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PGA900
SLDS209A –JANUARY 2015–REVISED MAY 2015
PGA900 Programmable Resistive Sensing Conditioner with Digital and Analog Outputs
1 Features
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Inter-Integrated Circuit (I2C)
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Depletion MOSFET Gate Driver
Diagnostic Functions
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High Accuracy, Low Noise, Low Power, Small
Size Resistive Sensing Signal Conditioner
User-Programmable Temperature and
Nonlinearity Compensation
On-Chip ARM® Cortex® M0 Microprocessor
Allows Users to Develop and Implement
Calibration Software
2 Applications
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Pressure Sensor Transmitter, Transducer
Liquid Level Meter, Flow Meter
Weight Scale, Load Meter, Strain Gauge
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One-Wire Interface Enables the Communication
through Power Supply Pin Without Using
Additional Lines
Thermocouple, Thermistor, and 2-Wire Resistance
Thermometer (RTD)
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Resistive Field Transmitter
On-Chip Power Management Accepts Wide
Power Supply Voltage from 3.3 V to 30 V
3 Description
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Operating Temperature Range: –40°C to 150°C
Memory
The PGA900 is a signal conditioner for resistive
sensing applications. It can accommodate various
sensing element types. The PGA900 conditions its
input signals by amplification and digitization through
two analog front end channels. With the user
programmed software in the on-chip ARM Cortex M0
processor, the PGA900 can perform linearization,
temperature compensation, and other user defined
compensation algorithms. The conditioned signal can
be output as ratiometric voltage, absolute voltage, 4-
to 20-mA current loop or PWM. The data and
configuration registers can also be accessed through
SPI, I2C, UART, and two GPIO ports. In addition, the
unique OWI allows communication and configuration
through the power supply pin without using additional
lines. The PGA900 operating voltage is from 3.3 to 30
V and it can operate in temperatures from –40°C to
150°C.
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8 KB Software Memory
128 Bytes EEPROM
1 KB Data SRAM
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Accommodates Sensor Sensitivities from 1 mV/V
to 135 mV/ V
Two Individual Analog-Front End (AFE) Chains,
each Including:
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Low Noise Programmable Gain Amplifier
24-bit Sigma-Delta Analog-to-Digital Converter
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Built-in Internal Temperature Sensor With Option
to Use External Temperature Sensor
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14-bit DAC With Programmable Gain Amplifier
Output Options:
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Ratiometric and Absolute Voltage Output
4- to 20-mA Current Loop Interface
One-Wire Interface (OWI) Over Power Line
PWM Output
Device Information(1)
PART NUMBER
PACKAGE
BODY SIZE (NOM)
PGA900
VQFN (36)
6.00 mm x 6.00 mm
(1) For all available packages, see the orderable addendum at
the end of the data sheet.
Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI)
PGA900 Simplified Block Diagram
PGA900
POWER MANAGEMENT
EEPROM
RATIOMETRIC
BRIDGE EXCITATION
VBRGP
REFERENCE
VDD
(3.3 ± 30 V)
BRIDGE
SENSOR
OWI
VINPP
VINPN
SOFTWARE
AND DATA
MEMORY
MISO/TX,
MOSI/RX,
CSN, SCK
SPI,
UART
24-bit
ADC
PGA
I2C
SCL, SDA
RESISTIVE SENSING AFE
TOPDIG,
TONDIG
CONTROL
AND
STATUS
REGISTERS
VBRGN
PWM
VOUT
OR GAIN
VINTP
VINTN
24-bit
ADC
14-bit
DAC
PGA
TEMPERATURE SENSING AFE
INTERNAL
OSCILLATOR
ARM
CORTEX M0
(PROGRAMMABLE
BY USERS)
OPTIONAL
INTERNAL
TEMPERATURE
SENSOR
DIAGNOSTICS
EXTERNAL
TEMPERATURE
SENSOR
SWDIO,
SWDCLK
DEBUGGER
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An IMPORTANT NOTICE at the end of this data sheet addresses availability, warranty, changes, use in safety-critical applications,
intellectual property matters and other important disclaimers. PRODUCTION DATA.