TS9517
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Integrated Analog Front-End for
Heart Rate Monitors and Low-Cost Pulse Oximeters
Features
Applications
•
Fully-Integrated Analog Front-End for Pulse
•
Low-Cost Medical Pulse Oximeter Applications
Oximeter Applications
•
Optical HRM
•
Receiver:
High Accuracy Current to Frequency Converter
Product Description
up to 500KHz
The TS9517 is a fully-integrated analog front-end
Automatic Ambient Light Cancellation
(AFE) that is ideally suited for pulse Oximeter
•
Transmitter:
applications. The device consists of a low-noise I/F
Flexible Pulse Sequencing and Timing Control
converter and a LED transmitter section. The I/F
with Integrated LED Driver (H-Bridge)
converter converts photodiode current to frequency
LED Currents Programmable with an External
signal. The LED transmitter currents can be easily
Resistor and the SPI Interface
controlled
7-Bit Resolution with 95dB Dynamic Range
TS9517’s flexibility allows users to have complete
•
Power Supplies: 2.5V to 5.5V
control of the device’s timing characteristics. The
Low Power: 1.2 mA at 3.3V Supply
TS9517 is an AFE solution in TSSOP16 and QFN16
•
Specified Temperature Range: -40°C to +85°C
packages and is specified over the operating
•
Package: TSSOP16, QFN16
temperature from -40°C to +85°C.
through
SPI™
the
interface.
VDD=2.5V~5.5V
PVDD=2.5V~5.5V
U2
VDD
OUT
PVDD
U1
CS
C1
0.1uF
IN
ANOD
SDI
IR
CLK
MCU
RED_CS
RED
GND
IR_CS
COE
CAP
C4
PROG
RPROG
4Ω
0.1uF
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C3
C2
100uF
0.1uF
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Ordering Information
Product
Package-Lead
Package Option
Package Qty.
Operating Temperature Range
TS9517EQR
QFN16
Tape and Reel
5000
-40°C to +85°C
TS9517ETR
TSSOP16
Tape and Reel
2500
-40°C to +85°C
Absolute Maximum Ratings
ESD CAUTION
Over operating free-air temperature range, unless otherwise noted.
Value
Unit
2.5 to 5.5
V
Input current to any pin except
supply pins
±10
mA
Momentary
±50
mA
Continuous
±10
mA
-40 to +85
°C
–65 to +150
°C
+125
°C
±2000
V
±200
V
±500
V
VDD to GND
Input current
Operating temperature range
Storage temperature range
Maximum junction temperature,
TJ
Human body
model (HBM)
Electrostatic
Machine model
discharge
(MM)
(ESD) ratings
Charge device
model(CDM)
ESD (electrostatic discharge) sensitive device.
Charged devices and circuit boards can
discharge without detection. Although this
product features patented or proprietary
protection circuitry, damage may occur on
devices subjects to high energy ESD.
Therefore, proper ESD precautions should be
taken to avoid performance degradation or loss
of functionality.
PIN Configuration
13 VDD
14 PVDD
2
15
ANOD
SDI
3
14
VDD
OUT
1
12 RED
CLK
4
13
PVDD
CS
2
11 IR
RED_CS
5
12
IR
SDI
3
10 PROG
IR_CS
6
11
RED
CLK
4
9
GND
7
10
PROG
COE
8
9
CAP
TSSOP16
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CAP
COE
7
CS
GND
IN
6
16
IR_CS
1
5
16 IN
OUT
RED_CS
15 ANOD
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Table 1. PIN Descriptions
NO.
(TSSOP16)
NO.
(QFN16)
Name
Function
Description
1
1
OUT
Output
Frequency output
2
2
CS
Input
SPI chip select
3
3
SDI
Input
SPI data input
4
4
CLK
Input
SPI clock input
5
5
RED_CS
Input
RED LED control input. High active
6
6
IR_CS
Input
IR LED Control Input. High active
7
7
GND
Supply
Supply ground pin
8
8
COE
Input
Ambient light cancellation selection, COE=High, enable
ambient light cancellation; COE=Low, disable ambient
light cancellation. An internal 200KΩ pull-up resistor at
this pin.
9
9
CAP
Input
Connect a 0.1μF capacitor to GND
10
10
PROG
I/O
LED driver current program pin, connect a resistor to
this Pin
11
12
RED
Output
RED LED drive output
12
11
IR
Output
IR LED drive output
13
14
PVDD
Supply
LED driver power supply pin
14
13
VDD
Supply
Power supply pin
15
15
ANOD
Input
Current input, connect to PIN diode anode
16
16
IN
Input
Current input, connect to PIN diode cathode
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Electrical Characteristics
Minimum and maximum specification are at TA=-40°C to +85°C. Typical specifications are at +25°C.
All specifications are at VDD=3.3V, unless otherwise noticed.
Parameter
Test Conditions
Min
0°C to +85°C
-40°C to +85°C
Typ
Max
Unit
2.5
5.5
V
2.7
5.5
V
2.5
5.5
V
1.7
mA
1000
SPS
Performance (Full-Signal Chain)
VDD
Supply voltage
VDD
Supply voltage
1
PVDD
LED driver supply voltage
IDD
Supply current
PRF
Pulse repetition frequency
VDD=5.5V
1.25
I-F Transimpedance Amplifier
fO
Output frequency
IIN=1uA
Full-scale frequency
500
Nonlinearity
Re
100
fO =0KHz to 10KHz
100
kHz/A
0.3
%/V
0.8
%/V
5
10
A
170
200
mA
7
Bits
cancellation, f=100KHz
With ambient light
cancellation, f=100KHz
IC
Maximum ambient light
cancellation current
kHz
%FS
Current responsivity
Power-supply rejection ratio
1000
±1%
Without ambient light
PSRR
kHz
Transmitter
1
Full-scale output current
TA=25°C VDD=5V, RPROG=4Ω
Output current resolution
Output current offset
0.25
Transmitter noise dynamic
At 5mA output current
TBD
dB
range, over 0.1Hz to 5Hz
At 25mA output current
TBD
dB
bandwidth
At 50mA output current
TBD
dB
50
µs
Minimum on time of RED-LED
1.25
mA
VDD=5V,RPROG=4Ω
and IR-LED
LED
current pulses
DAC linearity
Percent of full-scale current
1%
Output current settling time
From zero current to 50 mA
TBD
µs
(with resistive load)
From 50 mA to zero current
TBD
µs
Temperature
Specified temperature range
-40
+85
℃
Storage temperature range
-65
+150
℃
1. The Maximum LED output current depends on PVDD, RPROG resistance and LED forward voltage strongly; it can be smaller than the
full-scale current.
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Overview
The TS9517 is a complete analog front-end (AFE)
current is controlled by logic signals at the input pins
circuit targeting pulse oximeter applications. The
of RED_CS and IR_CS, both of which are active ‘high’
device consists of a low-noise I/F converter and a LED
and each LED current can be adjusted by a 7-bit DAC
transmitter section. The I/F converter converts the
which can be programed by the SPI interface. An
photodiode current to frequency signal precisely. The
external resistor RPROG at the PROG pin sets the ratio
output of the device connects directly to a high
of the LED current to the input of the DAC, the
resolution timer of the external microcontroller (MCU)
maximum output current is primarily dependent on
for which an A/D converter is not necessary. The LED
RPROG, the power supply voltage PVDD, and the
transmitter current can be programmed through the
forward voltage of the LEDs.
SPI™ interface.
Receiver
The
receiver
consists
of
a
high
precision
current-to-frequency (I-F) converter section and an
ambient light cancellation (ALC) circuitry. The I/F
converter
converts
the
photodiode
current
to
frequency signal with high dynamic range and linearity.
The ALC function can be enabled or disabled by the
COE pin. When COE pin is set low, the ALC function
is disabled; the converter continuously converts input
Figure 1. Timing of LED Control and ALC.
current to frequency without being interrupted by the
LED control signals. In this mode, currents from both
LED Current Control
the ambient light and the signal light are converted at
The output currents of the transmitter are controlled by
the same time. When COE pin is set high or floating,
the internal 7-bit DAC. The currents cover the range of
the ALC function is enabled, the operation of the I/F
0 ~ 200mA and are given by the following equation:
converter is in synchronization with the LED control
𝐼𝐿𝐸𝐷 =
signals. When none of the LEDs are turned on, the
𝑁 × 𝑉𝐿𝑆𝐵
𝑅𝑃𝑅𝑂𝐺
receiver is in ambient light measurement mode in
where N is the input of the DAC with a range from 0 ~
which the I/F converter stops operation; when one of
127, which can be programed by the SPI interface
conversion mode and the I/F converter resume
(see SPI interface); VLSB is the output of the DAC
operation in which only the current from the signal
corresponding to the LSB of the input which is about 8
light is converted.
mV; RPROG is the resistance of RPROG which is user
selectable.
Transmitter Section
The transmitter section integrates a programmable
Timing Diagram of the Transmitter
constant current source, an H-bridge LED driver and
Figure 1 shows the timing diagram for the LED
its control logic. Two LED driver schemes are
transmitter control. Through the internal logic, signals
supported: an H-bridge driver for a two-terminal
at the RED_CS and IR_CS pins control the switches
device with two reverse-paralleled LEDs, or two
of the H-Bridge. In T1 and T3 cycles, both LEDs are
push-pull drivers for a three-terminal device with two
turned off (ALC mode). In T2 and T4 cycles, RED LED
LEDs packaged together. The on-off of the LED
and IR LED are turned on respectively (conversion
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mode). It should be noted that, however, when both
the SPI interface and the registers store the input data
signals at the pins of RED_CS and IR_CS are high at
for RED and IR LED currents accordingly. Figure 2
the same time, there will be no current flowing through
shows the timing of the SPI, where D7 is the first bit
the two-terminal back-to-back packaged LEDs (see
and D0 is the last bit (address bit). When CS is low,
Table 2 and Table 3).
the SPI interface is enabled, each bit is received at the
rising edge of CLK. At the rising edge of CS, the data
SPI interface and internal register
is latched to one of the registers pointed by bit D0 and
TS9517 integrates an 8-bit serial latch and two 8-bit
the corresponding transmitter current is refreshed.
registers. The latch takes the serial input data through
The description of the registers is shown in Table 4.
Table 2. Transmitter True Table ( two-terminal back-to-back packaged LEDs)
Inputs
Outputs
RED_CS
IR_CS
RED
IR
RED Transmit
IR Transmit
0
0
Z
Z
OFF
OFF
1
0
H
L
ON
OFF
0
1
L
H
OFF
ON
1
1
H
H
OFF
OFF
Table 3. Timing Requirements
Parameter
Min
Typ
Max
Unit
tRED_CS
Red LED on time, active high
50
s
tIR_CS
Infrared LED on time, active high
50
s
tINT
The time interval between Red LED on and IR LED on
50
s
Table 4. LEDCUR: LED Current Register and Latch
D7
D6
D5
D4
D3
LEDCUR[7:1]
D2
D1
D0
ADDR
Figure 2. SPI timing diagram
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Application Examples
Figure 3 and Figure 4 show typical applications of TS9517 as analog front-end for pulse oximeters. Please note
that the pins of 11 and 12 and pins of 13 and 14 are interchanged between the two packages.
VDD=2.5V~5.5V
2
C1
0.1uF
3
4
MCU
5
6
8
9
PVDD
OUT
CS
U2
IN
ANOD
SDI
IR
CLK
RED_CS
RED
IR_CS
COE
CAP
PROG
GND
1
VDD
U1
13
14
PVDD=2.5V~5.5V
16
15
C3
C2
12
100uF
0.1uF
15
C3
C2
11
100uF
0.1uF
11
10
RPROG
7
C4
4Ω
0.1uF
Figure 3. Typical Application of TS9517 in TSSOP16 Package
VDD=2.5V~5.5V
2
C1
0.1uF
3
4
MCU
5
6
8
9
PVDD
OUT
CS
U2
IN
ANOD
SDI
IR
CLK
RED_CS
IR_CS
COE
CAP
RED
GND
1
VDD
U1
14
13
PVDD=2.5V~5.5V
PROG
16
12
10
7
C4
RPROG
4Ω
0.1uF
Figure 4. Typical Application of TS9517 in QFN16 Package
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Mechanical Dimensions
TSSOP-16 PACKAGE MECHANICAL DRAWING
θ
TSSOP-16 PACKAGE MECHANICAL DATA
dimensions
symbol
millimeters
min
max
min
max
A
6.2
6.6
0.2441
0.2598
A1
4.3
4.5
0.1693
0.1772
B
4.9
5.1
0.1929
0.2008
B1
B2
0.65
0.19
C
0.0256
0.3
0.0075
1.20MAX
0.0118
0.0472MAX
C1
0.05
0.15
0.0020
0.0059
L
0.5
0.75
0.0197
0.0295
D
0.1
0.2
0.0039
0.0079
θ
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0
o
8
8
o
0
o
8
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QFN-16 PACKAGE MECHANICAL DRAWING
D
e
N16
k
L
N13
E
E1
N1
D1
N9
N5
b
Bottom View
A1
A
A3
TOP View
Side View
QFN-16 PACKAGE MECHANICAL DATA
dimensions
symbol
millimeters
min
max
min
max
A
0.700/0.800
0.800/0.900
0.028/0.031
0.031/0.035
A1
0.000
0.050
0.000
0.002
A3
0.203REF.
0.008REF.
D
2.924
3.076
0.115
0.121
E
2.924
3.076
0.115
0.121
D1
1.600
1.800
0.063
0.071
E1
1.600
1.800
0.063
0.071
k
b
0.200MIN.
0.180
e
L
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0.008MIN
0.280
0.007
0.500TYP.
0.324
0.011
0.020TYP.
0.476
9
0.013
0.019
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CONTACT INFORMATION
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Email: support@trusignal.com; sales@trusignal.com
Phone: +86 0512-65923982
Fax:
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