Datasheet
Industrial V/I Converter and Protector IC
AM462
Analog Microelectronics GmbH
An der Fahrt 13, D – 55124 Mainz Oktober 2007 – Rev.2.5 -Page 2/20
Phone: +49 (0)6131/91 073-0
Fax: +49 (0)6131/91 073-30
Internet:
http://www.analogmicro.de
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CONTENTS
CONTENTS 2
FEATURES 3
GENERAL DESCRIPTION 3
BLOCK DIAGRAM 3
ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS 4
BOUNDARY CONDITIONS 6
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF FUNCTIONS 6
INITIAL OPERATION OF AM462 8
General information on 2- and 3-wire applications and the use of current 8
Setting the output current range 8
Selecting the supply voltage 9
Using OP2 as a current source 10
Using OP2 as a voltage reference 11
POINTS TO NOTE: INITIAL OPERATION OF AM462 12
APPLICATIONS 12
Typical 3-wire application with an input signal referenced to ground 12
Typical 2-wire application with an input signal referenced to ground 13
Application for an input signal with an offset 15
BLOCK DIAGRAM AND PINOUT 17
EXAMPLE APPLICATIONS 18
DELIVERY 20
PACKAGE DIMENSIONS 20
FURTHER READING 20