Wide Supply Range, Rail-to-Rail Output
Instrumentation Amplifier
Preliminary Technical Data
AD8420
FEATURES
PIN CONFIGURATION
Gain set with 2 external resistors
Gain range: 1 to 1000
NC
1
2
3
4
8
7
6
5
V
OUT
Input voltage goes below ground
Very wide power supply range
Single supply: 2.7V to 36V
Dual supply: +/-2.7V to+/-18V
Bandwidth (G=100): 2.5 kHz
Input noise: 50 nV/√Hz
Max supply current: 90 µA
Max offset voltage: 200 uV
Max differential input voltage: 1V
Min CMRR: 100 dB
+IN
–IN
FB
REF
–V
S
+V
S
AD8420
TOP VIEW
(Not to Scale)
Figure 1.
Table 1. Instrumentation Amplifiers by Category1
MSOP-8 package
General
Purpose
AD8221/2
AD8220/4
AD8228
Zero
Drift
Military
Grade
Low
Power
AD8420
AD8235/6 AD8251
AD627 AD8253
AD8226/7 AD8231
AD623
AD8223
Digital
Gain
AD8250
APPLICATIONS
Bridge amplifiers
Pressure Measurement
Medical instrumentation
Portable data acquisition
Multichannel systems
AD8231 AD620
AD8290 AD621
AD8293 AD524
AD8553 AD526
AD8556 AD624
AD8557
AD8295
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GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The AD8420 can operate off both single or dual supplies. It
works well for a portable system with a limited single supply
voltage and equally well for a system using large dual supplies.
The AD8420 is a low cost, wide supply range amplifier that uses
two resistors to set any gain between 1 and 1000. It is optimized
to amplify small differential voltages in the presence of large
common mode signals.
Gain is set using the ratio of two resistors. A reference pin
allows the user to offset the output voltage. This feature is useful
when the output signal needs to be centered around a specific
voltage, such as mid-supply.
The AD8420 is based on a current mode architecture that gives
it excellent input common mode range. Unlike conventional
instrumentation amplifiers, the AD8420 can easily amplify
signals at or even slightly below ground without requiring dual
supplies. The AD8420 has a full rail to rail output, and the
output voltage is completely independent of the input common
mode voltage.
The AD8420 is available in an 8 pin MSOP package.
Performance is specified over the full temperature range of
−40°C to +85°C. Part is operational from −40°C to +125°C
Rev. PrD
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