TECHNICAL NOTES
Footnotes:
➀ All power supplies must be on before applying a start convert pulse. All supplies
and the clock (START CONVERT) must be present during warmup periods. The
device must be continuously converting during this time.
➁ When COMP. BITS (pin 8) is low, logic loading "0" will be –350A for this pin.
➂ An 80ns wide start convert pulse is used for all production testing. The start
convert pulse should be between 40 – 80ns or 130 – 160ns to ensure proper
operations. The latter range could be used for those applications requiring less
than a 5MHz sampling rate.
➃ Effective bits is equal to:
➄ This is the time required before the A/D output data is valid after the analog input
is back within the specifi ed range.
➅ The minimum supply voltages of +4.9V and –5.1V for ±VDD are required for
–55°C operations only. The minimum limits are +4.75V and –4.95V when
operating at +125°C.
➆ Typical +5V and –5.2V current drain breakdowns are as follows:
+5VAnalog = +85mA –5.2VAnalog = –114mA
+5VDigital = +70mA –5.2VDigital = –53mA
+5VTotal = +155mA –5.2VTotal = –167mA
(SNR + Distortion) – 1.76 + 20 log Full Scale Amplitude
Actual Input Amplitude
6.02
1. Obtaining fully specifi ed performance from the ADS-944 requires careful
attention to pc-card layout and power supply decoupling. The device's ana-
log and digital ground systems are not connected to each other internally.
For optimal performance, tie all ground pins (4, 6, 11, and 15) directly to a
large analog ground plane beneath the package. Bypass all power supplies
to ground with 4.7F tantalum capacitors in parallel with 0.1F ceramic
capacitors. It is very important that the bypass capacitors be located
as close to the unit as possible. Inductors or ferrite beads can also be
used to improve the power supply fi ltering. Refer to Figure 4, the ADS-944
Evaluation Board Schematic, for more details.
2. The ADS-944 achieves its specifi ed accuracies without the need for exter-
nal calibration. If required, the device's small initial offset and gain errors
can be reduced to zero using the adjustment circuitry shown in Figure 2.
When using this circuitry, or any similar offset and gain-calibration hard-
ware, make adjustments following warmup. To avoid interaction, always
adjust offset before gain.
3. Pin 8 (COMP. BITS) selects the ADS-944's digital output coding. When a
logic "1" is applied to pin 8, the output coding is complementary offset
binary. When pin 8 has a logic "0" applied, the output coding becomes
offset binary. The MSB output (pin 31) may be used under these conditions
to achieve two's complement coding. Pin 8 is TTLcompatible and can be
driven with digital logic for those who want dynamic control of its function.
There is an internal pull-up resistor on this pin, allowing pin 8 to be either
connected to +5V or left open when a logic "1" is needed.
4. To enable the three-state outputs, apply a logic "0" (low) to OUTPUT ENABLE
(pin 9). To disable, apply a logic "1" (high) to pin 9.
5. Applying a start convert pulse while a conversion is in progress (EOC =
logic "1") initiates a new and inaccurate conversion cycle. Data for the
interrupted and subsequent conversions will be invalid.
6. A passive bandpass fi lter is used at the input of the A/D for all production
testing.
7. Though the ADS-944's digital outputs are capable of driving multiple LSTTL
or HCT loads, we recommend the output bits and the EOC line each drive
only a single gate. These gates should be located as close to the unit as
possible. If they can not, 33: resistors placed in series with each output
can aid in isolating pc run inductances. The ADS-944 digital outputs should
not be connected directly to noisy digital busses.
8. Do not enable/disable or complement the output bits during the conversion
process (from the falling edge of START CONVERT to the falling edge of EOC).
+25°C 0 TO +70°C –55 TO +125°C
DIGITAL OUTPUTS MIN. TYP. MAX. MIN. TYP. MAX. MIN. TYP. MAX. UNITS
Logic Levels
Logic "1" +2.4 — — +2.4 — — +2.4 — — Volts
Logic "0" — — +0.4 — — +0.4 — — +0.4 Volts
Logic Loading "1" — — –4 — — –4 — — –4 mA
Logic Loading "0" — — +4 — — +4 — — +4 mA
Delay, Edge of ENABLE to Output Data Valid/Invalid — — 10 — — 10 — — 10 ns
Output Coding Offset Binary, Complementary Offset Binary, Two's Complement
POWER REQUIREMENTS
Power Supply Ranges➅
+15V Supply +14.25 +15.0 +15.75 +14.25 +15.0 +15.75 +14.25 +15.0 +15.75 Volts
–15V Supply –14.25 –15.0 –15.75 –14.25 –15.0 –15.75 –14.25 –15.0 –15.75 Volts
+5V Supply +4.75 +5.0 +5.25 +4.75 +5.0 +5.25 +4.9 +5.0 +5.25 Volts
–5V Supply –4.95 –5.2 –5.45 –4.95 –5.2 –5.45 –5.1 –5.2 –5.45 Volts
Power Supply Currents ➆
+15V Supply — +36 +45 — +36 +45 — +36 +45 mA
–15V Supply — –17 –35 — –17 –35 — –17 –35 mA
+5V Supply — +155 +200 — +155 +200 — +155 +200 mA
–5.2V Supply — –167 –175 — –167 –175 — –167 –175 mA
Power Dissipation — 2.5 3.1 — 2.5 3.1 — 2.5 3.1 Watts
Power Supply Rejection — — ±0.05 — — ±0.05 — — ±0.05 %FSR/%V
ADS-944
14-Bit, 5MHz Sampling A/D Converters
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