Applying the AD790+5V+5V The minus supply current is proportional to absolute tempera- + 12V0.1µF0.1µF ture and compensates for the change in the sense resistance 0.1µF1 with temperature. The width and length of the PC board trace 1510 Ω +IN2828+IN5 determine the resistance of the trace and consequently the trip 5AD7907OUTAD7907OUT6–IN3 current level. 6–IN344 ILIMIT = 10 mV/RSENSE 0.1µF RSENSE = rho (trace length/trace width) +V = +12V, –V = 0V15V–SS+5VV= +5V+V = +5V, –V = –15V rho = resistance of a unit square of trace LOGIC0.1µFSSV= +5VLOGIC1+IN28+V5SAD7907OUT6–IN34L0.1µFO+ 5VA0.1µF– 5VD+V = +5V, –V = –5V, V= +5VSSLOGIC1510 Ω Figure 7. Typical Power Supply Connections PC BOARD8TRACE2 (N, Q Package Pinout) 5AD7907OUTPUTWindow Comparator for Overvoltage Detection63 The wide differential input range of the AD790 makes it suitable 4 for monitoring large amplitude signals. The simple overvoltage detection circuit shown in Figure 8 illustrates direct connection of the input signal to the high impedance inputs of the comparator RSENSE2.7 Ω without the need for special clamp diodes to limit the differen- ≈ 10mV/100mA tial input voltage across the inputs. +5V0.1µF0.1µF+15V Figure 9. Ground Referred Overload Detector Circuit (N, Q Package Pinout) 1Precision Full-Wave Rectifier510 Ω +7.5V38SIGN 1 = HIGH The high speed and precision of the AD790 make it suitable 50 = LOW for use in the wide dynamic range full-wave rectifier shown in AD7907 Figure 10. This circuit is capable of rectifying low level signals 62 as small as a few mV or as high as 10 V. Input resolution, propaga- 4OVERRANGE = 1 tion delay and op amp settling will ultimately limit the maximum input frequency for a given accuracy level. Total comparator 7432–15V plus switch delay is approximately 100 ns, which limits the 0.1µFVIN maximum input frequency to 1 MHz for clean rectification. 0.1µF+15V+5V Ω 0.1µF10k1510 Ω +15V0.1µF385AD790710k Ω 276–7.5V2VINAD7116420kV Ω OUT+15V340.1µF0.1µF0.1µF+5V–15V–15V0.1µF18510 Ω FET SWITCHES THE GAIN35FROM +1 TO –1 Figure 8. Overvoltage Detector AD7907 (N, Q Package Pinout) 6NMOS2FET4Single Supply Ground Referred Overload Detector(RON < 20 ) Ω The AD790 is useful as an overload detector for sensitive loads –15V that must be powered from a single supply. A simple ground 0.1µF referenced overload detector is shown in Figure 8. The com- Figure 10. Precision Full-Wave Rectifier parator senses a voltage across a PC board trace and compares (N, Q Package Pinout) that to a reference (trip) voltage established by the comparator’s minus supply current through a 2.7 Ω resistor. This sets up a 10 mV reference level that is compared to the sense voltage. REV. E –7–