AFE4400
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SBAS601D –DECEMBER 2012–REVISED MAY 2013
Integrated Analog Front-End for
Heart Rate Monitors and Low-Cost Pulse Oximeters
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FEATURES
APPLICATIONS
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Fully-Integrated Analog Front-End for
Pulse Oximeter Applications:
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Low-Cost Medical Pulse Oximeter Applications
Optical HRM
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Flexible Pulse Sequencing and
Timing Control
Industrial Photometry Applications
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DESCRIPTION
The AFE4400 is a fully-integrated analog front-end
(AFE) that is ideally suited for pulse oximeter
applications. The device consists of a low-noise
receiver channel with an integrated analog-to-digital
converter (ADC), an LED transmit section, and
diagnostics for sensor and LED fault detection. The
AFE4400 is a very configurable timing controller. This
flexibility enables the user to have complete control of
the device timing characteristics. To ease clocking
requirements and provide a low-jitter clock to the
AFE4400, an oscillator is also integrated that
functions from an external crystal. The device
communicates to an external microcontroller or host
processor using an SPI™ interface.
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Integrated LED Driver
(H-Bridge or Push/Pull)
95-dB Dynamic Range
LED Current:
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Programmable to 50 mA with 8-Bit
Current Resolution
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Low Power:
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100 µA + Average LED Current
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Programmable LED On-Time
Independent LED2 and LED1 Current
Reference
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Receive Channel with High Dynamic Range:
The AFE4400 is a complete AFE solution packaged
in a single, compact QFN-40 package (6 mm ×
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13 Noise-Free Bits (0.1 Hz to 5 Hz)
Low Power: < 670 µA at 3.3-V Supply
Flexible Receive Sample Time
6
mm) and is specified over the operating
temperature range of 0°C to +70°C.
Supply
(2.2 V to 3.6 V)
Flexible Transimpedance Amplifier with
Programmable LED Settings
AFE4400
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Integrated Digital Ambient Estimation and
Subtraction
RX
RED
Amb (RED)
AFE
SPI
SPI Interface
TIA
ûꢀ ADC
IR
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Integrated Fault Diagnostics:
Amb (IR)
Photodiode
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Photodiode and LED Open and
Short Detection
Diagnostic
PD Open or Short
Timing
Controller
Cable Off
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Cable On/Off Detection
LED Open or Short
Supplies:
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Rx = 2.0 V to 3.6 V
Tx = 3.0 V to 3.6 V
LED
Current
Control
DAC
LED
Driver
LED
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Package: Compact QFN-40 (6 mm × 6 mm)
Specified Temperature Range: 0°C to +70°C
Tx
OSC
AFE
Tx Driver
Supply
5-V Supply
32 kHz
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