LM57B10EB/NOPB National Semiconductor, LM57B10EB/NOPB Datasheet

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LM57B10EB/NOPB

Manufacturer Part Number
LM57B10EB/NOPB
Description
Temperature Switch/Sensor Eval. Board
Manufacturer
National Semiconductor
Datasheet

Specifications of LM57B10EB/NOPB

Silicon Manufacturer
National
Application Sub Type
Temperature Sensor
Kit Application Type
Sensing - Temperature
Silicon Core Number
LM57
Kit Contents
Board And Literature
© 2009 National Semiconductor Corporation
LM57 Temperature Switch
vs Thermistors
Introduction
As electronic systems continue to include more features and
higher performance in smaller packages, system heating is-
sues are increasingly becoming a crucial design considera-
tion. System overheating can reduce performance, damage
components, or even be a safety concern. Two parameters
often monitored to track and mitigate these system heating
issues are continuous temperature measurement and over-
temperature alarm signaling.
Continuous temperature measurement enables the proces-
sor to detect increasing or decreasing temperature trends and
take compensating action based on the measured tempera-
ture. For example, a Power Amplifier (PA) can exhibit an
increase in gain as it is subjected to increased temperatures.
The increased gain causes the PA to use more power; this
causes it to generate more heat which, in turn, causes more
power and heat. This trend is called thermal runaway. In an
application such as a wireless sensor network, excessive gain
can cause the battery to be drained sooner than desired. By
monitoring the temperature, the processor can adjust the gain
of the amplifier, keeping power dissipation right where the
designer wants it to be.
A binary over-temperature alarm signal is another key com-
ponent of thermal management since it signals the processor
when the system operating temperature exceeds a critical
limit. One application example would be when the tempera-
FIGURE 1. Classic Thermistor-based Discrete Temperature Sensor Circuit
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Application Note 1984
Daniel Burton
July 28, 2009
ture in a system is about to exceed the maximum operating
temperature of the components. In this case, the processor
can disable the power from a supply to the components and
prevent damage due to overheating.
System processors typically monitor temperature by convert-
ing a temperature-proportional voltage to a binary code
through an Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC). The tempera-
ture signal, the analog voltage that varies as a function of
temperature, is generated from a temperature sensor. This
article compares the system design and performance advan-
tages of sensing with National Semiconductor's LM57 CMOS
integrated circuit sensor as compared to a thermal-resistant
(thermistor) sensor circuit.
Discrete Thermistor Circuit
Discrete-component circuits for both continuous temperature
measurement and over-temperature alarm indication have
traditionally used a thermal-resistor (thermistor) for a sensor
element (Figure 1). The most commonly used thermistor is a
negative-temperature-coefficient (NTC) thermistor; as tem-
perature increases, the resistance of the NTC thermistor
decreases. For a system processor to utilize the temperature
information from a thermistor, the temperature-to-resistance
parameter is generally converted to a temperature-to-voltage
signal.
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LM57B10EB/NOPB Summary of contents

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... This article compares the system design and performance advan- tages of sensing with National Semiconductor's LM57 CMOS integrated circuit sensor as compared to a thermal-resistant (thermistor) sensor circuit. Discrete Thermistor Circuit ...

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... The Integrated LM57 Circuit National Semiconductor developed the LM57 integrated cir- cuit to provide a complete temperature sensor and over- temperature alarm solution in one component. It integrates all the features of the discrete circuit shown in Figure 1, plus it includes additional features – ...

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FIGURE 3. Functional Block Diagram of LM57 Integrated Analog Temperature Sensor and Temperature Switch Supply Current One of the biggest concerns for system designers today is system power consumption. The LM57 has extremely low power consumption compared to an NTC-based ...

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FIGURE 4. Comparison of Typical Supply Current Between the LM57 and Two NTC Thermistor-Based Discrete Circuits Quantization Noise Obtaining maximum precision in a sensor measurement re- quires attention to quantization noise error, which is the error introduced by the conversion ...

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FIGURE 5. Comparison of Quantization Noise Sensitivity between Operating Temperature Range Another benefit that the LM57 delivers over a thermistor is that it has a wider useful operating range. Referring to Figure 5 again, the LM57 operates over the range ...

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