ADC082S021
ADC082S021 2 Channel, 50 ksps to 200 ksps, 8-Bit A/D Converter
Literature Number: SNAS282C
ADC082S021
February 2, 2010
2 Channel, 50 ksps to 200 ksps, 8-Bit A/D Converter
General Description
The ADC082S021 is a low-power, two-channel CMOS 8-bit
analog-to-digital converter with a high-speed serial interface.
Unlike the conventional practice of specifying performance at
a single sample rate only, the ADC082S021 is fully specified
over a sample rate range of 50 ksps to 200 ksps. The con-
verter is based upon a successive-approximation register
architecture with an internal track-and-hold circuit. It can be
configured to accept one or two input signals at inputs IN1
and IN2.
The output serial data is straight binary, and is compatible with
several standards, such as SPI™, QSPI™, MICROWIRE,
and many common DSP serial interfaces.
The ADC082S021 operates with a single supply that can
range from +2.7V to +5.25V. Normal power consumption us-
ing a +3V or +5V supply is 1.6 mW and 5.8 mW, respectively.
The power-down feature reduces the power consumption to
just 0.12 µW using a +3V supply, or 0.35 µW using a +5V
supply.
The ADC082S021 is packaged in an 8-lead MSOP package.
Operation over the industrial temperature range of −40°C to
+85°C is guaranteed.
Features
Specified over a range of sample rates.
Two input channels
Variable power management
Single power supply with 2.7V - 5.25V range
Key Specifications
DNL ±0.04 LSB (typ)
INL ±0.04 LSB (typ)
SNR 49.6 dB (typ)
Power Consumption
3V Supply 1.6 mW (typ)
5V Supply 5.8 mW (typ)
Applications
Portable Systems
Remote Data Acquisition
Instrumentation and Control Systems
Pin-Compatible Alternatives by Resolution and Speed
All devices are fully pin and function compatible.
Resolution Specified for Sample Rate Range of:
50 to 200 ksps 200 to 500 ksps 500 ksps to 1 Msps
12-bit ADC122S021 ADC122S051 ADC122S101
10-bit ADC102S021 ADC102S051 ADC102S101
8-bit ADC082S021 ADC082S051 ADC082S101
Connection Diagram
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Ordering Information
Order Code Temperature Range Description Top Mark
ADC082S021CIMM −40°C to +85°C 8-Lead MSOP Package X16C
ADC082S021CIMMX −40°C to +85°C 8-Lead MSOP Package, Tape & Reel X16C
ADC082S021EVAL Evaluation Board
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ADC082S021 2 Channel, 50 ksps to 200 ksps, 8-Bit A/D Converter
Block Diagram
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Pin Descriptions and Equivalent Circuits
Pin No. Symbol Description
ANALOG I/O
5,4 IN1 and IN2 Analog inputs. These signals can range from 0V to VA.
DIGITAL I/O
8 SCLK Digital clock input. This clock directly controls the conversion and readout processes.
7 DOUT Digital data output. The output samples are clocked out at this pin on falling edges of the
SCLK pin.
6 DIN Digital data input. The ADC082S021's Control Register is loaded through this pin on rising
edges of the SCLK.
1 CS Chip select. On the falling edge of CS, a conversion process begins. Conversions
continue as long as CS is held low.
POWER SUPPLY
2VA
Positive supply pin. This pin should be connected to a quiet +2.7V to +5.25V source and
bypassed to GND with a 1 µF capacitor and a 0.1 µF monolithic capacitor located within
1 cm of the power pin.
3 GND The ground return for the die.
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Absolute Maximum Ratings (Note 1, Note
2)
If Military/Aerospace specified devices are required,
please contact the National Semiconductor Sales Office/
Distributors for availability and specifications.
Analog Supply Voltage VA−0.3V to 6.5V
Voltage on Any Pin to GND −0.3V to VA +0.3V
Input Current at Any Pin (Note 3) ±10 mA
Package Input Current (Note 3) ±20 mA
Power Consumption at TA = 25°C See (Note 4)
ESD Susceptibility (Note 5)
Human Body Model
Machine Model
2500V
250V
Junction Temperature +150°C
Storage Temperature −65°C to +150°C
Operating Ratings (Note 1, Note 2)
Operating Temperature Range −40°C TA +85°C
VA Supply Voltage +2.7V to +5.25V
Digital Input Pins Voltage Range −0.3V to VA
Clock Frequency 50 kHz to 16 MHz
Analog Input Voltage 0V to VA
Package Thermal Resistance
Package θJA
8-lead MSOP 250°C / W
Soldering process must comply with National
Semiconductor's Reflow Temperature Profile specifications.
Refer to www.national.com/packaging.(Note 6)
ADC082S021 Converter Electrical Characteristics (Note 9)
The following specifications apply for VA = +2.7V to 5.25V, GND = 0V, fSCLK = 0.8 MHz to 3.2 MHz,
fSAMPLE = 50 ksps to 200 ksps, CL = 50 pF, unless otherwise noted. Boldface limits apply for TA = TMIN to TMAX: all other limits
TA = 25°C.
Symbol Parameter Conditions Typical Limits
(Note 7)Units
STATIC CONVERTER CHARACTERISTICS
Resolution with No Missing Codes 8Bits
INL Integral Non-Linearity ±0.04 ±0.2 LSB (max)
DNL Differential Non-Linearity ±0.04 ±0.2 LSB (max)
VOFF Offset Error +0.52 ±0.7 LSB (max)
OEM Channel to Channel Offset Error Match ±0.01 ±0.3 LSB (max)
FSE Full-Scale Error +0.51 ±0.7 LSB (max)
FSEM Channel to Channel Full-Scale Error
Match +0.01 ±0.3 LSB (max)
DYNAMIC CONVERTER CHARACTERISTICS
SINAD Signal-to-Noise Plus Distortion Ratio VA = +2.7 to 5.25V
fIN = 39.9 kHz, −0.02 dBFS 49.6 49.1 dB (min)
SNR Signal-to-Noise Ratio VA = +2.7 to 5.25V
fIN = 39.9 kHz, −0.02 dBFS 49.6 49.2 dB (min)
THD Total Harmonic Distortion VA = +2.7 to 5.25V
fIN = 39.9 kHz, −0.02 dBFS −76 −62 dB (max)
SFDR Spurious-Free Dynamic Range VA = +2.7 to 5.25V
fIN = 39.9 kHz, −0.02 dBFS 68 63 dB (min)
ENOB Effective Number of Bits VA = +2.7 to 5.25V
fIN = 39.9 kHz, −0.02 dBFS 7.9 7.9 Bits (min)
Channel-to-Channel Crosstalk VA = +5.25V
fIN = 40.2 kHz −73 dB
IMD
Intermodulation Distortion, Second
Order Terms
VA = +5.25V
fa = 40.161 kHz, fb = 41.015 kHz −78 dB
Intermodulation Distortion, Third Order
Terms
VA = +5.25V
fa = 40.161 kHz, fb = 41.015 kHz −73 dB
FPBW -3 dB Full Power Bandwidth VA = +5V 11 MHz
VA = +3V 8 MHz
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Symbol Parameter Conditions Typical Limits
(Note 7)Units
ANALOG INPUT CHARACTERISTICS
VIN Input Range 0 to VAV
IDCL DC Leakage Current ±1 µA (max)
CINA Input Capacitance Track Mode 33 pF
Hold Mode 3 pF
DIGITAL INPUT CHARACTERISTICS
VIH Input High Voltage VA = +5.25V 2.4 V (min)
VA = +3.6V 2.1 V (min)
VIL Input Low Voltage 0.8 V (max)
IIN Input Current VIN = 0V or VIN = VA ±10 µA (max)
CIND Digital Input Capacitance 2 4pF (max)
DIGITAL OUTPUT CHARACTERISTICS
VOH Output High Voltage ISOURCE = 200 µA VA − 0.03 VA − 0.5 V (min)
ISOURCE = 1 mA VA − 0.1
VOL Output Low Voltage ISINK = 200 µA 0.03 0.4 V (max)
ISINK = 1 mA 0.1
IOZH, IOZL TRI-STATE® Leakage Current ±0.01 ±1 µA (max)
COUT TRI-STATE® Output Capacitance 2 4pF (max)
Output Coding Straight (Natural) Binary
POWER SUPPLY CHARACTERISTICS (CL = 10 pF)
VAAnalog Supply Voltage 2.7 V (min)
5.25 V (max)
IA
Supply Current, Normal Mode
(Operational, CS low)
VA = +5.25V,
fSAMPLE = 200 ksps, fIN = 40 kHz 1.1 1.7 mA (max)
VA = +3.6V,
fSAMPLE = 200 ksps, fIN = 40 kHz 0.45 0.8 mA (max)
Supply Current, Shutdown (CS high)
VA = +5.25V,
fSAMPLE = 0 ksps 200 nA
VA = +3.6V,
fSAMPLE = 0 ksps 200 nA
PD
Power Consumption, Normal Mode
(Operational, CS low)
VA = +5.25V 5.8 8.9 mW (max)
VA = +3.6V 1.6 2.9 mW (max)
Power Consumption, Shutdown (CS
high)
VA = +5.25V 1.05 µW
VA = +3.6V 0.72 µW
AC ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
fSCLK Maximum Clock Frequency (Note 8) 0.8 MHz (min)
3.2 MHz (max)
fSSample Rate (Note 8) 50 ksps (min)
200 ksps (max)
tCONV Conversion Time 13 SCLK cycles
DC SCLK Duty Cycle fSCLK = 3.2 MHz 50 30 % (min)
70 % (max)
tACQ Track/Hold Acquisition Time Full-Scale Step Input 3SCLK cycles
Throughput Time Acquisition Time + Conversion Time 16 SCLK cycles
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ADC082S021 Timing Specifications
The following specifications apply for VA = +2.7V to 5.25V, GND = 0V, fSCLK = 0.8 MHz to 3.2 MHz,
fSAMPLE = 50 ksps to 200 ksps, CL = 50 pF, Boldface limits apply for TA = TMIN to TMAX: all other limits TA = 25°C.
Symbol Parameter Conditions Typical Limits
(Note 7)Units
tCSU Setup Time SCLK High to CS Falling Edge (Note 10)VA = +3.0V −3.5 10 ns (min)
VA = +5.0V −0.5
tCLH Hold time SCLK Low to CS Falling Edge (Note 10)VA = +3.0V +4.5 10 ns (min)
VA = +5.0V +1.5
tEN Delay from CS Until DOUT active VA = +3.0V +4 30 ns (max)
VA = +5.0V +2
tACC Data Access Time after SCLK Falling Edge VA = +3.0V +16.5 30 ns (max)
VA = +5.0V +15
tSU Data Setup Time Prior to SCLK Rising Edge +3 10 ns (min)
tHData Valid SCLK Hold Time +3 10 ns (min)
tCH SCLK High Pulse Width 0.5 x tSCLK 0.3 x tSCLK ns (min)
tCL SCLK Low Pulse Width 0.5 x tSCLK 0.3 x tSCLK ns (min)
tDIS CS Rising Edge to DOUT High-Impedance
Output Falling VA = +3.0V 1.7
20 ns (max)
VA = +5.0V 1.2
Output Rising VA = +3.0V 1.0
VA = +5.0V 1.0
Note 1: Absolute Maximum Ratings indicate limits beyond which damage to the device may occur. Operating Ratings indicate conditions for which the device is
functional, but do not guarantee specific performance limits. For guaranteed specifications and test conditions, see the Electrical Characteristics. The guaranteed
specifications apply only for the test conditions listed. Some performance characteristics may degrade when the device is not operated under the listed test
conditions.
Note 2: All voltages are measured with respect to GND = 0V, unless otherwise specified.
Note 3: When the input voltage at any pin exceeds the power supply (that is, VIN < GND or VIN > VA), the current at that pin should be limited to 10 mA. The 20
mA maximum package input current rating limits the number of pins that can safely exceed the power supplies with an input current of 10 mA to two. The Absolute
Maximum Rating specification does not apply to the VA pin. The current into the VA pin is limited by the Analog Supply Voltage specification.
Note 4: The absolute maximum junction temperature (TJmax) for this device is 150°C. The maximum allowable power dissipation is dictated by TJmax, the
junction-to-ambient thermal resistance (θJA), and the ambient temperature (TA), and can be calculated using the formula PDMAX = (TJmax − TA)/θJA. The values
for maximum power dissipation listed above will be reached only when the device is operated in a severe fault condition (e.g. when input or output pins are driven
beyond the power supply voltages, or the power supply polarity is reversed). Obviously, such conditions should always be avoided.
Note 5: Human body model is 100 pF capacitor discharged through a 1.5 k resistor. Machine model is 220 pF discharged through zero ohms
Note 6: Reflow temperature profiles are different for lead-free and non-lead-free packages.
Note 7: Tested limits are guaranteed to National's AOQL (Average Outgoing Quality Level).
Note 8: This is the frequency range over which the electrical performance is guaranteed. The device is functional over a wider range which is specified under
Operating Ratings.
Note 9: Min/max specification limits are guaranteed by design, test, or statistical analysis.
Note 10: Clock may be either high or low when CS is asserted as long as setup and hold times tCSU and tCLH are strictly observed.
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Timing Diagrams
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ADC082S021 Operational Timing Diagram
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Timing Test Circuit
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ADC082S021 Serial Timing Diagram
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SCLK and CS Timing Parameters
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Specification Definitions
ACQUISITION TIME is the time required to acquire the input
voltage. That is, it is time required for the hold capacitor to
charge up to the input voltage.
APERTURE DELAY is the time between the fourth falling
SCLK edge of a conversion and the time when the input signal
is acquired or held for conversion.
CONVERSION TIME is the time required, after the input volt-
age is acquired, for the ADC to convert the input voltage to a
digital word.
CROSSTALK is the coupling of energy from one channel into
the other channel, or the amount of signal energy from one
analog input that appears at the measured analog input.
DIFFERENTIAL NON-LINEARITY (DNL) is the measure of
the maximum deviation from the ideal step size of 1 LSB.
DUTY CYCLE is the ratio of the time that a repetitive digital
waveform is high to the total time of one period. The specifi-
cation here refers to the SCLK.
EFFECTIVE NUMBER OF BITS (ENOB, or EFFECTIVE
BITS) is another method of specifying Signal-to-Noise and
Distortion or SINAD. ENOB is defined as (SINAD − 1.76) /
6.02 and says that the converter is equivalent to a perfect
ADC of this (ENOB) number of bits.
FULL POWER BANDWIDTH is a measure of the frequency
at which the reconstructed output fundamental drops 3 dB
below its low frequency value for a full scale input.
FULL SCALE ERROR (FSE) is a measure of how far the last
code transition is from the ideal 1½ LSB below VREF+ and is
defined as:
VFSE = Vmax + 1.5 LSB – VREF+
where Vmax is the voltage at which the transition to the maxi-
mum code occurs. FSE can be expressed in Volts, LSB or
percent of full scale range.
GAIN ERROR is the deviation of the last code transition
(111...110) to (111...111) from the ideal (VREF − 1.5 LSB), af-
ter adjusting for offset error.
INTEGRAL NON-LINEARITY (INL) is a measure of the de-
viation of each individual code from a line drawn from negative
full scale (½ LSB below the first code transition) through pos-
itive full scale (½ LSB above the last code transition). The
deviation of any given code from this straight line is measured
from the center of that code value.
INTERMODULATION DISTORTION (IMD) is the creation of
additional spectral components that are present at the output
and are not present at the input and result from two sinusoidal
frequencies being applied to the ADC input at the same time.
It is defined as the ratio of the power in the intermodulation
products to the total power in one of the original frequencies.
IMD is usually expressed in dB.
MISSING CODES are those output codes that will never ap-
pear at the ADC outputs. These codes cannot be reached with
any input value. The ADC082S021 is guaranteed not to have
any missing codes.
OFFSET ERROR is the deviation of the first code transition
(000...000) to (000...001) from the ideal (i.e. GND + 0.5 LSB).
SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO (SNR) is the ratio, expressed in
dB, of the rms value of the input signal at the converter output
to the rms value of the sum of all other spectral components
below one-half the sampling frequency, not including d.c. or
harmonics included in the THD specification.
SIGNAL TO NOISE PLUS DISTORTION (S/(N+D) or
SINAD or SNDR) is the ratio, expressed in dB, of the rms
value of the input signal at the output to the rms value of all
of the other spectral components below half the clock fre-
quency, including all harmonics but excluding DC.
SPURIOUS FREE DYNAMIC RANGE (SFDR) is the differ-
ence, expressed in dB, between the rms values of the input
signal at the output and the peak spurious signal, where a
spurious signal is any signal present in the output spectrum
that is not present at the input, excluding d.c.
TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION (THD) is the ratio, ex-
pressed in dBc, of the rms total of the first five harmonic
components at the output to the rms level of the input signal
frequency as seen at the output. THD is calculated as
where Af1 is the RMS power of the input frequency at the out-
put and Af2 through Af6 are the RMS power in the first 5
harmonic frequencies. Accurate THD measurement requires
a spectrally pure sine wave (monotone) at the ADC input.
THROUGHPUT TIME is the minimum time required between
the start of two successive conversion. It is the acquisition
time plus the conversion and read out times. In the case of
the ADC082S021, this is 16 SCLK periods.
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Typical Performance Characteristics TA = +25°C, fSAMPLE = 50 ksps to 200 ksps, fSCLK = 0.8 MHz to 3.2
MHz, fIN = 39.9 kHz unless otherwise stated.
DNL - VA = 3.0V
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INL - VA = 3.0V
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DNL - VA = 5.0V
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INL - VA = 5.0V
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DNL vs. Supply
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INL vs. Supply
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DNL vs. Clock Frequency
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INL vs. Clock Frequency
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DNL vs. Clock Duty Cycle
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INL vs. Clock Duty Cycle
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DNL vs. Temperature
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INL vs. Temperature
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SNR vs. Supply
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THD vs. Supply
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SNR vs. Clock Frequency
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THD vs. Clock Frequency
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SNR vs. Clock Duty Cycle
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THD vs. Clock Duty Cycle
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SNR vs. Input Frequency
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THD vs. Input Frequency
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SNR vs. Temperature
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THD vs. Temperature
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SFDR vs. Supply
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SINAD vs. Supply
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SFDR vs. Clock Frequency
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SINAD vs. Clock Frequency
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SFDR vs. Clock Duty Cycle
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SINAD vs. Clock Duty Cycle
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SFDR vs. Input Frequency
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SINAD vs. Input Frequency
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SFDR vs. Temperature
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SINAD vs. Temperature
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ENOB vs. Supply
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ENOB vs. Clock Frequency
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ENOB vs. Clock Duty Cycle
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ENOB vs. Input Frequency
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ENOB vs. Temperature
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Spectral Response - 3V, 200 ksps
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Spectral Response - 5V, 200 ksps
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Power Consumption vs. Throughput
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Applications Information
1.0 ADC082S021 OPERATION
The ADC082S021 is a successive-approximation analog-to-
digital converter designed around a charge-redistribution dig-
ital-to-analog converter. Simplified schematics of the
ADC082S021 in both track and hold modes are shown in
Figure 1 and Figure 2, respectively. In Figure 1, the
ADC082S021 is in track mode: switch SW1 connects the
sampling capacitor to one of two analog input channels
through the multiplexer, and SW2 balances the comparator
inputs. The ADC082S021 is in this state for the first three
SCLK cycles after CS is brought low.
Figure 2 shows the ADC082S021 in hold mode: switch SW1
connects the sampling capacitor to ground, maintaining the
sampled voltage, and switch SW2 unbalances the compara-
tor. The control logic then instructs the charge-redistribution
DAC to add fixed amounts of charge to the sampling capacitor
until the comparator is balanced. When the comparator is
balanced, the digital word supplied to the DAC is the digital
representation of the analog input voltage. The ADC082S021
is in this state for the fourth through sixteenth SCLK cycles
after CS is brought low.
The time when CS is low is considered a serial frame. Each
of these frames should contain an integer multiple of 16 SCLK
cycles, during which time a conversion is performed and the
result is clocked out at the DOUT pin while the multiplexer
address for the next conversion is clocked in at the DIN pin.
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FIGURE 1. ADC082S021 in Track Mode
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FIGURE 2. ADC082S021 in Hold Mode
2.0 USING THE ADC082S021
An ADC082S021 timing diagram and a serial interface timing
diagram for the ADC082S021 are shown in the Timing Dia-
grams section. CS is chip select, which initiates conversions
and frames the serial data transfers. SCLK (serial clock) con-
trols both the conversion process and the timing of serial data.
DOUT is the serial data output pin, where the conversion re-
sult is sent out as a serial data stream, MSB first. Data to be
written to the ADC082S021's Control Register is placed at
DIN, the serial data input pin. New data is written in at DIN
with each conversion.
A serial frame is initiated on the falling edge of CS and ends
on the rising edge of CS. Each frame must contain an integer
multiple of 16 rising SCLK edges. The ADC output data
(DOUT) is in a high impedance state when CS is high and is
active when CS is low. Thus, CS acts as an output enable.
Additionally, the device goes into a power down state when
CS is high and also between continuous conversion cycles.
During the first 3 cycles of SCLK, the ADC is in the track mode
acquiring the input voltage. For the next 13 SCLK cycles, the
conversion is accomplished and the data is clocked out, MSB
first, starting with the 5th clock. If there is more than one con-
version in a frame, the ADC will re-enter the track mode on
the falling edge of SCLK after the N*16th rising edge of SCLK,
and re-enter the hold/convert mode on the N*16+4th falling
edge of SCLK, where "N" is an integer.
When CS is brought high, SCLK is internally gated off. If SCLK
is stopped in the low state while CS is high, the subsequent
fall of CS will generate a falling edge of the internal version of
SCLK, putting the ADC into the track mode. This is seen by
the ADC as the first falling edge of SCLK. If SCLK is stopped
with SCLK high, the ADC enters the track mode on the first
falling edge of SCLK after the falling edge of CS.
During each conversion, data is clocked into the ADC at DIN
on the first 8 rising edges of SCLK after the fall of CS. For
each conversion, it is necessary to clock in the data indicating
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the input that is selected for the conversion after the current
one. See Tables 1, 2 and Table 3.
If CS and SCLK go low within the times defined by tCSU and
tCLH, the rising edge of SCLK that begins clocking data in at
DIN may or may not be one clock cycle later than expected.
It is, therefore, best to strictly observe the minimum tCSU and
tCLH times given in the Timing Specifications.
There are no power-up delays or dummy conversions re-
quired with the ADC082S021. The ADC is able to sample and
convert an input to full conversion immediately following pow-
er up. The first conversion result after power-up will be that of
IN1.
TABLE 1. Control Register Bits
Bit 7 (MSB) Bit 6 Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 Bit 2 Bit 1 Bit 0
DONTC DONTC ADD2 ADD1 ADD0 DONTC DONTC DONTC
TABLE 2. Control Register Bit Descriptions
Bit #: Symbol: Description
7 - 6, 2 - 0 DONTC Don't care. The value of these bits do not affect the device.
3 ADD0 These bits determine which input channel will be sampled and converted in the
next track/hold cycle. The mapping between codes and channels is shown in
Table 3.
4 ADD1
5 ADD2
TABLE 3. Input Channel Selection
ADD2 ADD1 ADD0 Input Channel
x 0 0 IN1 (Default)
x 0 1 IN2
x 1 x Not allowed. The output signal at the DOUT pin
is indeterminate if ADD1 is high.
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3.0 ADC082S021 TRANSFER FUNCTION
The output format of the ADC082S021 is straight binary. Code transitions occur midway between successive integer LSB values.
The LSB width for the ADC082S021 is VA/256. The ideal transfer characteristic is shown in Figure 3. The transition from an output
code of 0000 0000 to a code of 0000 0001 is at 1/2 LSB, or a voltage of VA/512. Other code transitions occur at steps of one LSB.
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FIGURE 3. Ideal Transfer Characteristic
4.0 TYPICAL APPLICATION CIRCUIT
A typical application of the ADC082S021 is shown in
Figure 4. Power is provided, in this example, by the National
Semiconductor LP2950 low-dropout voltage regulator, avail-
able in a variety of fixed and adjustable output voltages. The
power supply pin is bypassed with a capacitor network locat-
ed close to the ADC082S021. Because the reference for the
ADC082S021 is the supply voltage, any noise on the supply
will degrade device noise performance. To keep noise off the
supply, use a dedicated linear regulator for this device, or
provide sufficient decoupling from other circuitry to prevent
noise from reaching the ADC082S021 supply pin. Because of
the ADC082S021's low power requirements, it is also possi-
ble to use a precision reference as a power supply to maxi-
mize performance. The four-wire interface is shown connect-
ed to a microprocessor or DSP.
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FIGURE 4. Typical Application Circuit
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5.0 ANALOG INPUTS
An equivalent circuit for one of the ADC082S021's input chan-
nels is shown in Figure 5. Diodes D1 and D2 provide ESD
protection for the analog inputs. At no time should any input
go beyond (VA + 300 mV) or (GND − 300 mV), as these ESD
diodes will begin conducting, which could result in erratic op-
eration. For this reason, these ESD diodes should NOT be
used to clamp the input signal.
The capacitor C1 in Figure 5 has a typical value of 3 pF, and
is mainly the package pin capacitance. Resistor R1 is the on
resistance of the multiplexer and track / hold switch, and is
typically 500 ohms. Capacitor C2 is the ADC082S021 sam-
pling capacitor and is typically 30 pF. The ADC082S021 will
deliver best performance when driven by a low-impedance
source to eliminate distortion caused by the charging of the
sampling capacitance. This is especially important when us-
ing the ADC082S021 to sample AC signals. Also important
when sampling dynamic signals is a band-pass or low-pass
filter to reduce harmonics and noise, improving dynamic per-
formance.
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FIGURE 5. Equivalent Input Circuit
6.0 DIGITAL INPUTS AND OUTPUTS
The ADC082S021's digital output DOUT is limited by, and
cannot exceed, the supply voltage, VA. The digital input pins
are not prone to latch-up and, and although not recommend-
ed, SCLK, CS and DIN may be asserted before VA without
latchup risk.
7.0 POWER SUPPLY CONSIDERATIONS
The ADC082S021 is fully powered-up whenever CS is low,
and fully powered-down whenever CS is high, with one ex-
ception: the ADC082S021 automatically enters power-down
mode between the 16th falling edge of a conversion and the
1st falling edge of the subsequent conversion (see Timing
Diagrams).
The ADC082S021 can perform multiple conversions back to
back; each conversion requires 16 SCLK cycles. The
ADC082S021 will perform conversions continuously as long
as CS is held low.
7.1 Power Management
When the ADC082S021 is operated continuously in normal
mode, the maximum throughput is fSCLK/16. Throughput may
be traded for power consumption by running fSCLK at its max-
imum 3.2 MHz and performing fewer conversions per unit
time, putting the ADC082S021 into shutdown mode between
conversions. A plot of typical power consumption versus
throughput is shown in the Typical Performance Curves sec-
tion. To calculate the power consumption for a given through-
put, multiply the fraction of time spent in the normal mode by
the normal mode power consumption and add the fraction of
time spent in shutdown mode multiplied by the shutdown
mode power consumption. Generally, the user will put the part
into normal mode and then put the part back into shutdown
mode. Note that the curve of power consumption vs. through-
put is nearly linear. This is because the power consumption
in the shutdown mode is so small that it can be ignored for all
practical purposes.
7.2 Power Supply Noise Considerations
The charging of any output load capacitance requires current
from the power supply, VA. The current pulses required from
the supply to charge the output capacitance will cause voltage
variations on the supply. If these variations are large enough,
they could degrade SNR and SINAD performance of the ADC.
Furthermore, discharging the output capacitance when the
digital output goes from a logic high to a logic low will dump
current into the die substrate, which is resistive. Load dis-
charge currents will cause "ground bounce" noise in the sub-
strate that will degrade noise performance if that current is
large enough. The larger is the output capacitance, the more
current flows through the die substrate and the greater is the
noise coupled into the analog channel, degrading noise per-
formance.
To keep noise out of the power supply, keep the output load
capacitance as small as practical. If the load capacitance is
greater than 50 pF, use a 100 series resistor at the ADC
output, located as close to the ADC output pin as practical.
This will limit the charge and discharge current of the output
capacitance and improve noise performance.
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ADC082S021
Physical Dimensions inches (millimeters) unless otherwise noted
8-Lead MSOP
Order Number ADC082S021CIMM, ADC082S021CIMMX
NS Package Number P0MUA08A
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ADC082S021 2 Channel, 50 ksps to 200 ksps, 8-Bit A/D Converter
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