The amplifier also claims to lower initial gain error by 33 percent compared to its competitors while providing twice the slew rate to increase response time and overall system performance.      

“The INA149 combines an extended common mode range with industry-leading CMRR for the highest precision measurement of low differential signals in industrial designs. For our customers, this means higher performing, more accurate products,” said Steve Anderson, senior vice president of TI's High Performance Analog business. “The device also eliminates the need for multiple additional isolators or multiple power supplies in high common mode voltage applications to reduce component count, improve reliability and simplify system design.”     

“The INA149 allows our customers to measure very low level signals on common mode voltages going up to +275 V and it is able do this with much greater accuracy and much lower power consumption than has been previously possible before,” explained   Paul McCormack, TI's Business Development Manager for High Performance Analog – High Speed Products. “The new device offers an extended common mode range.  When you look at the Common Mode Rejection Ratio (CMRR) it is almost up to 100 dB CMRR which is really an industry-leading CMRR spec”.

“If you compare the CMRR performance to its closest competitor it is almost 20 dB better on the CMRR which is really a key spec for our customers in current sensing and battery monitoring applications.  The INA149 fits very well into needs of photovoltaic and electric vehicle applications.”

The INA149 can be used in a variety of high common-mode-voltage applications, such as high-voltage current sensing, battery cell voltage monitoring in photovoltaic, telecom, electric vehicles, and alternative energy applications; power-supply current monitoring; and motor control.     

Heinz-Peter Beckemeyer, TI's EMEA Director Analog Marketing, commented:  “The INA149 is an example where Texas Instruments and National Semiconductor have combined to deliver more solutions for our customers.  If you look at products like the INA149 where you have common-mode-voltages that handles up to +275 V then you need this kind of capability in the industrial sector which is a very big focus for TI in Europe which is a very important market for us”.

The new amplifier offers 100 dB CMRR with a guaranteed CMRR of more than 90 dB throughout the industrial temperature range of -40 to 125 degrees C.   

The device's extended input common-mode-voltage from -275 V to +275 V enables accurate monitoring of signals riding in high common-mode voltages, eliminating the need for multiple supply sources and analog isolation components to interface to an analog-to-digital converter (ADC). 

The INA149 offers twice the slew rate and full-power bandwidth than its closest competitor for applications where abrupt changes, such as short circuit conditions, are monitored and corrective actions need to be commanded quickly. The faster response and wider large-signal bandwidth of 500 kHz increases system performance.  The device's lower maximum initial gain error of 0.02 percent provides better accuracy, especially in applications with lower common-mode voltage signals.     

Availability and Pricing      

The INA149 is available in a 4.9-mm x 6-mm SOIC package for a suggested retail price of $2.70 in 1,000-unit quantities.      

Tools and support     

TI offers a variety of tools and support to speed development with the INA149, including an evaluation module (INA149EVM), which can be ordered today for $49, and a TINA-TI SPICE model to simulate device performance.     

More information about the INA149 amplifier and evaluation module at   
www.ti.com/ina149-preu