SGLS174J September 2003 – August 2018 INA138-Q1 , INA168-Q1
PRODUCTION DATA.
Configure the INA1x8-Q1 as illustrated in Figure 15 for applications where bidirectional current measurement is required. Two INA1x8-Q1 devices are required; connect the inputs across the shunt resistor; see Figure 15. A comparator, such as the TLV3201, is used to detect the polarity of the load current. The magnitude of the load current is monitored across the resistor connected between ground and the connection labeled Output. In this example, the 100-kΩ resistor results in a gain of 20 V/V. The 10-kΩ resistors connected in series with the INA1x8-Q1 output current are used to develop a voltage across the comparator inputs. Two diodes are required to prevent current flow into the INA1x8-Q1 output because only one device at a time provides current to the Output connection of the circuit. The circuit functionality is illustrated in Figure 16.