INTERSIL EL8172ISZ-T7

EL8171, EL8172
®
Data Sheet
October 26, 2005
Micropower, Single Supply, Rail-to-Rail
Input-Output Instrumentation Amplifiers
The EL8171 and EL8172 are micropower instrumentation
amplifiers optimized for operation at 2.9V to 5V single
supplies. Inputs and outputs can operate rail-to-rail. As with
all instrumentation amplifiers, a pair of inputs provide very
high common-mode rejection and are completely
independent from a pair of feedback terminals. The
feedback terminals allow zero input to be translated to any
output offset, including ground. A feedback divider controls
the overall gain of the amplifier.
The EL8172 is compensated for a gain of 100 or more, and
the EL8171 is compensated for a gain of 10 or more. The
EL8171 and EL8172 have PMOS input devices that provide
sub-nA input bias currents.
The amplifiers can be operated from one lithium cell or two
Ni-Cd batteries. The EL8171 and EL8172 input range goes
from below ground to slightly above positive rail. The output
stage swings completely to ground or positive supply - no
pull-up or pull-down resistors are needed.
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Features
• 78µA maximum supply current
• Maximum input offset voltage
- 300µV (EL8172)
- 1000µV (EL8171)
• 200pA maximum input bias current
• 3µV/°C offset voltage drift
• 450kHz -3dB bandwidth (G = 10)
• 170kHz -3dB bandwidth (G = 100)
• 0.5V/µs slew rate
• Single supply operation
- Input voltage range is rail-to-rail
- Output swings rail-to-rail
• Output sources and sinks ±29mA load current
• 0.2% gain accuracy
• Pb-free plus anneal available (RoHS compliant)
Applications
Pinout
EL8171, EL8172
(8 LD SO)
TOP VIEW
• Battery- or solar-powered systems
• Strain gauges
• Current monitors
ENABLE 1
IN- 2
+
+
Σ
8 FB+
IN+ 3
6 OUT
VS- 4
5 FB-
1
• Thermocouple amplifiers
7 VS+
CAUTION: These devices are sensitive to electrostatic discharge; follow proper IC Handling Procedures.
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EL8171, EL8172
Ordering Information
PART NUMBER
PART
MARKING
TAPE &
REEL
PART NUMBER
PART
MARKING
EL8171IS
8171IS
-
8 Ld SO
MDP0027
EL8172IS
8172IS
-
8 Ld SO
MDP0027
EL8171IS-T7
8171IS
7”
8 Ld SO
MDP0027
EL8172IS-T7
8172IS
7”
8 Ld SO
MDP0027
EL8171IS-T13
8171IS
13”
8 Ld SO
MDP0027
EL8172IS-T13
8172IS
13”
8 Ld SO
MDP0027
EL8171ISZ
(See Note)
8171ISZ
-
8 Ld SO
(Pb-free)
MDP0027
EL8172ISZ
(See Note)
8172ISZ
-
8 Ld SO
(Pb-free)
MDP0027
EL8171ISZ-T7
(See Note)
8171ISZ
7”
8 Ld SO
(Pb-free)
MDP0027
EL8172ISZ-T7
(See Note)
8172ISZ
7”
8 Ld SO
(Pb-free)
MDP0027
EL8171ISZ-T13
(See Note)
8171ISZ
13”
8 Ld SO
(Pb-free)
MDP0027
EL8172ISZ-T13
(See Note)
8172ISZ
13”
8 Ld SO
(Pb-free)
MDP0027
PACKAGE
PKG.
DWG. #
TAPE &
REEL
PACKAGE
PKG.
DWG. #
NOTE: Intersil Pb-free plus anneal products employ special Pb-free material sets; molding compounds/die attach materials and 100% matte tin plate
termination finish, which are RoHS compliant and compatible with both SnPb and Pb-free soldering operations. Intersil Pb-free products are MSL
classified at Pb-free peak reflow temperatures that meet or exceed the Pb-free requirements of IPC/JEDEC J STD-020.
Pin Description
EL8171/EL8172
PIN NAME
PIN FUNCTION
1
ENABLE
Active Low. When pulled up above 2V, the in-amp conserves 3µA disabled supply current and the output is
in a high impedance state. An internal pull down defines the ENABLE low when left floating.
2
IN-
3
IN+
Inverting (IN-) and non-inverting (IN+) high impedance input terminals. The input terminals are equivalent to
the gate of PMOS transistor.
5
FB-
8
FB+
High impedance feedback terminals. The feedback terminals have a very similar equivalent circuit as the
input terminals. The negative feedback (FB-) pin connects to an external resistive network to set the gain of
the in-amp. The positive feedback (FB+) pin can be used to shift the DC level of the output or as an output
offset.
7
VS+
Positive supply terminal.
4
VS-
Negative supply terminal.
6
VOUT
Output Voltage.
2
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Absolute Maximum Ratings (TA = 25°C)
Supply Voltage, VS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.5V
Differential Input Current . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5mA
Differential Input Voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5V
VEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0.5V to VS+ + 0.5V
ESD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3kV
Output Short-Circuit Duration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Indefinite
Ambient Operating Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-40°C to +85°C
Storage Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-65°C to +150°C
CAUTION: Stresses above those listed in “Absolute Maximum Ratings” may cause permanent damage to the device. This is a stress only rating and operation of the
device at these or any other conditions above those indicated in the operational sections of this specification is not implied.
IMPORTANT NOTE: All parameters having Min/Max specifications are guaranteed. Typical values are for information purposes only. Unless otherwise noted, all tests
are at the specified temperature and are pulsed tests, therefore: TJ = TC = TA
Electrical Specifications
PARAMETER
VOS
VS+ = +5V, VS- = GND, VCM = 1/2VS+ TA = 25°C, unless otherwise specified.
DESCRIPTION
Input Offset Voltage
CONDITIONS
MIN
TYP
MAX
UNIT
EL8171
400
1000
µV
EL8172
150
300
µV
TCVOS
Input Offset Voltage Temperature
Coefficient
IOS
Input Offset Current
10
200
pA
IB
Input Bias Current
10
200
pA
eN
Input Noise Voltage
Input Noise Voltage Density
Temperature = -40°C to 85°C
EL8171
3
f = 0.1Hz to 10Hz
µV/°C
10
µVP-P
EL8172
4
µVP-P
fo = 1kHz
50
nV/√Hz
25
GΩ
RIN
Input Resistance
VIN
Input Voltage Range
Guaranteed by CMRR test
0
CMRR
Common Mode Rejection Ratio
EL8172, VCM = 0V to +5V
80
108
dB
EL8171, VCM = 0V to +5V
80
104
dB
EL8172, VS = 2.4V to 5V
80
104
dB
EL8171, VS = 2.4V to 5V
70
90
dB
EL8172, RL = 100kΩ to 2.5V
-1.5
+0.3
+1.5
%
EL8171, RL = 100kΩ to 2.5V
-0.8
+0.2
+0.8
%
0
4
10
mV
0.13
0.25
V
PSRR
EG
VOUT
Power Supply Rejection Ratio
Gain Error
Maximum Voltage Swing
Output low, 100kΩ to 2.5V
Output low, 1kΩ to 2.5V
4.990
4.996
V
Output high, 1kΩ to GND
4.75
4.88
V
0.3
0.5
Slew Rate
RL = 1kΩ to GND
-3dB BW
-3dB Bandwidth
EL8171
EL8172
Supply Current, Enabled
3
V
Output high, 100kΩ to 2.5V
SR
IS,EN
5
0.7
V/µs
Gain = 10V/V
450
kHz
Gain = 20
210
kHz
Gain = 50
66
kHz
Gain = 100
33
kHz
Gain = 100
172
kHz
Gain = 200
70
kHz
Gain = 500
25
kHz
Gain = 1000
12
kHz
40
60
78
µA
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Electrical Specifications
PARAMETER
VS+ = +5V, VS- = GND, VCM = 1/2VS+ TA = 25°C, unless otherwise specified. (Continued)
DESCRIPTION
CONDITIONS
IS,DIS
Supply Current, Disabled
EN = VS+
VENH
Enable Pin for Shut-down
VENL
Enable Pin for Power-on
VS
Minimum Supply Voltage
IO
Output Current into 10Ω to VS/2
MIN
TYP
MAX
UNIT
1.5
2.9
5
µA
2
V
2.2
0.8
V
2.4
V
VS = 5V
±18
±29
mA
VS = 2.9V
±4
±7.5
mA
Typical Performance Curves
70
G=100
G=2000
40
30
G=1000
60
G=20
GAIN (dB)
GAIN (dB)
G=50
G=10
20
G=5
10
G=500
50
G=200
G=100
40
G=50
30
Vs=5V
Vs=5V
20
0
1
10
100
1K
10K
100K
1
1M
10
FIGURE 1. EL8171 FREQUENCY RESPONSE vs CLOSED
LOOP GAIN
10K
100K
1M
45
VS=±2.5V
35
MAGNITUDE (dB)
VS=±1.25V
15
VS=±1V
10k
100k
1M
FREQUENCY (Hz)
FIGURE 3. EL8171 FREQUENCY RESPONSE vs SUPPLY
VOLTAGE
4
VS=±2.5V
40
20
GAIN (dB)
1K
FIGURE 2. EL8172 FREQUENCY RESPONSE vs CLOSED
LOOP GAIN
25
10 A =10
V
RL=10kΩ
CL=10pF
5 R /R =9.08Ω
F G
RF=178kΩ
RG=19.6kΩ
0
100
1k
100
FREQUENCY (Hz)
FREQUENCY (Hz)
VS=±1V
30
25
VS=±1.25V
20
A =100
15 RV=10kΩ
L
10 CL=10pF
RF/RG=99.02Ω
5 RF=221kΩ
RG=2.23kΩ
0
100
1k
10k
100k
1M
FREQUENCY (Hz)
FIGURE 4. EL8172 FREQUENCY RESPONSE vs SUPPLY
VOLTAGE
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Typical Performance Curves (Continued)
30
50
25
CL=100pF
45
20
CL=27pF
15
A =10
10 VV=5V
S
RL=10kΩ
R
F/RG=9.08Ω
5
RF=178kΩ
RG=19.6kΩ
0
100
1k
10k
100k
CL=1000pF
MAGNITUDE (dB)
MAGNITUDE (dB)
CL=47pF
40
CL=820pF
35 A =100
V
VS=5V
RL=10kΩ
30 R /R =99.02Ω
F G
RF=221kΩ
RG=2.23kΩ
25
100
1k
1M
FREQUENCY (Hz)
AVERAGE INPUT BIAS CURRENT
(pA)
AVERAGE INPUT BIAS CURRENT
(pA)
25C
25°C
2
0
Vs=2.9V
Vs=3.3V
Vs=5V
0
0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5
COMMON-MODE INPUT VOLTAGE (V)
5
1M
-45°C
-45C
2
0
Vs=2.9V
-2
Vs=3.3V
Vs=5V
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
4.5
5
5.5
COMMON-MODE INPUT VOLTAGE (V)
FIGURE 8. EL8171 AND EL8172 AVERAGE INPUT BIAS
CURRENT vs COMMON-MODE INPUT VOLTAGE
@ -45°C
100
10
85°C
85C
INPUT OFFSET CURRENT (pA)
AVERAGE INPUT BIAS CURRENT
(pA)
100k
4
-4
-0.5
5.5
FIGURE 7. EL8171 AND EL8172 AVERAGE INPUT BIAS
CURRENT vs COMMON-MODE INPUT VOLTAGE
@ 25°C
50
Vs=5V
0
-50
-100
-0.5
10k
FIGURE 6. EL8172 FREQUENCY RESPONSE vs CLOAD
4
-4
-0.5
CL=390pF
FREQUENCY (Hz)
FIGURE 5. EL8171 FREQUENCY RESPONSE vs CLOAD
-2
CL=2200pF
Vs=2.9V
0
Vs=3.3V
0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5
COMMON-MODE INPUT VOLTAGE (V)
5
5.5
FIGURE 9. EL8171 AND EL8172 AVERAGE INPUT BIAS
CURRENT vs COMMON-MODE INPUT VOLTAGE
@ 85°C
5
Vs=5V
5
0
-5
-10
-0.5
0
0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5
COMMON-MODE INPUT VOLTAGE (V)
5
5.5
FIGURE 10. EL8171 AND EL8172 INPUT OFFSET CURRENT
vs COMMON-MODE INPUT VOLTAGE
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Typical Performance Curves (Continued)
200
25°C
25C
INPUT OFFSET VOLTAGE (uV)
INPUT OFFSET VOLTAGE (uV)
600
500
400
Vs=5.0V
300
Vs=2.9V
200
Vs=3.3V
100
0
-0.5
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
4.5
5
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
4.5
5
5.5
100
INPUT OFFSET VOLTAGE (uV)
INPUT OFFSET VOLTAGE (uV)
0
FIGURE 12. EL8172 INPUT OFFSET VOLTAGE vs COMMONMODE INPUT VOLTAGE @ 25°C
600
-45°C
-45C
500
400
Vs=5.0V
300
200
100
Vs=2.9V
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
Vs=3.3V
3
3.5
4
4.5
5
-45°C
-45C
0
Vs=5V
-100
-200
Vs=2.9V
Vs=3.3V
-300
-0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5
5.5
COMMON-MODE INPUT VOLTAGE (V)
COMMON-MODE INPUT VOLTAGE (V)
FIGURE 13. EL8171 INPUT OFFSET VOLTAGE vs COMMONMODE INPUT VOLTAGE @ -45°C
FIGURE 14. EL8172 INPUT OFFSET VOLTAGE vs COMMONMODE INPUT VOLTAGE @ -45°C
800
500
85°C
85C
INPUT OFFSET VOLTAGE (uV)
INPUT OFFSET VOLTAGE (uV)
Vs=3.3V
COMMON-MODE INPUT VOLTAGE (V)
FIGURE 11. EL8171 INPUT OFFSET VOLTAGE vs COMMONMODE INPUT VOLTAGE @ 25°C
700
600
Vs=2.9V
500
Vs=5.0V
Vs=3.3V
400
300
200
-0.5
Vs=2.9V
-100
COMMON-MODE INPUT VOLTAGE (V)
0
-0.5
Vs=5V
100
-200
-0.5
5.5
25°C
25C
85°C
85C
400
Vs=5V
300
200
Vs=2.9V
Vs=3.3V
5.5
100
-0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5
FIGURE 15. EL8171 INPUT OFFSET VOLTAGE vs COMMONMODE INPUT VOLTAGE @ 85°C
FIGURE 16. EL8172 INPUT OFFSET VOLTAGE vs COMMONMODE INPUT VOLTAGE @ 85°C
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
4.5
5
COMMON-MODE INPUT VOLTAGE (V)
6
COMMON-MODE INPUT VOLTAGE (V)
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Typical Performance Curves (Continued)
120
120
110
110
100
100
CMRR (dB)
90
CMRR (dB)
GAIN=100
90
80
70
80
GAIN=1000
70
60
60
50
50
GAIN=10
GAIN=100
40
40
1
10
100
1K
10K
100K
1
1M
10
1K
10K
100K
1M
FREQUENCY (Hz)
FREQUENCY (Hz)
FIGURE 17. EL8171 CMRR vs FREQUENCY
FIGURE 18. EL8172 CMRR vs FREQUENCY
120
100
PSRR+
100
80
PSRR (dB)
PSRR (dB)
100
PSRR60
PSRR+
80
PSRR-
60
40
1
10
100
1K
10K
100K
40
1M
FREQUENCY (Hz)
10
100
1K
10K
100K
1M
FREQUENCY (Hz)
FIGURE 20. EL8172 PSRR vs FREQUENCY
1uV/DIV
FIGURE 19. EL8171 PSRR vs FREQUENCY
5uV/DIV
1
1s/DIV
FIGURE 21. EL8171 0.1Hz to 10Hz INPUT VOLTAGE NOISE
(GAIN = 10)
7
1s/DIV
FIGURE 22. EL8172 0.1Hz to 10Hz INPUT VOLTAGE NOISE
(GAIN = 100)
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Typical Performance Curves (Continued)
70
SUPPLY CURRENT (µA)
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
4.5
5
5.5
SUPPLY VOLTAGE (V)
FIGURE 23. EL8171 AND EL8172 SUPPLY CURRENT vs SUPPLY VOLTAGE
1
1.2
1 909mW
0.8
θ
JA
=
0.6
SO
11 8
0°
C/
W
0.4
0.2
0
JEDEC JESD51-3 LOW EFFECTIVE THERMAL
CONDUCTIVITY TEST BOARD
0.9
POWER DISSIPATION (W)
POWER DISSIPATION (W)
1.4
JEDEC JESD51-7 HIGH EFFECTIVE THERMAL
CONDUCTIVITY TEST BOARD
0.8
0.7 625mW
0.6
θ
0.5
JA
0.4
=1
SO
8
60
0.3
°C
/W
0.2
0.1
0
25
50
75 85 100
125
150
AMBIENT TEMPERATURE (°C)
FIGURE 24. PACKAGE POWER DISSIPATION vs AMBIENT
TEMPERATURE
8
0
0
25
50
75 85 100
125
150
AMBIENT TEMPERATURE (°C)
FIGURE 25. PACKAGE POWER DISSIPATION vs AMBIENT
TEMPERATURE
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Description of Operation and Application
Information
Product Description
The EL8171 and EL8172 are micropower instrumentation
amplifiers (in-amps) which deliver rail-to-rail input
amplification and rail-to-rail output swing on a single 2.4V to
5V supply. The EL8171 and EL8172 also deliver excellent
DC and AC specifications while consuming only 60µA typical
supply current. Because EL8171 and EL8172 provide an
independent pair of feedback terminals to set the gain and to
adjust the output level, these in-amps achieve high commonmode rejection ratio regardless of the tolerance of the gain
setting resistors. The EL8171 is internally compensated for a
minimum closed loop gain of 10 or greater, well suited for
moderate to high gains. For higher gains, the EL8172 is
internally compensated for a minimum gain of 100. An
ENABLE pin is used to reduce power consumption, typically
2.9µA, while the instrumentation amplifier is disabled.
Input Protection
All input and feedback terminals of the EL8171 and EL8172
have internal ESD protection diodes to both positive and
negative supply rails, limiting the input voltage to within one
diode drop beyond the supply rails. If overdriving the inputs
is necessary, the external input current must never exceed
5mA. External series resistor may be used as a protection to
limit excessive external voltage and current from damaging
the inputs.
Input Stage and Input Voltage Range
The input terminals (IN+ and IN-) of the EL8171 and EL8172
are single differential pair P-MOSFET devices aided by an
Input Range Enhancement Circuit to increase the headroom
of operation of the common-mode input voltage. The
feedback terminals (FB+ and FB-) also have a similar
topology. As a result, the input common-mode voltage range
of both the EL8171 and EL8172 is rail-to-rail. These in-amps
are able to handle input voltages that are at or slightly
beyond the supply and ground making these in-amps well
suited for single 5V or 3.3V low voltage supply systems.
There is no need then to move the common-mode input of
the in-amps to achieve symmetrical input voltage.
Output Stage and Output Voltage Range
A pair of complementary MOSFET devices drives the output
VOUT to within a few mV of the supply rails. At a 100kΩ
load, the PMOS sources current and pulls the output up to
4mV below the positive supply, while the NMOS sinks
current and pulls the output down to 4mV above the negative
supply, or ground in the case of a single supply operation.
The current sinking and sourcing capability of the EL8171
and EL8172 are internally limited to 29mA.
Gain Setting
VIN, the potential difference across IN+ and IN-, is replicated
(less the input offset voltage) across FB+ and FB-. The
9
obsession of the EL8171 and EL8172 in-amp is to maintain
the differential voltage across FB+ and FB- equal to IN+ and
IN-; (FB+ - FB-) = (IN+ - IN-). Consequently, the transfer
function can be derived. The gain of the EL8171 and EL8172
is set by two external resistors, the feedback resistor RF, and
the gain resistor RG.
2.9V to 5V
7
VIN/2
2 IN+
3 IN-
VIN/2
VCM
5 FB-
1
VS+
+
-
8 FB+
+
EN_BAR
EN
6
EL8171/2
-
VOUT
VS4
RG
RF
FIGURE 26. CIRCUIT 1 - GAIN IS BY EXTERNAL RESISTORS
RF AND RG
R 

VOUT =  1 + -------F- VIN
R

G
In Figure 26, the FB+ pin and one end of resistor RG are
connected to GND. With this configuration, the above gain
equation is only true for a positive swing in VIN; negative
input swings will be ignored and the output will be at ground.
Reference Connection
Unlike a three-opamp instrumentation amplifier, a finite
series resistance seen at the REF terminal does not degrade
the EL8171 and EL8172's high CMRR performance
eliminating the need for an additional external buffer
amplifier. Circuit 2 (Figure 27) uses the FB+ pin to provide a
high impedance REF terminal.
2.9V to 5V
7
VIN/2
2 IN+
3 IN-
VIN/2
8 FB+
VCM
5 FB-
2.9V to 5V
VS+
+
+
EN_BAR
1
EL8171/2
-
EN
6
VOUT
VS4
R1
REF
R2
RG
RF
FIGURE 27. CIRCUIT 2 - GAIN SETTING AND REFERENCE
CONNECTION
RF 
R 


VOUT =  1 + ------- ( VIN ) +  1 + -------F- ( VREF )
R G
R G


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The FB+ pin is used as a REF terminal to center or to adjust
the output. Because the FB+ pin is a high impedance input,
an economical resistor divider can be used to set the voltage
at the REF terminal without degrading or affecting the CMRR
performance. Any voltage applied to the REF terminal will
shift VOUT by VREF times the closed loop gain, which is set
by resistors RF and RG. See Circuit 2 (Figure 27).
error due to the tolerance of the resistors used. The resulting
non-ideal transfer function effectively becomes:
The FB+ pin can also be connected to the other end of
resistor, RG. See Circuit 3 (Figure 28). Keeping the basic
concept that the EL8171 and EL8172 in-amps maintain
constant differential voltage across the input terminals and
feedback terminals (IN+ - IN- = FB+ - FB-), the transfer
function of Circuit 3 can be derived.
ERG = Tolerance of RG
2.9V to 5V
7
VIN/2
2 IN+
3 IN-
VIN/2
8 FB+
VCM
5 FB-
1
VS+
+
+
EN_BAR
Where:
ERF = Tolerance of RF
EG
= Gain Error of the EL8171 or EL8172
The term [1-(ERG +ERF +EG)] is the deviation from the
theoretical gain. Thus, (ERG +ERF +EG) is the total gain
error. For example, if 1% resistors are used for the EL8171,
the total gain error would be:
= ± ( E RG + E RF + E G ( typical ) )
EN
= ± ( 0.01 + 0.01 + 0.003 )
EL8171/2
-
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VOUT
VS4
RG
R 

VOUT =  1 + -------F- × [ 1 – ( E RG + E RF + E G ) ] × VIN
R G

RF
VREF
FIGURE 28. CIRCUIT 3 - REFERENCE CONNECTION WITH AN
AVAILABLE VREF
= ± 2.3%
Disable/Power-Down
The EL8171 and EL8172 can be powered down reducing
the supply current to typically 2.9µA. When disabled, the
output is in a high impedance state. The active low ENABLE
bar pin has an internal pull down and hence can be left
floating and the in-amp enabled by default. When the
ENABLE bar is connected to an external logic, the in-amp
will power down when ENABLE bar is pulled above 2V, and
will power on when ENABLE bar is pulled below 0.8V.
R 

VOUT =  1 + -------F- ( VIN ) + ( VREF )
R

G
A finite resistance Rs in series with the VREF source, adds
an output offset of VIN*(RS/RG). As the series resistance Rs
approaches zero, the gain equation is simplified to the above
equation for Circuit 3. VOUT is simply shifted by an amount
VREF.
External Resistor Mismatches
Because of the independent pair of feedback terminals
provided by the EL8171 and EL8172, the CMRR is not
degraded by any resistor mismatches. Hence, unlike a three
opamp and especially a two opamp in-amp, the EL8171 and
EL8172 reduce the cost of external components by allowing
the use of 1% or more tolerance resistors without sacrificing
CMRR performance. The EL8171 and EL8172 CMRR will be
108dB regardless of the tolerance of the resistors used.
Gain Error and Accuracy
The EL8172 has a Gain Error, EG, of 0.2% typical. The
EL8171 has an EG of 0.3% typical. The gain error indicated
in the electrical specifications table is the inherent gain error
of the EL8171 and EL8172 and does not include the gain
error contributed by the resistors. There is an additional gain
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