
SPT
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SPT7920
Figure 3 - Analog Equivalent Input Circuit
The drive requirements for the analog inputs are minimal
when compared to conventional Flash converters due to the
SPT7920’s extremely low input capacitance of only 5 pF and
very high input impedance of 300 k
. For example, for an
input signal of
±
2 V p-p with an input frequency of 10 MHz,
the peak output current required for the driving circuit is only
628
μ
A.
CLOCK INPUT
The SPT7920 is driven from a single-ended TTL input (CLK).
For optimal noise performance, the clock input slew rate
should be a minimum of 6 ns. Because of this, the use of fast
logic is recommended. The clock input duty cycle should be
50% where possible, but performance will not be degraded if
kept within the range of 40-60%. However, in any case the
clock pulse width (tpwH) must be kept at 300 ns maximum to
ensure proper operation of the internal track and hold ampli-
fier (see timing diagram). The analog input signal is latched on
the rising edge of the CLK.
The clock input must be driven from fast TTL logic (V
IH
≤
4.5 V, T
RISE
<6 ns). In the event the clock is driven from a
high current source, use a 100
resistor in series to current
limit to approximately 45 mA.
DIGITAL OUTPUTS
The format of the output data (D0-D11) is straight binary.
(See table II.) The outputs are latched on the rising edge of
CLK with a propagation delay of 14 ns (typ). There is a one
clock cycle latency between CLK and the valid output data.
(See timing diagram.)
Table II - Output Data Information
ANALOG INPUT
OVERRANGE
D12
OUTPUT CODE
D11-DO
>+2.0 V + 1/2 LSB
1
1111 1111 1111
+2.0 V -1 LSB
O
1111 1111 111
0.0 V
O
-2.0 V +1 LSB
O
OOOO OOOO OOO
<-2.0 V
O
OOOO OOOO OOOO
( indicates the flickering bit between logic 0 and 1).
The rise times and fall times of the digital outputs are not
symmetrical. The propagation delay of the rise time is typi-
cally 14 ns and the fall time is typically 6 ns. (See figure 4.)
The nonsymmetrical rise and fall times create approximately
8 ns of invalid data.
The analog input range will scale proportionally with respect
to the reference voltage if a different input range is required.
The maximum scaling factor for device operation is
±
20% of
the recommended reference voltages of V
FT
and V
FB
. How-
ever, because the device is laser trimmed to optimize perfor-
mance with
±
2.5 V references, the accuracy of the device will
degrade if operated beyond a
±
2% range.
An example of a recommended reference driver circuit is
shown in figure 2. IC1 is REF-03, the +2.5 V reference with a
tolerance of 0.6% or +/- 0.015 V. The potentiometer R1 is
10 k
and supports a minimum adjustable range of up to
150 mV. IC2 is recommended to be an OP-07 or equivalent
device. R2 and R3 must be matched to within 0.1% with good
TC tracking to maintain a 0.3 LSB matching between V
FT
and
V
FB
. If 0.1% matching is not met, then potentiometer R4 can
be used to adjust the V
FB
voltage to the desired level. R1 and
R4 should be adjusted such that V
ST
and V
SB
are exactly
+2.0 V and -2.0 V respectively.
The following errors are defined:
+FS error = top of ladder offset voltage =
(+FS -V
ST
)
-FS error = bottom of ladder offset voltage =
(-FS -V
SB
)
Where the +FS (full scale) input voltage is defined as the
output 1 LSB above the transition of 1—10 and 1—11 and the
-FS input voltage is defined as the output 1 LSB below the
transition of 0—00 and 0—01.
ANALOG INPUT
V
IN
is the analog input. The full scale input range will be 80%
of the reference voltage or
±
2 volts with V
FB
=-2.5 V and
V
FT
=+2.5 V.
VCC
VEE
VFT
VIN
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A