1 Features

• High-resolution, 16-bit delta-sigma ADC

• Current monitoring accuracy:

– Offset voltage: ±50 µV (maximum)

– Offset drift: ±0.02 µV/°C (maximum)

– Gain error: ±0.3% (maximum)

– Gain error drift: ±50 ppm/°C (maximum)

– Common mode rejection: 120 dB (minimum)

• Power monitoring accuracy:

– 1.6% full scale, –40°C to +125°C (maximum)

• Fast alert response: 75 μs

• Wide common-mode range: –0.3 V to +85 V

• Bus voltage sense input: 0 V to 85 V

• Shunt full-scale differential range:

±163.84 mV / ±40.96 mV

• Input bias current: 2.5 nA (maximum)

• Temperature sensor: ±1°C (maximum at 25°C)

• Programmable conversion time and averaging

selectable addresses

• Operates from a 2.7-V to 5.5-V supply:

– Operational current: 640 µA (typical)

– Shutdown current: 5 µA (maximum)

2 Applications

• DC/DC converters and power inverters

• Industrial battery packs

• Power-over-ethernet (PoE)

• Telecom equipment

• Enterprise servers

3 Description

The INA237 is an ultra-precise digital power monitor

with a 16-bit delta-sigma ADC specifically designed

for current-sensing applications. The device can

measure a full-scale differential input of ±163.84 mV

or ±40.96 mV across a resistive shunt sense element

with common-mode voltage support from –0.3 V to

+85 V.

The INA237 reports current, bus voltage, temperature,

and power, all while performing the needed

calculations in the background. The integrated

temperature sensor is ±1°C accurate for die

temperature measurement and is useful in monitoring

the system ambient temperature.

The low offset and gain drift design of the INA237

allows the device to be used in precise systems that

do not undergo multi-temperature calibration during

manufacturing. Further, the very low offset voltage

and noise allow for use in A to kA sensing

applications and provide a wide dynamic range

without significant power dissipation losses on the

sensing shunt element. The low input bias current of

the device permits the use of larger current-sense

resistors,

thus

providing

accurate

current

measurements in the micro-amp range.

The device allows for selectable ADC conversion

times from 50 µs to 4.12 ms as well as sample

averaging from 1x to 1024x, which further helps

reduce the noise of the measured data.

Device Information (1)

PART NUMBER

PACKAGE

BODY SIZE (NOM)

INA237

VSSOP (10)

3.00 mm × 3.00 mm

(1)

For all available packages, see the package option

addendum at the end of the data sheet.

Oscillator

Voltage

Current

Power

Temp

+

±

SCL

SDA

A0

A1

VS

Power

GND

ALERT

IN+

IN-

VBUS

I

16 Bit

ADC

Reference

Out-of-range

Threshold

MUX

Simplified Block Diagram

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