AD5522
Data Sheet
Rev. E | Page 34 of 64
When configured as DUTGND per channel, this dual function
pin is no longer connected to the input of the guard amplifier.
Instead, it is connected to the low end of the instrumentation
amplifier (SW14a), and the input of the guard amplifier is
connected internally to MEASVHx (SW13a).
DUTGND
MEASURE
VOLTAGE
IN-AMP
MEASVH[0:3]
GUARD[0:3]
GUARDIN[0:3]/
DUTGND[0:3]
DUT
GUARD
AMP
SW14
SW13
SW16
b
a
–
+
×1
AGND
06197-
029
Figure 49. Using the DUTGND per Channel Feature
GUARD AMPLIFIER
A guard amplifier allows the user to bootstrap the shield of
the cable to the voltage applied to the DUT, ensuring minimal
drops across the cable. This is particularly important for
measurements requiring a high degree of accuracy and in leakage
current testing.
If not required, all four guard amplifiers can be disabled via the
serial interface (system control register). Disabling the guard
amplifiers decreases power consumption by 400 μA per channel.
section, GUARDINx/DUTGNDx are dual function pins. Each
pin can function either as a guard amplifier input for one chan-
nel or as a DUTGND input for one channel, depending on the
A guard alarm event occurs when the guard output moves more
than 100 mV away from the guard input voltage for more than
200 μs. In this case, the event is flagged via the open-drain output
CGALM. Because the guard and clamp alarm functions share
the same alarm output, CGALM, the alarm information (alarm
trigger and alarm channel) is available via the serial interface in
the alarm status register.
Alternatively, the serial interface allows the user to set up the
CGALM output to flag either the clamp status or the guard
status. By default, this open-drain alarm pin is an unlatched
output, but it can be configured as a latched output via the serial
interface (system control register).
COMPENSATION CAPACITORS
Each channel requires an external compensation capacitor
(CCOMP) to ensure stability into the maximum load capacitance
while ensuring that settling time is optimized. In addition, one
CFF pin per channel is provided to further optimize stability and
settling time performance when in force voltage (FV) mode. When
changing from force current (FI) mode to FV mode, the internal
switch connecting the CFF capacitor is automatically closed.
Although the force amplifier is designed to drive load capacitances
up to 10 nF (with CCOMP capacitor = 100 pF), it is possible to
use larger compensation capacitor values to drive larger loads,
at the expense of an increase in settling time. If a wide range of
load capacitances must be driven, an external multiplexer
connected to the CCOMPx pin allows optimization of settling
time vs. stability. The series resistance of a switch placed on
CCOMPx should typically be <50 Ω.
one of the multiplexers in the ADG4xx family, which typically
have on resistances of less than 50 .
Similarly, connecting the CFF node to an external multiplexer
accommodates a wide range of CDUT in FV mode. The ADG1204 or
ADG1209 family of multiplexers meet these requirements.
The series resistance of the multiplexer used should be such that
1/(2π × RON × CDUT) > 100 kHz
The voltage range of the CFFx and CCOMPx pins is the same as
the voltage range expected on the FOHx pin; therefore, choice
of capacitor must take this into account.
Table 12. Suggested Compensation Capacitor Selection
CLOAD
CCOMP Capacitor
CFF Capacitor
≤1 nF
100 pF
220 pF
≤10 nF
100 pF
1 nF
≤100 nF
CLOAD/100
CLOAD/10