Rev 1.1
DIO2388A/B
Voltage Output, High or Low Side Measurement, Bi-Directional
Zero-Drift Series Current Shunt Monitor
Features
Descriptions
Wide common-mode range: -0.3V to 26V
The DIO2388x series of voltage output current
Offset voltage: 90µV (Max)
shunt monitors can sense drops across shunts at
(Enable shunt drops of 10mV full-scale)
common-mode
Accuracy
independent of the supply voltage. Two fixed gains
–
±1.5% Gain error (Max over temperature)
are available: 50V/V and 100V/V. The low offset of
–
0.5µV/℃ Offset drift (Typ)
the Zero-Drift architecture enables current sensing
–
10ppm/℃ Gain drift (Max)
with maximum drops across the shunt as low as
voltages
from
-0.3V
to
26V,
10mV full-scale.
Choice of Gains:
–
DIO2388A: 50V/V
–
DIO2388B: 100V/V
These devices operate from a single +2.7V to +26V
power supply, drawing a maximum of 100µA of
Quiescent current: 100µA (Max)
supply current. All versions are specified from
Packages: SC70-6, thin DQFN-10
-40℃ to +105℃, and offered in both SC70-6 and
thin DQFN-10 packages.
Applications
Block Diagram
Notebook Computers
Cell Phones
Supply
Reference
Voltage
Telecom Equipment
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Power Management
REF
Battery Chargers
OUT
Output
Welding Equipment
GND
+2.7V to +26V
Order Part Number
Top Marking
R3
R2
R4
ININ+
V+
CBYPASS
0.01µF
To
0.1µF
Ordering Information
R1
TA
Package
DIO2388ASC6
YWZX
Green
-40 to +85°C
SC70-6
Tape & Reel, 3000
DIO2388BSC6
YWZX
Green
-40 to +85°C
SC70-6
Tape & Reel, 3000
Green
-40 to +85°C
DQFN-10
Tape & Reel, 3000
Green
-40 to +85°C
DQFN-10
Tape & Reel, 3000
DIO2388ALP10
DIO2388BLP10
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ZX
YW
ZX
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Pin Assignments
SC70-6
DQFN-10
Figure 1 Pin Assignment
Pin Description
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Pin name
Description
REF
Reference voltage
GND
Ground
V+
Positive supply
IN+
Positive Input
IN-
Negative Input
OUT
Output
NC
No connection
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Marking Definition
DIO2388A/B
Stresses beyond those listed under “Absolute Maximum Rating” may cause permanent damage to the device. These are stress
ratings only and functional operation of the device at these or any other condition beyond those indicated in the operational sections
of the specifications is not implied. Exposure to absolute maxim rating conditions for extended periods may affect device reliability.
Parameter
Rating
Unit
+26
V
-26 to +26
V
GND-0.3 to +26
V
ERF Input
GND-0.3 to (V+)+0.3
V
Output
GND-0.3 to (V+)+0.3
V
5
mA
Operating Temperature
-40 to +105
℃
Storage Temperature
-65 to +150
℃
Junction Temperature
+150
℃
SC70-6
250
℃/W
DQFN-10
80
℃/W
Supply Voltage
Differential (VIN+) – (VIN-)
Analogy Inputs,
VIN+, VINCommon-mode
Input Current Into All Pins
Thermal Resistance θJA
ESD
HBM
V
3000
Electrical Characteristics
Typical value: TA = 25°C, VS=+5V, VIN+=12V, VSENSE=VIN+-VIN-, and VREF=VS/2, unless otherwise specified.
Symbol
Parameter
Conditions
Min.
Typ.
Max.
Unit
26
V
Input
VCM
Common-Mode Input Range
CMR
Common-Mode Rejection
VOS
dVOS/dT
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-0.3
VIN+=0V to +26V, VSENSE=0mV
100
120
dB
VSENSE=0mV, Vcom=VDD/2
±5
±40
µV
VSENSE=0mV, Vcom=12V
±5
±90
µV
Offset Voltage, RTI
Input vs Temperature
0.5
µV/°C
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Absolute Maximum Ratings
DIO2388A/B
VS=+2.7V to +18V, VIN+=+18V,
VSENSE=0mV
IB
Input Bias Current
IOS
Input Offset Current
±0.1
µV/V
VSENSE=0mV
28
µA
VSENSE=0mV
±0.02
µA
Output
G
DIO2388A
50
DIO2388B
100
V/V
Gain
Gain Error
VSENSE=-8mV to 8mV
Output vs Temperature
Nonlinearity Error
VSENSE=-8mV to 8mV
Maximum Capacitive Load
No Sustained Oscillation
±0.03
±1.5
%
3
10
ppm/°C
±0.01
%
1
nF
Voltage Output
Swing to V+ Power-Supply
Rail
Swing to GND
RL=10kΩ to GND
RL=10kΩ to GND
(V+)
(V+)
-
-
0.05
0.2
(VGND)
(VGND)
+
+
0.005
0.05
V
V
Frequency Response
BW
SR
CLOAD=10pF, DIO2388A
5
CLOAD=10pF, DIO2388B
5
kHz
f (-3dB) Bandwidth
0.007
Slew Rate
V/µs
Power Supply
VS
Operating Voltage Range
IQ
Quiescent Current
+2.7
VSENSE=0mV
65
Over Temperature
+26
V
100
µA
125
µA
Noise, RTI
Voltage Noise Density
25
nV/√Hz
Notes: RTI = Referred-to-input
Specifications subject to change without notice.
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Input vs Power Supply
PSR
DIO2388A/B
Typical value: TA = 25°C, VS=+5V, VIN+=12V, VSENSE=VIN+-VIN-, and VREF=VS/2, unless otherwise specified.
Figure 2. Quiescent Current Vs. Supply Voltage
Figure 4. Offset Voltage Vs. Supply Voltage
Figure 6. Offset Voltage Vs. Common-Mode Voltage
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Figure 3. Quiescent Current Vs. Temperature
Figure 5. Offset Voltage Vs. Temperature
Figure 7. Offset Voltage Vs. Common-Mode Voltage
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Typical Performance Characteristics
DIO2388A/B
Typical value: TA = 25°C, VS=+5V, VIN+=12V, VSENSE=VIN+-VIN-, and VREF=VS/2, unless otherwise specified.
Figure 8. PSRR Vs. Frequency
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Figure 9. CMRR Vs. Frequency
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Typical Performance Characteristics (Continuted)
DIO2388A/B
Supply
Reference
Voltage
RSHUNT
REF
GND
+2.7V to +26V
CBYPASS
0.01µF
To
0.1µF
OUT
R1
R3
R2
R4
Load
Output
ININ+
V+
Figure 10. Input and Output AC-Coupling Application
Figure 10 shows the basic connections for the DIO2388x. The input pins, IN+ and IN–, should be connected
as closely as possible to the shunt resistor to minimize any resistance in series with the shunt resistance.
Power-supply bypass capacitors are required for stability. Applications with noisy or high-impedance power
supplies may require additional decoupling capacitors to reject power-supply noise. Connect bypass capacitors
close to the device pins.
On the RSW package, two pins are provided for each input. These pins should be tied together (that is, tie IN+
to IN+ and tie IN– to IN–).
Power Supply
The input circuitry of the DIO2388x can accurately measure beyond its power-supply voltage, V+. For example,
the V+ power supply can be 5V, whereas the load power-supply voltage can be as high as +26V. However,
the output voltage range of the OUT terminal is limited by the voltages on the power-supply pin. Note also that
the DIO2388x can withstand the full –0.3V to +26V range in the input pins, regardless of whether the device has
power applied or not.
Selecting RS
The zero-drift offset performance of the DIO2388x offers several benefits. Most often, the primary advantage of
the low offset characteristic enables lower full-scale drops across the shunt. For example, non-zero-drift
current shunt monitors typically require a full-scale range of 100mV.
The DIO2388x series of current-shunt monitors give equivalent accuracy at a full-scale range on the order of
10mV. This accuracy reduces shunt dissipation by an order of magnitude with many additional benefits.
Alternatively, there are applications that must measure current over a wide dynamic range that can take
advantage of the low offset on the low end of the measurement. Most often, these applications can use the lower
gain of 100 to accommodate larger shunt drops on the upper end of the scale.
Unidirectional Operation
Unidirectional operation allows the DIO2388x to measure currents through a resistive shunt in one direction. The
most frequent case of unidirectional operation sets the output at ground by connecting the REF pin to ground. In
unidirectional applications where the highest possible accuracy is desirable at very low inputs, bias the REF pin
to a convenient value above 50mV to get the device output swing into the linear range for zero inputs.
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Typical Application
DIO2388A/B
this case, the quiescent output for zero input is at quiescent supply. This configuration would only respond to
negative currents (inverted voltage polarity at the device input).
Bidirectional Operation
Bidirectional operation allows the DIO2388x to measure currents through a resistive shunt in two directions. In
this case, the output can be set anywhere within the limits of what the reference inputs allow (that is, between 0V
to V+). Typically, it is set at half-scale for equal range in both directions. In some cases, however, it is set at
a voltage other than half-scale when the bidirectional current is nonsymmetrical.
The quiescent output voltage is set by applying voltage to the reference input. Under zero differential input
conditions the output assumes the same voltage that is applied to the reference input.
Input Filtering
An obvious and straightforward filtering location is at the device output. However, this location negates the
advantage of the low output impedance of the internal buffer. The only other filtering option is at the device input
pins. This location, though, does require consideration of the ±30% tolerance of the internal resistances. Figure
11 shows a filter placed at the inputs pins.
Figure 11. Filter at Input Pins
The addition of external series resistance, however, creates an additional error in the measurement so the value
of these series resistors should be kept to 10Ω or less if possible to reduce impact to accuracy. The internal bias
network shown in Figure 11 present at the input pins creates a mismatch in input bias currents when a differential
voltage is applied between the input pins. If additional external series filter resistors are added to the circuit, the
mismatch in bias currents results in a mismatch of voltage drops across the filter resistors. This mismatch creates
a differential error voltage that subtracts from the voltage developed at the shunt resistor. This error results in a
voltage at the device input pins that is different than the voltage developed across the shunt resistor. Without the
additional series resistance, the mismatch in input bias currents has little effect on device operation. The amount
of error these external filter resistor add to the measurement can be calculated using Equation 2 where the gain
error factor is calculated using Equation 1.
The amount of variance in the differential voltage present at the device input relative to the voltage developed at
the shunt resistor is based both on the external series resistance value as well as the internal input resistors, R3
and R4 (or RINT as shown in Figure 11). The reduction of the shunt voltage reaching the device input pins
appears as a gain error when comparing the output voltage relative to the voltage across the shunt resistor. A
factor can be calculated to determine the amount of gain error that is introduced by the addition of external series
resistance. The equation used to calculate the expected deviation from the shunt voltage to what is seen at the
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A less frequent case of unipolar output biasing is to bias the output by connecting the REF pin to the supply; in
DIO2388A/B
Gain Error Factor =
(1250 × RINT )
(1250 × RS ) + (1250 × RINT ) + (RS × RINT )
(1)
Where:
RINT is the internal input resistor (R3 and R4), and
RS is the external series resistance.
With the adjustment factor equation including the device internal input resistance, this factor varies with each
gain version, as shown in Table1. Each individual device gain error factor is shown in Table 2.
Table 1. Input Resistance
Product
Gain
RINT(kΩ)
DIO2388A
50
20
DIO2388B
100
10
Table 2. Device Gain Error Factor
Product
Simplified Gain Error Factor
DIO2388A
20,
000
(17 × RS ) + 20,
000
DIO2388B
20,
000
(9 × RS ) + 20,
000
The gain error that can be expected from the addition of the external series resistors can then be calculated
based on Equation 2:
Gain Error (%)= 100-(100*Gain Error Factor)
(2)
Shutting Down the DIO2388x Series
While the DIO2388x series does not have a shutdown pin, the low power consumption allows powering from the
output of a logic gate or transistor switch that can turn on and turn off the DIO2388x power-supply quiescent
current.
However, in current shunt monitoring applications. there is also a concern for how much current is drained from
the shunt circuit in shutdown conditions. Evaluating this current drain involves considering the simplified
schematic of the DIO2388x in shutdown mode shown in Figure 12.
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device input pins is given in Equation 1:
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Note that there is typically slightly more than 1MΩ impedance (from the combination of 1MΩ feedback and 5kΩ
input resistors) from each input of the DIO2388x to the OUT pin and to the REF pin. The amount of current
flowing through these pins depends on the respective ultimate connection. For example, if the REF pin is
grounded, the calculation of the effect of the 1MΩ impedance from the shunt to ground is straightforward.
However, if the reference or op amp is powered while the DIO2388x is shut down, the calculation is direct;
instead of assuming 1MΩ to ground, however, assume 1MΩ to the reference voltage. If the reference or op amp
is also shut down, some knowledge of the reference or op amp output impedance under shutdown conditions is
required. For instance, if the reference source behaves as an open circuit when it is unpowered, little or no
current flows through the 1MΩ path.
Regarding the 1MΩ path to the output pin, the output stage of a disabled DIO2388x does constitute a good path
to ground; consequently, this current is directly proportional to a shunt common-mode voltage impressed across
a 1MΩ resistor.
As a final note, when the device is powered up, there is an additional, nearly constant, and well-matched 25μA
that flows in each of the inputs as long as the shunt common-mode voltage is 3V or higher. Below 2V commonmode, the only current effects are the result of the 1MΩ resistors.
REF Input Impedance Effects
As with any difference amplifier, the DIO2388x series common-mode rejection ratio is affected by any impedance
present at the REF input. This concern is not a problem when the REF pin is connected directly to most
references or power supplies. When using resistive dividers from the power supply or a reference voltage, the
REF pin should be buffered by an op amp.
In systems where the DIO2388x output can be sensed differentially, such as by a differential input
analog-to-digital converter (ADC) or by using two separate ADC inputs, the effects of external impedance on
the REF input can be cancelled. Figure 13 depicts a method of taking the output from the DIO2388x by using the
REF pin as a reference.
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Figure 12. Basic Circuit for Shutting Down DIO2388x with Grounded Reference
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Using the DIO2388x with common-mode transients above 26V
With a small amount of additional circuitry, the DIO2388x series can be used in circuits subject to transients
higher than 26V, such as automotive applications. Use only zener diode or zener-type transient absorbers
(sometimes referred to as Transzorbs); any other type of transient absorber has an unacceptable time delay.
Start by adding a pair of resistors as shown in Figure 14 as a working impedance for the zener. It is desirable
to keep these resistors as small as possible, most often around 10Ω. Larger values can be used with an effect on
gain that is discussed in the section on input filtering. Because this circuit limits only short-term transients, many
applications are satisfied with a 10Ω resistor along with conventional zener diodes of the lowest power rating
that can be found. This combination uses the least amount of board space.
RSHUNT
Supply
RPROTECT
10Ω
Load
RPROTECT
10Ω
Reference
Voltage
GND
Shutdown
Control
Output
OUT
REF
1MΩ
V+
R3
IN-
R4
IN+
1MΩ
CBYPASS
Figure 14. DIO2388x Transient Protection Using Dual Zener Diodes
In the event that low-power zeners do not have sufficient transient absorption capability and a higher power
transzorb must be used, the most package-efficient solution then involves using a single transzorb and back-toback diodes between the device inputs. This method is shown in Figure 15. The most space-efficient solutions
are dual series-connected diodes in a single SOT-523 or SOD-523 package. In both examples shown in Figure
14 and Figure 15, the total board area required by the DIO2388x with all protective components is less than that
of an SO-8 package, and only slightly greater than that of an MSOP-8 package.
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Figure 13. Sensing DIO2388x to Cancel Effects of Impedance on the REF Input
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RPROTECT
10Ω
Load
RPROTECT
10Ω
Reference
Voltage
REF
GND
Shutdown
Control
OUT
1MΩ
V+
R3
IN-
R4
IN+
Output
1MΩ
CBYPASS
Figure 15. DIO2388x Transient Protection Using a Single Transzorb and Input Clamps
Improving transient robustness
Applications involving large input transients with excessive dV/dt above 2kV per microsecond present at the
device input pins may cause damage to the internal ESD structures on version A devices. This potential damage
is a result of the internal latching of the ESD structure to ground when this transient occurs at the input. With
significant current available in most current-sensing applications, the large current flowing through the input
transient-triggered, ground-shorted ESD structure quickly results in damage to the silicon. External filtering can
be used to attenuate the transient signal prior to reaching the inputs to avoid the latching condition. Care must be
taken to ensure that external series input resistance does not significantly impact gain error accuracy. For
accuracy purposes, these resistances should be kept under 10Ω if possible. Ferrite beads are recommended for
this filter because of their inherently low dc ohmic value. Ferrite beads with less than 10Ω of resistance at dc and
over 600Ω of resistance at 100MHz to 200MHz are recommended. The recommended capacitor values for this
filter are between 0.01µF and 0.1µF to ensure adequate attenuation in the high-frequency region. This protection
scheme is shown in Figure 16.
Figure 16. Transient Protection
To minimize the cost of adding these external components to protect the device in applications where large
transient signals may be present, version B devices are now available with new ESD structures that are not
susceptible to this latching condition. Version B devices are incapable of sustaining these damage causing
latched conditions so they do not have the same sensitivity to the transients that the version A devices have,
thus making the version B devices a better fit for these applications.
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