ADM1031
V
DD
The extended temperature resolution for the local and
remote channels is stored in the extended temperature
resolution register (Register 0×06), and is outlined in Table 27.
I
N × I
I
BIAS
Table 4. Local Sensor Extended Temperature
Resolution
V
V
OUT+
D+
D–
Extended Resolution
0.00°C
Local Temperature Low Bits
TO
ADC
REMOTE
SENSING
TRANSISTOR
00
01
10
11
BIAS
DIODE
OUT–
0.25°C
LOW−PASS
FILTER
0.50°C
f
= 65kHz
C
0.75°C
Figure 18. Signal Conditioning
To prevent ground noise interfering with the
measurement, the more negative terminal of the sensor is not
referenced to ground, but biased above ground by an internal
diode at the D– input. If the sensor is used in a very noisy
environment, a capacitor of value up to 1000 pF can be
placed between the D+ and D– inputs to filter the noise.
If a discrete transistor is used, then the collector is not
grounded, and is linked to the base. If a PNP transistor is
used, the base is connected to the D– input and the emitter
to the D+ input. If an NPN transistor is used, the emitter is
connected to the D– input and the base to the D+ input.
One LSB of the ADC corresponds to 0.125°C, so the
ADM1031 can theoretically measure temperatures from
–127°C to +127.75°C, although –127°C is outside the
operating range for the device. The extended temperature
resolution data format is shown in Table 3 and Table 4.
To measure DV , the sensor is switched between
BE
operating currents of I and N × I. The resulting waveform is
passed through a 65 kHz low−pass filter to remove noise,
then to a chopper−stabilized amplifier that performs the
functions of amplification and rectification of the waveform
Table 2. Temperature Data Format − (Local
Temperature and Remote Temperature High Bytes)
to produce a dc voltage proportional to DV . This voltage
BE
is measured by the ADC to give a temperature output in
11−bit twos complement format. To further reduce the
effects of noise, digital filtering is performed by averaging
the results of 16 measurement cycles. An external
temperature measurement nominally takes 9.6 ms.
Temperature (5C)
−128°C
−125°C
−100°C
−75°C
Digital Output
1000 0000
1000 0011
1001 1100
1011 0101
1100 1110
1110 0111
1111 1111
0000 0000
0000 0001
0000 1010
0001 1001
0011 0010
0100 1011
0110 0100
0111 1101
0111 1111
Layout Considerations
−50°C
Digital boards can be electrically noisy environments and
care must be taken to protect the analog inputs from noise,
particularly when measuring the very small voltages from a
remote diode sensor. The following precautions should be
taken:
−25°C
−1°C
0°C
+1°C
1. Place the ADM1031 as close as possible to the
remote sensing diode. Provided that the worst
noise sources such as clock generators,
+10°C
+25°C
+50°C
data/address buses, and CRTs are avoided, this
distance can be 4 to 8 inches.
+75°C
+100°C
+125°C
+127°C
2. Route the D+ and D– tracks close together, in
parallel, with grounded guard tracks on each side.
Provide a ground plane under the tracks if possible.
3. Use wide tracks to minimize inductance and
reduce noise pickup. Ten mil track minimum
width and spacing is recommended.
Table 3. Remote Sensor Extended Temperature
Resolution
Extended Resolution
0.000°C
Remote Temperature Low Bits
000
001
010
011
100
101
110
111
10MIL
10MIL
GND
0.125°C
0.250°C
D+
10MIL
10MIL
10MIL
0.375°C
0.500°C
D–
0.625°C
10MIL
10MIL
0.750°C
GND
0.875°C
Figure 19. Arrangement of Signal Tracks
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