Figure 3-9. Thermistor Input Structure On The Ads1X48Evm; Figure 3-10. Connecting A Thermistor To The J5 Terminal Block On The - Texas Instruments ADS1x48EVM User Manual

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3.5.2 Connecting a Thermistor to J5 on the ADS1x48EVM
Unlike a thermocouple, thermistors are not self-powered and require a constant voltage or current source to
operate. Typically, constant voltage is preferred because the thermistor impedance can vary from hundreds of
ohms at low temperature to hundreds of thousands of ohms at high temperature (or vice versa for a thermistor
with a negative temperature coefficient). A resistor is then added in series with the thermistor to create a resistor
divider that can be measured by an ADC.
Connect an external thermistor directly to the J5:5 and J5:6 pins on the J5 terminal block, which represent the
NTC+ and NTC– nets, respectively. The differential filter for this differential input pair has a cutoff frequency
of 1.93 kHz. Additionally, each input has a common-mode filter with a cutoff frequency of 38.63 kHz. NTC+
and NTC– are connected through the filter resistors to two analog inputs (AIN6 and AIN7, respectively) on
the ADS1x48. Figure 3-9
structure.

Figure 3-9. Thermistor Input Structure on the ADS1x48EVM

Figure 3-9 shows two DNP components: a thermistor (RT1) and a 10-kΩ linearization resistor (R14). RT1 can
be used for CJC for thermocouple measurements (see
output voltage over a smaller temperature range. See section 2.8.2 in the
Measurements application report
measuring a thermistor. Finally, resistor R17 in
external resistor to form a resistor divider. Resistor R17 is chosen to be 10 kΩ because 10 kΩ is a commonly-
used nominal thermistor impedance. Choosing both resistors to have the same nominal impedance balances the
resistor divider at 25°C.
As stated earlier in this section, thermistors are not self-powered and require a bias source to operate. As
3-10 shows, connect the constant voltage output from REFOUT to NTC+ via an external jumper to bias the
sensor. Alternatively, NTC+ can be connected to the REF5025 output instead. In either case, ensure that the
reference output used to bias the resistor divider is the same reference selected for the ADC measurements.
Figure 3-10. Connecting a Thermistor to the J5 Terminal Block on the ADS1x48EVM
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shows the portion of the ADS1x48EVM schematic with J5 and the thermistor input
NTC+
TC+
1
TC-
2
3 REF5025
RT1
REFOUT
4 DNP DNP
NTC+
5
10k
NTC-
6
NTC-
J5
GND
to learn more about the benefits of using a linearization resistor when
Figure 3-9
REF5025
REFOUT
Exte rnal
Jumper
NTC+
NTC
NTC±
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R21
4.12k
C7
R14 1000pF C12
GND
10.0k 0.01uF
C8
R22
1000pF
4.12k
R17
10.0k
Section 3.5.2.1). R14 helps linearize the thermistor
A Basic Guide to Thermocouple
is the bias resistor used in conjunction with the
+2 .5 V
+2 .04 8 V
AIN6
AIN7
R17
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AIN6
AIN7
Figure
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