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INA260

Precision Digital Current and Power Monitor

The INA260 is a precision digital current and power monitor from Texas Instruments. View the full INA260 datasheet below including key specifications, electrical characteristics, absolute maximum ratings.

Manufacturer

Texas Instruments

Category

Precision Digital Current and Power Monitor

Key Specifications

ParameterValue
PackagingMouseReel
Standard Pack Qty2000

Overview

Part: INA260 — Texas Instruments

Type: Precision Digital Current and Power Monitor

Description: The INA260 is a digital-output current, power, and voltage monitor with an I2C and SMBus-compatible interface and an integrated precision 2 mΩ shunt resistor, enabling high-accuracy measurements with 0.15% system gain error and 15 A continuous current capability.

Operating Conditions:

  • Supply voltage: 2.7–5.5 V
  • Operating temperature: -40 to +125 °C
  • Common-mode input voltage: 0–36 V

Absolute Maximum Ratings:

  • Max supply voltage: 6 V
  • Max continuous current: ±15 A (Analog input current)
  • Max junction/storage temperature: 150 °C

Key Specs:

  • Current Sense Resistance: 2 mΩ
  • Current Sense Resistance Tolerance: Equivalent to 0.1%
  • System Current Sense Gain Error: 0.15% (Max, at 25°C, I_SENSE = -15 A to 15 A)
  • Current Sense Offset (RTI): ±5 mA (Max)
  • Bus Voltage Input Range: 0 V to 36 V
  • Bus Voltage Gain Error: 0.1% (Max, at 25°C, V_BUS = 0 V to 36 V)
  • Quiescent Current: 310 μA (Typ)
  • ADC Native Resolution: 16 Bits (Current, Bus voltage, Power)

Features:

  • Precision Integrated Shunt Resistor (2 mΩ, 10 ppm/°C TC)
  • Senses Bus Voltages From 0 V to 36 V
  • High-Side or Low-Side Sensing
  • Reports Current, Voltage, and Power
  • Configurable Averaging Options
  • 16 Programmable Addresses
  • I2C and SMBus-compatible interface
  • Internal multiplier for direct readouts in amperes and watts

Applications:

  • Test Equipment
  • Servers
  • Telecom Equipment
  • Computing
  • Power Management
  • Battery Chargers
  • Power Supplies

Package:

  • TSSOP (16) (5.00 mm x 4.40 mm)

Features

  • 1 · Precision Integrated Shunt Resistor:
  • -Current Sense Resistance: 2 m Ω
  • -Tolerance Equivalent to 0.1%
  • -15-A Continuous From -40°C to +85°C
  • -10 ppm/°C Temperature Coefficient (0°C to +125°C )
  • Senses Bus Voltages From 0 V to 36 V
  • High-Side or Low-Side Sensing
  • Reports Current, Voltage, and Power
  • High Accuracy:
  • -0.15% System Gain Error (Maximum)
  • -5-mA Offset (Maximum)
  • Configurable Averaging Options
  • 16 Programmable Addresses
  • Operates From a 2.7-V to 5.5-V Power Supply
  • 16-Pin, TSSOP Package

Applications

  • Test Equipment
  • Servers
  • Telecom Equipment
  • Computing
  • Power Management
  • Battery Chargers
  • Power Supplies

1

Pin Configuration

Not to scale

Electrical Characteristics

at TA = 25°C, VS = 3.3 V, VIN+ = 12 V, VSENSE = (VIN+ - VIN-) = 0 mV and VVBUS = 12 V (unless otherwise noted)

PARAMETERTEST CONDITIONSMINTYPMAXUNIT
INPUT
V CMCommon-mode input range036V
Bus voltage input range (1)036V
CMRRCommon-mode rejection0 V ≤ V IN+ ≤ 36 V0150μA/V
I OSCurrent sense offset, RTI (2)±1.25±5mA
Current sense offset drift, RTI (2)-40°C ≤ T A ≤ 125°C150μA/°C
PSRRCurrent sense offset voltage, RTI (2) vs power supply2.7 V ≤ VS ≤ 5.5 V1.63mA/V
V OSBus offset voltage, RTI (2)±1.25±7.5mV
Bus offset voltage, RTI (2) vs temperature-40°C ≤ T A ≤ 125°C0.640μV/°C
PSRRBus offset voltage, RTI (2) vs power supply1.5mV/V
I BInput bias current (I IN+ , I IN- pins)
VBUS input impedance
(IN+ pin) + (IN- pin), I SENSE = 0A17
830
μA
k Ω
Input leakage (3)(IN+ pin) + (IN- pin), power-down mode0.10.5μA
DC ACCURACY
System current sense gain errorI SENSE = -15 A to 15 A, T A = 25°C
I SENSE = -10 A to 10 A, -40°C ≤ T A ≤ 125°C
0.02%
0.2%
0.15%
0.5%
-40°C ≤ T A ≤ 125°C
V BUS = 0 V to 36 V, T A = 25°C
10
0.02%
35
0.1%
ppm/°C
Bus voltage gain errorV BUS = 0 V to 36 V, -40°C ≤ T A ≤ 125°C0.1%0.4%
-40°C ≤ T A ≤ 125°C1540ppm/°C
INTEGRATEDADC
ADC native resolution
Current16
1.25
Bits
mA
1-LSB step sizeBus voltage
Power
1.25
10
mV
mW
t CTCT bit = 000
CT bit = 001
CT bit = 010
CT bit = 011
140
204
332
588
154
224
365
646
μs
ADC conversion timeCT bit = 100
CT bit = 101
1.1
2.116
1.21
2.328
Differential nonlinearityCT bit = 110
CT bit = 111
4.156
8.244
±0.1
4.572
9.068
ms
LSB
INTEGRATEDSHUNT
Package resistanceIN+ to IN-4.5m Ω
Maximum continuous current
Short time overload change
-40°C ≤ T A ≤ 85°C
I SENSE = 30 A for 5 seconds
±0.05%±15A

Absolute Maximum Ratings

over operating free-air temperature range (unless otherwise noted) (1)

MINMAXUNIT
Analog input currentContinuous Conduction±15A
Analog inputs: IN+, IN-Common-mode (V IN+ + V IN- ) / 2-0.340V
VoltageSupply, VS6V
VoltageVBUS pin-0.340V
VoltageSDA, SCL, ALERT-0.36V
VoltageAddress Pins, A0, A1-0.3VS + 0.3V
Open-drain digital output current, I OUT10mA
TemperatureJunction, T J150°C
TemperatureStorage, T stg-65150°C

Recommended Operating Conditions

over operating free-air temperature range (unless otherwise noted)

MINNOMMAXUNIT
V CMCommon-mode input voltage036V
VSOperating supply voltage2.75.5V
T AOperating free-air temperature-40125°C

Thermal Information

THERMAL METRIC(1)INA260 PW (TSSOP)UNIT
16 PINS
R θ JAJunction-to-ambient thermal resistance115.6°C/W
R θ JC(top)Junction-to-case (top) thermal resistance50.1°C/W
R θ JBJunction-to-board thermal resistance46.8°C/W
ψ JTJunction-to-top characterization parameter3.3°C/W
ψ JBJunction-to-board characterization parameter46.5°C/W
R θ JC(bot)Junction-to-case (bottom) thermal resistanceN/A°C/W

Typical Application

The INA260 is a current shunt and power monitor with an I 2 C-compatible interface. The device monitors both a shunt current and bus supply voltage. The internally calibrated integrated current sense resistor combined with an internal multiplier, enable direct readouts of current in amperes and power in watts.

Related Variants

The following components are covered by the same datasheet.

Part NumberManufacturerPackage
INA260AIPWTexas Instruments
INA260AIPWRTexas InstrumentsTSSOP-16
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