JAJSCM9J September 2003 – August 2018 INA138-Q1 , INA168-Q1
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Use the INA1x8-Q1 with an ADC such as the ADS7870 programmed for differential-mode operation; Figure 17 shows this configuration. In this configuration, the use of two INA138-Q1s or INA168-Q1s allows for bidirectional current measurement. Depending on the polarity of the current, one of the INA devices provides an output voltage, while the other INA device output is zero. In this way, the ADC reads the polarity of current directly, without the need for additional circuitry.