Queastion about input voltage range of the INA101 Inst amp

[Exador]

I'm trying to use an INA101 instrumentation amp with +-12v supply rails.
The data sheet specifies the input voltage range as +-10v min and +-12v typical with
+-15v supplies. My question is how do I figure out what the input range would be with
supply voltages other than +-15v, specifically +-12v? Also curious what would happen
if I get to close to the + supply rail on the + input pin?

Thanks
Mike

 

[John Popelish]

Exador wrote:

I'm trying to use an INA101 instrumentation amp with +-12v supply rails.
The data sheet specifies the input voltage range as +-10v min and +-12v typical with
+-15v supplies. My question is how do I figure out what the input range would be with
supply voltages other than +-15v, specifically +-12v? Also curious what would happen
if I get to close to the + supply rail on the + input pin?

Thanks
Mike

Most opamps maintain a fairly constant wasted voltage as the supply
changes, so I would expect an input common mode range of only +-7v to
+- 9v for this chip operated from 12 volt supplies.

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John Popelish

 

[John Popelish]

Exador wrote:

On Sat, 09 Aug 2003 02:32:03 GMT, John Popelish <jpopelish@rica.net> wrote:

Thanks John, I thought that was the case, but was confused by the minimum supply
voltage rating of +-5v. I was able to scale the input down so that it never excedes
6v and some strange behavior disappeared.

This makes sense if there is +-5 volts of supply headroom needed above
the input range. At +-5 volt supply, the useable input range
approaches zero but may still be usable for very low amplitude
signals. Chips operating at the minimum possible supply voltage are
seldom very useful.

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John Popelish