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TIDA-00165

Small Form Factor, 2-Wire 4 to 20mA Current Loop RTD Temperature Transmitter Reference Design

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TIDA-00165

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Overview

This is a reference design for a robust, low power, precise and long-term stable 2-wire loop powered 4 to 20mA current output temperature transmitter. It uses RTD temperature sensor with 4 to 20mA current loop transmitter. It also explains sensor signal conditioning, ratiometric measurement technique, recommended software flow, calibration, sensor linearization, PCB layout and other practical design considerations. Furthermore, external protection circuitry is deployed in-place for compliance with regulatory IEC61000-4 standards – EFT, ESD and Surge requirements. EMC compliance to IEC61000-4 is necessary to ensure that the design not only survives but also performs as intended in the harsh/noisy industrial environment. All the relevant design files like Schematics, BOM, Layer plots, Altium files, Gerber and MSP430 MCU software have also been provided to the users.

Features
  • Small form factor (L X W): 71.12mm X 6mm
  • Sensor input compatible with 2-, 3- or 4-wire RTD probes
  • Connects to any RTD from PT100 to PT1000
  • Maximum measured error: 0.2°C
  • Output resolution: 0.76µA
  • Input power supply range: 10V to 33V DC

 
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A fully assembled board has been developed for testing and performance validation only, and is not available for sale.

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Design files

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download Design guide — TIDA-00165
TIDU385A.PDF (16567 K)

Reference design overview and verified performance test data

download Schematic — TIDA-00165
TIDR966.PDF (7610 K)

Detailed schematic diagram for design layout and components

download Bill of materials (BOM) — TIDA-00165
TIDR967.PDF (208 K)

Complete listing of design components, reference designators, and manufacturers/part numbers

download Assembly drawing — TIDA-00165
TIDR968.ZIP (140 K)

Detailed overview of design layout for component placement

download CAD/CAE symbol — TIDA-00165
TIDR970.ZIP (1880 K)

Files used for 3D models or 2D drawings of IC components

download Gerber file — TIDA-00165
TIDC543.ZIP (359 K)

Design file that contains information on physical board layer of design PCB

download PCB layout — TIDA-00165
TIDR969.PDF (957 K)

PCB layer plot file used for generating PCB design layout

Products

Includes TI products in the design and potential alternatives.

Linear & low-dropout (LDO) regulators

TPS7A16 — 100-mA, 60-V, ultra-low-IQ, low-dropout (LDO) voltage regulator with power good and enable

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MSP430 microcontrollers

MSP430FR5738 — 24 MHz MCU with 16KB FRAM, 1KB SRAM, 10-bit ADC , comparator, UART/SPI/I2C, timer

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Precision ADCs

ADS1220 — 24-bit, 2-kSPS, four-channel, low-power, delta-sigma ADC with PGA, VREF, SPI and two IDACs

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Precision DACs (≤10 MSPS)

DAC161S997 — 16-Bit Precision DAC With Internal Reference and 4mA-to-20mA Current Loop Drive

Data sheet: PDF | HTML

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* Design guide Small Form Factor, 2-Wire, 4- to 20-mA Current-Loop, RTD Temperature Transmitter (Rev. A) Nov. 11, 2014
Technical article Delta-sigma ADC basics: Walking around the delta-sigma blocks Mar. 03, 2015
White paper Powering sensors with LDOs for industrial process control white paper Feb. 12, 2015
Technical article My New Year’s Resolution: Benefit from the high resolution delta-sigma ADCs Jan. 06, 2015

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