ADA4571 Data Sheet
THEORY OF OPERATION
The ADA4571 is an AMR sensor with integrated signal
conditioning amplifiers and ADC drivers. The
ADA4571
produces two analog outputs, sine and cosine, which indicate
the angular position of the surrounding magnetic field.
The AMR sensing element is designed and manufactured by
Sensitec GmbH.
Figure 27 shows the sine channel, consisting of an AMR sensor
element and the supporting functions for control, filtering,
buffering, and signal amplification. A reference voltage that is
proportional to the supply voltage is generated and it controls
the supply voltage of the sensor bridges. For noise and
electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) suppression purposes, the
bridge supply is low-pass filtered. The bridge output voltages
are amplified by a constant factor (G = 40, GC mode disabled)
and buffered. The single-ended outputs are biased around a
common-mode voltage of V
DD
/2 and are capable of driving the
inputs of an external ADC referenced to the supply voltage.
For optimum use of the ADC input range, the cosine and sine
output voltages track the supply voltage ensuring a ratiometric
configuration. To achieve high signal performance both output
signals are carefully matched in both amplitude and phase. The
amplifier bandwidth is sufficient to ensure low phase delay at
maximum specified rotation speed.
Electromagnetic interference (EMI) filters at the sensor outputs
and between the first and second stages reject unwanted noise
and interference from appearing in the signal band.
The architecture of the instrumentation amplifier consists of
precision, low noise, zero drift amplifiers that feature a proprietary
chopping technique. This chopping technique offers a low input
offset voltage of 0.3 µV typical and an input offset voltage drift
of 0.02 µV/°C typical. The zero drift design also features
chopping ripple suppression circuitry, which removes glitches
and other artifacts caused by chopping.
Offset voltage errors caused by common-mode voltage swings
and power supply variations are also corrected by the chopping
technique, resulting in a dc common-mode rejection ratio that
is greater than 150 dB. The amplifiers feature low broadband
noise of 22 nV/√Hz and no 1/f noise component. These features
are ideal for amplification of the low level AMR bridge signals
for high precision sensing applications.
In addition, extensive diagnostics are integrated on-chip to self
check sensor and IC conditions.
Figure 26. Direction of Homogeneous Magnetic Field for α = 0°
Figure 27. Detailed Internal Diagram of the
ADA4571 Sine Channel