HI-539
WIRE GAGE
EQUIVALENT WIDTH OF
P.C. CONDUCTOR
(2 oz. Cu)
18
0.47”
20
0.30”
22
0.19”
24
0.12”
26
0.075”
28
0.047”
30
0.029”
32
0.018”
TABLE 1.
DC RESISTANCE
PER FOOT
0.0064Ω
0.0102Ω
0.0161Ω
0.0257Ω
0.041Ω
0.066Ω
0.105Ω
0.168Ω
INDUCTANCE PER
FOOT
0.36µH
0.37µH
0.37µH
0.40µH
0.42µH
0.45µH
0.49µH
0.53µH
IMPEDANCE PER FOOT
60Hz
0.0064Ω
0.0102Ω
0.0161Ω
0.0257Ω
0.041Ω
0.066Ω
0.105Ω
0.168Ω
10kHz
0.0235Ω
0.0254Ω
0.0288Ω
0.0345Ω
0.0488Ω
0.0718Ω
0.110Ω
0.171Ω
Provide Path For IBIAS
The input bias current for any DC-coupled amplifier must
have an external path back to the amplifier’s power supply.
No such path exists in Figure 8A, and consequently the
amplifier output will remain in saturation.
A single large resistor (1MΩ to 10MΩ) from either signal line
to power supply common will provide the required path, but a
resistor on each line is necessary to preserve accuracy. A
single pair of these bias current resistors on the HI-539
output may be used if their loading effect can be tolerated
(each forms a voltage divider with rON). Otherwise, a resistor
pair on each input channel of the multiplexer is required.
The use of bias current resistors is acceptable only if one is
confident that the sum of signal plus common-mode voltage
will remain within the input range of the multiplexer/amplifier
combination.
Another solution is to simply run a third wire from the low
side of the signal source, as in Figure 8B. This wire assures
a low common-mode voltage as well as providing the path
for bias currents. Making the connection near the multiplexer
will save wire, but it will also unbalance the line and reduce
the amplifier's common-mode rejection.
Differential Offset, ∆VOS
There are two major sources of ∆VOS. That part due to the
expression (rON ∆lD(ON) + lD(ON) ∆rON) becomes significant
with increasing temperature, as shown in the Electrical
Specifications tables. The other source of offset is the
thermocouple effects due to dissimilar materials in the signal
path. These include silicon, aluminum, tin, nickel-iron and
(often) gold, just to exit the package.
For the thermocouple effects in the package alone, the
constraint on ∆VOS may be stated in terms of a limit on the
difference in temperature for package pins leading to any
channel of the Hl-539. For example, a difference of 0.13oC
produces a 5µV offset. Obviously, this ∆T effect can
dominate the ∆VOS parameter at any temperature unless
care is taken in mounting the Hl-539 package.
Temperature gradients across the Hl-539 package should be
held to a minimum in critical applications. Locate the Hl-539
far from heat producing components, with any air currents
flowing lengthwise across the package.
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