ETC ADS931E

ADS931
ADS
931
E
SBAS060A – MAY 2001
8-Bit, 33MHz Sampling
ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER
TM
FEATURES
DESCRIPTION
● +2.7V TO +5.5V SUPPLY OPERATION
● LOW POWER: 69mW at +3V
● ADJUSTABLE FULL SCALE RANGE WITH
EXTERNAL REFERENCE
● NO MISSING CODES
● POWER DOWN
● SSOP-28 PACKAGE
The ADS931 is a high-speed pipelined Analog-to-Digital
(A/D) converter that is specified to operate from standard
+5V or +3V power supplies. This converter includes a high
bandwidth track/hold and an 8-bit quantizer. The performance is specified with a single-ended input range of 1V to
2V when operating off of a +3V supply. This device also
allows for standard input ranges such as 2V to 4V or 2V to
3V, when operating on +5V supplies. The full scale input
range is set by an external reference.
APPLICATIONS
The ADS931 employs digital error correction techniques to
provide excellent differential linearity for demanding imaging applications. Its low distortion and high SNR give the
extra margin needed for telecommunications, video and test
instrumentation applications. The ADS931 is available in an
SSOP-28 package.
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BATTERY POWERED EQUIPMENT
CAMCORDERS
PORTABLE TEST EQUIPMENT
DIGITAL CAMERAS
COMMUNICATIONS
CLK
LVDD
ADS931
Timing
Circuitry
IN
T/H
Pipeline
A/D
Error
Correction
Logic
3-State
Outputs
8-Bit
Digital
Data
Reference
Ladder
REFT CM REFB
Pwrdn
OE
Please be aware that an important notice concerning availability, standard warranty, and use in critical applications of
Texas Instruments semiconductor products and disclaimers thereto appears at the end of this data sheet.
Copyright © 1996, Texas Instruments Incorporated
PRODUCTION DATA information is current as of publication date.
Products conform to specifications per the terms of Texas Instruments
standard warranty. Production processing does not necessarily include
testing of all parameters.
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ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
ELECTROSTATIC
DISCHARGE SENSITIVITY
+VS ....................................................................................................... +6V
Analog Input ........................................................... (–0.3V) to (+VS +0.3V)
Logic Input ............................................................. (–0.3V) to (+VS +0.3V)
Case Temperature ......................................................................... +100°C
Junction Temperature .................................................................... +150°C
Storage Temperature ..................................................................... +150°C
This integrated circuit can be damaged by ESD. Texas Instruments recommends that all integrated circuits be handled with
appropriate precautions. Failure to observe proper handling
and installation procedures can cause damage.
ESD damage can range from subtle performance degradation to complete device failure. Precision integrated circuits
may be more susceptible to damage because very small
parametric changes could cause the device not to meet its
published specifications.
PACKAGE/ORDERING INFORMATION
PRODUCT
PACKAGE
PACKAGE
DRAWING
NUMBER
ADS931E
SSOP-28 Surface Mount
324
–40°C to +85°C
ADS931E
"
"
"
"
"
SPECIFIED
TEMPERATURE
RANGE
PACKAGE
MARKING
ORDERING
NUMBER(1)
TRANSPORT
MEDIA
ADS931E
ADS931E/1K
Rails
Tape and Reel
NOTES: (1) Models with a slash (/) are available only in Tape and Reel in the quantities indicated (e.g., /1K indicates 1000 devices per reel). Ordering 1000 pieces
of “ADS931E/1K” will get a single 1000-piece Tape and Reel.
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
At TA = full specified temperature range unless otherwise noted. +VS = LVDD = +3V, specified single-ended input (1V to 2V) and sampling rate = 30MHz, unless
otherwise specified. The input range is 2.25V to 3.25V when specified for +5V operation.
ADS931E
PARAMETER
CONDITIONS
MIN
RESOLUTION
SPECIFIED TEMPERATURE RANGE
ANALOG INPUT
Specified Full Scale Input Range(1)
Common-mode Voltage
Analog Input Bias Current
Input Impedance
Ambient Air
1Vp-p
UNITS
Bits
–40 to +85
°C
+1.0
+2.0
V
V
µA
MΩ || pF
LVDD
+0.8
V
V
µA
µA
pF
33M
Samples/s
Clk Cycles
±1.0
LSB
LSB
±2.5
LSB
TTL/HCT Compatible CMOS
+2.0
±10
±10
5
CONVERSION CHARACTERISTICS
Start Conversion
Sample Rate
Data Latency
2
MAX
8
+1.5
1
1.25 || 5
DIGITAL INPUTS
Logic Family
High Input Voltage, VIH
Low Input Voltage, VIL
High Input Current, IIH
Low Input Current, IIL
Input Capacitance
DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS
Differential Linearity Error
f = 500kHz
f = 12.5MHz
No Missing Codes
Integral Nonlinearity Error, f = 500kHz
Spurious Free Dynamic Range(2)
f = 500kHz (–1dBFS input)
f = 12.5MHz (–1dBFS input)
Two-Tone Intermodulation Distortion(4)
f = 3.6MHz and 3.5MHz (–7dBFS each tone)
Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR)
f = 500kHz (–1dBFS input)
f = 12.5MHz (–1dBFS input)
Signal-to-(Noise + Distortion) (SINAD)
f = 500kHz (–1dBFS input)
f = 12.5MHz (–1dBFS input)
Effective Number of Bits
Differential Gain Error
Differential Phase Error
TYP
Rising Edge of Convert Clock
10k
5
VS = +3V and +5V
±0.7
±0.7
Guaranteed
±1.0
VS = +3V and +5V
VS = +3V and +5V
VS = +3V and +5V
43
49
49
dBFS(3)
dBFS
54
dBFS
48
48
dB
dB
45
45
7.2
2.3
1
dB
dB
Bits
%
degrees
VS = +3V and +5V
44
VS = +3V and +5V
40
f = 12MHz(5)
NTSC, PAL
NTSC, PAL
ADS931
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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (Cont.)
At TA = full specified temperature range unless otherwise noted. +VS = LVDD = +3V, specified single-ended input (1V to 2V) and sampling rate = 30MHz, unless
otherwise specified. The input range is 2.25V to 3.25V when specified for +5V operation.
ADS931E
PARAMETER
Output Noise
Aperture Delay Time
Aperture Jitter
Analog Input Bandwidth
Small Signal
Full Power
Overvoltage Recovery Time(6)
DIGITAL OUTPUTS
Logic Family
Logic Coding
High Output Voltage, VOH
Low Output Voltage, VOL
3-State Enable Time
3-State Disable Time
Internal Pull-Down
Power-Down Enable Time
Power-Down Disable Time
Internal Pull-Down
ACCURACY
Gain Error
Input Offset(7)
Power Supply Rejection (Gain)
External REFT Voltage Range
External REFB Voltage Range
Reference Input Resistance
POWER SUPPLY REQUIREMENTS
Supply Voltage: +VS
Supply Current: +IS
Power Dissipation
Power Dissipation (Power Down)
Thermal Resistance, θJA
SSOP-28
CONDITIONS
MIN
TYP
MAX
UNITS
Input AC-Grounded
0.2
2
7
LSBs rms
ns
ps rms
–20dBFS Input
0dBFS Input
350
100
2
MHz
MHz
ns
CL = 15pF
TTL/HCT Compatible CMOS
Straight Offset Binary
2.4
OE = L
OE = H
20
2
50
133
18
50
Pwrdn = L
Pwrdn = H
VDD
0.4
40
10
V
V
ns
ns
kΩ
ns
ns
kΩ
3.5
±25
%FS
mV
dB
V
V
kΩ
fS = 2.5MHz, VS = +3V and +5V
Referred to Ideal Midscale
∆ VS = +10%
REFB +0.5
0.8
Operating
VS = +3V
VS = +3V
VS = +5V
VS = +3V
VS = +5V
+2.7
2.4
±6.5
75
2
1
+3.0
23
69
154
10
15
89
VS–0.8
REFT –0.5
4
+5.5
29
87
V
mA
mW
mW
mW
mW
°C/W
NOTES: (1) The single-ended input range is set by REFB and REFT values. (2) Spurious Free Dynamic Range refers to the magnitude of the largest harmonic.
(3) dBFS is dB relative to full scale. (4) Two-tone intermodulation distortion is referred to as the largest fundamental tone. (5) Based on (SINAD –1.76)/6.02. (6) No
“Rollover” of bits. (7) Offset deviation from ideal negative full scale.
ADS931
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PIN CONFIGURATION
PIN DESCRIPTIONS
Top View
SSOP
+VS
1
28
+VS
LVDD
2
27
IN
NC
3
26
CM
NC
4
25
LnBy
Bit 8 (LSB)
5
24
REFB
Bit 7
6
23
NC
Bit 6
7
22
REFT
ADS931
Bit 5
8
21
LpBy
Bit 4
9
20
GND
Bit 3
10
19
GND
Bit 2
11
18
+VS
Bit 1 (MSB)
12
17
Pwrdn
GND
13
16
OE
GND
14
15
CLK
PIN
DESIGNATOR
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
+VS
LVDD
NC
NC
Bit 8 (LSB)
Bit 7
Bit 6
Bit 5
Bit 4
Bit 3
Bit 2
Bit 1 (MSB)
GND
GND
CLK
OE
Pwrdn
+VS
GND
GND
LpBy
REFT
NC
REFB
LnBy
CM
IN
+VS
DESCRIPTION
Analog Supply
Output Logic Driver Supply Voltage
No Connection
No Connection
Data Bit 8 (D7) LSB
Data Bit 7 (D6)
Data Bit 6 (D5)
Data Bit 5 (D4)
Data Bit 4 (D3)
Data Bit 3 (D2)
Data Bit 2 (D1)
Data Bit 1 (D0) MSB
Analog Ground
Analog Ground
Convert Clock Input
Output Enable, Active Low
Power Down Pin
Analog Supply
Analog Ground
Analog Ground
Positive Ladder Bypass
Reference Voltage Top
No Connection
Reference Voltage Bottom
Negative Ladder Bypass
Common-Mode Pin
Analog Input
Analog Supply
TIMING DIAGRAM
N+2
N+1
Analog In
N+4
N+3
N
tD
N+5
tL
tCONV
N+6
N+7
tH
Clock
5 Clock Cycles
t2
Data Out
N–5
N–4
N–3
N–2
N–1
N
Data Invalid
SYMBOL
tCONV
tL
tH
tD
t1
t2
4
N+1
N+2
t1
DESCRIPTION
MIN
Convert Clock Period
Clock Pulse Low
Clock Pulse High
Aperture Delay
Data Hold Time, CL = 0pF
New Data Delay Time, CL = 15pF max
30
14
14
TYP
MAX
UNITS
100µs
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
15
15
2
3.9
12
ADS931
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TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS
At TA = +25°C, VS = +3V, specified single-ended input (–1dBFS) and sampling rate = 30MHz, unless otherwise specified.
SPECTRAL PERFORMANCE
SPECTRAL PERFORMANCE
0
0
fIN = 500kHz
fIN = 3.58MHz
–20
Amplitude (dB)
Amplitude (dB)
–20
–40
–60
–40
–60
–80
–80
–100
–100
0
5
10
0
15
5
SPECTRAL PERFORMANCE
0
fIN = 12.5MHz
fIN = 12.5MHz
VS = +5V
REFT = +3.25V
REFB = +2.25V
–20
Amplitude (dB)
–20
Amplitude (dB)
15
SPECTRAL PERFORMANCE
0
–40
–60
–80
–40
–60
–80
–100
–100
–120
0
5
10
15
0
3
Frequency (MHz)
6
9
12
15
Frequency (MHz)
UNDERSAMPLING PERFORMANCE
TWO-TONE INTERMODULATION
0
0
fIN = 20MHz
fS = 16MHz
f1 = 3.6MHz at –7dB
f2 = 3.5MHz at –7dB
2f1 – f2 55.7dBFS
2f2 – f1 54.6dBFS
–20
Magnitude (dBFS)
–20
Amplitude (dB)
10
Frequency (MHz)
Frequency (MHz)
–40
–60
–80
–40
–60
–80
–100
–120
–100
0
1.6
3.2
4.8
Frequency (MHz)
ADS931
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6.4
8.0
0
2
4
6
8
10
Frequency (MHz)
5
TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS (Cont.)
At TA = +25°C, VS = +3V, specified single-ended input (–1dBFS) and sampling rate = 30MHz, unless otherwise specified.
DIFFERENTIAL LINEARITY ERROR
DIFFERENTIAL LINEARITY ERROR
2.0
2.0
fIN = 500kHz
fIN = 12.5MHz
1.0
DLE (LSB)
DLE (LSB)
1.0
0
0
–1.0
–1.0
–2.0
–2.0
0
64
128
192
0
256
64
128
192
256
Output Code
Output Code
INTEGRAL LINEARITY ERROR
SWEPT POWER SFDR
4.0
100
fIN = 500kHz
dBFS
80
SFDR (dBFS, dBc)
ILE (LSB)
2.0
0
–2.0
60
40
20
dBc
–4.0
0
0
64
128
192
256
–50
–40
–30
–20
–10
Output Code
Input Amplitude (dBFS)
DYNAMIC PERFORMANCE vs INPUT FREQUENCY
DIFFERENTIAL LINEARITY ERROR
vs TEMPERATURE
0
0.9
50
SFDR
DLE (LSB)
SFDR, SNR (dB)
0.7
48
SNR
0.5
46
fIN = 500kHz
fIN = 12.5MHz
0.3
0.1
44
0.1
1
10
Frequency (MHz)
6
100
–50
–25
0
25
50
75
100
Temperature (°C)
ADS931
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TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS (Cont.)
At TA = +25°C, VS = +3V, specified single-ended input (–1dBFS) and sampling rate = 30MHz, unless otherwise specified.
SPURIOUS FREE DYNAMIC RANGE (SFDR)
vs TEMPERATURE
SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO vs TEMPERATURE
54
50
fIN = 12.5MHz
52
48
fIN = 500kHz
50
SNR (dB)
SFDR (dBFS)
fIN = 12.5MHz
48
fIN = 500kHz
46
46
44
–50
–25
0
25
50
75
44
–50
100
–25
0
50
75
100
75
100
GAIN ERROR vs TEMPERATURE
POWER DISSIPATION vs TEMPERATURE
66
2.6
64
2.5
Gain Error (%FS)
Power (mW)
25
Temperature (°C)
Temperature (°C)
62
2.4
2.3
60
2.2
58
–50
–25
0
25
50
75
–50
100
–25
0
25
50
Temperature (°C)
Temperature (°C)
OFFSET ERROR vs TEMPERATURE
OUTPUT NOISE HISTOGRAM (DC Input)
12
9
10
Counts (x 105)
Offset Error (mV)
8
7
8
6
4
6
2
5
–50
–25
0
25
50
Temperature (°C)
ADS931
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75
100
0
N–2
N–1
N
N+1
N+2
Output Code
7
THEORY OF OPERATION
Op Amp
Bias
The ADS931 is a high-speed sampling A/D converter that
utilizes a pipeline architecture. The fully differential topology and digital error correction guarantee 8-bit resolution.
The track-and-hold circuit is shown in Figure 1. The switches
are controlled by an internal clock which has a non-overlapping two phase signal, φ1 and φ2. At the sampling time the
input signal is sampled on the bottom plates of the input
capacitors. In the next clock phase, φ2, the bottom plates of
the input capacitors are connected together and the feedback
capacitors are switched to the op amp output. At this time the
charge redistributes between CI and CH, completing one
track-and-hold cycle. The differential output is a held DC
representation of the analog input at the sample time. In the
normal mode of operation, the complementary input is tied
to the common-mode voltage. In this case, the track-andhold circuit converts a single-ended input signal into a fully
differential signal for the quantizer. Consequently, the input
signal gets amplified by a gain or two, which improves the
signal-to-noise performance. Other parameters such as smallsignal and full-power bandwidth, and wideband noise are
also defined in this stage.
IN
φ1
CH
φ2
CI
IN
IN
(Opt.)
φ1
φ2
OUT
φ1
OUT
φ1
CI
φ2
CH
φ1
φ1
Input Clock (50%)
Op Amp
Bias
VCM
Internal Non-overlapping Clock
φ1
φ2
φ1
FIGURE 1. Input Track-And-Hold Configuration with
Timing Signals.
Digital Delay
Input
T/H
2-Bit
Flash
STAGE 1
φ1
VCM
2-Bit
DAC
+
Σ
–
x2
Digital Delay
2-Bit
Flash
2-Bit
DAC
Digital Error Correction
B1 (MSB)
STAGE 2
+
Σ
–
x2
B2
B3
B4
B5
B6
B7
B8 (LSB)
Digital Delay
2-Bit
Flash
STAGE 6
2-Bit
DAC
+
Σ
–
x2
STAGE 7
2-Bit
Flash
Digital Delay
FIGURE 2. Pipeline A/D Architecture.
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The pipelined quantizer architecture has 7 stages with each
stage containing a two-bit quantizer and a two bit digitalto-analog converter, as shown in Figure 2. Each two-bit
quantizer stage converts on the edge of the sub-clock, which
is the same frequency of the externally applied clock. The
output of each quantizer is fed into its own delay line to
time-align it with the data created from the subsequent
quantizer stages. This aligned data is fed into a digital error
correction circuit which can adjust the output data based on
the information found on the redundant bits. This technique
provides the ADS931 with excellent differential linearity
and guarantees no missing codes at the 8-bit level.
To accommodate a bipolar signal swing, the ADS931 operates with a common-mode voltage (VCM) which is derived
from the external references. Due to the symmetric resistor
ladder inside the ADS931, VCM is situated between the top
and bottom reference voltage. Equation 1 can be used for
calculating the common-mode voltage level.
VCM = (REFT +REFB)/2
of the converter will start to degrade due to large variations
of the input’s switch ON resistance over the input voltage.
Therefore, the signal swing should remain approximately
0.5V away from each rail during normal operation.
DRIVING THE ANALOG INPUTS
AC-COUPLED DRIVER
Figure 3 shows an example of an ac-coupled, single-ended
interface circuit using a high speed op amp which operates
on dual supplies (OPA650, OPA658). The mid-point reference voltage, (VCM), biases the bipolar, ground-referenced
input signal. The capacitor C1 and resistor R1 form a highpass filter with the –3dB frequency set at
f–3dB = 1/(2 π R1 C1)
(2)
The values for C1 and R1 are not critical in most applications
and can be set freely. The values shown in Figure 3 correspond to a corner frequency of 1.6kHz.
(1)
At the same time, the two external reference voltage levels
define the full-scale input range for the ADS931. This makes
it possible for the input range to be adapted to the signal
swing of the front end.
+VS
+5V
C1
RS
50Ω 0.1µF
VIN
IN
OPA65x
APPLICATIONS
R1
1kΩ
–5V
ADS931
CM
402Ω
SIGNAL SWING AND COMMON-MODE
CONSIDERATIONS
The ADS931 is primarily designed and specified for a +3V
single supply voltage. However, due to its supply range of
+2.7V to +5.25V, it is well suited for +5V applications. The
nominal input signal swing is 1Vp-p, situated between +1V
and +2V. This means that the signal swings ±0.5V around a
common-mode voltage of +1.5V when using a 3V rail, or
typically +2.75V on a 5V supply. In some applications, it
might be advantageous to increase the input signal swing.
For example, increasing it to 2Vp-p may improve the achievable signal-to-noise performance. However, consideration
should be given to keeping the signal swing within the linear
range of operation of the driving circuitry to avoid any
excessive distortion. In extreme situations, the performance
VCM
402Ω
FIGURE 3. AC-Coupled, Single-Ended Interface Circuit.
Figure 4 depicts a circuit that can be used in single-supply
applications. The mid-reference voltage biases the op amp
up to the appropriate common-mode voltage, for example
VCM = +1.5V. With the use of capacitor CG, the DC gain for
the non-inverting op amp input is set to +1V/V. As a result,
the transfer function is modified to
VOUT = VIN {(1 + RF/RG) + VCM}
(3)
+5V
+5V
C1
0.1µF
0.1µF
RS
50Ω
VIN
IN
OPA680
R1
1kΩ
22pF
ADS931
CM
VCM
RF
402Ω
RG
402Ω
0.1µF
RP(1)
402Ω
CG
0.1µF
NOTE: (1) See text for discussion.
FIGURE 4. +5V Single-Supply Interface Circuit Example Using the Voltage Feedback Amplifier OPA680.
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Again, the input coupling capacitor C1 and resistor R1 form
a high-pass filter. At the same time, the input impedance is
defined by R1. Although many high-speed op amps operate
on single supply voltages down to +3V, their ac-performance is often lower when compared to their +5V acperformance. This is especially true at signal frequencies of
5MHz or higher, where noticeable degradation is exhibited
that will limit the performance of the system. If possible, the
op amp and A/D converter pair should be supplied with +5V
and the common-mode voltage set to +2.5V, which is
usually the preferred dc bias level for single-supply op amps.
Keeping the signal swing within 1Vp-p prevents the op amp
from exhibiting excessive distortion caused by its slew-rate
limitations. Depending on the selected amplifier, the use of
a pull-up or pull-down resistor (RP) located directly at its
output may considerably improve the distortion performance. Resistor RS isolates the op amp’s output from the
capacitive load to avoid gain peaking or even oscillation. It
can also be used to establish a defined bandwidth in order to
roll off the high frequency noise. The value of RS is usually
set between 10Ω and 100Ω.
(±15%). In order to establish a correct voltage drop across
the ladder, the external reference circuit must be able to
supply typically 250µA of current. With this current the fullscale input range of the ADS931 is set between +1V and
+2V, or 1Vp-p. In general, the voltage drop across REFT
and REFB determines the input full-scale range (FSR) of the
ADS931. Equation 4 can be used to calculate the span.
DC-COUPLED INTERFACE CIRCUIT
Shown in Figure 5 is a single-supply, DC-coupled circuit
which can be set in a gain of –1V/V or higher. Depending on
the gain, the divider ratio set by resistors R1 and R2 must be
adjusted to yield the correct common-mode voltage for the
ADS931. With a +3V supply, the input signal of the ADS931
is 1Vp-p, typically centered around the common-mode voltage of +1.5V, which can be derived from the external
references.
The trade-offs, when selecting this reference circuit, are the
variations in the reference voltages due to component tolerances, temperature drift and power supply variations. In any
case, it is recommended to bypass the reference ladder with
at least 0.1µF ceramic capacitors, as shown in Figure 6. The
purpose of the capacitors is twofold. They will bypass most
of the high frequency noise which results from feedthrough
of the clock and switching noise from the sample and hold
stages. Secondly, they serve as a charge reservoir to supply
instantaneous current to internal nodes.
EXTERNAL REFERENCE
The ADS931 requires external references on pin 22 (REFT)
and pin 24 (REFB). Internally those pins are connected by
the resistor ladder, which has a nominal resistance of 4kΩ
FSR = REFT – REFB
Depending on the application, several options are possible to
supply the external reference voltages to the ADS931 without degrading the typical performance.
LOW-COST SOLUTION
The easiest way to achieve the required reference voltages is
to place the reference ladder of the ADS931 between the
supply rails, as shown in Figure 6. Two additional resistors
(RT, RB) are necessary to set the correct current through the
ladder. The table in Figure 6 lists the value for several
possible configurations, however depending on the desired
full-scale swing and supply voltage, different resistor values
might be selected.
HIGH ACCURACY SOLUTION
For those application demanding a higher level of dc accuracy and drift a reference circuit with a precision reference
element might be used (see Figure 7). A stable +1.2V
External
Top Reference
+5V
RF
RIN
REFT
ADS931
RS
VIN
(4)
2kΩ
RCM1
2kΩ
RCM2
IN
A1
22pF
CM
REFB
R1
0.1µF
C2
External
Bottom Reference
R2
FIGURE 5. Single-Ended, DC-Coupled Interface Circuit.
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+3V
10µF
0.1µF
RT
4kΩ
REFT
+VS
0.1µF
1kΩ
0.1µF
LpBy
VIN
IN
0.1µF
1kΩ
2kΩ
ADS931
+1.5V
CM
0.1µF
1kΩ
LnBy
+VS
3V
5V
5V
5V
RT
4kΩ
12kΩ
8kΩ
3kΩ
RB
4kΩ
12kΩ
8kΩ
3kΩ
0.1µF
REFT REFB
2V
2V
3V
3.5V
1kΩ
REFB
1V
1V
2V
1.5V
0.1µF
RB
4kΩ
FIGURE 6. Low-cost Solution to Supply External Reference Voltages.
+VS
10Ω
1/2 A1
+VS
Top
Reference
RF1
10kΩ
RG1
REF1004
+1.2V
5kΩ
3kΩ
10Ω
1/2 A1
Bottom
Reference
RF2
RG2
FIGURE 7. High Accuracy Solution to Supply External Reference Voltages.
reference voltage is established by a two terminal bandgap
reference diode, the REF1004-1.2. Using a general-purpose
single-supply dual operational amplifier (A1), like an
OPA2237, OPA2234 or MC34072, the two required reference voltages for the ADS931 can be generated by setting
each op amp to the appropriate gain; for example: set REFT
to +2V and REFB to +1V.
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CLOCK INPUT
The clock input of the ADS931 is designed to accommodate
either +3V or +5V CMOS logic levels. To drive the clock
input with a minimum amount of duty cycle variation and
support the maximum sampling rate (30MSPS), high speed
or advanced CMOS logic should be used (HC/HCT,
AC/ACT). When digitizing at high sampling rates, a 50%
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duty cycle, along with fast rise and fall times (2ns or less),
are recommended to meet the rated performance specifications. However, the ADS931 performance is tolerant to duty
cycle variations of as much as ±10%, which should not
affect the performance. For applications operating with
input frequencies up to Nyquist (fCLK/2) or undersampling
applications, special consideration must be made to provide
a clock with very low jitter. Clock jitter leads to aperture
jitter (tA) which can be the ultimate limitation to achieving
good SNR performance. Equation 5 shows the relationship
between aperture jitter, input frequency and the signal-tonoise ratio:
SNR = 20log10 [1/(2 π fIN tA)]
(5)
DIGITAL OUTPUTS
The digital outputs of the ADS931 are standard CMOS
stages and designed to be compatible to both high speed
TTL and CMOS logic families. The logic thresholds are for
low-voltage CMOS: VOL = 0.4V, VOH = 2.4V, which allows
the ADS931 to directly interface to 3V logic. The digital
output driver of the ADS931 uses a dedicated digital supply
pin (pin 2, LVDD), as shown in Figure 8. By adjusting the
voltage on LVDD, the digital output levels will vary respectively. It is recommended to limit the fan-out to one in order
to keep the capacitive loading on the data lines below the
specified 15pF. If necessary, external buffers or latches may
be used to provide the added benefit of isolating the A/D
converter from any digital activities on the bus coupling
back high frequency noise, which degrades the performance.
SINGLE-ENDED INPUT
+FS (IN = REFT Voltage)
+FS –1LSB
+FS –2LSB
+3/4 Full Scale
+1/2 Full Scale
+1/4 Full Scale
+1LSB
Bipolar Zero (IN +1.5V)
–1LSB
–1/4 Full Scale
–1/2 Full Scale
–3/4 Full Scale
–FS +1LSB
–FS (IN = REFB Voltage)
STRAIGHT OFFSET BINARY
(SOB)
PIN 12
FLOATING or LO
11111111
11111111
11111110
11100000
11000000
10100000
10000001
10000000
01111111
01100000
01000000
00100000
00000001
00000000
+VS
FIGURE 8. Independent Supply Connection for Output
Stage.
During power-down, the digital outputs are set in 3-state.
With the clock applied, the converter does not accurately
process the sampled signal. After removing the power-down
condition, the output data from the following 5 clock cycles
is invalid (data latency).
DECOUPLING AND GROUNDING
CONSIDERATIONS
The ADS931 has several supply pins, one of which is
dedicated to supply only the output driver (LVDD). The
remaining supply pins are not divided into analog and digital
supply pins (+VS) since they are internally connected on the
chip. For this reason, it is recommended that the converter be
treated as an analog component and to power it only from
the analog supply. Digital supply lines often carry high
levels of noise which can couple back into the converter and
limit performance.
Because of the pipeline architecture, the converter also
generates high frequency transients and noise that are fed
back into the supply and reference lines. This requires that
the supply and reference pins be sufficiently bypassed.
Figure 9 shows the recommended decoupling scheme for the
analog supplies. In most cases, 0.1µF ceramic chip capacitors are adequate to keep the impedance low over a wide
frequency range. Their effectiveness largely depends on the
proximity to the individual supply pin. Therefore, they
should be located as close as possible to the supply pins. In
addition, one larger bipolar capacitor (1µF to 22µF) should
be placed on the PC board in proximity of the converter
circuit.
ADS931
+VS
1
12
Digital
Output
Stage
ADS931
TABLE I. Coding Table for the ADS931.
POWER-DOWN MODE
The ADS931’s low power consumption can be reduced even
further by initiating a power-down mode. For this, the Power
Down pin (pin 17) must be tied to a logic “High” reducing
the current drawn from the supply by approximately 84%. In
normal operation, the power-down mode is disabled by an
internal pull-down resistor (50kΩ).
+LVDD
GND
13 14
0.1µF
+VS
18
0.1µF
GND
19 20
+VS
28
0.1µF
FIGURE 9. Recommended Bypassing for Analog Supply
Pins.
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