
AN2727
Application note
Demonstration board user guidelines for the
TSC101 high-side current sense amplifier
Introduction
This application note describes the DEMO_TSC101, a demonstration board specifically
designed for the TSC101 integrated circuit.
In this document, you will find:
● A brief description of the TSC10 1
● A description of the demonstration board
● A detailed bill of materials of the demonstration board
● The layout of the demonstration board
Figure 1. Demonstration board
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About the TSC101 AN2727
1 About the TSC101
The TSC101 measures a very small voltage drop on a high-side shunt resistor, and, using
an internally fixed gain, amplifies the dif ference into a ground-ref erenced o utput volt age. The
amplification gain is internally fixed and the device is housed in a tiny SOT23-5 package.
Input common-mode and power supply voltages are independent. The common-mode
voltage can range fr om 2.8 V to 30 V in operating conditions , and up to 60 V in absolute
maximum ratings. The supply voltage can range from 4 V to 24 V giving you the possibility
to connect the power supply pin to either side of the shunt resistor in most cases.
Most of the TSC101 parameters are guar anteed over the fu ll operating temperature range
from -40° C to 125° C.
Current consumption of less than 300 µA over the temperature range and low input bias
current (less than 8 µA in standard conditions, a few 100 nA if V
particularly interesting to save power in the application.
The TSC101 key features are:
● Independent supply and input common-mode voltages
● Wide common-mode operating range: 2.8 V to 30 V
● Wide common-mode surviving range: -0.3 V to 60 V (load-dump)
● Wide supply voltage range: 4 V to 24 V
● Low current consumption: I
● Internally fixed gain: 20 V/V (TSC101A), 50 V/V (TSC101B) or 100 V/V (TSC101C)
● Buffered output
max is 300 µA
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For more detailed information about the TSC101, refer to the datasheet.
Figure 2. Typical application for the TSC101
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