Mic ro p ro c e s s o r Vo lt a g e Mo n it o r w it h
Du a l Ove r/Un d e rvo lt a g e De t e c t io n
ICL765
V
IN1
V+
V
IN2
V
IN1
V+
V
IN2
OUT1
OUT2
OUT1
SET1
OUT2
R22
R12
R21
R11
R22
R21
R11
ICL7665
HYST1
R31
R32
ICL7665
HYST2
SET1
SET2
SET2
R12
V+
0V
OUT1
OUT1
0V
V+
V
L1
V
U1
V
OUT2
V
IN1
V
IN1
V
TRIP1
OUT2
V
TRIP2
IN2
V
V
L2 U2
V
IN2
Figure 3. Simple Threshold Detector
Figure 4. Threshold Detector with Hysteresis
the difference between the upper and lower trip points)
keeps noise or small variations in the input signal from
repeatedly switching the output when the input signal
remains near the trip point for a long period of time.
Ba s ic Ove r/Un d e rvo lt a g e
De t e c t io n Circ u it s
Figures 3, 4, and 5 show the three basic voltage detec-
tion circuits.
The third basic circuit, Figure 5, is suitable only when the
voltage to be detected is also the power-supply voltage for
the ICL7665. This circuit has the advantage that all of the
current flowing through the input divider resistors flows
through the hysteresis resistor. This allows the use of
higher-value resistors, without hysteresis output leakage
having an appreciable effect on the trip point.
The simplest circuit, depicted in Figure 3, does not
have any hysteresis. The comparator trip-point formulas
can easily be derived by observing that the comparator
changes state when the V
input is 1.3V. The exter-
SET
nal resistors form a voltage divider that attenuates the
input signal. This ensures that the V terminal is at
SET
1.3V when the input voltage is at the desired compara-
tor trip point. Since the bias current of the comparator
is only a fraction of a nanoamp, the current in the volt-
age divider can be less than one microamp without los-
ing accuracy due to bias currents. The ICL7665A has a
2% threshold accuracy at +25°C, and a typical temper-
ature coefficient of 100ppm/°C including comparator
offset drift, eliminating the need for external poten-
tiometers in most applications.
Resistor-Value Calculations
Figure 3
1) Choose a value for R11. This value determines the
amount of current flowing though the input divider,
equal to V
/ R11. R11 can typically be in the
SET
range of 10kΩ to 10MΩ.
2) Calculate R21 based on R11 and the desired trip
point:
Figure 4 adds another resistor to each voltage detector.
This third resistor supplies current from the HYST out-
put whenever the V
old . As the formula s s how, this hys te re s is re s is tor
affects only the lower trip point. Hysteresis (defined as
input is above the 1.3V thresh-
SET
V
– V
V
– 1.3V
TRIP
SET
TRIP
R21 = R11 ——————— = R11 ——————
(
)
(
)
V
1.3V
SET
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