SLVSCE9D June 2014 – October 2017 TPS25942A , TPS25942L , TPS25944A , TPS25944L
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Voltage at IMON pin V(IMON) represents the voltage proportional to load current. This can be connected to an ADC of the downstream system for health monitoring of the system. The R(IMON) need to be configured based on the maximum input voltage range of the ADC used. R(IMON) is set using Equation 14.
For I(LIM) = 5 A, and considering the operating range of ADC from 0 V to 5 V, V(IMONmax) is 5 V and R(IMON) is determined by Equation 15:
Selecting R(IMON) value less than determined by Equation 15 ensures that ADC limits are not exceeded for maximum value of load current.
If the IMON pin voltage is not being digitized with an ADC, R(IMON) can be selected to produce a 1V/1A voltage at the IMON pin, using Equation 14.
Choose closest 1 % standard value: 19.1 kΩ.
If current monitoring up to I(FASTRIP) is desired, R(IMON) can be reduced by a factor of 1.6, as in Equation 6.