AD AD8231

Zero Drift, Digital Programmable
Instrumentation Amplifier
AD8231
Preliminary Data Sheet
FEATURES
Digitally programmable gain
G= 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128
Software or pin programmable
Excellent temperature performance
Specified from −40°C to +125°C
50 nV/°C max input offset drift
10 ppm/°C max gain drift
Excellent dc performance
122 dB min CMR, G = 128
25 μV max input offset voltage
100 pA max bias current
0.7 uV p-p (0.1 Hz to 10 Hz)
Good ac performance
Gain Bandwidth Product 1 MHz
Slew Rate 0.7 V/μs
Rail-to-rail input and output
Shutdown/Multiplex
Additional uncommitted op amp
Supply range: 3.0V to 5.5V
WR
A0
A1
A2
SDN
OUT2
-IN
N
P
OUT1
+IN
AD8231
+VS
-VS
REF
Figure 1. AD8231 Functional Diagram
APPLICATIONS
Pressure and Strain Transducers
Thermocouples and RTDs
Programmable Instrumentation
Industrial Controls
Weigh Scales
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The AD8231 is a low drift, rail to rail, instrumentation amplifier
with software programmable gains of 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64 or
128. The gains are programmed via digital logic or pin
strapping.
The AD8231 is ideal for applications that require precision
performance over a wide temperature range, such as industrial
temperature sensing and data logging. Because the gain setting
resistors are internal, maximum gain drift is only 10 ppm/ºC.
Because of the autozero input stage, maximum input offset is 25
uV and maximum input offset drift is just 50 nV/ºC. CMRR is
also guaranteed over temperature: 80 dB for G=1, increasing to
122 dB at a gain of 128. Voltage noise is just 0.7 uV p-p (0.01
Hz to 10 Hz).
The AD8231 also includes an uncommitted op amp which can
be used for additional gain, differential signal driving or
filtering. Like the in amp, the op amp has an autozero
architecture, rail to rail input, and rail to rail output.
The AD8231 includes a shutdown feature that reduces current
to 1 uA and makes the amplifier output high impedance. This
allows easy multiplexing of multiple amplifiers without
additional switches.
The AD8231 is specified over the extended industrial
temperature range of -40°C to +125°C. It is available in a 4mm
x 4mm 16-Lead LFCSP (Chip Scale) package.
Rev. PrC
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AD8231
Preliminary Data Sheet
SPECIFICATIONS
Table 1. VS = 5 V, VREF = 2.5 V, G=1, RL = 10 kΩ, -40°C ≤TA ≤ +125°C unless otherwise noted).
Parameter
INSTRUMENTATION AMPLIFIER
OFFSET VOLTAGE
Input Offset, VOSI
Average Temperature Drift
Output Offset, VOSO
Average Temperature Drift
INPUT CURRENTS
Input Bias Current
Input Offset Current
GAINS
Gain Error
G=1
G = 2 to 128
Gain Drift
G=1
G = 2 to 128
Gain Nonlinearity
G= 1
G= 8
G= 128
CMRR
G=1
G=2
G=4
G=8
G=16
G=32
G=64
G=128
NOISE
Input Voltage Noise, eni
Output Voltage Noise, eno
OTHER INPUT CHARACTERISTICS
Differential Input Impedance
Common Mode Input Impedance
Power Supply Rejection Ratio
Input Operating Voltage Range
REFERENCE INPUT
Input Impedance
Voltage Range
Conditions
Min
Typ
Max
Unit
5
0.01
15
0.02
25
0.05
50
0.1
μV
μV/°C
μV
μV/°C
TA = 25°C
200
TA = 25°C
50
400
1
100
0.5
pA
nA
pA
nA
0.1
1
0.3
TBD
%
%
2
2
10
10
ppm/°C
ppm/°C
VOS RTI = VOSI + VOSO/G
1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128
VOUT = 0.1 to 4.9V
80
86
92
98
104
110
116
122
Noise RTI = sqrt(eni2 + (eno/G)2
VIN+, VIN− =2.5V ; TA = 25°C
f = 1 kHz,
f = 0.1 Hz to 10 Hz
f = 0.01 Hz to 1 Hz
f = 1 kHz
f = 0.1 Hz to 10 Hz
f = 0.01 Hz to 1 Hz
Common Mode
Differential
100
0.05
5
TBD
TBD
ppm
ppm
ppm
100
106
112
118
124
130
136
142
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
32
0.7
0.2
60
1
0.5
nV/√Hz
μV p-p
μV p-p
nV/√Hz
μV p-p
μV p-p
10||5
10||5
110
4.95
GΩ||pF
GΩ||pF
dB
V
4.95
GΩ||pF
V
10||10
0.05
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Preliminary Data Sheet
DYNAMIC PERFORMANCE
Gain Bandwidth Product
Slew Rate
OUTPUT CHARACTERISTICS
Output Voltage High
Output Voltage Low
Short-Circuit Current
DIGITAL INTERFACE
Input Voltage Low
Input Voltage High
Leakage Current
Setup Time : tDS
Hold Time: tDH
Write Width: tCS
Gain switching time
OPERATIONAL AMPLIFIER
INPUT CHARACTERISTICS
Offset Voltage, VOS
Temperature Drift
Input Bias Current
Input Offset Current
Input Voltage Range
Open Loop Gain
Common-Mode Rejection Ratio
Power Supply Rejection Ratio
Voltage Noise Density
Voltage Noise
DYNAMIC PERFORMANCE
Gain Bandwidth Product
Slew Rate
OUTPUT CHARACTERISTICS
Output Voltage High
Output Voltage Low
AD8231
RL = 100kΩ to ground
RL = 10kΩ to ground
RL = 100kΩ to 5V
RL = 10kΩ to 5V
4.9
4.8
10
1
0.6
MHz
V/μs
4.94
4.88
60
80
20
V
V
mV
mV
mA
100
200
1.0
4.0
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TA = 25°C
10
0.01
200
TA = 25°C
50
0.05
TBD
100
100
f = 0.1 Hz to 10 Hz
RL = 100kΩ to ground
RL = 10kΩ to ground
RL = 100kΩ to 5V
RL = 10kΩ to 5V
Short-Circuit Current
BOTH AMPLIFIERS
POWER SUPPLY
Quiescent Current
Quiescent Current (Shutdown)
SHD high to high output impedance
SHD low to low output impedance
Shutdown output impedance
4.9
4.8
10
110
110
17
0.4
TBD
TBD
μV
uV/°C
pA
nA
pA
nA
V
V/mV
dB
dB
nV/√Hz
μV p-p
1
0.6
MHz
V/μs
4.96
4.92
60
80
20
V
V
mV
mV
mA
3.5
1
TBD
TBD
TBD
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30
0.05
400
1
100
0.5
4.95
V
V
nA
ns
ns
ns
ns
100
200
4.5
10
mA
uA
ns
ns
GΩ||pF
AD8231
Preliminary Data Sheet
Table 2. VS = 3.3 V, VREF = 1.65 V, -40°C ≤TA ≤ +125°C, G=1, RL = 10 kΩ, unless otherwise noted).
Parameter
INSTRUMENTATION AMPLIFIER
OFFSET VOLTAGE
Input Offset, VOSI
Average Temperature Drift
Output Offset, VOSO
Average Temperature Drift
INPUT CURRENTS
Input Bias Current
Input Offset Current
GAINS
Gain Error
G= 1
G= 2 to 128
Gain Drift
G= 1
G= 2 to 128
Gain Nonlinearity
G= 1
G= 8
G= 128
CMRR
G=1
G=2
G=4
G=8
G=16
G=32
G=64
G=128
NOISE
Input Voltage Noise, eni
Output Voltage Noise, eno
OTHER INPUT CHARACTERISTICS
Differential Input Impedance
Common Mode Input Impedance
Power Supply Rejection Ratio
Input Operating Voltage Range
REFERENCE INPUT
Input Impedance
Voltage Range
Conditions
Min
Typ
Max
Unit
5
0.01
15
0.02
25
0.05
50
0.1
μV
nV/°C
μV
μV/°C
TA = 25°C
200
TA = 25°C
5
400
1
100
0.5
pA
nA
pA
nA
0.1
1
0.3
TBD
%
%
2
2
10
10
ppm/°C
VOS RTI = VOSI + VOSO/G
1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128
0.1 to 3.2V
80
86
92
98
104
110
116
122
Noise RTI = sqrt(eni2 + (eno/G)2
VIN+, VIN− =2.5V; TA = 25°C
f = 1 kHz
f = 0.1 Hz to 10 Hz
f = 0.01 Hz to 1 Hz
f = 1 kHz
f = 0.1 Hz to 10 Hz
f = 0.01 Hz to 1 Hz
Common Mode
Differential
100
0.05
TBD
TBD
TBD
ppm
ppm
ppm
100
106
112
118
124
130
136
142
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
45
0.7
0.2
60
1
0.5
nV/√Hz
μV p-p
μV p-p
nV/√Hz
μV p-p
μV p-p
10||5
10||5
110
3.25
GΩ||pF
GΩ||pF
dB
V
3.25
GΩ||pF
V
10||10
0.05
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Preliminary Data Sheet
DYNAMIC PERFORMANCE
Gain Bandwidth Product
Slew Rate
OUTPUT CHARACTERISTICS
Output Voltage High
Output Voltage Low
Short-Circuit Current
DIGITAL INTERFACE
Input Voltage Low
Input Voltage High
Leakage Current
Setup Time : tDS
Hold Time: tDH
Write Width: tCS
Gain switching time
OPERATIONAL AMPLIFIER
INPUT CHARACTERISTICS
Offset Voltage, VOS
Temperature Drift
Input Bias Current
Input Offset Current
Input Voltage Range
Open Loop Gain
Common-Mode Rejection Ratio
Power Supply Rejection Ratio
Voltage Noise Density
Voltage Noise
DYNAMIC PERFORMANCE
Gain Bandwidth Product
Slew Rate
OUTPUT CHARACTERISTICS
Output Voltage High
Output Voltage Low
AD8231
RL = 100kΩ to ground
RL = 10kΩ to ground
RL = 100kΩ to 3.3V
RL = 10kΩ to 3.3V
3.2
3.1
10
1
0.6
MHz
V/μs
3.24
3.18
60
80
20
V
V
mV
mV
mA
100
200
0.7
2.0
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TA = 25°C
10
0.01
200
TA = 25°C
50
0.05
TBD
100
100
f = 0.1 Hz to 10 Hz
RL = 100kΩ to ground
RL = 10kΩ to ground
RL = 100kΩ to 3.3V
RL = 10kΩ to 3.3V
Short-Circuit Current
BOTH AMPLIFIERS
POWER SUPPLY
Quiescent Current
Quiescent Current (Shutdown)
SHD high to high output impedance
SHD low to low output impedance
Shutdown output impedance
3.2
3.1
10
110
110
25
0.4
TBD
TBD
μV
uV/°C
pA
nA
pA
nA
V
V/mV
dB
dB
nV/√Hz
μV p-p
1
0.6
MHz
V/μs
3.26
3.12
60
80
20
V
V
mV
mV
mA
3
1
TBD
TBD
TBD
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30
0.05
400
1
100
0.5
3.25
V
V
nA
ns
ns
ns
ns
100
200
4
10
mA
uA
ns
ns
GΩ||pF
AD8231
Preliminary Data Sheet
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
Table 2. AD8231 Absolute Maximum Ratings
Parameter
Supply Voltage
Internal Power Dissipation
Output Short Circuit Current
Input Voltage (Common-Mode)
Differential Input Voltage
Storage Temperature
Operational Temperature Range
NC
–65°C to +150°C
–40°C to +125°C
A2
A1
A0
WR
16
15
14
13
1
12 +Vs
(In-Amp -IN) -INA 2
AD8231
(In-Amp +IN) +INA 3
Top View
NC
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 conditions above those indicated in the operational
section of this specification is not implied. Exposure to absolute
maximum rating conditions may affect device reliability.
Rating
11 GND
10 OUTA (In-Amp Out)
4
9 REF
5
6
7
8
SDN +INB -INB OUTB (Op Amp Out)
16-Lead LFCSP (Chip Scale) Package
Pin Number
Mnemonic
Function
Pin Number
Mnemonic
Function
1
NC
No connect
9
REF
Reference Pin to set the
Output Level
2
-INA
Negative Input for Inamp
10
OUTA
Output for In Amp
3
+INA
Positive Input for Inamp
11
GND
Power Supply Ground
4
NC
No connect
12
+Vs
Positive Power Supply
5
SDN
Shut Down
13
WR
Write Enable to latch
gain setting
6
+INB
Positive Input for
Undedicated Op Amp
14
A0
Gain Setting Bit
7
-INB
Negative Input for
Undedicated Op Amp
15
A1
Gain Setting Bit
8
OUTB
Output for
Undedicated Op Amp
16
A2
Gain Setting Bit
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Preliminary Data Sheet
AD8231
GAIN SELECTION
The AD8231’s gain is set by voltages applied to the A0, A1, and
A2 pins. High (HI) or low (LO) voltage limits are listed in the
specifications section. To change the gain, the WR pin must be
driven low. When the WR pin is driven high, the gain is
latched, and voltages at the A0-A2 pins will have no effect. Table
3 is the truth table showing the different gain settings.
WR
A2
A1
A0
Gain
LO
LO
LO
LO
1
LO
LO
LO
HI
2
LO
LO
HI
LO
4
LO
LO
HI
HI
8
LO
HI
LO
LO
16
LO
HI
LO
HI
32
LO
HI
HI
LO
64
LO
HI
HI
HI
128
HI
X
X
X
No change
Table 3 Truth table for AD8231’s gain settings
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AD8231
Preliminary Data Sheet
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.
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