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former-coupled input arrangement provides good high-fre-
quency AC performance. It is important to select a transformer
that gives low distortion and does not exhibit core saturation at
full-scale voltage levels. Since the transformer does not appre-
ciably load the ladder, there is no need to buffer the Common-
Mode (CM) output in this instance. In general, it is advisable
to keep the current draw from the CM output pin below 0.5µA
to avoid nonlinearity in the internal reference ladder. A FET
input operational amplifier, such as the OPA130, can provide
a buffered reference for driving external circuitry. The analog
IN and
IN
inputs should be bypassed with 22pF capacitors to
minimize track-and-hold glitches and to improve high input
frequency performance.
Figure 5 illustrates another possible low-cost interface circuit
that utilizes resistors and capacitors in place of a trans-
former. Depending on the signal bandwidth, the component
values should be carefully selected in order to maintain the
product performance. The input capacitors, CIN, and the input
resistors, RIN, create a high-pass filter with the lower corner
frequency at fC = 1/(2pRINCIN). The corner frequency can be
reduced by either increasing the value of RIN or CIN. If the
circuit operates with a 50Ω or 75Ω impedance level, the
resistors are fixed and only the value of the capacitor can be
increased. Usually AC-coupling capacitors are electrolytic or
tantalum capacitors with values of 1µF or higher. It should be
noted that these large capacitors become inductive with
increased input frequency, which could lead to signal ampli-
tude errors or oscillation. To maintain a low AC-coupling
impedance throughout the signal band, a small value (e.g.
1µF) ceramic capacitor could be added in parallel with the
polarized capacitor.
Capacitors CSH1 and CSH2 are used to minimize current
glitches resulting from the switching in the input track-and-
hold stage and to improve signal-to-noise performance. These
capacitors can also be used to establish a low-pass filter and
effectively reduce the noise bandwidth. In order to create a
real pole, resistors RSER1 and RSER2 were added in series
with each input. The cutoff frequency of the filter is deter-
mined by fC = 1/(2pRSER • (CSH + C ADC)), where RSER is the
resistor in series with the input, CSH is the external capacitor
from the input to ground, and CADC is the internal input
capacitance of the A/D converter (typically 4pF).
Resistors R1 and R2 are used to derive the necessary
common-mode voltage from the buffered top and bottom
references. The total load of the resistor string should be
selected so that the current does not exceed 1mA. Although
the circuit in Figure 5 uses two resistors of equal value so
that the common-mode voltage is centered between the top
and bottom reference (+2.25V), it is not necessary to do so.
In all cases the center point, VCM, should be bypassed to
ground in order to provide a low-impedance AC ground.
If the signal needs to be DC-coupled to the input of the
ADS802, an operational amplifier input circuit is required. In
the differential input mode, any single-ended signal must be
modified to create a differential signal. This can be accom-
plished by using two operational amplifiers; one in the
noninverting mode for the input and the other amplifier in the
inverting mode for the complementary input. The low distor-
tion circuit in Figure 6 will provide the necessary input shifting
required for signals centered around ground. It also employs
a diode for output level shifting to ensure a low distortion
+3.25V output swing. Other amplifiers can be used in place
of the OPA842s if the lowest distortion is not necessary. If
output level shifting circuits are not used, care must be taken
to select operational amplifiers that give the necessary per-
formance when swinging to +3.25V with a ±5V supply opera-
tional amplifier.
The ADS802 can also be configured with a single-ended
input full-scale range of +0.25V to +4.25V by tying the
complementary input to the common-mode reference volt-
age (see Figure 7). This configuration will result in increased
even-order harmonics, especially at higher input frequen-
cies. However, this tradeoff may be quite acceptable for time-
domain applications. The driving amplifier must give ad-
equate performance with a +0.25V to +4.25V output swing in
this case.
FIGURE 5. AC-Coupled Differential Input Circuit.
ADS8xx
RSER1(1)
49.9Ω
R3
1kΩ
R2
(6kΩ)
R1
(6kΩ)
C2
0.1µF
CSH1
22pF
CSH2
22pF
C3
0.1µF
C1
0.1µF
CIN
0.1µF
VCM
CIN
0.1µF
RIN1
25Ω
RIN2
25ΩRSER2(1)
49.9Ω
+3.25V
Top Reference
+1.25V
Bottom Reference
IN
NOTE: (1) Indicates optional component.
IN