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Instrumentation Amplifier

08/09/2011 11:53 AM

I'm doing a Loop Calibrator miniproject. in that, i used Bridge Circuit for converting the resistance into voltage. i am getting the output voltage as 12mv. i need 5v as output, which Instrumentation Amplifier is suitable for amplifying 12mv to 5v and also please specify the IC name.

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Re: Instrumentation Amplifier

08/09/2011 12:31 PM

There are so many out there, but here is a place to start:

http://www.analog.com/en/specialty-amplifiers/instrumentation-amplifiers/products/index.html#Instrumentation_Amplifier

Your Vout/Vin is 416.7, so get one with a max gain over that. On this list, at least 1000.

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08/10/2011 5:43 PM

An external module for this would be SG-3016 http://www.icpdas-usa.com/sg_3016.html . The best range selection you could choose with this device is +-20 mV input with +-5V output. This would scale your 12 mV to 3V. It has adjustment resistors that can change gain about 10%. So you could not achieve 5V output. The advantage of this device that might justify the cost is that it has isolation (in case you need that).

In Mikerho's list I like the chip AD8230 because it has zero drift. I like to protect inputs (such as where you connect your resistor) with zeners to ground to prevent ESD damage.

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