QUICK START GUIDE FOR DEMONSTRATION CIRCUIT 887
14-BIT, 6-CHANNEL, 600KSPS SIMULTANEOUS ADC
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LTC1408
DESCRIPTION
Demonstration circuit 887 features the LTC1408 6-
channel, 14-Bit, simultaneous sampling ADC. Total
throughput is 600KSPS; 100KSPS per channel, with a
typical channel-to-channel aperture skew of 200ps.
The board is designed to be used with the DC890B
Fast DAACS data collection board to show the AC
performance of the LTC1408. Alternatively, the board
can be directly connected to an application to evalu-
ate the ADC’s performance.
Design files for this circuit board are available. Call
the LTC factory.
LTC is a trademark of Linear Technology Corporation
QUICK START PROCEDURE
BASIC CONNECTIONS
Connect DC887 to a DC890B USB High Speed Data
Collection Board using connector J2. Connect
DC890B to a host PC with a standard USB A/B cable.
Apply 5-7V DC to the VIN and GND terminals. Apply a
10MHz 3.3Vp-p sine wave or square wave to connec-
tor J3. Note that J3 has a 50 Ohms termination resis-
tor to ground. CH0-CH5 are provided through con-
nector J1 (See schematic for details.). Run the
QuickEval II (Pscope.exe) evaluation software sup-
plied with DC890 or download it from
www.linear.com/software.
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Figure 1.
CONNECTION DIAGRAM
40 pin Analog
Signal Connector
(Refer to Schematic)
To DC890
B
Controller
Master clock at
98
x co
vers
ion rate,
3.3Vpp
Sine or Square wave (See
Hardware Setup Section)
-
7VDC Supply
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Figure 2.
SOFTWARE SCREENSHOT
Figure 3. CONFIGURE MENUS
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SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION
CONFIGURE DEVICE
The Pscope software should automatically config-
ure itself after detecting the demo board. To change
from Bipolar to Unipolar mode it will be necessary
to manually configure the software. In the
CONFIGURE menu (See Figure 3) select Device,
which will bring up another window. In this window,
select User Configure and adjust the other settings
as follows:
Bits: 14
Alignment: 14
Bipolar: Checked if BIP jumper is set high, Un-
Checked if BIP jumper is set to low. (Default is
checked)
Channels: 6
Positive Edge Clk: UN-Checked
FPGA: Serial 1408 Class.
CONFIGURE SOFTWARE SCREEN
The software interface is highly configurable and
displays any combination of time domain data, fre-
quency domain data, primitive wave and perform-
ance parameters (SNR, THD, SINAD, etc.). The
screen can be broken into multiple panes as shown
in Figure 2. Complete documentation on configur-
ing PSCOPE can be found in the help file.
Click the COLLECT button to begin acquiring data.
Complete software documentation is available from
the Help menu item, as features may be added peri-
odically.
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HARDWARE SET-UP
JUMPERS
JP1, JP2 - Select number of channels to convert
and Unipolar / Bipolar selection. NCH2, NCH1,
NCH0 are set to 111 which selects all six channels.
These switches should be left in this position when
running Pscope software. UNI/BIP selection applies
to all channels. Refer to Figure 4.
JP3 – Enable Oscillator and Oscillator Division.
Presently not used. This may be used in the future
as serial clock, to allow a convert signal at 1X the
conversion rate.
JP4 – Digital Interface Header. Provides direct con-
nection to the LTC1408 CONV, SDO, and SCK pins.
This can be used to either monitor signals with a
logic analyzer or to drive the LTC1408 directly from
the customer’s test equipment or prototype cir-
cuitry. DC890B should be disconnected before driv-
ing the LTC1408 externally with JP4. Note that R34
should be removed if the CONV signal is being
driven externally.
JP5 – Currently not used
SIGNAL CONNECTIONS
J1 – 40 pin connector with CH0-CH5 differential
inputs, multiple grounds, a mid-supply bias voltage
and Vref. Refer to schematic for pin out. The mid-
supply bias voltage can be used to bias the minus
ADC inputs for bipolar conversions.
J2 – Data connections to DC890B collection board.
J3 – Conversion Clock Input. This input has a 50
ohm termination resistor, and is intended to be
driven by a 3.3Vpp sine or square wave. This clock
is divided by 98 in the DC890B collection board to
control the serial interface and convert pulse. To run
the LTC1408 at maximum conversion rate, apply a
10MHz signal to this input.
GROUNDING AND POWER CONNECTION
Connect a 5V to 7V power supply to the Vin and
GND turret posts. For optimum performance, this
supply should be floating with respect to any signal
generators connected to the analog inputs.
Figure 4 – JP1, JP2 CONFIGURATION
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