VRE405
4 VRE405DS
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3. THEORY OF OPERATION
The following discussion refers to the block diagram in Figure 1. A FET current source is used to bias a 6.3 V zener
diode. The zener voltage is divided by the resistor network R1 and R2. This voltage is then applied to the noninvert-
ing input of the operational amplier which amplies the voltage to produce a 5 V output. The gain is determined by
the resistor networks R3 and R4: G=1 + R4/R3. The 6.3 V zener diode is used because it is the most stable diode
over time and temperature.
The current source provides a closely regulated zener current, which determines the slope of the references’ volt-
age vs. temperature function. By trimming the zener current a lower drift over temperature can be achieved. But
since the voltage vs. temperature function is nonlinear this compensation technique is not well suited for wide tem-
perature ranges.
A nonlinear compensation network of thermistors and resistors that is used in the VRE series voltage references.
This proprietary network eliminates most of the nonlinearity in the voltage vs. temperature function. By adjusting the
slope, a very stable voltage is produced over wide temperature ranges.
This network is less than 2% of the overall network resistance so it has a negligible effect on long term stability.
The VRE405 reference has it’s ground terminal brought out on two pins
(pin 6 and 7) which are connected internally. This allows the user to
achieve greater accuracy when using a socket. Voltage references have
a voltage drop across their power supply ground pin due to quiescent cur-
rent owing through the contact resistance. If the contact resistance was
constant with time and temperature, this voltage drop could be trimmed
out. When the reference is plugged into a socket, this source of error can
be as high as 20 ppm. By connecting pin 7 to the power supply ground
and pin 6 to a high impedance ground point in the measurement circuit,
the error due to the contact resistance can be eliminated. If the unit is
soldered into place, the contact resistance is sufciently small that it does
not effect performance.
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VRE405
TOP
VIEW
1
2
3
4
N/C
+VIN
GND
REF. GND
+VOUT
5
6
7
10
9
8
-VOUT
N/C
-VIN
N/C
N/C
N/C
N/C
N/C
N/C
PIN CONFIGURATION
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