SBOS122E December 1999 – December 2017 INA138 , INA168
PRODUCTION DATA.
Figure 19 shows the basic connection of the INA138 device. The input pins, VIN+ and VIN– , should be connected as closely as possible to the shunt resistor to minimize any resistance in series with the shunt resistance. The output resistor, RL, is shown connected between pin 1 and ground. Best accuracy is achieved with the output voltage measured directly across RL. This is especially important in high-current systems where load current could flow in the ground connections, affecting the measurement accuracy.
No power-supply bypass capacitors are required for stability of the INA138. However, applications with noisy or high-impedance power supplies may require decoupling capacitors to reject power-supply noise. Connect bypass capacitors close to the device pins.