4 Channel Current Sense Amplifier – Low and High-Side Voltage Output

This 4-Channel current sense amplifier is designed for cost-optimized applications. This is a current-sense amplifier (also called a current-shunt monitor) that senses the voltage drop across current-sense resistors at common-mode voltages from –0.2 V to +26 V, independent of the supply voltage. The project was built using INA4180 chip which integrates a matched resistor gain network in four, fixed-gain 20V/V, this matched gain resistor network minimizes gain error and reduces the temperature drift. The board operates with a single 2.7-V to 5.5-V power supply. The four-channel INA4180 draws a maximum supply current of 900 µA. Resistors R2, R6, R8, R12, R3, R7, R9, R13 and Capacitor C3, C4, C5, C6 used as input filters. The gain of the amplifier is 20V/V, and external input resistors resulting a 0.9% gain error.

Gain Selection

• INA4180A1 Gain 20V/V
• INA4180A2 Gain 50V/V
• INA4180A3 Gain 100V/V
• INA4180A4 Gain 200V/V

Features

• Operating Power Supply 2.7V to 5V DC 10mA
• Output 0.2V/A (2V @ 10Amps)
• Common-mode voltage -0.2V To 26V
• Input offset (±) (max) (µV) 150
• Input offset drift (±) (typ) (µV/°C) 0.2
• Voltage gain (V/V) 20
• CMRR (min) (dB) 84
• Bandwidth (kHz) 350
• Gain error (%) 8
• Gain error drift (±) (max) (ppm/°C)20
• On Board Power LED
• Screw Terminal for Current Sense Load
• Header Connector for Logic supply and Outputs
• PCB Dimensions 47.78 x 36.20 mm
• 4 x 2.5MM Mounting Holes

Connections and Other Details

• CN1: Pin 1 = VCC 2.7V to 5.5V Dc Input, Pin 2 = Output 1, Pin 3 = Output 2, Pin 4 = Output 3, Pin 5 = Output 4, Pin 6 = GND
• CN2: Pin 1 = Load 1, Pin 2 = GND, Pin 3 = DC 1 Input
• CN3: Pin 1 = Load 4, Pin 2 = GND, Pin 3 = DC 4 Input
• CN4: Pin 1 = Load 2, Pin 2 = GND, Pin 3 = DC 2 Input
• CN5: Pin 1 = Load 3, Pin 2 = GND, Pin 3 = DC 3 Input
• D1: Power LED