AD8220ARMZ-RL View Datasheet(PDF) - Analog Devices

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AD8220ARMZ-RL

JFET Input Instrumentation Amplifier with Rail-to-Rail Output in MSOP Package

Analog Devices 

AD8220

RF INTERFERENCE

RF rectification is often a problem in applications where there are

large RF signals. The problem appears as a small dc offset voltage.

The AD8220 by its nature has a 5 pF gate capacitance, CG, at its

inputs. Matched series resistors form a natural low-pass filter that

reduces rectification at high frequency (see Figure 61). The

relationship between external, matched series resistors and the

internal gate capacitance is expressed as follows:

FilterFreqDIFF

=

1

2πRCG

FilterFreqCM

=

1

2πRCG

+15V

0.1µF

10µF

R

+IN

CG

–VS AD8220

R

CG

–IN

–VS

REF

VOUT

0.1µF

10µF

–15V

Figure 61. RFI Filtering Without External Capacitors

To eliminate high frequency common-mode signals while using

smaller source resistors, a low-pass R-C network can be placed

at the input of the instrumentation amplifier (see Figure 62).

The filter limits the input signal bandwidth according to the

following relationship:

FilterFreqDIFF

=

1

2πR(2 CD + CC + CG )

FilterFreqCM

=

1

2πR(CC + CG )

Mismatched CC capacitors result in mismatched low-pass filters.

The imbalance causes the AD8220 to treat what would have

been a common-mode signal as a differential signal. To reduce

the effect of mismatched external CC capacitors, select a value of

CD greater than 10 times CC. This sets the differential filter

frequency lower than the common-mode frequency.

+15V

0.1µF

10µF

CC

R

4.02kΩ

CD

R

4.02kΩ

CC

1nF

+IN

10nF

1nF

AD8220

VOUT

REF

–IN

0.1µF

10µF

–15V

Figure 62. RFI Suppression

COMMON-MODE INPUT VOLTAGE RANGE

The common-mode input voltage range is a function of the

input range and the outputs of Internal Amplifier A1, Internal

Amplifier A2, and Internal Amplifier A3, the reference voltage,

and the gain. Figure 27, Figure 28, Figure 29, and Figure 30

show common-mode voltage ranges for various supply voltages

and gains.

DRIVING AN ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER

An instrumentation amplifier is often used in front of an analog-to-

digital converter to provide CMRR and additional conditioning

such as a voltage level shift and gain (see Figure 63). In this

example, a 2.7 nF capacitor and a 1 kΩ resistor create an anti-

aliasing filter for the AD7685. The 2.7 nF capacitor also serves to

store and deliver necessary charge to the switched capacitor input

of the ADC. The 1 kΩ series resistor reduces the burden of the

2.7 nF load from the amplifier. However, large source impedance in

front of the ADC can degrade THD.

The example shown in Figure 63 is for sub-60 kHz applications.

For higher bandwidth applications where THD is important, the

series resistor needs to be small. At worst, a small series resistor

can load the AD8220, potentially causing the output to overshoot

or ring. In such cases, a buffer amplifier, such as the AD8615,

should be used after the AD8220 to drive the ADC.

+5V

10µF

0.1µF

±50mV

+IN

1kΩ

1.07kΩ

AD8220

REF 2.7nF

–IN

+2.5V

ADR435

+5V 4.7µF

AD7685

Figure 63. Driving an ADC in a Low Frequency Application

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