ADM3251E
Data Sheet
The limitation on t
he ADM3251E magnetic field immunity is
set by the condition in which induced voltage in the receiving
coil of the transformer is sufficiently large to falsely set or reset
the decoder. The following analysis defines the conditions
under which this can occur.
The pulses at the transformer output have an amplitude of >1.0 V.
The decoder has a sensing threshold of about 0.5 V, thus estab-
lishing a 0.5 V margin in which induced voltages can be tolerated.
The voltage induced across the receiving coil is given by
V = (dβ/dt)Σπrn2; n = 1, 2, … , N
where:
β is the magnetic flux density (gauss).
N is the number of turns in the receiving coil.
rn is the radius of the nth turn in the receiving coil (cm).
Given the geometry of the receiving coil internally and an
imposed requirement that the induced voltage be, at most, 50%
of the 0.5 V margin at the decoder, a maximum allowable
MAGNETIC FIELD FREQUENCY (Hz)
100
M
A
X
IM
U
M
A
LLOWA
B
LE
M
A
GN
E
TIC
FLU
X
DE
NS
IT
Y
(
kg
au
ss)
0.001
1M
10
0.01
1k
10k
10M
0.1
1
100M
100k
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Figure 22. Maximum Allowable External Magnetic Flux Density
For example, at a magnetic field frequency of 1 MHz, the
maximum allowable magnetic field of 0.2 kgauss induces a
voltage of 0.25 V at the receiving coil. This is approximately
50% of the sensing threshold and does not cause a faulty output
transition. Similarly, if such an event occurs during a transmitted
pulse (and is of the worst-case polarity), the received pulse is
reduced from >1.0 V to 0.75 V, which is still well above the
0.5 V sensing threshold of the decoder.
The preceding magnetic flux density values correspond to
specific current magnitudes at given distances from the trans-
magnitudes as a function of frequency for selected distances. As
can be affected only by extremely large currents operated at
high frequency very close to the component. For example, at a
magnetic field frequency of 1 MHz, a 0.5 kA current placed
5 mm away from the
ADM3251E is required to affect the
operation of the component.
MAGNETIC FIELD FREQUENCY (Hz)
M
AX
IM
UM
AL
L
O
W
ABL
E
CURRE
NT
(
kA)
1k
100
10
1
0.1
0.01
1k
10k
100M
100k
1M
10M
DISTANCE = 5mm
DISTANCE = 1m
DISTANCE = 100mm
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Figure 23. Maximum Allowable Current for Various Current-to
-ADM3251ESpacings
In the presence of strong magnetic fields and high frequencies,
any loops formed by PCB traces may induce error voltages
sufficiently large to trigger the thresholds of succeeding
circuitry. Exercise care in the layout of such traces to avoid this
possibility.
ISOLATED POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT
To operate the
ADM3251E with its internal dc-to-dc converter
disabled, connect a voltage of between 3.0 V and 3.7 V to the
VCC pin and apply an isolated power of between 3.0 V and 5.5 V
to the VISO pin, referenced to GNDISO.
A transformer driver circuit with a center-tapped transformer
and LDO can be used to generate the isolated supply, as shown
i
n Figure 24. The center-tapped transformer provides electrical
isolation of the 5 V power supply. The primary winding of the
transformer is excited with a pair of square waveforms that are
180° out of phase with each other. A pair of Schottky diodes and
a smoothing capacitor are used to create a rectified signal from
the secondary winding. Th
e ADP3330 linear voltage regulator
provides a regulated power supply to the bus side circuitry
ADP3330
IN
NR
+
SD103C
22F
10F
5V
OUT
SD103C
78253
VCC
GND
ISOLATION
BARRIER
SD
ERR
TRANSFORMER
DRIVER
VCC
GND
VISO
GNDISO
ADM3251E
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Figure 24. Isolated Power Supply Circuit
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