-drift, low-noise, programmable signal-conditioner device designed for a variety
of resistive bridge-sensing applications like pressure-, temperature-, and
level-sensing applications. The PGA302 can also support flow metering applications,
weight scale and force-sensing applications that use strain gauge load cells, and
other general resistive bridge signal-conditioning applications.
The PGA302 provides a
bridge excitation voltage of 2.5V and a current output source with programmable
current output up to 1mA. At the input, the device contains two identical analog
front-end (AFE) channels followed by a 16-bit Sigma-Delta ADC. Each AFE channel has
a dedicated programmable gain amplifier with gain up to 200V/V.
In addition, one of the channels
integrates a sensor offset compensation function while the other channel integrates
an internal temperature sensor.
At the output of the device, a 1.25V,
14-bit DAC is followed by a ratiometric-voltage supply output buffer with gain of
4V/V allowing a 0V-5V ratiometric voltage system output. The PGA302
device implements a third-order temperature coefficient (TC) and non-linearity (NL)
digital compensation algorithm to calibrate the analog output signal. All required
parameters for the linearization algorithm as well as other user data is stored in
the integrated EEPROM memory.
For system connectivity the PGA302 device integrates an I2C Interface as well as a
one-wire interface (OWI) that supports communication and configuration through the
power-supply line during final system calibration process. Diagnostics are
implemented at the excitation output sources, the input to the AFE and the power
supplies in the device. System Diagnostics like sensor open / short are also
supported.
The PGA302
accommodates various sensing element types, such as piezoresistive, ceramic film,
strain gauge, and steel membrane. The device can also be used in accelerometer,
humidity sensor signal-conditioning applications, as well as in some
current-sensing, shunt-based applications.
The PGA302 is a
low-drift, low-noise, programmable signal-conditioner device designed for a variety
of resistive bridge-sensing applications like pressure-, temperature-, and
level-sensing applications. The PGA302 can also support flow metering applications,
weight scale and force-sensing applications that use strain gauge load cells, and
other general resistive bridge signal-conditioning applications.
The PGA302 provides a
bridge excitation voltage of 2.5V and a current output source with programmable
current output up to 1mA. At the input, the device contains two identical analog
front-end (AFE) channels followed by a 16-bit Sigma-Delta ADC. Each AFE channel has
a dedicated programmable gain amplifier with gain up to 200V/V.
In addition, one of the channels
integrates a sensor offset compensation function while the other channel integrates
an internal temperature sensor.
At the output of the device, a 1.25V,
14-bit DAC is followed by a ratiometric-voltage supply output buffer with gain of
4V/V allowing a 0V-5V ratiometric voltage system output. The PGA302
device implements a third-order temperature coefficient (TC) and non-linearity (NL)
digital compensation algorithm to calibrate the analog output signal. All required
parameters for the linearization algorithm as well as other user data is stored in
the integrated EEPROM memory.
For system connectivity the PGA302 device integrates an I2C Interface as well as a
one-wire interface (OWI) that supports communication and configuration through the
power-supply line during final system calibration process. Diagnostics are
implemented at the excitation output sources, the input to the AFE and the power
supplies in the device. System Diagnostics like sensor open / short are also
supported.
The PGA302
accommodates various sensing element types, such as piezoresistive, ceramic film,
strain gauge, and steel membrane. The device can also be used in accelerometer,
humidity sensor signal-conditioning applications, as well as in some
current-sensing, shunt-based applications.