Circuit Note CN-0292 Devices Connected/Referenced Circuits from the Lab® reference designs are engineered and tested for quick and easy system integration to help solve today’s analog, mixed-signal, and RF design challenges. For more information and/or support, visit www.analog.com/CN0292. AD7176-2 24-Bit, 250 kSPS, Σ-Δ ADC with 20 μs Settling AD8475 Precision, Selectable Gain, Fully Differential Funnel Amplifier ADR4550 Ultralow Noise, High Accuracy, 5.0 V Voltage Reference ADuM3471 Isolated Switching Regulators (3/1 Channel Directionality) ADP7102 20 V, 300 mA, Low Noise, CMOS LDO Regulator ADA4898-1 High Voltage, Low Noise, Low Distortion, Unity Gain Stable, High Speed Op Amp ADP7182 −28 V, 200 mA, Low Noise, Linear Regulator ADA4096-4 ADG1204 ADP1720 30 V, Micropower, Overvoltage Protection, RRIO, Quad Op Amp Low Capacitance, Low Charge Injection, iCMOS®, ±15 V/±12 V, 4:1 Multiplexer 50 mA, High Voltage, Micropower Linear Regulator Completely Isolated, Robust, 4-Channel, Multiplexed Data Acquisition System for Industrial Level Signals EVALUATION AND DESIGN SUPPORT Circuit Evaluation Boards CN-0292 Circuit Evaluation Board (EVAL-CN0292-SDZ) System Demonstration Platform, SDP-B (EVAL-SDP-CB1Z) Design and Integration Files Schematics, Layout Files, Bill of Materials CIRCUIT FUNCTION AND BENEFITS The circuit in Figure 1 is a completely isolated, robust, industrial, 4-channel data acquisition system that provides 16-bit, noise free code resolution and an automatic channel switching rate of up to 42 kSPS. The channel to channel crosstalk at 42 kSPS switching is less than 15 ppm FS (less than −90 dB) because of the unique selection of fast settling components in the multiplexed signal chain. The circuit acquires and digitizes standard industrial signal levels of ±5 V, ±10 V, 0 V to 10 V, and 0 mA to 20 mA. The input buffers also provide overvoltage protection, thereby eliminating the leakage errors associated with conventional Schottky diode protection circuits. Applications for the circuit include process control (PLC/DCS modules), battery testing, scientific multichannel instrumentation, and chromatography. Rev. 0 Circuits from the Lab reference designs from Analog Devices have been designed and built by Analog Devices engineers. Standard engineering practices have been employed in the design and construction of each circuit, and their function and performance have been tested and verified in a lab environment at room temperature. 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CN-0292 Circuit Note +16.76V +V_ISO TRANSFORMER 100kΩ +V_ISO SCHOTTKY DIODE FULL WAVE RECTIFIER +15V_REG VIN VOUT ADP7102 8.06kΩ 11.3kΩ ADJ 1kΩ –V_ISO GND +15V_REG ADA4096-4 +15V_REG ADG1204 –V_ISO 47Ω CH1 10nF –15V_REG +15V_REG VIN +5V_REG VOUT ADP7182 IN 11.3kΩ V2 10Ω 47nF 1.8kΩ –15V_REG 47nF 47Ω CH4 10nF +15V_REG 270pF 1kΩ 10Ω +IN 0.4× 680pF –IN ADA4898-1 0.4× V4 10Ω +5V_REG AD8475 2.5kΩ 68pF 47Ω CH3 10nF +15V_REG 2.5kΩ 270pF 1kΩ VOCM 47nF –15V_REG 10kΩ +2.5V EN A0 A1 X2 VDD2 +5V_EXT VDD1 VDDA VOUT GND2 GND1 ADR4550 GND2 GND1 GND_EXT GND +5V AVDD1, AVDD2 AIN1 AIN0 10Ω X1 FB OC VIN GND +5V_REG 47Ω V3 10Ω 100kΩ +15V_REG 1kΩ GND CH2 10nF OUT ADP7182 ADJ 47nF +5V_REG VREG ADuM3471 REF+ AD7176-2 DGND AVSS CS SCLK DIN DOUT VOA VOB VOC VID VIA VIB VIC VOD SPI ISOLATED SIDE PROCESSOR SIDE 10976-001 V1 10Ω +1.25V REFOUT GPIO0 GPIO1 ±10V INPUTS –15V_REG Figure 1. Functional Block Diagram of 4-Channel Data Acquisition System (Simplified Schematic: All Connections and Decoupling Not Shown) VIN CH1 Signal Path +FS C Four channels of input signals are buffered by the ADA4096-4, a quad, rail-to-rail, input/output op amp featuring overvoltage protection against phase reversal or latch-up for inputs of up to 32 V above or below the ±15 V supply rails, which eliminates the need for additional overvoltage protection circuitry. The inputs are designed for typical low frequency, industrial signals of ±10 V. The input buffers provide a high impedance to the sources and isolate the inputs from the multiplexer switching transients. The RC networks on the inputs of the buffers (10 Ω/10 nF) have a bandwidth of 1.6 MHz and provide high frequency noise filtering. The RC networks on the outputs of the ADA4096-4 (47 Ω/47 nF) isolate the buffers from the multiplexer switching transients. Figure 2 shows an equivalent circuit. The drain capacitor, CD, must be charged by the input voltage before switching to the next channel. There can be as much as 20 V between channels, and a transient current is generated when the multiplexer switches to the next channel. R VIN CH2 –FS VOUT CD R +FS –FS C 10976-002 CIRCUIT DESCRIPTION Figure 2. RC Kickback Isolation Circuit The ADG1204 multiplexer, featuring low drain capacitance (<4 pF), minimizes the kickback charge. The output of the multiplexer is buffered by an ADA4898-1 op amp to prevent loading errors due to the on resistance of the switches. The ADA4898-1 is unity-gain stable, settles to 0.1% in less than 85 ns, and has only 0.9 nV/√Hz of input voltage noise. The worst-case input signal to the buffer is a ±10 V, 21 kHz square wave when two adjacent channels have full-scale positive and full-scale negative voltages on their respective inputs. The RC network on the input of the ADA4898-1 (1.8 kΩ/68 pF) has a bandwidth of 1.3 MHz and acts as a wideband noise filter. The time constant of this filter is 122 ns, and the 16-bit settling time is achieved in approximately 1.34 μs (~11 time constants). Rev. 0 | Page 2 of 7 Circuit Note CN-0292 The output of the ADA4898-1 buffer drives the AD8475 precision differential funnel amplifier that converts the bipolar, single-ended ±10 V signal into a ±4 V differential signal centered on a common-mode voltage of 2.5 V. With integrated, trimmed, and matched precision resistors configured to a gain of 0.4×, the AD8475 can accept up to ±12.5 V inputs operating on a single 5 V supply. The common-mode voltage is supplied by the REFOUT pin (2.5 V) of the AD7176-2 ADC. The differential input range of the AD7176-2 is set to ±5 V by the ADR4550 5 V reference. The AD7176-2 operates both as an ADC and as a multiplexer controller. Enabling the MUX_IO bit causes the GPIO pins in the AD7176-2 to toggle in synchronization with the sequencing and conversion of the ADC channels; therefore, the channel change is synchronized with the ADC, eliminating any need for external synchronization. The GPIO pins save two control lines to the digital interface that are otherwise needed to control the multiplexer. 16.76 V. The feedback voltage is compared with the ADuM3471 internal feedback set point of 1.25 V. Regulation is achieved by varying the duty cycle of the PWM signal driving the external transformer. The ADP7102 LDO regulator regulates the 16.76 V output voltage down to 15 V. The negative unregulated rectified voltage from the transformer is approximately −21 V. The ADP7182 negative regulator is used to provide the regulated −15 V. The regulated ±15 V is then used to power the high voltage components (the ADA4096-4, ADG1204, and ADA4898-1). Performance Measurements Noise Free Code Resolution With the channel input shorted to GND, the circuit measured 17-bit noise free code resolution as shown in Figure 3. A programmable conversion delay from 0 μs to 1 ms can be configured in the AD7176-2. The conversion delay is the delay between each channel change (controlled by the GPIO bits) and the start of a conversion. The delay adjustment allows the multiplexer and conditioning circuits additional settling time. A programmable conversion delay can be inserted between channel switching and start of conversion, thereby allowing maximum settling time for the circuits driving the ADC if further optimization is required. 10976-003 All the components in the signal path were selected to provide a total minimum settling time that is compatible with the channel switching rate of 42 kSPS. The resulting low frequency crosstalk between channels for full-scale signals is less than −90 dB. Figure 3. Noise and Resolution at 42 kSPS Switching Settling when Multiplexing Between Channels The multiplexer was manually set to Channel 1 by setting the GPIO bits to 00, and a histogram of 1000 samples was obtained as shown in Figure 4. The noise free code resolution was better than 16 bits. The iCoupler® chip-scale transformer technology isolates the logic signals, and the integrated transformer driver with isolated secondary side control provides high efficiency for the isolated dc-to-dc converter. The internal oscillator frequency is adjustable from 200 kHz to 1 MHz and is determined by the value of a resistor connected to the OC pin. When the resistor is 100 kΩ, the switching frequency is 500 kHz. The ADuM3471 regulation is from the positive supply. The feedback for regulation is from a divider network chosen such that the feedback voltage is 1.25 V when the output voltage is Rev. 0 | Page 3 of 7 ERROR BAND FOR 16-BIT PEAK-TO-PEAK 20 ONE CHN 15 10 5 0 14,690,600 14,690,600 14,690,600 14,690,700 14,690,700 ADC OUTPUT CODE Figure 4. Histogram of Single Channel 9.6 V Conversion 10976-004 The ADuM3471 is a quad channel digital isolator with integrated pulse-width modulation (PWM) controllers and low impedance transformer drivers (X1 and X2). The only additional components required for an isolated dc-to-dc converter are a transformer (Coilcraft KA4976-AL, 1:5 turns ratio, 64 μH primary inductance) and a simple full-wave Schottky diode rectifier (four SD103AW-7-F diodes). The power circuit provides up to 2 W of regulated, isolated power when supplied from a 5 V or 3.3 V input, thereby eliminating the need for a separate isolated dc-to-dc converter. NUIMBER OF OCCURRENCES Digital Isolation and isoPower A 9.6 V source (battery pack) was connected to the system as the input for Channel 1 and Channel 3. A −9.6 V source was connected to Channel 2 and Channel 4. CN-0292 Circuit Note The multiplexer was then enabled (42 kSPS at 4 µs delay), and a histogram of 1000 samples was obtained for Channel 1 as shown in Figure 5. The noise free code resolution was better than 16 bits. 25 FULL SCALE MUX Integral nonlinearity (INL) was measured from −11 V to +11 V in 1 V steps using a Fluke 5700 multifunction calibrator and an Agilent 3458 multimeter. The results are shown in Figure 7, where the endpoint linearity error is calibrated to zero. 20 The AD7176-2 has a typical INL specification of ±3 ppm FS. Other devices on the board also introduce nonlinearity but not all of them peak at the same voltage, resulting a U shape curve, as shown in the Figure 7. 15 10 3.0 14,690,800 14,690,800 14,690,800 14,690,900 14,691,000 ADC OUTPUT CODE Figure 5. Histogram of Channel 1 Conversion with Multiplexer Switching Between +9.6 V and −9.6 V at 42 kSPS (4 µs Conversion Delay) Each configuration resulted in better than 16-bit, noise free code resolution, with a slight offset shift in the mean value when multiplexing between channels as shown in Figure 6. The shift is approximately 300 µV (15 ppm FS, or 1 LSB at 16 bits) at 42 kSPS, and can be reduced by adding more conversion delay (configured in the ADC mode register of the AD7176-2) and thereby allowing more settling time before conversions. 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 0 –15 –10 –5 0 5 10 INPUT VOLTAGE (V) 15 Figure 7. INL in ppm of FSR vs. Input Voltage 20 With the default values in calibration registers, offset and gain error calculated from −11 V and +11 V were 318 µV and 0.04% FS, respectively, at 25°C. 15 Table 1 shows the contribution from each device to the offset and gain drift over temperature. 25 ONE CHN FULL SCALE MUX Table 1. Offset and Gain Drift Contributions 10 5 0 14,690,500 14,690,600 14,690,700 14,690,800 ADC OUTPUT CODE 14,690,900 14,691,000 10976-006 NUIMBER OF OCCURRENCES 2.5 10976-007 0 14,690,700 INTEGRAL NON LINEARITY (ppm FS) 5 10976-005 NUIMBER OF OCCURRENCES Integral Nonlinearity Figure 6. Histogram of Channel 1 Conversion with and without Multiplexing Part No. ADA4096-4 ADA4898-1 AD8475 AD7176-2 ADR4550 RSS Value Maximum Value Offset Drift 0.4 µV/°C 0.4 µV/°C 2.5 µV/°C 110 nV/°C Not applicable 2.56 µV/°C 3.41 µV/°C Gain Drift Not applicable Not applicable 1 ppm/°C 0.5 ppm/°C 2 ppm/°C (maximum) 2.29 ppm/°C 3.5 ppm/°C A complete design support package including the schematics, layout, assembly, and bill of materials used in the CN-0292 is available in the CN-0292 Design Support Package. Rev. 0 | Page 4 of 7 Circuit Note CN-0292 COMMON VARIATIONS CIRCUIT EVALUATION AND TEST 4 mA to 20 mA Input Configuration Equipment Required By connecting the voltage inputs to ground with 499 Ω resistors, the circuit operates as a 4-channel, 0 mA to 20 mA, single-ended input. Because the full-scale signal is approximately half of the ADC range, the dynamic range of the system is reduced by 1 bit. The input can be reconfigured for current inputs by making the appropriate external connections to Connector J2. The following equipment is required: Table 2. Connections to J2 for Voltage and Current Input Options Input Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3 Channel 4 Voltage Mode Input Terminals 1, 3 (GND) 4, 6 (GND) 7, 9 (GND) 10, 12 (GND) Current Mode Input Terminals 1 and 2, 3 (GND) 4 and 5, 6 (GND) 7 and 8, 9 (GND) 10 and 11, 12 (GND) ±5 V Input Configuration In the Figure 1 circuit, the 0.4× gain configuration of the AD8475 was chosen. If the 0.8× gain option is chosen, the full-scale range is reduced from ±10 V to ±5 V, yielding twice the sensitivity. The 0.8× gain option also allows full utilization of the ADC input range when using a 4 mA to 20 mA input and a 250 Ω termination resistor. Achieving Wider Bandwidth The input bandwidth can be increased by changing the input buffers to the ADA4000-4 and reducing the second stage input filter capacitors. Distortion performance when measuring ac signals also improves significantly. Scaling the Design to 8 Channels A second channel consisting of a buffer, multiplexer, and attenuator can be connected to the AN2/AN3 input of the AD7176-2 ADC to achieve 8-channel operation. However, no more than four channels at a time can be automatically sequenced; therefore, running the ADC in single conversion mode and reconfiguring the channel mapping once every four channel conversions is recommended. The AD7173-8 has a 4-bit GPIO and is capable of sequencing between 16 channels of the external multiplexer. The AD7173-8 is slower (6.21 kSPS channel switching) but consumes less power than the AD7176-2. The EVAL-CN0292-SDZ evaluation board The EVAL-SDP-CB1Z system demonstration platform The CN-0292 Evaluation Software A 5 V at 1 A dc power source, or wall wart A precision dc voltage source (Fluke 5700) A digital multimeter (Agilent 3458) A low noise, precision voltage source (a battery pack is recommended) A PC running Windows® XP (SP2), Windows Vista, or Windows 7 (32-bit or 64-bit) with USB port • Software Installation A complete software user guide can be found in the CN-0292 User Guide. The CN-0292 evaluation kit requires self installing software that can be downloaded from ftp://ftp.analog.com/pub/cftl/CN0292/. The software is compatible with Windows XP (SP2), Windows Vista, and Windows 7 (32-bit or 64-bit). If the setup file does not automatically run, run setup.exe from the file. Install the evaluation software before connecting the evaluation board and SDP board to the USB port of the PC to ensure that the evaluation system is correctly recognized when connected to the PC. After the evaluation software installation is complete, connect the EVAL-SDP-CB1Z (via either Connector A or Connector B) to the EVAL-CN0292-SDZ and then connect the EVAL-SDPCB1Z to the USB port of the PC using the supplied cable. When the evaluation system is detected, proceed through any dialog boxes that appear to complete the installation. Setup and Test A functional block diagram of the test setup is shown in Figure 8. 5V AT 500mA SUPPLY PC USB J2/J15 J14/J9 120 PRECISION DC SOURCES Rev. 0 | Page 5 of 7 J1 J1 CON A OR CON B EVAL-CN0292-SDZ EVAL-SDP-CB1Z Figure 8. Test Setup Function Diagram 10976-008 For example, in the voltage mode for Channel 1, the voltage is applied to Terminal 1 of J2, and the ground to Terminal 3. In the current mode, the current is applied to Terminal 1 and Terminal 2, and the ground to Terminal 3. • • • • • • • CN-0292 Circuit Note The following hardware configuration is required to test the circuit: Set all links on the EVAL-CN0292-SDZ board to the default Position A (this configures the board to be powered by isoPower® and LDO for ±15 V and 5 V supplies). Power the board with a dc 5 V, 1 A power source connected to J14 (see Figure 10). Connect ±10 V single-ended signals to V1 through V4 on Connector J2. When the samples are gathered, the results display in the main waveform graph. Note that the voltage reading are referred to ADC inputs; therefore, a 10 V input on J2/J15 results in an approximate 4 V reading in the software. EXTERNAL MUX CHANNEL SELECT ENABLE DATA + STATUS EXTERNAL REFERENCE The following ADC software configuration is recommended for optimized performance: Enable GPIO Mux. Set Delay Conversion to 4 μs. Enable Data + Status. Enable the channels that are to be measured. Choose the external reference. Leave other registers as reset value. To select the channel manually, disable GPIO Mux, enable GPIO 0 Output and GPIO 1 Output, and set the channel number on GPIO 0 Data and GPIO 1 Data. CONVERSION DELAY ALL FOUR CHANNELS CONFIGURED TO AIN0 TO AIN1 (EXTERNAL MUXED) 10976-009 The test setup is now configured (see Figure 9). Set the number of samples to 1000, and then click Start Sampling. Figure 9. ADC Configuration for 4-Channel Multiplexed Conversion at 42 kSPS J14 J9 J2 J15 USB Figure 10. Photo of EVAL-CN0292-SDZ Evaluation Board Connected to EVAL-SDP-CB1Z SDP Board Rev. 0 | Page 6 of 7 10976-010 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Circuit Note CN-0292 LEARN MORE Data Sheets and Evaluation Boards CN-0292 Design Support Package. AD7176-2 Data Sheet Pachchigar, Maithil. Demystifying High-Performance Multiplexed Data-Acquisition Systems. Analog Dialogue 48-07, July 2014. ADR4550 Data Sheet Kester, Walt. “Multichannel Data Acquisition Systems” in The Data Conversion Handbook, Section 8-2. Analog Devices/ Elsevier, 2005. ADG1204 Data Sheet Ardizzoni, John. A Practical Guide to High-Speed Printed-CircuitBoard Layout. Analog Dialogue 39-09, September 2005. ADA4096-4 Data Sheet ADA4898-1 Data Sheet AD8475 Data Sheet ADuM3471 Data Sheet MT-004 Tutorial. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Aspects of ADC Input Noise—Is No Noise Good Noise? Analog Devices. ADP7102 Data Sheet MT-022 Tutorial. ADC Architectures III: Sigma-Delta ADC Basics. Analog Devices. ADP7182 Data Sheet MT-023 Tutorial. ADC Architectures IV: Sigma-Delta ADC Advanced Concepts and Applications. Analog Devices. 11/14—Revision 0: Initial Version ADP1720 Data Sheet REVISION HISTORY MT-031 Tutorial. Grounding Data Converters and Solving the Mystery of “AGND” and “DGND”. Analog Devices. MT-074 Tutorial. Differential Drivers for Precision ADCs. Analog Devices. MT-075 Tutorial. Differential Drivers for High Speed ADCs Overview. Analog Devices. MT-076 Tutorial. Differential Driver Analysis. Analog Devices. MT-101 Tutorial. Decoupling Techniques. Analog Devices. MT-088 Tutorial. Analog Switches and Multiplexers Basics. Analog Devices. UG-478. Evaluation Board for the AD7176-2—24-Bit, 250 kSPS Sigma-Delta ADC with 20 µs Settling. Analog Devices. (Continued from first page) Circuits from the Lab reference designs are intended only for use with Analog Devices products and are the intellectual property of Analog Devices or its licensors. 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