AD637
20
15
10
5
STANDARD CONNECTION
The AD637 is simple to connect for a majority of rms
measurements. In the standard rms connection shown in Figure 5,
only a single external capacitor is required to set the averaging
time constant. In this configuration, the AD637 computes the
true rms of any input signal. An averaging error, the magnitude
of which is dependent on the value of the averaging capacitor,
is present at low frequencies. For example, if the filter capacitor,
C
AV, is 4 μF, the error is 0.1% at 10 Hz and increases to 1% at
3 Hz. To measure ac signals, the AD637 can be ac-coupled by
adding a nonpolar capacitor in series with the input, as shown
in Figure 5.
0
0
±3
±5
±10
±15
±18
SUPPLY VOLTAGE – DUAL SUPPLY (V)
AD637
1
BUFF IN
BUFF
OUT 14
NC
Figure 6. Maximum VOUT vs. Supply Voltage
2
3
NC
V
IN
V
CHIP SELECT
IN
13
ABSOLUTE
VALUE
The AD637 includes a chip select feature that allows the user
to decrease the quiescent current of the device from 2.2 mA to
350 μA. This is done by driving CS, Pin 5, to below 0.2 V dc.
Under these conditions, the output goes into a high impedance
state. In addition to reducing the power consumption,
the outputs of multiple devices can be connected in parallel
to form a wide bandwidth rms multiplexer. Tie Pin 5 high to
disable the chip select.
COMMON
NC 12
11
+V
S
(OPTIONAL)
SQUARER/
DIVIDER
OUTPUT
OFFSET
4
5
6
7
+V
BIAS
+V
S
S
4.7kΩ
CS
10
9
–V
C
–V
S
S
25kΩ
DEN
INPUT
2
= V
IN
V
OUT
25kΩ
C
+
8
AV
dB OUTPUT
AV
OPTIONAL TRIMS FOR HIGH ACCURACY
The AD637 includes provisions for trimming out output offset
and scale factor errors resulting in significant reduction in the
maximum total error, as shown in Figure 7. The residual error is
due to a nontrimmable input offset in the absolute value circuit
and the irreducible nonlinearity of the device.
Figure 5. Standard RMS Connection
The performance of the AD637 is tolerant of minor variations
in the power supply voltages; however, if the supplies used
exhibit a considerable amount of high frequency ripple, it is
advisable to bypass both supplies to ground through a 0.1 μF
Referring to Figure 8, the trimming process is as follows:
ceramic disc capacitor placed as close to the device as possible.
• Offset trim: Ground the input signal (VIN) and adjust R1 to
give 0 V output from Pin 9. Alternatively, R1 can be adjusted
to give the correct output with the lowest expected value of VIN.
The output signal range of the AD637 is a function of the
supply voltages, as shown in Figure 6. The output signal can be
used buffered or nonbuffered, depending on the characteristics
of the load. If no buffer is needed, tie the buffer input (Pin 1) to
common. The output of the AD637 is capable of driving 5 mA
into a 2 kΩ load without degrading the accuracy of the device.
• Scale factor trim: Resistor R4 is inserted in series with the
input to lower the range of the scale factor. Connect the
desired full-scale input to VIN, using either a dc or a calibrated ac
signal, and trim Resistor R3 to give the correct output at Pin 9
(that is, 1 V dc at the input results in a dc output voltage of
l.000 V dc). A 2 V p-p sine wave input yields 0.707 V dc at the
output. Remaining errors are due to the nonlinearity.
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