SBOS936E November 2019 – August 2022 OPA182 , OPA2182 , OPA4182
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The OPA2182 is used in a 24-bit, differential load cell or strain gauge sensor signal conditioning system alongside the ADS1225. The OPA2182 amplifier is configured in a two-amp instrumentation-amplifier (IA) configuration, and is band-limited to reduce noise and allow heavy capacitive drive. The load cell is powered by an excitation voltage (denoted VEX) of 5 V and provides a differential voltage proportional to force applied. The differential voltage can be quite small and both outputs are biased to VEX / 2.
In this example, the OPA2182 is employed here because of the excellent input offset voltage (0.45 µV) and input offset voltage drift (0.003 µV/°C), the low broadband noise (5.7 nV/√Hz) and zero-flicker noise, and excellent linearity and high input impedance. The two-amp IA configuration removes the dc bias and amplifies the differential signal of interest and drives the 24-bit, delta-sigma ADS1225 analog-to-digital converter (ADC) for acquisition and conversion. The ADS1225 features a 100-SPS data rate, single-cycle settling, and simple conversion control with a dedicated START pin.