SBOS562G August 2011 – June 2020 INA826
PRODUCTION DATA.
The output voltage of the INA826 is developed with respect to the voltage on the reference pin. Often in dual-supply operation, the reference pin (pin 6) is connected to the low-impedance system ground. In single-supply operation, offsetting the output signal to a precise midsupply level can be useful (for example, 2.5 V in a 5-V supply environment). To accomplish this level shift, tie a voltage source to the REF pin to level-shift the output so that the INA826 can drive a single-supply ADC, for example.
For best performance, keep the source impedance to the REF pin less than 5 Ω. As illustrated in the Functional Block Diagram section, the reference resistor is at one end of a 50-kΩ resistor. Additional impedance at the REF pin adds to this 50-kΩ resistor. The imbalance in the resistor ratios results in degraded common-mode rejection ratio (CMRR).
Figure 61 shows two different methods of driving the reference pin with low impedance. The OPA330 is a low-power, chopper-stabilized amplifier, and therefore offers excellent stability over temperature. The OPA330 is available in the space-saving SC70 and even smaller chip-scale package. The REF3225 is a precision reference in the small SOT23-6 package.