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Applications Information
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THE ANALOG INPUT
The analog input of the ADC12762 can be modeled as two
small resistances in series with the capacitance of the input
hold capacitor (C
), as shown in Figure 7 The S/H switch is
closed during the Sample period, and open during Hold. The
source has to charge C
to the input voltage within the
sample period. Note that the source impedance of the input
voltage (R
SOURCE
) has a direct effect on the time it takes to
charge C
is too large, the voltage across C
IN
will not settle to within 0.5 LSBs of V
before the con-
version begins, and the conversion results will be incorrect.
From a dynamic performance viewpoint, the combination of
R
, R
MUX
, R
, and C
form a low pass filter. Mini-
mizing R
will increase the frequency response of the
input stage of the converter.
Typical values for the components shown in Figure 7 are:
R
= 100
, R
SW
= 100
, and C
IN
= 25 pF. The settling
time to n bits is:
t
SETTLE
= (R
SOURCE
+ R
MUX
+ R
SW
)
*
C
IN
*
n
*
ln (2).
The bandwidth of the input circuit is:
f
3dB
= 1/(2
*
3.14
*
(R
SOURCE
+ R
MUX
+ R
SW
)
*
C
IN
)
The ADC12762 is operated in a pipelined sequence, with
one hold capacitor acquiring the next sample while a conver-
sion is being performed on the voltage stored on the other
hold capacitor. This gives the source over t
seconds to
charge the hold capacitor to its final value. At 1.4 MHz, the
settling time must be less than 714 ns. Using the settling
time equation and component values given, the maximum
source impedance that will allow the input to settle to
1
2
LSB
(n=13) at full speed is
~
3 k
. To ensure
1
2
LSB settling over
temperature
and
device-to-device
should be a maximum of 500
when the converter is oper-
ated at full speed.
If the signal source has a high output impedance, its output
should be buffered with an operational amplifier capable of
driving a switched 25 pF/100
load. Any ringing or instabili-
ties at the op amp’s output during the sampling period can
result in conversion errors. The LM6361 high speed op amp
is a good choice for this application due to its speed and its
ability to drive large capacitive loads. Figure 8 shows the
LM6361 driving the ADC IN input of an ADC12762. The
100 pF capacitor at the input of the converter absorbs some
of the high frequency transients generated by the S/H
variation,
R
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FIGURE 5. The Capacitive Voltage Divider
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FIGURE 6. ADC Control Logic
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