AD215Compensating the Uncommitted Input Op AmpGAIN AND OFFSET ADJUSTMENTS The open-loop gain and phase versus frequency for the uncom- General Comments mitted input op amp are given in Figure 14. These curves can The AD215 features an output stage TRIM pin useful for zero- be used to determine appropriate values for the feedback resis- ing the output offset voltage through use of user supplied circuitry. tor (RF) and compensation capacitor (CF) to ensure frequency When gain and offset adjustments are required, the actual com- stability when reactive or nonlinear components are used. pensation circuit ultimately used depends on the following: 2580 • The input configuration mode of the isolation amplifier (non- inverting or inverting). 2010015120 • The placement of any adjusting potentiometer (on the PHASE isolator’s input or output side). 10140 As a general rule: 5160GAIN • Gain adjustments should be accomplished at the gain-setting 0180 resistor network at the isolator’s input. –5200 • To ensure stability in the gain adjustment, potentiometers –10220 should be located as close as possible to the isolator’s input Ø, EXCESS PHASE – DegreesAVERAGE VOLTAGE GAIN – dB –15240 and its impedance should be kept low. Adjustment ranges –20260 should also be kept to a minimum since their resolution and –25280 stability is dependent upon the actual potentiometers used. 100k1M10M100MFREQUENCY – Hz • Output adjustments may be necessary where adjusting poten- tiometers placed near the input would present a hazard to the Figure 14. Open-Loop Gain and Frequency Response user due to the presence of high common-mode voltages dur- ing the adjustment procedure. Inverting, Summing or Current Input Configuration Figure 14 shows how the AD215 can measure currents or sum • It is recommended that input offset adjustments are made currents or voltages. prior to gain adjustments. • The AD215 should be allowed to warm up for approximately FB 10 minutes before gain or offset adjustments are made. 4CFRF47pFInput Gain Adjustments for Noninverting ModeIN–3OUT HI Figure 16 shows a suggested noninverting gain adjustment cir- IN+OUTPUT381RRS2S1IFILTER,S cuit. Note that the gain adjustment potentiometer RP is incorpo- BUFFERVV rated into the gain-setting resistor network. S2S1ANDTRIMIN COMOUT LO2CIRCUITRY37TRIMRIN = 2k Ω 36IN+1AD215OUT HICOMIN–38433PWRRPOUTPUTCRTNFFILTER,0.47pFRBUFFERCFBVANDSIGNAL4TRIM Figure 15. Noninverting Summing/Current Configuration RFRGIN COMCIRCUITRYOUT LO237 For this circuit, the output voltage equation is: TRIM 36 V AD215COM O = –RF × (IS + VS1/RS1 + VS2/RS2 + . .) 43 where: PWR RTN V = Output Voltage (V) VS1 = Input Voltage Signal 1 (V) Figure 16. Gain Adjustment for Noninverting Configuration VS2 = Input Voltage Signal 2 (V) I For a ± 1% trim range: S = Input Current Source (A) RF = Feedback Resistor (Ω) (10 kΩ, typ) × RF R (R ≈1kΩ), R ≈ 0.02 × RG S1 = Input Signal 1 Source Resistance (Ω) P C R + G RF R S2 = Input Signal 2 Source Resistance (Ω) The circuit of Figure 15 can also be used when the input signal is larger than the ±10 V input range of the isolator. For example, in Figure 15, if only VS1, RS1 and RF were connected as shown with the solid lines, the input voltage span of VS1 could accom- modate up to ± 50 V when RF = 10 kΩ and RS1 = 50 kΩ. –8– REV. 0