BB VFC101JN

VFC101
®
Synchronized
VOLTAGE-TO-FREQUENCY CONVERTER
FEATURES
DESCRIPTION
● FULL-SCALE FREQUENCY SET BY
SYSTEM CLOCK
The VFC101 voltage-to-frequency converter uses the
proven charge-balance technique with internal digital
logic to control the critical reference integration period. Reference timing is derived from an external
clock signal which accurately sets the full-scale frequency. This technique eliminates the errors and drift
from external timing components which are required
with other VFCs.
● MULTIPLE INPUT RANGES:
5V, 8V, 10V Full Scale
● ACCURATE 5V REFERENCE VOLTAGE
● LOW NONLINEARITY:
0.02% max at 100kHz FS
● LOW GAIN DRIFT: 40ppm/°C
APPLICATIONS
● INTEGRATING A/D CONVERTER
● MULTICHANNEL DATA ACQUISITION
● FREQUENCY-TO-VOLTAGE CONVERSION
● VOLTAGE ISOLATION
Internal resistors provide accurate full-scale input
ranges of 5V, 8V or 10V inputs without external
resistors or trimming. An accurate 5V reference voltage output is useful for bridge or sensor excitation.
With simple pin interconnections, it can provide halfscale offset to allow bipolar input voltages.
The open-collector frequency output interfaces easily
to CMOS or TTL circuitry. Output one-shot circuitry
may be used to optimize the output pulse width for
optical couplers or transformers.
The VFC101 is packaged in a surface-mount 20-pin
PLCC (plastic leaded chip carrier) package.
+VCC
8
4
5
17
2
13
14
7
10kΩ
10kΩ
9
16kΩ
4kΩ
10
Integrator
Comparator
Clocked
Logic
Output
One-Shot
15
1mA
5V
Reference
I1
6
–VCC
16
18
20
12
11
–VCC
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SPECIFICATIONS
ELECTRICAL
At TA = +25°C and ±15VDC supplies unless otherwise noted.
VFC101JN
PARAMETER
CONDITIONS
TRANSFER FUNCTION
Voltage-to-Frequency Mode
Gain Error(1)
Linearity Error
Gain Drift(2)
Referred to Internal VREF
Offset Referred to Input
Offset Drift
Power Supply Rejection
Response Time
fOUT = fCLOCK (VIN/2VFS)
FSR(2) = 100kHz
FSR = 100kHz, Over Temperature
FSR = 500kHz, COS = 60pF
FSR = 1MHz, COS = 60pF
FSR = 100kHz
Full Supply Range
To Step Input Change
Frequency-to-Voltage Mode
Gain Accuracy(1)
Linearity Error
MIN
ZLOAD = 5kΩ/10,000pF
MAX
100
80
–7.5
–0.2
% of FSR
% of FSR
% of FSR
% of FSR
ppm of FSR/°C
ppm of FSR/°C
mV
µV/°C
%/V
*
*
*
±0.02
%
%
±30
±50
±100
*
*
*
%
ppm°C
±150
±5
±50
100
120
105
±1000
±25
±100
200
+0.1
+12
*
*
*
*
*
±25
50
*
*
*
*
5
4
1.4
0.8
–VCC + 3
0.5
OPEN COLLECTOR OUTPUT (Referenced to Digital Common)
VOL
IOUT = 10mA
IOL
IOH (off leakage)
VOUT = 30V
Delay Time, Positive Clock
Edge to Output Pulse
Fall Time
Output Capacitance
UNITS
±0.5
±0.025
–VCC + 4V < VIN < +VCC
CLOCK INPUT (Referenced to Digital Common)
Frequency (maximum operating)
Threshold Voltage
Over Temperature
Voltage Range
Input Current
Rise Time
TYP
±0.3
±0.01
14
COMPARATOR INPUTS
Input Bias Current (IS)
OUTPUT ONE-SHOT
Pulse Width Out
MIN
±0.5
*
*
±0.025
*
±0.02
±0.05
*
*
±0.1
*
*
±80
±30
±40
±25
*
±15
±3
*
±2
±100
±6.5
±25
0.02
0.015
One Period of New Output Frequency Plus One Clock Period
Input Resistors
Resistance
Temperature Coefficient (TC)(2)
ZLOAD = 5kΩ/10,000pF
VFC101KN
MAX
±0.3
±0.01
±0.02
±0.05
±50
10
±1
±12
VOUT = 2VFS (fIN/fCLOCK)
FSR = 100kHz
FSR = 100kHz
INTEGRATOR OP AMP
VOS(1)
VOS Drift
IB
IOS
AOL
CMRR
CM Range
VOUT Range
Bandwidth
TYP
0.01
*
±15
±50
100
*
*
*
µA
*
*
*
*
MHz
V
V
V
µA
µs
*
*
*
V
mA
µA
*
*
2
+VCC
5
2
*
*
*
0.4
15
10
*
300
100
5
µV
µV/°C
nA
nA
dB
dB
V
V
MHz
*
*
*
ns
ns
pF
Nominal PWOUT =
(5ns/pF) x COS – 90ns; COS = 300pF
1
1.4
2
*
*
*
µs
No Load
4.9
5
±60
5.1
±105
4.95
*
±40
5.05
±55
0.5
0.015
2
*
*
*
V
ppm/°C
mA
%/V
Ω
*
*
*
*
*
*
V
V
V
V
V
mA
mA
REFERENCE VOLTAGE
Accuracy
Drift(2)
Current Output (sourcing)
Power Supply Rejection
Output Impedance
POWER SUPPLY
Rated Voltage
Operating Voltage Range
Total Supply
Digital Common
Quiescent Current: +ICC
–ICC
10
*
±15
+VCC
–VCC
+VCC – (–VCC)
+7.5
–7.5
15
–VCC + 2
Over Temperature
10.6
9.6
®
VFC101
2
*
+28.5
–28.5
36
+VCC – 4
15
15
*
*
*
*
*
*
SPECIFICATIONS
(CONT)
ELECTRICAL
At TA = +25°C and ±15VDC supplies unless otherwise noted.
VFC101JN
PARAMETER
CONDITIONS
TEMPERATURE RANGE
Specification
Storage
θJA
θJC
MIN
TYP
0
–65
VFC101KN
MAX
MIN
+70
+150
*
*
TYP
90
35
MAX
UNITS
*
*
°C
°C
°C/W
°C/W
*
*
* Specification same as JN grade.
NOTES: (1) Offset and gain error can be trimmed to zero. (2) Specified by the box method: (max – min) ÷ (Avg x ∆T).
PIN CONFIGURATION
PIN ASSIGNMENTS
Top View
PIN #
3
2
1
20
19
18
4
17
5
6
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
20-Pin
PLCC
Package
16
7
15
8
14
9
10
11
12
13
Grade
Designation
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
Power Supply Voltage (+VCC to –VCC) ................................................. 36V
+VCC to Analog Common ..................................................................... 28V
–VCC to Analog Common ...................................................................... 28V
Integrator Out Short-Circuit to Ground ........................................ Indefinite
Integrator Differential Input ................................................................ ±10V
Integrator Common-Mode Input .................................... –VCC +5V to +2V
VIN (pins 7, 8, 9, 10) .......................................................................... ±VCC
Clock Input ......................................................................................... ±VCC
VREF Out Short-Circuit to Ground ................................................. Indefinite
COS (Pin 12) ................................................................................ 0 to +VCC
fOUT (referred to digital common) ........................................... –0.5V to 36V
Digital Common ................................................................................. ±VCC
Storage Temperature Range .......................................... –65°C to +150°C
Lead Temperature (soldering, 10s) ............................................... +300°C
DESCRIPTION
NC
+VCC Power Supply
NC
VOUT Integrator Amp Output
CINT, Integrator Inverting Input
+VIN, Integrator Noninverting Input
VIN, 5V FS
VIN, 10V FS
VIN, 8V FS
VIN, 10V FS
–VCC Power Supply
COS, Output One-Shot Capacitor
fCLOCK Input
fOUT Frequency Output
Digital Ground
Analog Ground
– Comparator Input
+ Comparator Input
NC
VREF +5V Reference Output
PACKAGE INFORMATION(1)
MODEL
VFC101JN
VFC101KN
PACKAGE
PACKAGE DRAWING
NUMBER
20-Pin PLCC
20-Pin PLCC
181
181
NOTE: (1) For detailed drawing and dimension table, please see end of data
sheet, or Appendix D of Burr-Brown IC Data Book.
ORDERING INFORMATION
MODEL
VFC101JN
VFC101KN
PACKAGE
TEMPERATURE RANGE
20-Pin PLCC
20-Pin PLCC
0°C to +70°C
0°C to +70°C
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VFC101
TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CURVES
At +25°C, ±VCC = 15VDC, and in circuit of Figure 1, unless otherwise specified.
QUIESCENT CURRENT vs TEMPERATURE
REFERENCE VOLTAGE vs REFERENCE LOAD CURRENT
5.01
5
15
+I CC
VREF (V)
Supply Current (mA)
20
10
–I CC
5
Short Circuit
Current Limit
4.99
4.98
4.97
0
–75
4.96
–50
–25
0
25
50
75
100
125
0
5
10
Ambient Temperature (°C)
NONLINEARITY AND GAIN ERROR
vs FULL-SCALE FREQUENCY
3
0.02
2
1
Nonlinearity (%)
0.01
Gain Error (%)
Nonlinearity (%)
Nonlinearity
30
fFS = 100kHz
0.005
0
Gain Error
0
–0.005
0
0
1M
2
4
6
VIN (V)
fFS – Full Scale Frequency (Hz)
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VFC101
25
0.015
0.01
500k
20
NONLINEARITY vs VIN
0.03
0
15
Output Current (mA)
4
8
10
THEORY OF OPERATION
other VFC circuits. One period (from rising edge to rising
edge) of the clock input determines the integrator reset
period.
The VFC101 voltage-to-frequency converter provides digital output pulses with an average frequency proportional to
the analog input voltage. The output is an active low pulse
of constant duration, with a repetition rate determined by the
input voltage. Falling edges of the output pulses are synchronized with rising edges of the clock input.
When the negative-going integration of the input signal
crosses the comparator threshold, integration of the input
signal will continue until the reset period can start (awaiting
the necessary transitions of the clock). Output pulses are
thus made to align with rising edges of the external clock.
This causes the instantaneous output frequency to be a
subharmonic of the clock frequency. The average frequency,
however, will be an accurate analog of the input voltage.
Operation is similar to a conventional charge-balance VFC.
An input operational amplifier (Figure 1) is configured as an
integrator so that a positive input voltage causes an input
current to flow in CINT. This forces the integrator output to
ramp negatively. When the output of the integrator crosses
the reference voltage (5V), the comparator trips, activating
the clocked logic circuit. Once activated, the clocked logic
awaits a falling edge of the clock input, followed by a rising
edge. On the rising edge, switch SW1 is closed for one
complete clock cycle, causing the reset current, I1, to switch
to the integrator input. Since I1 is larger than the input
current, IIN, the output of the integrator ramps positively
during the one clock cycle reset period. The clocked logic
circuitry also generates a VFC output pulse during the reset
period.
A full-scale input causes a nominal output frequency equal
to one-half the clock frequency. The transfer function is
fOUT = (VIN/2VFS) fCLOCK.
Input voltages greater than VFS cause the output frequency
to limit at half the clock frequency. Negative inputs cause all
output pulses to cease. The full-scale input voltage, VFS, is
determined by the input pin used—see Figure 1.
One of the useful functions made possible by the VFC101’s
multiple input resistors is shown in Figure 2. By connecting
one 10V input to the 5V VREF output, the other 10V input pin
functions as a bipolar input. A –5V to +5V input range
causes a zero to fCLOCK/2 output frequency range. Accurate
ratio matching and temperature tracking of the input resistors provides improved stability of the half-scale offset.
Unlike conventional VFC circuits, the VFC101 accurately
derives its reset period from an external clock frequency.
This eliminates the critical timing capacitor required by
INPUT
FULL-SCALE VOLTAGE
Pin Number
VRS
8
10V
10
10V
9
8V
7
5V
(1)
7
2.5V
NOTE: (1) Pin 8 connected to pin 5.
+VCC
fCLOCK
TTL/CMOS
C INT
+VL
0.1µF
0.1µF
0 to 10V
8
5
4
17
2
13
14
+VCC
0 to 5V 7
0 to 8V 9
10kΩ
10kΩ
Integrator
Comparator
Clocked
Logic
fOUT
0 to fCLOCK/2
Output
One-Shot
15
16kΩ
SW1
4kΩ
VIN
10
1mA
5V
Reference
I1
6
–VCC
Digital
Ground
–VCC
16
18
20
Analog
Ground
12
11 0.1µF
+VCC
–VCC
Clock
Integrator 5V
fO
FIGURE 1. Basic Voltage-to-Frequency Operations.
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5
VFC101
+VCC
C INT
8
fCLOCK
TTL/CMOS
5
4
17
+VL
0.1µF
2
13
14
+VCC
10kΩ
10kΩ
VIN
Comparator
Integrator
Clocked
Logic
7
–5V
to
+5V
0.1µF
fOUT
0 to fCLOCK/2
Output
One-Shot
15
16kΩ
9
4kΩ
1mA
10
5V
Reference
I1
6
–VCC
Digital
Ground
–VCC
16
18
20
Analog
Ground
12
11 0.1µF
+VCC
–VCC
FIGURE 2. Offset for Bipolar Input Voltages.
INSTALLATION AND
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
VFC operation. It may be desirable to deviate from the
suggested value. Smaller integrator voltages, for instance,
allow more “headroom” for averaging noisy input signals.
The VFC is a fully integrating input converter, able to reject
large levels of interfering noise. This ability is limited only
by the output voltage swing range of the integrator amplifier.
By setting a small integrator voltage swing using a large
CINT value, larger levels of noise can be integrated without
integrator output saturation and loss of accuracy.
The integrator capacitor CINT (see Figure 1) affects the
magnitude of the integrator voltage waveform. Its absolute
accuracy is not critical since it does not affect the transfer
function. Figure 3 facilitates choosing an appropriate standard value to assure that the integrator waveform voltage is
within acceptable limits. Good dielectric absorption properties are required to achieve best linearity. Mylar™, polycarbonate, mica, polystyrene, Teflon™ and glass types are
appropriate choices. Choice will depend on the particular
value and size. Ceramic capacitors vary considerably from
type to type and some produce significant nonlinearities.
Polarized capacitors should not be used.
The maximum integrator voltage swing requirement is nearly
symmetrical about the comparator threshold voltage (see
Figure 5.) One-third greater swing is required above the
threshold than below it. Maximum demand on positive
integrator swing occurs at low scale, while the negative
swing is greatest just below full scale.
Deviation from the nominal recommended +1V to –0.75V
integrator voltage (as controlled by the integrator capacitor
value) is permissible and will have a negligible effect on
10µ
Integrator Swing(1)
+100mV
–75mV
1µ
C INT (F)
CLOCK INPUT
The clock input is TTL- and CMOS-compatible. Its input
threshold is approximately 1.4V (two diode voltage drops)
referenced to digital ground (pin 15). The clock “high” input
may be standard TLL or may be as high as +VCC. The clock
input has a high input impedance, so no special drivers are
required. Rise time in the transition region from 0.5V to 2V
must be less than 2µs for proper operation.
0.1µ
+1V
–0.75V
0.01µ
OUTPUT
The frequency output is an open collector current-sink
transistor. Output pulses are active-low during the reset
integration period (see “Shortened Output Pulses”.)
+2.5V
–1.9V
1000p
100p
100
1k
10k
100k
1M
Interface to a logic circuit normally uses a pull-up resistor to
the logic power supply. Selection of the pull-up resistor
should be made such that no more than 15mA flows in the
output transistor. The actual choice of the pull-up resistor
may depend on the full-scale frequency and the stray capaci-
10M
Full-Scale Frequency (Hz)
NOTE: (1)This is the maximum swing of the integrator output
voltage referred to the comparator noninverting input voltage.
FIGURE 3. Integrator Capacitor Selection Graph.
Mylar™, Teflon™ E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.
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VFC101
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tance on the output line. The rising edge of an output pulse
is determined by the RC time constant of the pull-up resistor
and the stray capacitance.
causing the output pulse to last one clock period. The
minimum practical pulse width of the one-shot circuit is
approximately 100ns. Using COS to generate shorter output
pulses does not affect the output frequency or the gain
equation.
The synchronized nature of the VFC101 makes viewing its
output on an oscilloscope somewhat tricky. Since all output
pulses align with the clock, it is best to trigger and view the
clock on one of the input channels and the output can then
be viewed on another oscilloscope channel. Depending on
the VFC input voltage, the output waveform may appear as
if the oscilloscope is not properly triggered. The output
might best be visualized by imagining a constant output
frequency which is locked to a submultiple of the clock
frequency with occasional extra pulses or missing pulses to
create the necessary average frequency. It is these extra or
missing pulses that make the output waveform appear as if
the oscilloscope is not properly triggered. This behavior
amounts to a frequency or phase jitter in the output, making
frequency detection with most phase-locked loop circuitry
impractical. For the same reason, fast period measurement
(ratiometric counting) will not provide a stable reading. The
output frequency must be measured (averaged) for N counts
of fCLOCK to achieve a stable N counts of resolution.
REFERENCE VOLTAGE
Low gain drift is achieved with a precision internal 5V
reference. This reference is brought to an external pin and
can be used for a variety of purposes. It is used to offset the
noninverting comparator input in voltage-to-frequency mode
(although a precise voltage is not required for this function).
It is very useful in many other applications such as offsetting
the input to accept bipolar input signals. It can source up to
10mA and sink 100µA. Heavy loading of the reference will
change the gain of the VFC. A 10mA load interacting with
a 0.5Ω typical output impedance will change the VFC gain
equation and reference voltage by 0.1%.
LINEARITY PERFORMANCE
The linearity of the VFC100 is specified as the worst-case
deviation from a straight line defined by low scale and high
scale end point measurements. This worst-case deviation is
expressed as a percentage of the 10V full-scale input. All
units are tested.
SHORTENED OUTPUT PULSES
With pin 12 connected to +VCC, the negative output pulse
duration is equal to one period of the clock input. Shorter
output pulses may be useful in driving optical couplers or
transformers for voltage isolation or noise rejection. This
can be accomplished by connecting capacitor COS as shown
in Figure 4. Output pulses cannot be made to exceed one
clock period in duration. Thus, a COS value which would
create an output pulse which is longer than one period of the
clock will have the same effect as disabling the one-shot,
Linearity performance and gain error change with full-scale
operating frequency as shown in the typical performance
curves. Integrator voltage swing (determined by CINT) has a
minor effect on linearity. A small integrator voltage swing
typically leads to best linearity performance.
The best linearity performance at high full-scale frequencies
(above 500kHz) is obtained by using short output pulses
+VCC
1µF
14
f OUT
Output
One-Shot
15
12
Digital
Common
One-Shot Capacitor Value, C OS
2
0.1µF
0.01µF
1000pF
tO
100pF
11
10pF
100ns
COS
0.1µF
1µs
10µs
100µs
1ms
10ms
Nominal Output Pulse Width, t O
+VCC
–VCC
Clock
tO
f OUT
Output Pulse Width With
Pin 12 Connected to +VCC.
FIGURE 4. Circuit and Timing Diagram for Shortened Output Pulses.
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VFC101
with a one-shot capacitor of 60pF. As with any highfrequency circuit, careful attention to good power supply
bypassing techniques (see “Power Supplies and Grounding”) is also required.
tually be connected together at a common point in the
circuitry, separate circuit connections to this common point
can reduce the error voltages created by varying currents
flowing through the ground return impedance. The +5V VREF
pin is referenced to analog ground.
TEMPERATURE DRIFT
Conventional VFC circuits are affected significantly by
external component temperature drift. Drift of the external
input resistor and timing capacitor required with these devices may easily exceed the specified drift of the VFC itself.
The power supplies should be well bypassed using capacitors with low impedance at high frequency. A value of 0.1µF
is adequate for most circuit layouts.
The VFC101 is specified for a nominal supply voltage of
±15V. Supply voltages ranging from ±7.5V to ±18V may be
used. Either supply can be up to 28V as long as the total of
both does not exceed 36V. Steps must be taken, however, to
assure that the integrator output does not exceed its linear
range. Although the integrator output is capable of 12V
output swing with 15V power supplies, with 7.5V supplies,
output swing will be limited to approximately 4.5V. In this
case, the comparator input cannot be offset by directly
connecting to the 5V reference output pin. The comparator
input must be connected to a lower voltage point (approximately 2V.) This allows the integrator output to operate
around a lower voltage point, assuring linear operation. This
threshold voltage does not affect the accuracy or drift of the
VFC as long as it is not noisy. It should not be made too
small, however, or the negative output limitation of the
integrator (–0.2V) may cause saturation. Also, a large integrator capacitor may be used to limit the required integrator
waveform swing to approximately 100mV (see Figure 3.)
When used with its internal input resistor, the gain drift of
the complete VFC101 circuit is totally determined by the
performance of the VFC101. Gain drift is specified at a fullscale output frequency of 100kHz. Gain drift remains excellent at higher operating frequency, typically remaining within
specifications at fFS = 1MHz.
Drift of the external clock frequency directly affects the
output frequency, but by using a common clock for the VFC
and counting circuitry, this drift can be cancelled.
POWER SUPPLIES AND GROUNDING
Separate analog and digital grounds are provided on the
VFC101 and it is important to separate these grounds to
attain greatest accuracy. Logic sink current flowing in the
fOUT pin is returned to the digital ground. If this “noisy”
current were allowed to flow in analog ground, errors could
be created. Although analog and digital grounds may even-
+8V
Clock
100kHz
C INT
+VL
0.1µF
VIN
0 to 10V
0.1µF
+VCC
RIN
Clocked
Logic
fOUT
0 to 50kHz
Output
One-Shot
5V
Reference
–VCC
–VCC
0.1µF
2.2kΩ
(2.25V)
0.05µF
VTH
1.8kΩ
+8V
–8V
Integrator Voltage Waveform (Pin 4)
VTH + 100mV
VTH
2.25V
Low Scale (VIN ≈ 120mV)
Slow Oscilloscope Sweep
High Scale (VIN ≈ 8.3V)
Fast Oscilloscope Sweep
VTH – 75mV
FIGURE 5. Circuit Diagram and Integrator Voltage Waveform for Low Power Supply Voltage Operation.
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The circuit in Figure 5 operates from the minimum power
supplies, avoiding saturation of the integrator amplifier and
loss of accuracy. CINT is chosen for a +100mV to –75mV
integrator voltage swing (referred to the noninverting comparator input). The offset voltage applied to the comparator’s
noninverting input is derived from a resistive voltage divider
from VREF.
The proper timing of the input frequency waveform is
shown in Figure 7. The input pulse should go low for one
clock cycle, centered around a falling edge of the clock. The
minimum acceptable input pulse width must fall no later
than 200ns before a negative clock edge and rise no sooner
than 200ns after the falling clock edge. An input pulse which
remains low for more than one falling edge of the clock will
produce incorrect output voltages. Positive (active high)
input pulses can be accepted by reversing the connections to
pins 14 and 15.
The relationship of the allowable operating voltage ranges
on important pins is shown in Figure 6. Note that the
integrator amplifier output cannot swing more than 0.2V
below ground. Although this is not “normal” for an operational amplifier, a special design of this type optimizes highfrequency performance. It is this characteristic which requires offsetting the noninverting comparator input in voltage-to-frequency mode.
The integrator amplifier output is designed to drive up to
10,000pF and 5kΩ loads in frequency-to-voltage mode. This
allows driving long lines in a large system.
Ripple voltage in the voltage output is unavoidable and is
inversely proportional to the value of the integrator capacitor. Figure 8 shows the output ripple and settling time as a
function of the CINT value.
FREQUENCY-TO-VOLTAGE MODE
The VFC100 can also function as a frequency-to-voltage
converter by supplying an input frequency to the comparator
input as shown in Figure 7. The input resistor, RIN, is
connected as a feedback resistor. The voltage at the integrator amp output is proportional to the ratio of the input
frequency to the clock frequency. The transfer function is:
The ripple frequency is equal to the input frequency. Its
magnitude can be reduced by using a large integrator capacitor value, but with the tradeoff of slow settling time in
response to an input frequency change. The settling time
constant is equal to RIN x CINT. A better compromise between
output ripple and settling time can be achieved by using a
moderately low integrator capacitor value and adding a lowpass filter on the analog output. The cutoff frequency of the
filter should be made below the lowest expected input
frequency to the frequency-to-voltage converter.
VOUT = (fOUT/fCLOCK) 20V.
This transfer function is complementary to the voltage-tofrequency mode transfer function, making voltage-to-frequency-to-voltage conversions simple and accurate.
NOTE: Several useful applications circuits may be found
in the VFC100 product data sheet. These require only
minor adaptation to the different pinout and input resistor configurations of the VFC101.
Direct coupling of the input frequency to the comparator is
easily accomplished by driving both comparators with
complementary frequency input signals. Alternatively, one
of the comparator inputs can be biased at half the logic
voltage (using VREF and a voltage divider) and the other input
driven directly.
+VCC
–VCC + 4V to +VCC
> 3V
–VCC + 3V to +VCC
8
5
4
17
2
13
7
7.5V to
28.5V
RIN
Clocked
Logic
> 4V
14
+VCC
–0.5V
to 30V
Output
One-Shot
15
9
> –0.2V
15V to
36V
10
6
< 0.1V
> –7.5V
5V
Reference
–VCC
16
18
20
–VCC
12
> 2V
11
(5V)
> 7.5V
7.5V to 28.5V
–VCC
–VCC + 4V to +VCC – 2
+VCC or C OS
FIGURE 6. Relationships of Allowable Voltages.
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9
VFC101
fIN
Clock In
VOUT
C INT
8
+15VDC
5
17
4
2
13
14
+VCC
Output
One-Shot
Clocked
Logic
7
No
Connection
Required
15
9
10
6
5V
Reference
–VCC
16
18
–VCC
20
12
11
+15VDC
–15VDC
Frequency-to-Voltage Mode Timing
Clock
f IN (Preferred)
5V
200ns
200ns
f IN (Limits)
5V
200ns
Minimum Input Pulse
Maximum Input Pulse
FIGURE 7. Circuit and Timing Diagram of a Frequency-to-Voltage Converter.
100
f FS = 100kHz
f FS 10kHz
100
Settling Time
1
10
f FS 1MHz
0.1
1
0.01
0.001
100pF
0.1
Settling Time to 0.1% (ms)
Ripple Voltage (Vp-p)
10
1000
0.01
1000pF
0.01µF
0.1µF
1µF
10µF
C INT
FIGURE 8. Frequency-to-Voltage Mode Output Ripple and
Settling Time vs Integrator Capacitance.
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VFC101
10
200ns