ZXCT1051 Precision wide input range current monitor Description The ZXCT1051 is a wide input range current monitor, which operates over a range of input voltages from ground up to VCC-2V. As a result the ZXCT1051 can be used on the high or low side of the load. The ZXCT1051 provides a fixed gain of 10 thereby removing the need for an additional resistor. The very low offset voltage enables a typical accuracy of 1% for sense voltages of only 30mV, giving better tolerances for small sense resistors necessary at higher currents. Features Applications • Accurate down to end current sensing • Power supply • Output voltage scaling x10 • DC motor and solenoid control • 0 to VCC-2V sense input range • Battery management • 2.7 to 20V supply range • Over current monitor • 50 µA quiescent current • Power management • 1% typical accuracy • Short circuit detection • SOT23-5 package Pin connections Typical application circuit VCC VSENSEVSENSE+ VSENSE- GND VOUT VSENSE- RSENSE VSENSE+ VCC VSENSE+ ZXCT1051 GND VOUT VOUT Ordering information Order code Package Partmark Reel size (inches) Tape width (mm) Quantity per reel ZXCT1051E5TA SOT23-5 1051 7 8 3,000 Issue 1 - January 2006 © Zetex Semiconductors plc 2006 1 www.zetex.com ZXCT1051 Absolute maximum ratings VCC max. 20V Voltage on VSENSE- and VSENSE+ -0.6 to VCC Voltage on all other pins -0.6V and VCC +0.6V VSENSE "(VSENSE+) - (VSENSE-) 500 mV Operating temperature, TA -40 to 125°C Storage temperature -55 to 150°C Maximum junction temperature 150°C Package power dissipation 300mW at TA = 25°C (de-rate to zero at 150°C) Operation above the absolute maximum rating may cause device failure. Operation at the absolute maximum ratings, for extended periods, may reduce device reliability. Recommended operating conditions Parameter Min. Max. Units 0 VCC-2 V 2.7 20 V VSENSE+ Common-mode sense input range VCC Supply voltage range VSENSE Differential sense input voltage range 0 0.3 V VOUT Output voltage range 0 VCC - 2 V TA Ambient temperature range -40 125 °C Pin function table PIN Name Description 1 VCC This is the analog supply and provides power to internal circuitry 2 GND Ground pin 3 OUT Output voltage pin. NMOS source follower with 20µA bias to ground 4 VSENSE+ This is the positive input of the current monitor and has an input range from 0V up to VCC – 2V. The current through this pin varies with differential sense voltage 5 VSENSE- This is the negative input of the current monitor and has an input range from 0V up to VCC – 2V Issue 1 - January 2006 © Zetex Semiconductors plc 2006 2 www.zetex.com ZXCT1051 Electrical characteristics Test conditions TA = 25°C, VSENSE+ = 10V, VCC = 12V, VSENSE = 100mV Symbol Parameter Conditions Min. Typ. Max. IQ VCC pin current VSENSE = 0V VOUT Output voltage VSENSE = 0V =30mV =100mV =150mV 45 70 µA 3 300 1.00 1.50 10 309 1.02 1.55 mV mV V V ISENSE+ VSENSE+ input current VSENSE = 0V TBD TBD µA ISENSE- VSENSE- input current VSENSE = 0V 15 150 nA VOUT TC VOUT variation with temperature 300 ppm/ºC ROUT Output resistance Gain VOUT/VSENSE Accuracy Total output error BW Bandwidth 0 291 0.98 1.45 See note (b) 2.5 3.75 Units 5 k⍀ 2 % 10 -2 VSENSE(DC) VSENSE(AC) = 10mV = 10mVPP CL = 5pF, VSENSE(DC) = 100mV 300 kHz 1 MHz PSRR Power supply rejection ratio VCC = 2.7V to 20V VSENSE+ = 0.7V TBD TBD dB CMRR Common mode rejection ratio VCC = 20V VSENSE+ = 0 to 18V TBD TBD dB NOTES: (a) VSENSE = "VSENSE+" - "VSENSE-" (b) Temperature dependent measurements are extracted from characterization and simulation results. Issue 1 - January 2006 © Zetex Semiconductors plc 2006 3 www.zetex.com ZXCT1051 Typical characteristics Test conditions unless otherwise stated: TA = 25°C, VCC = 12V, VSENSE+ =10V, VSENSE = 100mV DC characteristics Y-axis X-axis Variables ICC VCC (0 to 20V) TA = -40, 25, 85, 125°C, VSENSE = 0V VSENSE+ = 0V VCC (2 to 20V) TA = -40, 25, 85, 125°C, VSENSE = 0V VSENSE+ = VCC - 2V ISENSE+ VSENSE+ (0 to 18V) TA=25°C, VSENSE = 0V, VCC = 20V ISENSE+ TA VSENSE = 0V, VSENSE+ = 18V VCC = 20V ISENSE- VSENSE+ (0 to 18V) TA=25°C, VSENSE = 0V, VCC = 20V VOUT VSENSE TA = -40°C, 0°C, 25°C, 85°C, 125°C. VOUT TA VSENSE = 10mV, 50mV, 100mV. VOH IOH source VOL IOL sink Output source current swept TA = -40°C, 25°C, 125°C. Differential gain VSENSE Differential sense voltage swept and differential gain calculated ∆VOUT VSENSE+ (0 to 18V) VSENSE = 10mV, 50mV, 100mV, 150mV TA = -40°C, 0°C, 25°C, 85°C, 125°C. ∆VOUT VCC (0 to 20V) VSENSE = 10mV, 50mV, 100mV, 150mV TA = -40°C, 0°C, 25°C, 85°C, 125°C. AC and transient characteristics Small signal bandwidth Frequency VSENSE(DC) = 10mV, VSENSE(AC) = 10mVPP VSENSE(DC) = 100mV, VSENSE(AC) = 10mVPP Large signal response Time VSENSE+ = 12V, VSENSE- = 0V to -0.2V to +0.2V to 0V Small signal response Time VSENSE+ = 12V, VSENSE- = 0V to -0.01V to +0.1V to 0V PSRR Frequency VCC(AC) = 10mVPP CMRR Frequency VSENSE+(AC) = 10mVPP Issue 1 - January 2006 © Zetex Semiconductors plc 2006 4 www.zetex.com ZXCT1051 Application information The ZXCT1051 is Zetex’ first current monitor with a separate power supply pin. All biasing for the internal amplifiers comes from its separate VCC input and is not ‘line powered’, unlike the ZXCT1021. This means that at very small sense voltages the ZXCT1051 draws very little current (<1µA) from the lines being sensed. The separate VCC pin enables the ZXCT1051 to be operated at sense line voltages down to 0V, where the ZXCT1021 would switch off. This feature enables the ZXCT1051 to be used to sense the currents flowing through lines that have been shorted to ground and is Zetex’ first current monitor to do this. RSENSE VRAIL VSENSE+ VSENSE- VCC Load Q1 RSH VOUT RG GND GND Basic operation Load current from VIN is drawn through RSENSE developing a voltage VSENSE across the ZXCT1051. The internal amplifier forces VSENSE across internal resistance RSH causing a current to flow through transistor Q1. This current is then converted to a voltage by RG. A ratio of 10:1 between RSH and RG creates the fixed gain of 10 with an output impedance equal to RG (see electrical characteristics for output current-voltage characteristics). The gain equation of the ZXCT1051 is: RG V SENSE = I L R SENSE ----------- × 1 R SH The maximum differential input voltage, VSENSE, is 150mV (IL * RSENSE); however voltages up to 500mV will not damage it. This can be increased further by the inclusion of a resistor, RLIM, between VSENSE- pin and the load. For best performance RSENSE should be connected as close to the VSENSE+ and VSENSE- pins thus minimizing any series resistance with RSENSE. Issue 1 - January 2006 © Zetex Semiconductors plc 2006 5 www.zetex.com ZXCT1051 The ZXCT1051 has been designed to allow it to operate from supplies (VCC) ranging from 2.7V to 20V while sensing common mode signals from 0V up to VCC -2V. When choosing appropriate values for RSENSE a compromise must be reached between in-line signal loss (including potential power dissipation effects) and small signal accuracy. Higher values for RSENSE gives better accuracy at low load currents by reducing the inaccuracies due to internal offsets. For best operation the ZXCT1051 has been designed to operate with VSENSE of the order of 50mV to 150mV. Due to the very nature of current monitors they tend to saturate at very low sense voltages. This is due to them being operated from single supply and that the basic configuration is that of a unipolar voltage to current to voltage converter. The internal amplifiers at the heart of the current monitor may well have a bipolar offset voltage but the output cannot go negative. For this reason the ZXCT1051 has been designed to operate in a linear manner over a VSENSE range of 10mV to 150mV range, however it will still be monotonic down to VSENSE of 0V. The device has a fixed DC voltage gain of 10; no external scaling resistors are required for the output. Output voltage is simply defined as: VOUT = gain x VSENSE (V) Issue 1 - January 2006 © Zetex Semiconductors plc 2006 6 www.zetex.com ZXCT1051 Intentionally left blank Issue 1 - January 2006 © Zetex Semiconductors plc 2006 7 www.zetex.com ZXCT1051 Packaging details - SOT23-5 DIM Millimeters Min. 0.90 0.00 0.90 0.20 0.09 2.70 2.20 1.30 A A1 A2 b C D E E1 e e1 L a° Inches Max. 1.45 0.15 1.30 0.50 0.26 3.10 3.20 1.80 Min. 0.0354 0.00 0.0354 0.0078 0.0035 0.1062 0.0866 0.0511 0.95 REF 1.90 REF 0.10 0° Max. 0.0570 0.0059 0.0511 0.0196 0.0102 0.1220 0.1181 0.0708 0.0374 REF 0.0748 REF 0.60 30° 0.0039 0° 0.0236 30° Note: Controlling dimensions are in millimeters. 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