SBOSAC1A July   2023  – December 2023 INA740A , INA740B

PRODMIX  

  1.   1
  2. 1 Features
  3. 2 Applications
  4. 3 Description
  5. 4 Pin Configuration and Functions
  6. 5 Specifications
    1. 5.1 Absolute Maximum Ratings
    2. 5.2 ESD Ratings
    3. 5.3 Recommended Operating Conditions
    4. 5.4 Thermal Information
    5. 5.5 Electrical Characteristics
    6. 5.6 Timing Requirements (I2C)
    7. 5.7 Timing Diagram
    8. 5.8 Typical Characteristics
  7. 6 Detailed Description
    1. 6.1 Overview
    2. 6.2 Functional Block Diagram
    3. 6.3 Feature Description
      1. 6.3.1 Integrated Shunt Resistor
      2. 6.3.2 Safe Operating Area
      3. 6.3.3 Versatile High Voltage Measurement Capability
      4. 6.3.4 Internal Measurement and Calculation Engine
      5. 6.3.5 High-Precision Delta-Sigma ADC
        1. 6.3.5.1 Low Latency Digital Filter
        2. 6.3.5.2 Flexible Conversion Times and Averaging
      6. 6.3.6 Integrated Precision Oscillator
      7. 6.3.7 Multi-Alert Monitoring and Fault Detection
    4. 6.4 Device Functional Modes
      1. 6.4.1 Shutdown Mode
      2. 6.4.2 Power-On Reset
    5. 6.5 Programming
      1. 6.5.1 I2C Serial Interface
        1. 6.5.1.1 Writing to and Reading Through the I2C Serial Interface
        2. 6.5.1.2 High-Speed I2C Mode
        3. 6.5.1.3 SMBus Alert Response
  8. 7 Application and Implementation
    1. 7.1 Application Information
      1. 7.1.1 Device Measurement Range and Resolution
      2. 7.1.2 ADC Output Data Rate and Noise Performance
    2. 7.2 Typical Application
      1. 7.2.1 Design Requirements
      2. 7.2.2 Detailed Design Procedure
        1. 7.2.2.1 Configure the Device
        2. 7.2.2.2 Set Desired Fault Thresholds
        3. 7.2.2.3 Calculate Returned Values
      3. 7.2.3 Application Curves
    3. 7.3 Power Supply Recommendations
    4. 7.4 Layout
      1. 7.4.1 Layout Guidelines
      2. 7.4.2 Layout Example
    5. 7.5 Register Maps
      1. 7.5.1 INA740x Registers
  9. 8 Device and Documentation Support
    1. 8.1 Receiving Notification of Documentation Updates
    2. 8.2 Support Resources
    3. 8.3 Trademarks
    4. 8.4 Electrostatic Discharge Caution
    5. 8.5 Glossary
  10. 9 Revision History
  11. 10Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable Information

Package Options

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Orderable Information

7.5.1 INA740x Registers

Table 7-5 lists the INA740x registers. All register locations not listed in Table 7-5 should be considered as reserved locations and the register contents should not be modified.

Table 7-5 INA740x Registers

Address

 Acronym Register Name Register Size (bits) Section
0h CONFIG Configuration 16 Go
1h ADC_CONFIG ADC Configuration 16 Go
5h VBUS Bus Voltage Measurement 16 Go
6h DIETEMP Temperature Measurement 16 Go
7h CURRENT Current Result 16 Go
8h POWER Power Result 24 Go
9h ENERGY Energy Result 40 Go
Ah CHARGE Charge Result 40 Go
Bh DIAG_ALRT Diagnostic Flags and Alert 16 Go
Ch COL Current Over-Limit Threshold 16 Go
Dh CUL Current Under-Limit Threshold 16 Go
Eh BOVL Bus Overvoltage Threshold 16 Go
Fh BUVL Bus Undervoltage Threshold 16 Go
10h TEMP_LIMIT Temperature Over-Limit Threshold 16 Go
11h PWR_LIMIT Power Over-Limit Threshold 16 Go
3Eh MANUFACTURER_ID Manufacturer ID 16 Go

Complex bit access types are encoded to fit into small table cells. Table 7-6 shows the codes that are used for access types in this section.

Table 7-6 INA740x Access Type Codes
Access Type Code Description
Read Type
R R Read
Write Type
W W Write
Reset or Default Value
-n Value after reset or the default value

7.5.1.1 Configuration (CONFIG) Register (Address = 0h) [reset = 0h]

The CONFIG register is shown in Table 7-7.

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Table 7-7 CONFIG Register Field Descriptions
Bit Field Type Reset Description
15 RST R/W 0h Reset Bit. Setting this bit to '1' generates a system reset that is the same as power-on reset.
Resets all registers to default values.

0h = Normal Operation

1h = System Reset sets registers to default values


This bit self-clears.
14 RSTACC R/W 0h Resets the contents of accumulation registers ENERGY and CHARGE to 0

0h = Normal Operation

1h = Clears registers to default values for ENERGY and CHARGE registers
13-6 CONVDLY R/W 0h Sets the Delay for initial ADC conversion in steps of 2 ms.

0h = 0 s

1h = 2 ms

FFh = 510 ms
5 RESERVED R 0h Reserved. Always reads 0.
4 RESERVED R 1h Reserved. Always reads 1.
3-0 RESERVED R 0h Reserved. Always reads 0.

7.5.1.2 ADC Configuration (ADC_CONFIG) Register (Address = 1h) [reset = FB68h]

The ADC_CONFIG register is shown in Table 7-8.

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Table 7-8 ADC_CONFIG Register Field Descriptions
Bit Field Type Reset Description
15-12 MODE R/W Fh The user can set the MODE bits for continuous or triggered mode on bus voltage, shunt voltage or temperature measurement.

0h = Shutdown

1h = Triggered bus voltage, single shot

2h = Reserved

3h = Reserved

4h = Triggered temperature, single shot

5h = Triggered temperature and bus voltage, single shot

6h = Triggered temperature and current, single shot

7h = Triggered temperature, current and bus voltage, single shot

8h = Shutdown

9h = Continuous bus voltage only

Ah = Reserved

Bh = Reserved

Ch = Continuous temperature only

Dh = Continuous bus voltage and temperature

Eh = Continuous temperature and current

Fh = Continuous temperature, current, and bus voltage
11-9 VBUSCT R/W 5h Sets the conversion time of the bus voltage measurement.

0h = 50 µs

1h = 84 µs

2h = 150 µs

3h = 280 µs

4h = 540 µs

5h = 1052 µs

6h = 2074 µs

7h = 4120 µs
8-6 VSENCT R/W 5h Sets the conversion time of the shunt resistor voltage. Works in conjunction with the temperature conversion time. Total conversion time for a current measurement is the sum of VSENCT and TCT selections.

0h = 50 µs

1h = 84 µs

2h = 150 µs

3h = 280 µs

4h = 540 µs

5h = 1052 µs

6h = 2074 µs

7h = 4120 µs
5-3 TCT R/W 5h Sets the conversion time of the temperature measurement. Works in conjunction with the shunt voltage conversion time for current measurements. Total conversion time for a current measurement is the sum of VSENCT and TCT selections.

0h = 50 µs

1h = 84 µs

2h = 150 µs

3h = 280 µs

4h = 540 µs

5h = 1052 µs

6h = 2074 µs

7h = 4120 µs
2-0 AVG R/W 0h Selects ADC sample averaging count. The averaging setting applies to all active inputs.
When >0h, the output registers are updated after the averaging has completed.

0h = 1

1h = 4

2h = 16

3h = 64

4h = 128

5h = 256

6h = 512

7h = 1024

7.5.1.3 Bus Voltage Measurement (VBUS) Register (Address = 5h) [reset = 0h]

The VBUS register is shown in Table 7-9.

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Table 7-9 VBUS Register Field Descriptions
Bit Field Type Reset Description
15-0 VBUS R 0h Bus voltage output. Two's complement value, however always positive.
Conversion factor: 3.125 mV/LSB

7.5.1.4 Temperature Measurement (DIETEMP) Register (Address = 6h) [reset = 0h]

The DIETEMP register is shown in Table 7-10.

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Table 7-10 DIETEMP Register Field Descriptions
Bit Field Type Reset Description
15-4 DIETEMP R 0h Internal die temperature measurement. Two's complement value.
Conversion factor: 125 m°C/LSB
3-0 RESERVED R 0h Reserved. Always reads 0.

7.5.1.5 Current Result (CURRENT) Register (Address = 7h) [reset = 0h]

The CURRENT register is shown in Table 7-11.

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Table 7-11 CURRENT Register Field Descriptions
Bit Field Type Reset Description
15-0 CURRENT R 0h Calculated current output in Amperes. Two's complement value.
Conversion factor: 1.2 mA/LSB.

7.5.1.6 Power Result (POWER) Register (Address = 8h) [reset = 0h]

The POWER register is shown in Table 7-12.

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Table 7-12 POWER Register Field Descriptions
Bit Field Type Reset Description
23-0 POWER R 0h Calculated power output.
Output value in Watts.
Unsigned representation. Positive value.
Conversion factor: 240 μW/LSB.

7.5.1.7 Energy Result (ENERGY) Register (Address = 9h) [reset = 0h]

The ENERGY register is shown in Table 7-13.

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Table 7-13 ENERGY Register Field Descriptions
Bit Field Type Reset Description
39-0 ENERGY R 0h Calculated energy output.
Output value is in Joules.Unsigned representation. Positive value.
Conversion factor: 3.84 mJ/LSB.

7.5.1.8 Charge Result (CHARGE) Register (Address = Ah) [reset = 0h]

The CHARGE register is shown in Table 7-14.

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Table 7-14 CHARGE Register Field Descriptions
Bit Field Type Reset Description
39-0 CHARGE R 0h Calculated charge output. Output value is in Coulombs.Two's complement value.
Conversion factor: 75 μC//LSB.

7.5.1.9 Diagnostic Flags and Alert (DIAG_ALRT) Register (Address = Bh) [reset = 0001h]

The DIAG_ALRT register is shown in Table 7-15.

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Table 7-15 DIAG_ALRT Register Field Descriptions
Bit Field Type Reset Description
15 ALATCH R/W 0h When the Alert Latch Enable bit is set to Transparent mode, the Alert pin and Flag bit reset to the idle state when the fault has been cleared.
When the Alert Latch Enable bit is set to Latch mode, the Alert pin and Alert Flag bit remain active following a fault until the DIAG_ALRT Register has been read.

0h = Transparent

1h = Latched
14 CNVR R/W 0h Setting this bit high configures the Alert pin to be asserted when the Conversion Ready Flag (bit 1) is asserted, indicating that a conversion cycle has completed.

0h = Disables conversion ready flag on ALERT pin

1h = Enables conversion ready flag on ALERT pin
13 SLOWALERT R/W 0h When enabled, ALERT function is asserted on the completed averaged value.
This gives the flexibility to delay the ALERT until after the averaged value.

0h = ALERT comparison on non-averaged (ADC) value

1h = ALERT comparison on averaged value
12 APOL R/W 0h Alert Polarity bit sets the Alert pin polarity.

0h = Normal (active-low, open-drain)

1h = Inverted (active-high, open-drain )
11 ENERGYOF R 0h This bit indicates the health of the ENERGY register.
If the 40-bit ENERGY register has overflowed this bit is set to 1.

0h = Normal

1h = Overflow


Clears by setting the RSTACC field in the Configuration register.
10 CHARGEOF R 0h This bit indicates the health of the CHARGE register.
If the 40-bit CHARGE register has overflowed this bit is set to 1.

0h = Normal

1h = Overflow


Clears by setting the RSTACC field in the Configuration register.
9 MATHOF R 0h This bit is set to 1 if an arithmetic operation resulted in an overflow error.
It indicates that current and power data may be invalid.

0h = Normal

1h = Overflow

Must be manually cleared by triggering another conversion or by clearing the accumulators with the RSTACC bit.
8 RESERVED R 0h Reserved. Always read 0.
7 TMPOL R/W 0h This bit is set to 1 if the temperature measurement exceeds the threshold limit in the temperature over-limit register.

0h = Normal

1h = Overtemperature Event


When ALATCH =1 this bit is cleared by reading this register.
6 CURRENTOL R/W 0h This bit is set to 1 if the current measurement exceeds the threshold limit in the current over-limit register.

0h = Normal

1h = Overcurrent Event


When ALATCH =1 this bit is cleared by reading this register.
5 CURRENTUL R/W 0h This bit is set to 1 if the current measurement falls below the threshold limit in the current under-limit register.

0h = Normal

1h = Undercurrent Event


When ALATCH =1 this bit is cleared by reading this register.
4 BUSOL R/W 0h This bit is set to 1 if the bus voltage measurement exceeds the threshold limit in the bus over-limit register.

0h = Normal

1h = Bus Over-Limit Event


When ALATCH =1 this bit is cleared by reading this register.
3 BUSUL R/W 0h This bit is set to 1 if the bus voltage measurement falls below the threshold limit in the bus under-limit register.

0h = Normal

1h = Bus Under-Limit Event


When ALATCH =1 this bit is cleared by reading this register.
2 POL R/W 0h This bit is set to 1 if the power measurement exceeds the threshold limit in the power limit register.

0h = Normal

1h = Power Over-Limit Event


When ALATCH =1 this bit is cleared by reading this register.
1 CNVRF R/W 0h This bit is set to 1 if the conversion is completed.

0h = Normal

1h = Conversion is complete


When ALATCH =1 this bit is cleared by reading this register or starting a new triggered conversion.
0 MEMSTAT R/W 1h This bit is set to 0 if a checksum error is detected in the device trim memory space.

0h = Memory Checksum Error

1h = Normal Operation

7.5.1.10 Current Over-Limit Threshold (COL) Register (Address = Ch) [reset = 7FFFh]

If negative values are entered in this register, then a current measurement of 0 A will trip this alarm. When using negative values for the undercurrent and overcurrent thresholds be aware that the overcurrent threshold must be set to the larger (that is, less negative) of the two values. The COL register is shown in Table 7-16.

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Table 7-16 COL Register Field Descriptions
Bit Field Type Reset Description
15-0 COL R/W 7FFFh Sets the threshold for comparison of the value to detect over current condition (overcurrent protection). Two's complement value. Conversion factor: 1.2 mA/LSB

7.5.1.11 Current Under-Limit Threshold (CUL) Register (Address = Dh) [reset = 8000h]

The CUL register is shown in Table 7-17.

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Table 7-17 CUL Register Field Descriptions
Bit Field Type Reset Description
15-0 CUL R/W 8000h Sets the threshold for comparison of the value to detect undercurrent condition. Two's complement value. Conversion factor: 1.2 mA/LSB

7.5.1.12 Bus Overvoltage Threshold (BOVL) Register (Address = Eh) [reset = 7FFFh]

The BOVL register is shown in Table 7-18.

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Table 7-18 BOVL Register Field Descriptions
Bit Field Type Reset Description
15 Reserved R 0h Reserved. Always reads 0.
14-0 BOVL R/W 7FFFh Sets the threshold for comparison of the value to detect Bus Overvoltage (overvoltage protection). Unsigned representation, positive value only. Conversion factor: 3.125 mV/LSB.

7.5.1.13 Bus Undervoltage Threshold (BUVL) Register (Address = Fh) [reset = 0h]

The BUVL register is shown in Table 7-19.

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Table 7-19 BUVL Register Field Descriptions
Bit Field Type Reset Description
15 Reserved R 0h Reserved. Always reads 0.
14-0 BUVL R/W 0h Sets the threshold for comparison of the value to detect Bus Undervoltage (undervoltage protection). Unsigned representation, positive value only. Conversion factor: 3.125 mV/LSB.

7.5.1.14 Temperature Over-Limit Threshold (TEMP_LIMIT) Register (Address = 10h) [reset = 7FFFh]

The TEMP_LIMIT register is shown in Table 7-20.

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Table 7-20 TEMP_LIMIT Register Field Descriptions
Bit Field Type Reset Description
15-4 TOL R/W 7FFh Sets the threshold for comparison of the value to detect over temperature measurements. Two's complement value.
The value entered in this field compares directly against the value from the DIETEMP register to determine if an overtemperature condition exists. Conversion factor: 125 m°C/LSB.
3-0 Reserved R 0 Reserved, always reads 0

7.5.1.15 Power Over-Limit Threshold (PWR_LIMIT) Register (Address = 11h) [reset = FFFFh]

The PWR_LIMIT register is shown in Table 7-21.

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Table 7-21 PWR_LIMIT Register Field Descriptions
Bit Field Type Reset Description
15-0 POL R/W FFFFh Sets the threshold for comparison of the value to detect power over-limit measurements. Unsigned representation, positive value only.
The value entered in this field compares directly against the value from the POWER register to determine if an over-power condition exists. Conversion factor: 256 × Power LSB or 61.44 mW/LSB

7.5.1.16 Manufacturer ID (MANUFACTURER_ID) Register (Address = 3Eh) [reset = 5449h]

The MANUFACTURER_ID register is shown in Table 7-22.

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Table 7-22 MANUFACTURER_ID Register Field Descriptions
Bit Field Type Reset Description
15-0 MANFID R 5449h Reads back TI in ASCII.