
16 V Rail-to-Rail, Zero-Drift,
Precision Instrumentation Amplifier
AD8230
Rev. B
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FEATURES
Resistor programmable gain range: 101 to 1000 Supply voltage range: ±4 V to ±8 V
Rail-to-rail input and output
Maintains performance over 40°C to +125°C
Excellent ac and dc performance
110 dB minimum CMR @ 60 Hz, G = 10 to 1000
10 μV maximum offset voltage (RTI, ±5 V operation)
50 nV/°C maximum offset drift
20 ppm maximum gain nonlinearity
APPLICATIONS
Pressure measurements
Temperature measurements
Strain measurements
Automotive diagnostics
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The AD8230 is a low drift, differential sampling, precision
instrumentation amplifier. Auto-zeroing reduces offset voltage
drift to less than 50 nV/°C. The AD8230 is well-suited for
thermocouple and bridge transducer applications. The
AD8230’s high CMR of 110 dB (minimum) rejects line noise in
measurements where the sensor is far from the instrumentation.
The 16 V rail-to-rail, common-mode input range is useful for
noisy environments where ground potentials vary by several
volts. Low frequency noise is kept to a minimal 3 μV p-p,
making the AD8230 perfect for applications requiring the
utmost dc precision. Moreover, the AD8230 maintains its high
performance over the extended industrial temperature range of
40°C to +125°C.
Two external resistors are used to program the gain. By using
matched external resistors, the gain stability of the AD8230 is
much higher than instrumentation amplifiers that use a single
resistor to set the gain. In addition to allowing users to program
the gain between 10
1 and 1000, users can adjust the output
offset voltage.
CONNECTION DIAGRAM
8
7
6
5
1
2
3
4
–VS
VOUT
RG
VREF2
–IN
TOP VIEW
(Not to Scale)
+VS
VREF1
+IN
AD8230
0
506
3-
0
41
Figure 1. 8-Lead SOIC (R-8)
TEMPERATURE (°C)
150
–50
–30
–10
10
30
50
70
90
110
130
O
F
SET
VO
L
T
A
G
E
(
V
R
T
I)
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
0
–0.5
–1.0
–1.5
–2.0
05
06
3-
00
1
Figure 2. Relative Offset Voltage vs. Temperature
2
6
1
7
5
8
4
3
AD8230
VOUT
–5V
+5V
TYPE K THERMOCOUPLE
0.1F
284
34.8k
0.1F
05
06
3-
00
2
Figure 3. Thermocouple Measurement
The AD8230 is versatile yet simple to use. Its auto-zeroing
topology significantly minimizes the input and output
transients typical of commutating or chopper instrumentation
amplifiers. The AD8230 operates on ±4 V to ±8 V (+8 V to +16 V)
supplies and is available in an 8-lead SOIC.
1 The AD8230 can be programmed for a gain as low as 2, but the maximum
input voltage is limited to approximately 750 mV.