TS1102 Current-Sense Amplifier
Demo Board
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FEATURES
RSENSE: 50mΩ ± 0.5%
Fully Assembled and Tested
2in x 2in 2-layer circuit board
COMPONENT LIST
DESIGNATION
QTY
DESCRIPTION
C2
1
47nF ±10%
capacitor (0805)
R1
1
50mΩ ± 0.5%
(0805)
U1
1
TS1102-25DB/
TS1102-50DB/
TS1102-100DB/
TS1102-200DB
VBATT, VOUT,
LOAD
3
Test points
DESCRIPTION
The demo board for the TS1102 is a completely
assembled and tested circuit board that can be used
for evaluating the current-sense amplifier for all (4)
gain options; i.e., 25V/V, 50V/V, 100V/V, and 200V/V.
The board is configured with an RSENSE =R1=50mΩ
resistor. The board has a dedicated RS+=VBATT,
RS-=LOAD, and output voltage OUT=VOUT test
points. For additional information, refer to the TS1102
product data sheet.
All TS1102s are available in a PCB-space saving
5-lead SOT23 surface-mount package.
Product data sheets and additional documentation
can be found at www.silabs.com.
ORDERING INFORMATION
Order Number
Description
TS1102-25DB
TS1102-XXX
Demo Board
TS1102-50DB
TS1102-100DB
TS1102-200DB
Figure 2. TS1102 Demo Board
Figure 1. TS1102 current-sense amplifier circuit
TS1102 Current-Sense Amplifier Demo Board
Page 2 TS1102-EVB Rev. 1.0
DESCRIPTION
The demo board includes an on-board 47nF capacitor
at the VOUT output pin. Depending on the load current
desired, an external resistor or active load is to be
connected to the LOAD pin.
QUICK START PROCEDURE
Required Equipment
TS1102 demo board
A DC Power Supply, an HP Model HP6624A or
equivalent
Two digital voltmeters
Load resistor or an active load (value varies
depending on ILOAD desired)
Signal
Eval board
RS+
VBATT
RS-
LOAD
OUT
VOUT
GND
GND
Table 1. Demo board test points
GAIN
(V/V)
VBATT
(V)
ILOAD
(mA)
RLOAD
(Ω)
VOUT
(V)
MAX
VSENSE
(mV)
25
6
1600
3.75
2
80
50
6
800
7.5
2
40
100
6
400
15
2
20
200
6
200
30
2
10
Table 2. Demo board test set-up per gain setting
To evaluate the TS1102 current-sense amplifier
circuit, the following steps are to be performed:
1) Before connecting the DC power supply to the
demo board, turn on the power supply, set the
DC voltage to 6V, set its short circuit current limit
to 10% higher than the maximum load current in
the application, and then turn it off.
2) Connect the DC power supply positive terminal to
the pad labeled VBATT and its negative terminal
to the adjacent pad labeled GND.
3) Connect a digital voltmeter to the test points
labeled TP+ and TP- to measure VSENSE.
4) Connect the positive terminal of a second digital
voltmeter to the test point labeled VOUT and the
negative terminal to the adjacent test point
labeled GND.
5) Based on the selected gain option of the current
sense amplifier, select the load resistor or an
active load according to Table 2. Connect one
end of this resistor or active load to the pad
labeled LOAD and the other end to the adjacent
pad labeled GND_L.
6) Turn on the power supply and observe the output
voltage at VOUT. The expression for the TS1102’s
output voltage is given by:
VOUT = ILOAD x 50mΩ x ROUT/R1
where the TS1102’s internal ROUT and R1 resistor
values are listed in Table 3.
GAIN(V/V)
R1 (Ω)
ROUT (Ω)
25
400
10k
50
200
10k
100
100
10k
200
100
20k
Table 3. TS1102’s Internal Gain Setting Resistors
(typical values)
7) The TS1102’s actual output voltage VOUT will
depend on the TS1102’s actual offset voltage
VOS, its gain error GE, sense resistor (RSENSE)
tolerance of ±1%, and the load resistor
tolerance/active load accuracy.
