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Maxim Current-Sense Error Budget Calculator

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Maxim CSA Device Number:		Please select a MAXIM Current Sense Amplifier Device Number.
Error Budget:
USER INPUT PARAMETERS (ENTER DATA SPECIFIC TO THE APPLICATION CIRCUIT)		Enter All Values:
Current Sense Resistor, R_SENSE		Ohms
Sense Resistor Tolerance - from resistor datasheet		%
Load Current, I_SENSE		Amps
Minimum Power Supply		Volts
Maximum Power Supply		Volts
Minimum Input Common Mode Voltage		Volts
Maximum Input Common Mode Voltage		Volts
Output Termination Resistor		kOhms
Output Resistor Tolerance		%
DATA SHEET PARAMETERS		Enter Overrides:
CS Amplifier Gain	V/V	V/V
CS Amplifier Maximum Gain Error - default is at T = 25°C	%	%
CS Amplifier Maximum Offset Error - default is at T = 25°C	µV	µV
PSRR - default is at T = 25°C	dB	dB
CMRR - default is at T = 25°C	dB	dB
Device Output Resistance	kOhms	kOhms
Default Termination Resistor	kOhms	This row is not shown to the user.
Operating Temperature Range	°C
CALCULATED CSA MEASUREMENT ERRORS
Current Sense Actual Gain (csag)	V/V	This row is not shown to the user.
CS Ideal Output Voltage (csiv)	Volts
Input Sense Voltage, V_SENSE (csvin)	Volts
Output Referred Offset Error (oroe)	Volts
Output Referred Gain Error (orge)	Volts
Output Referred CMRR Error (orcmrre)	Volts
Output Referred PSRR Error (orpsrre)	Volts
CALCULATED ERROR DUE TO SENSE RESISTOR
Sense Resistor Tolerance Error - ref. to Isense output (sre)	Volts
CALCULATED ERRORS DUE TO OUTPUT RESISTOR
Output Resistor Tolerance Error - ref. to Isense output (ore)	Volts
Loading Error (lde)	Volts
Total Error - ref. to Isense output (toterror)	Volts	Sqrt(oroe^2+orge^2+orcmrre^2+orpsrre^2+sre^2)
ERROR BUDGET (% of Ideal Output Voltage)		Error Budget = 100*(toterror/csiv)