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EVAL-AD7124-8ASDZ 3-wire low-side RREF: excitation current mismatch (set 100 uA, measured different)

Category: Hardware
Product Number: AD7124-8

Hi Team,

I am testing AD7124-8 on EVAL-AD7124-8ASDZ and seeing an excitation current mismatch.

Setup:

  • EVK: EVAL-AD7124-8ASDZ
  • External connection: CN0383, Figure 21 (multiple 3-wire RTD, low-side RREF topology)
  • RTD replaced with fixed 100 ohm resistor
  • RREF = 4.7 kohm
  • Reference source = external REFIN1

Current firmware configuration:

  • Excitation current configured = 100 uA per IDAC
  • PGA gain = 8
  • Unipolar mode
  • Input/reference buffers enabled

Register configuration:

  • CONFIG0 (0x19): 0x01E3
    • bipolar=0, REF_BUFP=1, REF_BUFM=1, AIN_BUFP=1, AIN_BUFM=1, REF_SEL=REFIN1, PGA=8
  • FILTER0 (0x21): 0x000060
  • ADC_CONTROL (0x01): 0x0000 (continuous mode defaults, internal REF_EN disabled)
  • ERROR_EN (0x07): 0x000800 (REF_DET_ERR_EN)

    Channel assignments in code:

    • CHANNEL_0 (0x09) = 0x8043 (AIN2/AIN3)

    IDAC routing table in code:

                        RTD1: IDAC1->AIN0, IDAC2->AIN1.

When configured for 100 uA, measured current is about 160 uA. I measured current by inserting ammeter in series between IOUT0 node (AIN0) and RTD lead to measure source branch current.

Are there EVK jumper/switch settings  that can cause this behavior?

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