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CN-0355
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AD7793
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AD8420
ADA4096-2
3-Channel, Low Noise, Low Power,
24-Bit, Sigma-Delta ADC
Wide Supply Range, Micropower,
Rail-to-Rail In-Amp
30 V, MicroPower, Overvoltage
Protection, Rail-to-Rail Input/Output
(RRIO), Dual Op Amp
Low Power, Temperature Compensated Bridge Signal Conditioner and Driver
The circuit can process full-scale signals from approximately
10 mV to 1 V, using the internal programmable gain amplifier
(PGA) of the 24-bit, sigma-delta (Σ-Δ) ADC, making it suitable
for a wide variety of pressure sensors.
EVALUATION AND DESIGN SUPPORT
Circuit Evaluation Boards
CN-0355 Evaluation Board (EVAL-CN0355-PMDZ)
System Demonstration Platform (EVAL-SDP-CB1Z)
SDP to PMOD Interposer Board (SDP-PMD-IB1Z)
Design and Integration Files
Schematics, Layout Files, Bill of Materials
The entire circuit uses only three ICs and requires only 1 mA
(excluding the bridge current). A ratiometric technique ensures
that the accuracy and stability of the system does not depend on
a voltage reference.
CIRCUIT FUNCTION AND BENEFITS
The circuit in Figure 1 is a complete, low power signal conditioner
for a bridge type sensor and includes a temperature compensation
channel. This circuit is ideal for a variety of industrial pressure
sensors and load cells that operate with drive voltages of
between 5 V and 15 V.
+3.3V
VCC = +24V
+24V
100Ω
1/2
Q1
MMBTA06-7-F
ADA4096-2
40.2kΩ
0.1%
VDRIVE
91kΩ
0.1%
BRIDGE TYPE
TRANSDUCER
P1-3 MFG# NSCSANN600MGUNV
R1
P1-4
R2
P1-2 10kΩ
R3
P1-1
P6
P7
RTD
FB
1µF
10kΩ
RWIRE
P2-1
RWIRE
P2-2
AD8420 IN-AMP
CS
P2-3
RWIRE
P2-4
SCLK
210µA
10kΩ
P3
P9
RWIRE
+24V
100nF
DVDD
AVDD
AIN1(+)
100nF
P5
10kΩ
R4
– +
VO
140kΩ
0.1%
10kΩ
10kΩ
100pF
VREF = 1.05V
DIN
DOUT/RDY
AIN2(–)
AD7793
1/2
100nF
DOUT/RDY
100nF
ADA4096-2
REF
IOUT1
AIN2(+)
SCLK
100nF
10kΩ
P4
DIN
CS
5kΩ
0.1%
25ppm
AIN1(–)
100nF
RFIN(+)/AIN3(+)
GND
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RFIN(–)/AIN3(–)
Figure 1. Differential Bridge Type Transducer Monitor with Temperature Compensation (Simplified Schematic: all Connections and Decoupling not Shown)
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CN-0355
Circuit Note
The transfer function can be computed as follows:
The circuit shown in Figure 1 is based on the AD7793, 24-bit,
Σ-Δ. It has three differential analog inputs and has an on-chip,
low noise PGA with gain that ranges from unity gain to 128,
making it ideal for multiple sensor interfaces. The AD7793
consumes a maximum of only 500 μA and is therefore suitable
for low power applications. It has a low noise, low drift internal
band gap reference and can accept an external differential
reference. The output data rate is software programmable from
4.17 Hz to 470 Hz.
The AD8420 low power in-amp with a supply current of 80 μA
maximum, can operate up to 36 V single-supply and is used to
remove the common voltage at the bridge transducer. It can also
provide gain, if needed, to the small differential signal output of
the transducer.
The ADA4096-2, dual channel op amp, with a typical supply
current of 60 μA per amp and a wide operating input voltage
range of up to 30 V, drives the sensor bridge. The other half of
the ADA4096-2 is used as a buffer for the reference voltage.
There are a wide variety of pressure sensors requiring a voltage
drive between 5 V and 15 V. The circuit shown in Figure 1
provides a complete solution for bridge type transducers and
has four critical sections; the transducer voltage drive, the inamp, the reference buffer, and the ADC.
R
VDRIVE  VREF 1  F 
 R8 
where RF can be 40.2 kΩ, 91 kΩ, or 140 kΩ, and R8 = 10 kΩ.
An NPN transistor is use to boost the current needed to drive the
bridge sensor. Feedback to the inverting input of the ADA4096-2
makes the inverting input voltage equal to the noninverting
input voltage, thereby ensuring a constant voltage of the voltage
drive across the bridge circuit.
Transistor Q1 is a BJT that has maximum breakdown voltage of
80 V, capable of dissipating 0.35 W at 25°C. The maximum
collector current is 500 mA.
Instrumentation Amplifier
The AD8420 rejects the common-mode voltage generated at the
bridge and only amplifies the differential bridge voltage, as shown
in Figure 3. The AD8420 has rail-to-rail output voltage swing
that is completely independent of the input common-mode
voltage. This feature exempts the AD8420 from the restrictions
caused by the interaction between the common-mode input and
output voltages associated with most conventional instrumentation
amplifier architectures. The gain of the in-amp is set at unity.
+VDRIVE
BRIDGE
P1-3 TRANSDUCER
Bridge Type Transducer Voltage Drive
The ADA4096-2 is configured as a noninverting amplifier with
configurable gain set by the feedback resistor, as shown in
Figure 2.
R1
R2
ADA4096-2
+VDRIVE
BRIDGE
P1-3 TRANSDUCER
R2
– +
VO
R3
P5
R20
91kΩ
P6
R21
140kΩ
P7
+VREF
VOUT = G (VIN+ − VIN−) + VREF
The gain is set by configuring the jumpers indicated in Table 1.
Table 1. Pin Configuration for Specific Voltage Drive
P5
Short
Open
Open
R10
Traditional instrumentation amplifier architectures require the
reference pin to be driven with a low impedance source. Any
impedance at the reference pin degrades both common-mode
rejection ratio (CMRR) and gain accuracy. With the AD8420
architecture, resistance at the reference pin has no effect on
CMRR. The transfer function of the AD8420 is
Figure 2. Transducer Voltage Drive
R19/R20/R21 RF Feedback
40.2 kΩ
91 kΩ
140 kΩ
VOUT
The input to the AD8420 has a differential mode noise filter
(20 kΩ/1 μF/100 nF) with a 7.6 Hz bandwidth and a commonmode noise filter (10 kΩ/100 nF) with a 150 Hz bandwidth.
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AD8420
FB R12
Figure 3. AD8420 Instrumentation Amplifier
AD8420
–VIN
IN-AMP
REF
FOR G = 1:
R10 = DNI, R12 = 0Ω
R8
10kΩ
+VIN
P1-1
Gain
5.02
10.1
15
1µF
10kΩ
VREF
R19
40.2kΩ
R4
P1-2
AD8420
100nF
100nF
1/2
P1-4
R3
+24V
100Ω
R1
P1-2 10kΩ
P1-1
VCC = +24V
VCC
+24V
R4
– +
VO
P1-4
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CIRCUIT DESCRIPTION
P6
Open
Short
Open
P7
Open
Open
Short
where:
VREF = 1.05 V
G = 1 + (R12/R10)
The AD8420 differential input voltage is internally limited with
diodes at ±1 V from −40°C to +85°C. If the input voltage exceeds
the limit, the internal diodes start to conduct and draw current.
The current is limited internally to a value that is safe for the
AD8420.
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Circuit Note
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Reference Buffer
An excitation current of 210 μA, generated by the AD7793,
passes through the 5 kΩ resistor, as shown in Figure 4. This
generates the 1.05 V reference voltage that is buffered by the
ADA4096-2. The output of the buffer drives the reference of the
AD7793 and the AD8420. The circuit is ratiometric; therefore,
the error due to the variation in the voltage across the 5 kΩ resistor,
caused by the 5% tolerance on the 210 μA excitation current from
the AD7793, is minimized. The buffered voltage reference also
drives the amplifier that sets the voltage drive for the bridge
transducer (see Figure 2).
Link P9 bypasses the RTD if temperature compensation is not
required.
Output Coding
The output code for an input voltage on either channel is

 AIN  Gain
Code  2 N 1 
 1
V
REF


where:
AIN = AIN(+) – AIN(−) = AIN(+) – VREF
Gain is the PGA gain setting, and N = 24.
Voltage Supply Requirement
210µA
1/2
For the circuit to operate properly, the supply voltage, VCC, must
be greater than 6 V to provide a minimum 5 V drive for the
bridge type transducer.
R6
5kΩ
0.1%
100pF
System Calibration
There are several methods for carrying out pressure sensor
temperature calibration. For this application, a four-point
calibration procedure was used. A good reference for the
calibration procedure is AN13-01, Active Temperature
Compensation and Calibration for MEMS Pressure Sensors with
Constant Voltage, Silicon Microstructures, Inc., Milpitas, Ca.
Figure 4. Voltage Reference Generator
ADC Channel 1 Configuration: Bridge Type Sensor
Channel 1 of the AD7793 measures the bridge sensor output
from the AD8420. The external VREF (1.05 V) is used as a
reference and therefore, the input range of the AD7793 is
±1.05 V centered on a common-mode voltage of +1.05 V.
ADC Channel 2 Configuration: Temperature Sensor
The second channel of the AD7793 monitors the voltage
generated across a resistance temperature detector (RTD),
driven by the 210 μA excitation current, as shown in Figure 5.
Although 100 Ω platinum RTDs are popular, other resistances
(200 Ω, 500 Ω, 1000 Ω, and so on) and materials (nickel, copper,
nickel iron) can be specified. For this application, a 100 Ω DIN
43,760 Class A RTD is used.
210µA
P2-1
AD7793
IOUT1
Test Data and Results
System Noise
All data capture was taken using the CN-0355 Evaluation Software.
Two setup measurements were taken to capture the noise of the
board. The first measurement, shown in Figure 6, was taken
with the input to the AD8420 shorted, thereby measuring the
peak-to-peak noise of the AD8420 and the AD7793. A sample
of 1000 was taken; this resulted in a code spread of approximately
100 codes, which translates into a peak-to-peak noise of
12.5 μV, or 17.36 noise free bits for a full-scale span of 2.1 V.
40
P3
SENSE LEAD
4-WIRE
RTD
SENSE LEAD
P2-2
AIN2(+)
35
AIN2(–)
30
P9
P2-3
P4
25
P2-4
R6
5kΩ
0.1%
COUNT
FORCE LEAD
RFIN(–)
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TO
ADA4096-2
RFIN(+)
Figure 5. Use of Kelvin or 4-Wire Pt RTD Connections Provide High Accuracy
A 4-wire (Kelvin) connection, as shown in Figure 5, eliminates
the effect of the RTD lead resistance. Note that 2-wire, 3-wire,
and 4-wire configurations are also available using Link P3 and
Link P4, as shown in Table 2.
P3
Short
Open
Open
15
10
5
0
7FFC40
7FFC60
7FFC80
7FFCA0
7FFCC0
7FFCE0
ADC CODE
Figure 6. Histogram Showing Output Code Spread of 100 Codes with
AD8420 Input Pins Shorted
Table 2. Link Configuration for RTD Connections
RTD Connection
2-Wire
3-Wire
4-Wire
20
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VREF
12041-004
ADA4096-2
P4
Short
Short
Open
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CN-0355
Circuit Note
The second measurement was made with a Honeywell
NSCSANN600MGUNV gage pressure sensor connected to the
evaluation board. This board mounted pressure sensor is
unamplified and uncompensated, and the voltage driver was set
at 10.1 V. This test effectively shows the noise contributed by the
whole system, including the transducer noise, as shown in
Figure 7. A sample of 1000 was taken; this resulted in a code
spread of approximately 120 codes, which translates into a
peak-to-peak noise of 15 μV, or 17.1 noise free bits for a fullscale span of 2.1 V.
40
30
25
COUNT
The maximum and root-sum-square (RSS) errors, due to the
active components in the system for AD8420 and the ADA4096-2,
are shown in Table 4.
Table 4. System Error Analysis for Full-Scale Range (FSR) =
1.05 V
Error Component
AD8420
ADA4096-2 (1/2, G = 10)
ADA4096-2 (1/2, G = 1)
AD7793 (Internal Reference)
RSS Offset
RSS Gain
RSS FSR Error
Maximum Offset
Maximum Gain
Maximum FSR Error
35
20
15
10
Error
Offset
Gain
Offset
Offset
Offset
Error Value
250 μV
0.05%
3 mV
300 μV
0.01%
Error % FSR
0.025%
0.050%
0.300%
0.030%
0.010%
0.060%
0.050%
0.110%
0.365%
0.050%
0.415%
Total Circuit Accuracy
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5
0
805F40
Error Analysis for Active Components
805F60
805F80
805FA0
805FC0
A good approximation of the total error contributed by the resistor
tolerances is to assume that each of the critical resistors contributes
equally to the total error. The two critical resistors are R8 and any of
the R19, R20, or R21 resistors. The worst case resistor tolerance
build up of 0.1% yields a total resistor error of 0.2% maximum.
If RSS errors are assumed, the total RSS error is 0.1√2 = 0.14%.
805FE0
ADC CODE
Figure 7. Histogram Showing Output Code Spread of 120 Codes with
Pressure Sensor Connected
System Current Consumption
Combining the resistor errors with the component errors from
Table 4 yields the following results:
Table 3 shows the total current consumption of the system,
excluding the current consumed by the pressure transducer.



Table 3. Maximum Circuit Currents at 25°C
Component
ADA4096-2
AD8420
AD7793
Excitation Current (R6)
R19 and R8 Current
Total
Consumptions (mA)
0.150
0.080
0.400
0.210
0.104
0.944
Offset error = 0.365% + 0.1400% = 0.505%
Gain error = 0.050% + 0.1400% = 0.190%
Full-scale error = 0.415% + 0.1400% = 0.555%
These errors assume that calculated resistor values are selected,
that the only errors are tolerance errors, and that the voltage
drive for the transducer is set to a gain of 10.1.
The Honeywell NSCSANN600MGUNV pressure sensor has an
impedance of about 3 kΩ, which adds approximately 3.36 mA
to the total current in Table 3.
The linearity error was tested over an input range of −500 mV
to +500 mV, using the setup shown in Figure 10. The total
nonlinearity was approximately 0.45%. The nonlinearity is
primarily caused by the input transconductance (gm) stage of
the AD8420.
The current consumed by the system can be further reduced by
driving the RTD with a lower current, such as 10 μA, and at the
same time use a higher RTD resistance value, such as 1 kΩ.
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Circuit Note
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0.3
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.1
0
0
The following equipment is needed to evaluate and test the
CN-0355 circuit:

0.485
0.420
0.355
0.290
0.225
0.160
0.095
0.030
–0.035
–0.100
–0.165
–0.3
–0.230
–0.6
–0.295
–0.2
–0.360
–0.4
–0.425
–0.1
–0.490
–0.2
boards have 120-pin mating connectors, allowing for the quick
setup and evaluation of the performance of the circuit. To evaluate
the EVAL-CN0355-PMDZ board using the SDP-PMD-IB1Z
and the SDP, the EVAL-CN0355-PMDZ is connected to the
SDP-PMD-IB1Z by a standard 100 mil spaced, 25 mil square, right
angle, pin header connector.
Equipment Required
ERROR (% FS)
0.6







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VOUT (V)
The total output error (%FSR) is calculated by taking the difference
between the measured output voltage and the ideal output voltage,
dividing by the FSR of the output voltage, and multiplying the
result by 100. The results of this calculation are shown in Figure 8.
VIN (V)
Figure 8. Bridge Transducer Simulated Output Voltage (with Associated
Linearity Error Plot) vs. ADC Reading
A PC with a USB port and Windows® XP and Windows®
Vista (32-bit), or Windows® 7 (32-bit)
The EVAL-CN0355-PMDZ circuit evaluation board
The EVAL-SDP-CB1Z circuit evaluation board
The SDP-PMD-IB1Z interposer board
The CN0355 Evaluation Software
A 6 V wall wart or alternate power supply
The Yokogawa GS200 precision voltage source
The Agilent E3631A voltage source
Getting Started
Figure 9 shows a photo of the EVAL-CN0355-PMDZ evaluation
board. Complete documentation for the system can be found in
the CN-0355 Design Support Package.
Load the evaluation software by placing the CN-0355
Evaluation Software CD in the PC. Using My Computer, locate
the drive that contains the evaluation software CD and open the
Readme file. Follow the instructions contained in the Readme
file for installing and using the evaluation software.
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Setup
Figure 9. Photo of EVAL-CN0355-PMDZ Board
COMMON VARIATIONS
Other suitable ADCs are the AD7792 and the AD7785. Both
devices have the same set of features as the AD7793. However,
the AD7792 is a 16-bit ADC, and the AD7785 is a 20-bit ADC.
The AD8237, a micropower, zero drift, true rail-to-rail
instrumentation amplifier can also be used for low supply
voltage versions of this circuit configuration.
The CN-0355 evaluation kit includes self installing software on
the a CD. This software is compatible with Windows XP (SP2)
and Vista (32-bit and 64-bit). If the setup file does not run
automatically, run the setup.exe file from the CD.
Install the evaluation software before connecting the evaluation
board and SDP board to the USB port of the PC, to ensure that
the evaluation system is correctly recognized when connected to
the PC.
1.
The AD8226 in-amp is another option, when better linearity is
needed at a higher current consumption (approximately 525 μA).
For a low supply voltage range application that requires a low
noise and offset voltage, a dual channel AD8606 is an alternative to
the ADA4096-2. The dual channel AD8606 features very low
offset voltage, low input voltage and current noise, and wide
signal bandwidth. It uses the Analog Devices, Inc. patented
DigiTrim® trimming technique, which achieves superior
precision without laser trimming.
2.
3.
4.
CIRCUIT EVALUATION AND TEST
This circuit uses the EVAL-CN0355-PMDZ circuit board, the
EVAL-SDP-CB1Z System Demonstration Platform (SDP)
evaluation board, and the SDP-PMD-IB1Z, which is a PMOD
board base interposer for the SDP. The SDP and the SDP-PMD-IB1Z
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When installation from the CD is complete, power up the
SDP-PMD-IB1Z evaluation board. Using the supplied
cable, connect the SDP board (via Connector A) to the
SDP-PMD-IB1Z evaluation board and then to the USB
port of the PC that will be used for evaluation.
Connect the 12-pin, right angle, male pin header of the
EVAL-CN0355-PMDZ to the 12-pin, right angle, female
pin header of the SDP-PMD-IB1Z.
Before running the program, connect the pressure sensor
terminal and the RTD sensor to the terminal jacks of the
EVAL-CN0355-PMDZ.
When all the peripherals and power supply are connected
and turned on, by clicking the RUN button on the GUI,
and when the evaluation system is successfully detected by
the PC, the EVAL-CN0355-PMDZ circuit board can then
be evaluated using the evaluation software.
CN-0355
Circuit Note
Functional Block Diagram
LEARN MORE
The functional block diagram of the test setup is shown in
Figure 10. The test setup must be connected as shown.
CN-0355 Design Support Package:
www.analog.com/CN0355-DesignSupport
V+
COM
MT-004 Tutorial, The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Aspects of
ADC Input Noise—Is No Noise Good Noise? Analog Devices.
EVAL-CN0355-PMDZ
6V
POWER
SUPPLY
P1-2
VOUT2
CH2
VCM
COM2
DUAL
POWER
SUPPLY
COM1
CH1
VOUT1
MT-022 Tutorial, ADC Architectures III: Sigma-Delta ADC
Basics, Analog Devices.
RBRIDGE/2
RBRIDGE/2
P1-2
P8-2
P8-2
VCC
MT-023 Tutorial, ADC Architectures IV: Sigma-Delta ADC
Advanced Concepts and Applications, Analog Devices.
SDP-PMD-IB1Z
MT-031 Tutorial, Grounding Data Converters and Solving the
Mystery of "AGND" and "DGND", Analog Devices.
(SUPPLY FOR
EVAL BOARD
WAS SET TO 3.3V)
120 PIN
EVAL-SDP-CB1Z
USB
PC
Figure 10. Test Setup Functional Block Diagram
The Agilent E3631A and the Yokogawa GS200 precision voltage
supplies were used to power up the board and to simulate the
sensor output. Channel CH1 of the Agilent E3631A was set at
24 V to serve as the VCC power supply for the board and the
other channel, CH2, was set at 5 V to generate the commonmode voltage. CH2 was connected in series with the Yokogawa
GS200, as shown in Figure 7. The Yokogowa was connected to
the input terminal of the evaluation board with a 1.5 kΩ series
resistor that simulates the impedance of the bridge. The
Yokogawa simulates the sensor output by generating ±500 mV
at a 25°C differential input voltage at the in-amp input.
The CN-0355 Evaluation Software was used to capture the data
for linearity error shown in Figure 8 from the EVAL-CN0355PMDZ evaluation board, using the setup shown in Figure 10.
Details of the software operation can be found in the CN-0355
Software User Guide.
12041-010
PRECISION
POWER V
DIFF
SUPPLY
MT-035 Tutorial, Op Amp Inputs, Outputs, Single-Supply, and
Rail-to-Rail Issues. Analog Devices.
MT-037 Tutorial, Op Amp Input Offset Voltage.
MT-038 Tutorial, Op Amp Input Bias Current
MT-040 Tutorial, Op Amp Input Input Impedance
MT-051 Tutorial, Current Feedback Op Amp Noise
Considerations
MT-065 Tutorial, In-Amp Noise
MT-066 Tutorial, In-Amp Bridge Circuit Error Budget Analysis
MT-101 Tutorial, Decoupling Techniques, Analog Devices
Kester, Walt. 1999. Temperature Sensors. Section 7. Analog
Devices.
Active Temperature Compensation and Calibration for MEMS
Pressure Sensors with Constant Voltage, Silicon
Microstructures, Ins., Milpitas, Ca.
Data Sheets and Evaluation Boards
AD7793 Data Sheet
AD7793 Evaluation Board
ADA4096-2 Data Sheet
AD8420 Data Sheet
REVISION HISTORY
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