Model 1221 Low Noise Analog Accelerometer
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The model 1221 accelerometer contains a temperature
dependent current source that is output on pin 8. This signal is
useful for measuring the internal temperature of the
accelerometer so that any previously characterized bias and
scale factor temperature dependence, for a particular
accelerometer, can be corrected. The nominal output current
at 25°C is 500 A and the nominal sensitivity is 1.5 A/°C. It
is up to the user to characterize each device’s exact output
current versus temperature over the range it is to be used.
Fluctuations in VDD & VR have little effect on the temperature
reading. A reduction of 0.10 V to both VDD & VR will reduce the
current about 1 A which corresponds to less than a 1°C
change in reading.
With a single resistor RT = 2K between IT (pin 8) and GND, as shown in Figure 1, the output voltage VT will vary between
+0.76 and +1.3 volts from -55 to +125°C, which equates to a sensitivity of +3 mV/°C.
∆
VT
(
)
)
VT
≈
RT 500
µ
A
+
1.5
(
[
µ
A
T
−
25
(
)
]
]
=
RT 1.5 A
µ
(
)
[
∆
T
If a greater voltage change versus temperature or
a lower signal source impedance is needed, the
circuit in Figure 2 can be used. With VOFF = -5V,
gain resistor RG = 15.0K and offset resistor ROFF
=
7.32K, the output voltage VT will vary between +4.5
and +0.5 Volts from -55 to +125°C, which equates
to a sensitivity of -29 mV/°C.
VO F F
(
)
)
VT ≈ − RG
+
500
µ
A
+
1.5
(
[
µ
A
T
−
25
(
)
]
RO F F
−
VO F F
RO F F
=
VT
(
)
)
]
+
500
µ
A
+
1.5
µ
)
A
T
−
25
(
)
(
[
RG
− ∆VT
RG
=
(
(
A T
∆
1.5
µ
)
∆
VT
= −RG 1.5µ
A
(
)
∆
T
Figure 3 shows the voltage compliance of the
temperature dependent current source (IT) at
room temperature. The voltage at pin 8 must
be kept in the 0 to +3V range in order to
achieve proper temperature readings.
SPECIFICATIONS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE
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Aug 05