SBOS392H August 2007 – August 2019 REF3312 , REF3318 , REF3320 , REF3325 , REF3330 , REF3333
PRODUCTION DATA.
For this design, the bipolar ±5-V input must be attenuated and level shifted so the differential voltage is within the input range of ±VREF / 2, or ±0.625 V. The accuracy of the op amp output and ADC input may degrade near the supply rails and VREF voltage, so the output is designed to produce a 0.125 V to 1.125 V output, or ±0.5 V for a ±5 V input. Scaling the output this way also increases the allowable input range to ±6 V, and allows for some underscale and overscale voltage measurement and protection.
Use Equation 12 to scale the ±5-V input to a ±0.5-V differential voltage, as shown in Equation 15.
where
R1 and R4 dominate the input impedance for this design and are therefore selected to be 100 kΩ. Higher values can be selected to increase the input impedance at the expense of input noise.
With the value for R2 and R3 selected as 20 kΩ, the value for R5 is calculated, as shown in Equation 16:
where
In order for A1– to equal to VREF / 2, R6 must equal R7. Two 47-kΩ resistors are used in order to conserve power without creating an impedance too weak to drive the ADC input.