Low Cost Low Power Instrumentation Amplifier
AD620
Rev. G
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Easy to use
Gain set with one external resistor (Gain range 1 to 10,000)
Wide power supply range (±2.3 V to ±18 V) Higher performance than 3 op amp IA designs Available in 8-lead DIP and SOIC packaging Low power, 1.3 mA max supply current Excellent dc performance (B grade) 50 μV max, input offset voltage 0.6 μV/°C max, input offset drift 1.0 nA max, input bias current
100 dB min common-mode rejection ratio (G = 10) Low noise
9 nV/√Hz @ 1 kHz, input voltage noise 0.28 μV p-p noise (0.1 Hz to 10 Hz) Excellent ac specifications
120 kHz bandwidth (G = 100) 15 μs settling time to 0.01%
APPLICATIONS
Weigh scales
ECG and medical instrumentation Transducer interface Data acquisition systems Industrial process controls
Battery-powered and portable equipment
CONNECTION DIAGRAM
–IN R G –V S
+IN R G
+V S OUTPUT
REF
TOP VIEW
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Figure 1. 8-Lead PDIP (N), CERDIP (Q), and SOIC (R) Packages
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
The AD620 is a low cost, high accuracy instrumentation
amplifier that requires only one external resistor to set gains of 1 to 10,000. Furthermore, the AD620 features 8-lead SOIC and DIP packaging that is smaller than discrete designs and offers lower power (only 1.3 mA max supply current), making it a good fit for battery-powered, portable (or remote) applications. The AD620, with its high accuracy of 40 ppm maximum
nonlinearity, low offset voltage of 50 μV max, and offset drift of 0.6 μV/°C max, is ideal for use in precision data acquisition systems, such as weigh scales and transducer interfaces.
Furthermore, the low noise, low input bias current, and low power of the AD620 make it well suited for medical applications, such as ECG and noninvasive blood pressure monitors.
The low input bias current of 1.0 nA max is made possible with the use of Super?eta processing in the input stage. The AD620 works well as a preamplifier due to its low input voltage noise of 9 nV/√Hz at 1 kHz, 0.28 μV p-p in the 0.1 Hz to 10 Hz band, and 0.1 pA/√Hz input current noise. Also, the AD620 is well suited for multiplexed applications with its settling time of 15 μs to 0.01%, and its cost is low enough to enable designs with one in-amp per channel.
30,000
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
T O T A L E R R O R , P P M O F F U L L S C A L E
SUPPLY CURRENT (mA)
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Figure 2. Three Op Amp IA Designs vs. AD620
SOURCE RESISTANCE (?)
R T I V O L T A G E N O I S E (0.1– 10H z ) (μV p -p )
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Figure 3. Total Voltage Noise vs. Source Resistance
AD620
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Specifications (3)
Absolute Maximum Ratings (5)
ESD Caution (5)
Typical Performance Characteristics (7)
Theory of Operation (13)
Gain Selection (16)
Input and Output Offset Voltage (16)
Reference Terminal (16)
Input Protection (16)
RF Interference (16)
Common-Mode Rejection (17)
Grounding (17)
Ground Returns for Input Bias Currents (18)
Outline Dimensions (19)
Ordering Guide (20)
REVISION HISTORY
12/04—Rev. F to Rev. G
Updated Format..................................................................Universal Change to Features. (1)
Change to Product Description (1)
Changes to Specifications (3)
Added Metallization Photograph (4)
Replaced Figure 4-Figure 6 (6)
Replaced Figure 15 (7)
Replaced Figure 33 (10)
Replaced Figure 34 and Figure 35 (10)
Replaced Figure 37 (10)
Changes to Table 3 (13)
Changes to Figure 41 and Figure 42 (14)
Changes to Figure 43 (15)
Change to Figure 44 (17)
Changes to Input Protection section (15)
Deleted Figure 9 (15)
Changes to RF Interference section (15)
Edit to Ground Returns for Input Bias Currents section (17)
Added AD620CHIPS to Ordering Guide....................................19 7/03—Data Sheet changed from REV. E to REV. F
Edit to FEATURES (1)
Changes to SPECIFICATIONS (2)
Removed AD620CHIPS from ORDERING GUIDE (4)
Removed METALLIZATION PHOTOGRAPH (4)
Replaced TPCs 1–3 (5)
Replaced TPC 12 (6)
Replaced TPC 30 (9)
Replaced TPCs 31 and 32 (10)
Replaced Figure 4 (10)
Changes to Table I (11)
Changes to Figures 6 and 7 (12)
Changes to Figure 8 (13)
Edited INPUT PROTECTION section (13)
Added new Figure 9 (13)
Changes to RF INTERFACE section (14)
Edit to GROUND RETURNS FOR INPUT BIAS CURRENTS section (15)
Updated OUTLINE DIMENSIONS (16)
AD620 SPECIFICATIONS
Typical @ 25°C, V S = ±15 V, and R L = 2 k?, unless otherwise noted.
Table 1.
AD620A AD620B AD620S1
Parameter Conditions
Min Typ Max Min Typ Max Min Typ Max Unit GAIN G = 1 + (49.4 k?/R G)
Gain Range 1 10,000 1 10,000 1 10,000
Gain Error2V OUT = ±10 V
G = 1 0.03 0.10 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.10 %
G = 10 0.15 0.30 0.10 0.15 0.15 0.30 %
G = 100 0.15 0.30 0.10 0.15 0.15 0.30 %
G = 1000 0.40 0.70 0.35 0.50 0.40 0.70 % Nonlinearity V OUT = ?10 V to +10 V
G = 1–1000 R L = 10 k? 10 40 10 40 10 40 ppm
G = 1–100 R L = 2 k? 10 95 10 95 10 95 ppm Gain vs. Temperature
G = 1 10 10 10 ppm/°C
>12?50 ?50 ?50 ppm/°C Gain
VOLTAGE OFFSET (Total RTI Error = V OSI + V OSO/G)
30 125 15 50 30 125 μV Input Offset, V OSI V S = ±5 V
to ± 15 V
Overtemperature V S = ±5 V
185 85 225 μV to ± 15 V
0.3 1.0 0.1 0.6 0.3 1.0 μV/°C
Average TC V S = ±5 V
to ± 15 V
Output Offset, V OSO V S = ±15 V 400 1000 200 500 400 1000 μV V S = ± 5 V 1500 750 1500 μV Overtemperature V S = ±5 V
2000 1000 2000 μV to ± 15 V
5.0 15 2.5 7.0 5.0 15 μV/°C
Average TC V S = ±5 V
to ± 15 V
Offset Referred to the
Input vs. Supply (PSR) V S = ±2.3 V
to ±18 V
G = 1 80 100 80 100 80 100 dB
G = 10 95 120 100 120 95 120 dB
G = 100 110 140 120 140 110 140 dB
G = 1000 110 140 120 140 110 140 dB INPUT CURRENT
Input Bias Current 0.5 2.0 0.5 1.0 0.5 2 nA Overtemperature 2.5 1.5 4 nA Average TC 3.0 3.0 8.0 pA/°C Input Offset Current 0.3 1.0 0.3 0.5 0.3 1.0 nA Overtemperature 1.5 0.75 2.0 nA Average TC 1.5 1.5 8.0 pA/°C INPUT
Input Impedance
Differential 10||2 10||2 10||2 G?_pF Common-Mode 10||2 10||2 10||2 G?_pF
?V S + 1.9 +V S ? 1.2 ?V S + 1.9 +V S ? 1.2 ?V S + 1.9 +V S ? 1.2 V Input Voltage Range3V S = ±2.3 V
to ±5 V
Overtemperature ?V S + 2.1 +V S ? 1.3 ?V S + 2.1 +V S ? 1.3 ?V S + 2.1 +V S ? 1.3 V V S = ± 5 V
?V S + 1.9 +V S ? 1.4 ?V S + 1.9 +V S ? 1.4 ?V S + 1.9 +V S ? 1.4 V to ±18 V
Overtemperature ?V S + 2.1 +V S ? 1.4 ?V S + 2.1 +V S + 2.1 ?V S + 2.3 +V S ? 1.4 V
AD620
AD620A AD620B AD620S1
Parameter Conditions
Min Typ Max Min Typ Max Min Typ Max Unit
1 See Analog Devices military data sheet for 883B tested specifications.
2 Does not include effects of external resistor R G.
3 One input grounded. G = 1.
4 This is defined as the same supply range that is used to specify PSR.
AD620
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
Table 2.
Parameter Rating
Supply Voltage ±18 V
Internal Power Dissipation 1 650 mW
Input Voltage (Common-Mode) ±V S
Differential Input Voltage 25 V
Output Short-Circuit Duration Indefinite
Storage Temperature Range (Q) ?65°C to +150°C
Storage Temperature Range (N, R) ?65°C to +125°C
Operating Temperature Range AD620 (A, B) ?40°C to +85°C AD620 (S) ?55°C to +125°C Lead Temperature Range (Soldering 10 seconds) 300°C
1
Specification is for device in free air: 8-Lead Plastic Package: θJA = 95°C 8-Lead CERDIP Package: θJA = 110°C 8-Lead SOIC Package: θJA = 155°C
Stresses above those listed under Absolute Maximum Ratings may cause permanent damage to the device. This is a stress rating only; functional operation of the device at these or any other condition s above those indicated in the operational section of this specification is not implied. Exposure to absolute maximum rating conditions for extended periods may affect device reliability.
ESD CAUTION
ESD (electrostatic discharge) sensitive device. Electrostatic charges as high as 4000 V readily accumulate on the human body and test equipment and can discharge without detection. Although this product features proprietary ESD protection circuitry, permanent damage may occur on devices subjected to high energy electrostatic discharges. Therefore, proper ESD precautions are recommended to avoid performance
degradation or loss of functionality.
AD620
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Figure 4. Metallization Photograph. Dimensions shown in inches and (mm). Contact sales for latest dimensions.
AD620
TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS
(@ 25°C, V S = ±15 V , R L = 2 k?, unless otherwise noted.)
INPUT OFFSET VOLTAGE (μV)
20
30
4050
P E R C E N T A G E O F U N I T S
10
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Figure 5. Typical Distribution of Input Offset Voltage
INPUT BIAS CURRENT (pA)
10
20
30
40
50
–600
600
P E R C E N T A G E O F U N I T S
–1200
1200
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Figure 6. Typical Distribution of Input Bias Current
10
20
30
4050
INPUT OFFSET CURRENT (pA)
P E R C E N T A G E O F U N I T S
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Figure 7. Typical Distribution of Input Offset Current TEMPERATURE (°C)
I N P U T B I A S C U R R E N T (n A )
+I B
–I B
2.0–2.0
175
–1.0–1.5
–75
–0.500.51.01.51257525–2500775-0-008
Figure 8. Input Bias Current vs. Temperature
C H A N G E I N O F F S E T V O L T A G E (μV )
1.5
0.5
WARM-UP TIME (Minutes)
2.0
01
1.0
43
25
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Figure 9. Change in Input Offset Voltage vs. Warm-Up Time
FREQUENCY (Hz)
V O L T A G E N O I S E (n V H z )
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Figure 10. Voltage Noise Spectral Density vs. Frequency (G = 1?1000)
AD620
FREQUENCY (Hz)
1000
100
10
1
101000
100C U R R E N T N O I S E (f A H z )
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Figure 11. Current Noise Spectral Density vs. Frequency
R T I
N O I S E (2.0μV /D I V )
TIME (1 SEC/DIV)
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Figure 12. 0.1 Hz to 10 Hz RTI Voltage Noise (G = 1) R T I N O I S E (0.1μV /D I V )
TIME (1 SEC/DIV)
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Figure 13. 0.1 Hz to 10 Hz RTI Voltage Noise (G = 1000) 00775-0-014
Figure 14. 0.1 Hz to 10 Hz Current Noise, 5 pA/Div
100
1000
AD620A
FET INPUT IN-AMP
SOURCE RESISTANCE (?)
T O T A L D R I F T F R O M 25°C T O 85°C , R T I (μV )
100,00010
1k
10M
10,000
10k
1M
100k 00775-0-015
Figure 15. Total Drift vs. Source Resistance
FREQUENCY (Hz)
C M R (d B )
16001M
80401600.1
140100
120100k 10k 1k 10010
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Figure 16. Typical CMR vs. Frequency, RTI, Zero to 1 k? Source Imbalance
AD620
FREQUENCY (Hz)
P S R (d B )
1601M
80
401600.1
140
100120
100k 10k 1k 10010
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Figure 17. Positive PSR vs. Frequency, RTI (G = 1?1000)
FREQUENCY (Hz)
P S R (d B )
1601M
80
40
1
60
0.1
140100
120100k
10k
1k 10010
20
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Figure 18. Negative PSR vs. Frequency, RTI (G = 1?1000)
1000
100
10M
100
1
1k
10
100k 1M 10k FREQUENCY (Hz)
G
A I N (V /V )
0.100775-0-019
Figure 19. Gain vs. Frequency O U T P U T V O L T A G E (V p -p )
FREQUENCY (Hz)
35
155
1030
2025
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Figure 20. Large Signal Frequency Response
I N P U T V O L T A G E L I M I T (V )(R E F E R R E D T O
S U P P L Y V O L T A G E S )
SUPPLY VOLTAGE ± Volts
+V S –V S 00775-
Figure 21. Input Voltage Range vs. Supply Voltage, G = 1
20
5
015
10SUPPLY VOLTAGE ± Volts
O U T P U T V O L T A G E S W I N G (V )(R E F E R R E D T O S U P P L Y V O L T A G E S )
+V S –V S 00775-0
Figure 22. Output Voltage Swing vs. Supply Voltage, G = 10
AD620
O U T P U T V O L T A G E S W I N G (V p -p )
LOAD RESISTANCE (?)
30
00
10k
20
10
1001k
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Figure 23. Output Voltage Swing vs. Load Resistance
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Figure 24. Large Signal Pulse Response and Settling Time
G = 1 (0.5 mV = 0.01%)
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Figure 25. Small Signal Response, G = 1, R L = 2 k?, C L
= 100 pF
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Figure 26. Large Signal Response and Settling Time, G = 10 (0.5 mV = 0.01%)
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Figure 27. Small Signal Response, G = 10, R L = 2 k?, C L = 100 pF
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Figure 28. Large Signal Response and Settling Time, G = 100 (0.5 mV = 0.01%)
AD620
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Figure 29. Small Signal Pulse Response, G = 100, R L = 2 k?, C L = 100 pF
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Figure 30. Large Signal Response and Settling Time,
G = 1000 (0.5 mV = 0.01% )
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Figure 31. Small Signal Pulse Response, G = 1000, R L = 2 k?, C L = 100 pF OUTPUT STEP SIZE (V)
S E T T L I N G T I M E (μs )
TO 0.01%
TO 0.1%
20
02155
5
10
10
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Figure 32. Settling Time vs. Step Size (G = 1)
GAIN
S E T T L I N G T I M E (μs )
1000
11
1000
100
10
10
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Figure 33. Settling Time to 0.01% vs. Gain, for a 10 V Step
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Figure 34. Gain Nonlinearity, G = 1, R L = 10 k? (10 μV = 1 ppm)
AD620
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Figure 35. Gain Nonlinearity, G = 100, R L = 10 k?
(100 μV = 10 ppm)
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Figure 36. Gain Nonlinearity, G = 1000, R L = 10 k?
(1 mV = 100 ppm)
1k ?10k ?
*ALL RESISTORS 1% TOLERANCE
00
Figure 37. Settling Time Test Circuit
AD620 THEORY OF OPERATION
S REF
7
7
5
-
-
3
8
Figure 38. Simplified Schematic of AD620
The AD620 is a monolithic instrumentation amplifier based on a modification of the classic three op amp approach. Absolute value trimming allows the user to program gain accurately
(to 0.15% at G = 100) with only one resistor. Monolithic construction and laser wafer trimming allow the tight matching and tracking of circuit components, thus ensuring the high level of performance inherent in this circuit. The input transistors Q1 and Q2 provide a single differential-pair bipolar input for high precision (Figure 38), yet offer 10× lower input bias current thanks to Super?eta processing. Feedback through the Q1-A1-R1 loop and the Q2-A2-R2 loop maintains constant collector current of the input devices Q1 and Q2, thereby impressing the input voltage across the external gain setting resistor R G. This creates a differential gain from the inputs to the A1/A2 outputs given by G = (R1 + R2)/R G + 1. The unity-gain subtractor, A3, removes any common-mode signal, yielding a single-ended output referred to the REF pin potential. The value of R G also determines the transconductance of the preamp stage. As R G is reduced for larger gains, the transconductance increases asymptotically to that of the input transistors. This has three important advantages: (a) Open-loop gain is boosted for increasing programmed gain, thus reducing gain related errors. (b) The gain-bandwidth product (determined by C1 and C2 and the preamp transconductance) increases with programmed gain, thus optimizing frequency response. (c) The input voltage noise is reduced to a value of
9 nV/√Hz, determined mainly by the collector current and base resistance of the input devices.
The internal gain resistors, R1 and R2, are trimmed to an absolute value of 24.7 k?, allowing the gain to be programmed accurately with a single external resistor.
The gain equation is then
1
4.
49
+
?
=
G
R
k
G
1
4.
49
?
?
=
G
k
R
G
Make vs. Buy: a Typical Bridge Application Error Budget The AD620 offers improved performance over “homebrew” three op amp IA designs, along with smaller size, fewer components, and 10× lower supply current. In the typical application, shown in Figure 39, a gain of 100 is required to amplify a bridge output of 20 mV full-scale over the industrial temperature range of ?40°C to +85°C. Table 3 shows how to calculate the effect various error sources have on circuit accuracy.
AD620
Regardless of the system in which it is being used, the AD620 provides greater accuracy at low power and price. In simple systems, absolute accuracy and drift errors are by far the most significant contributors to error. In more complex systems with an intelligent processor, an autogain/autozero cycle will remove all absolute accuracy and drift errors, leaving only the resolution errors of gain, nonlinearity, and noise, thus allowing full 14-bit accuracy.
Note that for the homebrew circuit, the OP07 specifications for input voltage offset and noise have been multiplied by √2. This is because a three op amp type in-amp has two op amps at its inputs, both contributing to the overall input error.
PRECISION BRIDGE TRANSDUCER
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9
AD620A MONOLITHIC INSTRUMENTATION AMPLIFIER, G = 100
SUPPLY CURRENT = 1.3mA MAX
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Figure 39. Make vs. Buy
"HOMEBREW" IN-AMP, G = 100
*0.02% RESISTOR MATCH, 3ppm/°C TRACKING **DISCRETE 1% RESISTOR, 100ppm/°C TRACKING SUPPLY CURRENT = 15mA MAX
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Table 3. Make vs. Buy Error Budget
Error, ppm of Full Scale Error Source
AD620 Circuit Calculation “Homebrew” Circuit Calculation AD620 Homebrew ABSOLUTE ACCURACY at T A = 25°C
Input Offset Voltage, μV 125 μV/20 mV
(150 μV × √2)/20 mV 6,250 10,607 Output Offset Voltage, μV 1000 μV/100 mV/20 mV ((150 μV × 2)/100)/20 mV 500 150 Input Offset Current, nA 2 nA ×350 ?/20 mV
(6 nA ×350 ?)/20 mV
18 53 CMR, dB 110 dB(3.16 ppm) ×5 V/20 mV (0.02% Match × 5 V)/20 mV/100 791 500
Total Absolute Error 7,559 11,310
DRIFT TO 85°C
Gain Drift, ppm/°C
(50 ppm + 10 ppm) ×60°C 100 ppm/°C Track × 60°C 3,600 6,000 Input Offset Voltage Drift, μV/°C 1 μV/°C × 60°C/20 mV
(2.5 μV/°C × √2 × 60°C)/20 mV
3,000 10,607 Output Offset Voltage Drift, μV/°C 15 μV/°C × 60°C/100 mV/20 mV (2.5 μV/°C × 2 × 60°C)/100 mV/20 mV 450 150
Total Drift Error 7,050 16,757
RESOLUTION
Gain Nonlinearity, ppm of Full Scale
40 ppm
40 ppm
40 40 Typ 0.1 Hz to 10 Hz Voltage Noise, μV p-p 0.28 μV p-p/20 mV (0.38 μV p-p × √2)/20 mV 14 27 Total Resolution Error 54 67
Grand Total Error 14,663 28,134
G = 100, V S = ±15 V .
(All errors are min/max and referred to input.)
AD620
Figure 40. A Pressure Monitor Circuit that Operates on a 5 V Single Supply
Pressure Measurement
Although useful in many bridge applications, such as weigh scales, the AD620 is especially suitable for higher resistance pressure sensors powered at lower voltages where small size and low power become more significant.
Figure 40 shows a 3 k? pressure transducer bridge powered from 5 V . In such a circuit, the bridge consumes only 1.7 mA. Adding the AD620 and a buffered voltage divider allows the signal to be conditioned for only 3.8 mA of total supply current. Small size and low cost make the AD620 especially attractive for voltage output pressure transducers. Since it delivers low noise and drift, it will also serve applications such as diagnostic noninvasive blood pressure measurement.
Medical ECG
The low current noise of the AD620 allows its use in ECG
monitors (Figure 41) where high source resistances of 1 M? or higher are not uncommon. The AD620’s low power, low supply voltage requirements, and space-saving 8-lead mini-DIP and SOIC package offerings make it an excellent choice for battery-powered data recorders.
Furthermore, the low bias currents and low current noise, coupled with the low voltage noise of the AD620, improve the dynamic range for better performance.
The value of capacitor C1 is chosen to maintain stability of the right leg drive loop. Proper safeguards, such as isolation, must be added to this circuit to protect the patient from possible harm.
Figure 41. A Medical ECG Monitor Circuit
AD620
Precision V-I Converter
The AD620, along with another op amp and two resistors, makes a precision current source (Figure 42). The op amp buffers the reference terminal to maintain good CMR. The output voltage, V X , of the AD620 appears across R1, which converts it to a current. This current, less only the input bias current of the op amp, then flows out to the load.
V IN+
V 00775-0-044
Figure 42. Precision Voltage-to-Current Converter (Operates on 1.8 mA, ±3 V)
GAIN SELECTION
The AD620’s gain is resistor-programmed by R G , or more
precisely, by whatever impedance appears between Pins 1 and 8. The AD620 is designed to offer accurate gains using 0.1% to 1% resistors. Table 4 shows required values of R G for various gains. Note that for G = 1, the R G pins are unconnected (R G = ∞). For any arbitrary gain, R G can be calculated by using the formula:
1
4.49??=
G k R G
To minimize gain error, avoid high parasitic resistance in series with R G ; to minimize gain drift, R G should have a low TC—less than 10 ppm/°C—for the best performance.
Table 4. Required Values of Gain Resistors
1% Std Table Value of R G (?) Calculated Gain 0.1% Std Table Value of R G (? ) Calculated Gain 49.9 k 1.990 49.3 k 2.002 12.4 k 4.984 12.4 k 4.984 5.49 k 9.998 5.49 k 9.998 2.61 k 19.93 2.61 k 19.93 1.00 k 50.40 1.01 k 49.91 499 100.0 499 100.0 249 199.4 249 199.4 100 495.0 98.8 501.0 49.9
991.0
49.3
1,003.0
INPUT AND OUTPUT OFFSET VOLTAGE
The low errors of the AD620 are attributed to two sources,
input and output errors. The output error is divided by G when referred to the input. In practice, the input errors dominate at high gains, and the output errors dominate at low gains. The total V OS for a given gain is calculated as
Total Error RTI = input error + (output error/G) Total Error RTO = (input error × G) + output error
REFERENCE TERMINAL
The reference terminal potential defines the zero output voltage and is especially useful when the load does not share a precise ground with the rest of the system. It provides a direct means of injecting a precise offset to the output, with an allowable range of 2 V within the supply voltages. Parasitic resistance should be kept to a minimum for optimum CMR.
INPUT PROTECTION
The AD620 features 400 ? of series thin film resistance at its
inputs and will safely withstand input overloads of up to ±15 V or ±60 mA for several hours. This is true for all gains and power on and off, which is particularly important since the signal source and amplifier may be powered separately. For longer time periods, the current should not exceed 6 mA
(I IN ≤ V IN /400 ?). For input overloads beyond the supplies, clamping the inputs to the supplies (using a low leakage diode such as an FD333) will reduce the required resistance, yielding lower noise.
RF INTERFERENCE
All instrumentation amplifiers rectify small out of band signals. The disturbance may appear as a small dc voltage offset. High frequency signals can be filtered with a low pass R-C network placed at the input of the instrumentation amplifier. Figure 43 demonstrates such a configuration. The filter limits the input signal according to the following relationship:
)
2(21
C D DIFF C C R FilterFreq +π=
C
CM RC FilterFreq π=
21
where C D ≥10C C.
C D affects the difference signal. C C affects the common-mode signal. Any mismatch in R × C C will degrade the AD620’s CMRR. To avoid inadvertently reducing CMRR-bandwidth performance, make sure that C C is at least one magnitude
smaller than C D . The effect of mismatched C C s is reduced with a larger C D :C C ratio.
AD620
Figure 43. Circuit to Attenuate RF Interference COMMON-MODE REJECTION
Instrumentation amplifiers, such as the AD620, offer high CMR, which is a measure of the change in output voltage when both inputs are changed by equal amounts. These specifications are usually given for a full-range input voltage change and a specified source imbalance.
For optimal CMR, the reference terminal should be tied to a low impedance point, and differences in capacitance and resistance should be kept to a minimum between the two inputs. In many applications, shielded cables are used to minimize noise; for best CMR over frequency, the shield should be properly driven. Figure 44 and Figure 45 show active data guards that are configured to improve ac common-mode rejections by “bootstrapping” the capacitances of input cable shields, thus minimizing the capacitance mismatch between the inputs.
V OUT
7
7
5
-
-
4
6
Figure 44. Differential Shield Driver
OUT
7
7
5
-
-
4
7
Figure 45. Common-Mode Shield Driver GROUNDING
Since the AD620 output voltage is developed with respect to the potential on the reference terminal, it can solve many grounding problems by simply tying the REF pin to the appropriate “local ground.”
To isolate low level analog signals from a noisy digital environment, many data-acquisition components have separate analog and digital ground pins (Figure 46). It would be convenient to use a single ground line; however, current through ground wires and PC runs of the circuit card can cause hundreds of millivolts of error. Therefore, separate ground returns should be provided to minimize the current flow from the sensitive points to the system ground. These ground returns must be tied together at some point, usually best at the ADC package shown in Figure 46.
DIGITAL
DATA
OUTPUT
7
7
5
-
-
4
8
Figure 46. Basic Grounding Practice
AD620
GROUND RETURNS FOR INPUT BIAS CURRENTS
Input bias currents are those currents necessary to bias the input transistors of an amplifier. There must be a direct return path for these currents. Therefore, when amplifying “floating” input sources, such as transformers or ac-coupled sources, there must be a dc path from each input to ground, as shown in Figure 47, Figure 48, and Figure 49. Refer to A Designer’s Guide to Instrumentation Amplifiers (free from Analog Devices) for more information regarding in-amp applications.
Figure 47. Ground Returns for Bias Currents with Transformer-Coupled Inputs
TO POWER SUPPLY GROUND
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Figure 48. Ground Returns for Bias Currents with Thermocouple Inputs
Figure 49. Ground Returns for Bias Currents with AC-Coupled Inputs
AD620
OUTLINE DIMENSIONS
COMPLIANT TO JEDEC STANDARDS MS-001-BA
0.070 (1.78)0.060 (1.52)
0.045 (1.14)
MAX
CONTROLLING DIMENSIONS ARE IN INCHES; MILLIMETER DIMENSIONS (IN PARENTHESES) ARE ROUNDED-OFF INCH EQUIVALENTS FOR
REFERENCE ONLY AND ARE NOT APPROPRIATE FOR USE IN DESIGN.CORNER LEADS MAY BE CONFIGURED AS WHOLE OR HALF LEADS.
Figure 50. 8-Lead Plastic Dual In-Line Package [PDIP] Narrow Body (N-8).
Dimensions shown in inches and (millimeters)
CONTROLLING DIMENSIONS ARE IN INCHES; MILLIMETER DIMENSIONS (IN PARENTHESES) ARE ROUNDED-OFF INCH EQUIVALENTS FOR
REFERENCE ONLY AND ARE NOT APPROPRIATE FOR USE IN DESIGN
0.005 (0.13)
0.055 (1.40)
Figure 51. 8-Lead Ceramic Dual In-Line Package [CERDIP] (Q-8)
Dimensions shown in inches and (millimeters)
CONTROLLING DIMENSIONS ARE IN MILLIMETERS; INCH DIMENSIONS (IN PARENTHESES) ARE ROUNDED-OFF MILLIMETER EQUIVALENTS FOR REFERENCE ONLY AND ARE NOT APPROPRIATE FOR USE IN DESIGN
COMPLIANT TO JEDEC STANDARDS MS-012AA
Figure 52. 8-Lead Standard Small Outline Package [SOIC]
Narrow Body (R-8)
Dimensions shown in millimeters and (inches)
AD620
ORDERING GUIDE
Model Temperature Range Package Option1 AD620AN ?40°C to +85°C N-8
AD620ANZ2?40°C to +85°C N-8
AD620BN ?40°C to +85°C N-8
AD620BNZ2?40°C to +85°C N-8
AD620AR ?40°C to +85°C R-8
AD620ARZ2?40°C to +85°C R-8
AD620AR-REEL ?40°C to +85°C 13" REEL
AD620ARZ-REEL2?40°C to +85°C 13" REEL
AD620AR-REEL7 ?40°C to +85°C 7" REEL
AD620ARZ-REEL72?40°C to +85°C 7" REEL
AD620BR ?40°C to +85°C R-8
AD620BRZ2?40°C to +85°C R-8
AD620BR-REEL ?40°C to +85°C 13" REEL
AD620BRZ-RL2?40°C to +85°C 13" REEL
AD620BR-REEL7 ?40°C to +85°C 7" REEL
AD620BRZ-R72?40°C to +85°C 7" REEL
AD620ACHIPS ?40°C to +85°C Die Form
AD620SQ/883B ?55°C to +125°C Q-8
1 N = Plastic DIP; Q = CERDIP; R = SOIC.
2 Z = Pb-free part.
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