Whenever using large input resistance (>10-Ω)
at CSA input pins, the system engineer can determine what the maximum allowable
errors are at the minimum and maximum sense current levels, calculate the
theoretical error with input resistors, and then make following considerations:
- Is the new (attenuated) typical circuit gain sufficient?
- Is the new gain error range within maximum
allowable error over temperature?
- Is the new offset error within maximum allowable
error at ILOAD_MIN?
- If error at ILOAD_MIN is too high, can
offset error be calibrated out with 1-point calibration?
- Can a small
VREF (approximately 100mV) be used to simplify this
calibration?
- Is there enough dynamic
range left when providing this VREF?
- If the error from input resistance is still too high, can a high-input impedance device such as
the INA190, INA191, or INA186 be used instead?