
f =
-3dB
ln(2) (n+1)´
2 tp ´
ACQ
ADS7865
www.ti.com
SBAS441C –OCTOBER 2008–REVISED APRIL 2012
Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC)
The minimum –3dB bandwidth of the driving
operational amplifier can be calculated as shown in
The ADS7865 includes two SAR-type, 2MSPS, 12-bit
Equation 1, with n = 12 being the resolution of the
ADCs (shown in the Functional Block Diagram on the
ADS7865:
front page of this data sheet).
CONVST
(1)
The analog inputs are held with the falling edge of the
With t
ACQ
= 62.5ns, the minimum bandwidth of the
CONVST (conversion start) signal. The setup time of
driving amplifier is 23MHz. The required bandwidth
CONVST referred to the next rising edge of CLOCK
can be lower if the application allows a longer
(system clock) is 10ns (minimum). The conversion
acquisition time.
automatically starts with the rising CLOCK edge.
CONVST should not be issued during a conversion,
A gain error occurs if a given application does not
that is, when BUSY is high.
fulfill the settling requirement shown in Equation 1. As
a result of pre-charging the capacitors, linearity and
CLOCK
THD are not directly affected, however.
The ADC uses an external clock in the range of
The OPA365 from Texas Instruments is
1MHz to 32MHz. 12 clock cycles are needed for a
recommended as a driver; in addition to offering the
complete conversion; the following clock cycle is used
required bandwidth, it provides a low offset and also
for pre-charging the sample capacitors and a
offers excellent THD performance.
minimum of two clock cycles are required for the
The phase margin of the driving operational amplifier
sampling. With a minimum of 16 clocks used for the
is usually reduced by the ADC sampling capacitor. A
entire process, one clock cycle is left for the required
resistor placed between the capacitor and the
setup and hold times along with some margin for
amplifier limits this effect; therefore, an internal 200Ω
delay caused by layout. The clock input can remain
resistor (R
SER
) is placed in series with the switch. The
low between conversions (after applying the 16th
switch resistance (R
SW
) is typically 50Ω (see the
falling edge to complete a running conversion). It can
Equivalent Input Circuit ).
also remain low after applying the 14th falling edge
during a DAC register write access if the device is not
The differential input voltage range of the ADC is
required to perform a conversion (for example, during
±V
REF
, the voltage at the REF
IN
pin.
an initiation phase after power-up).
It is important to keep the voltage to all inputs within
The CLOCK duty cycle should be 50%. However, the
the 0.1V limit below AGND and above AV
DD
while not
ADS7865 functions properly with a duty cycle
allowing dc current to flow through the inputs. Current
between 30% and 70%.
is only necessary to recharge the sample-and-hold
capacitors.
Copyright © 2008–2012, Texas Instruments Incorporated 15
Comentários a estes Manuais