Place the external components as close to the device as possible. This configuration prevents parasitic errors from occurring.
Avoid using long traces for the VDD supply node. The VDD capacitor, along with parasitic inductance from the supply to the capacitor, can form an LC circuit and create ringing with peak voltages above the maximum VDD voltage.
Avoid using long voltage traces to the sense pin. Long traces increase
parasitic inductance and cause inaccurate monitoring and diagnostics.
If SENSEx capacitors
(CSENSEx) are used, place capacitors as close as possible to the SENSEx
pins to further improve noise immunity on the SENSEx pins. Placing a 10-nF to 100-nF
capacitors between the SENSEx pins and GND can reduce the sensitivity to transient
voltages on the monitored signal.
Do not run sensitive analog traces in parallel with digital traces. Avoid crossing digital and analog traces if possible, and only make perpendicular crossings when absolutely necessary.