Wednesday, 13 May 2015

What is the reference pin on an instrumentation amplifier used for?


Happy new year all!


I'm wondering how to correctly use the reference pin on an INA128 Instrumentation Amplifier. Is there a way to use this pin to eliminate negative voltages (i.e. do a voltage shift)?


Thanks again.



Answer



The reference pin is exactly for level shifting the output. Note that it is best to use a low impedance source for this.An op amp as a unity gain buffer or other configuration should ideally drive this pin.


For decoupling take a look at the typical application circuit in the datasheet. It recommends a 0.1uF capacitor. Perhaps an extra 10uF capacitor would also be good.


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