ZHCSG77F April 2017 – March 2019 INA181 , INA2181 , INA4181
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One application for the INAx181 is to monitor bidirectional currents. Bidirectional currents are present in systems that have to monitor currents in both directions; common examples are monitoring the charging and discharging of batteries and bidirectional current monitoring in motor control. The device configuration for bidirectional current monitoring is shown in Figure 53. Applying stable REF pin voltage closer to the middle of device supply voltage allows both positive- and negative-current monitoring, as shown in this configuration. Configure the INAx181 to monitor unidirectional currents by grounding the REF pin.