The INA181, INA2181, and INA4181 (INAx181) current sense amplifiers are designed for cost-optimized applications. These devices are part of a family of bidirectional, current-sense amplifiers (also called current-shunt monitors) that sense voltage drops across current-sense resistors at common-mode voltages from –0.2 V to +26 V, independent of the supply voltage. The INAx181 family integrates a matched resistor gain network in four, fixed-gain device options: 20 V/V, 50 V/V, 100 V/V, or 200 V/V. This matched gain resistor network minimizes gain error and reduces the temperature drift.These devices operate from a single 2.7-V to 5.5-V power supply. The single-channel INA181 draws a maximum supply current of 260 µA; whereas, the dual-channel INA2181 draws a maximum supply current of 500 µA, and the quad-channel INA4181 draws a maximum supply current of 900 µA.The INA181 is available in a 6-pin, SOT-23 package. The INA2181 is available in 10-pin, VSSOP and WSON packages. The INA4181 is available in a 20-pin, TSSOP package. All device options are specified over the extended operating temperature range of –40°C to +125°C.
- Common-mode range (VCM): –0.2 V to +26 V
- High bandwidth: 350 kHz (A1 devices)
- Offset voltage:
- ±150 µV (maximum) at VCM = 0 V
- ±500 µV (maximum) at VCM = 12 V
- Output slew rate: 2 V/µs
- Bidirectional current-sensing capability
- Accuracy:
- ±1% gain error (maximum)
- 1-µV/°C offset drift (maximum)
- Gain options:
- 20 V/V (A1 devices)
- 50 V/V (A2 devices)
- 100 V/V (A3 devices)
- 200 V/V (A4 devices)
- Quiescent current: 260 µA maximum (INA181)
| Product type | Analog output |
| Common-mode voltage (max) (V) | 26 |
| Common-mode voltage (min) (V) | -0.2 |
| Input offset (±) (max) (µV) | 150 |
| Input offset drift (±) (typ) (µV/°C) | 0.2 |
| Voltage gain (V/V) | 20, 50, 100, 200 |
| CMRR (min) (dB) | 84 |
| Bandwidth (kHz) | 105, 150, 210, 350 |
| Supply voltage (max) (V) | 5.5 |
| Supply voltage (min) (V) | 2.7 |
| Iq (max) (mA) | 0.3 |
| Number of channels | 1 |
| Comparators (#) | 0 |
| Gain error (%) | 1 |
| Gain error drift (±) (max) (ppm/°C) | 20 |
| Slew rate (V/µs) | 2 |
| Features | Bi-directional, Low-side Capable |
| Rating | Catalog |
| Operating temperature range (°C) | -40 to 125 |