AD7569/AD7669
NOTE:
Digital Feedthrough
The term DAC (Digital-to-Analog Converter) throughout the
data sheet applies equally to the dual DACs in the AD7669 as
well as to the single DAC of the AD7569 unless otherwise
stated. It follows that the term VOUT applies to both VOUTA and
Digital Feedthrough is also a measure of the impulse injected to
the analog output from the digital inputs, but is measured when
the DAC is not selected. It is essentially feedthrough across the
die and package. It is also a measure of the glitch impulse trans-
ferred to the analog output when data is read from the internal
ADC. It is specified in nV secs and is measured with WR high
and a digital code change from all 0s to all 1s.
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Total Unadjusted Error
Total unadjusted error is a comprehensive specification that in-
cludes internal voltage reference error, relative accuracy, gain
and offset errors.
DAC-to-DAC Crosstalk (AD7669 Only)
The glitch energy transferred to the output of one DAC due to
an update at the output of the second DAC. The figure given is
the worst case and is expressed in nV secs. It is measured with
an update voltage of full scale.
Relative Accuracy (DAC)
Relative Accuracy or endpoint nonlinearity is a measure of the
maximum deviation from a straight line passing through the
endpoints of the DAC transfer function. It is measured after al-
lowing for offset and gain errors. For the bipolar output ranges,
the endpoints of the DAC transfer function are defined as those
voltages that correspond to negative full-scale and positive full-
scale codes. For the unipolar output ranges, the endpoints are
code 1 and code 255. Code 1 is chosen because the amplifier is
now working in single supply and, in cases where the true offset
of the amplifier is negative, it cannot be seen at code 0. If the
relative accuracy were calculated between code 0 and code 255,
the “negative offset” would appear as a linearity error. If the off-
set is negative and less than 1 LSB, it will appear at code 1, and
hence the true linearity of the converter is seen between code 1
and code 255.
DAC-to-DAC Isolation (AD7669 Only)
DAC-to-DAC Isolation is the proportion of a digitized sine
wave from the output of one DAC, which appears at the output
of the second DAC (loaded with all 1s). The figure given is the
worst case for the second DAC output and is expressed as a ra-
tio in dBs. It is measured with a digitized sine wave (fSAMPLING
100 kHz) of 20 kHz at 2.5 V pk-pk.
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Signal-to-Noise Ratio
Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) is the measured signal to noise at
the output of the converter. The signal is the rms magnitude of
the fundamental. Noise is the rms sum of all the nonfundamen-
tal signals (excluding dc) up to half the sampling frequency.
SNR is dependent on the number of quantization levels used in
the digitization process; the more levels, the smaller the quanti-
zation noise. The theoretical SNR for a sine wave is given by
Relative Accuracy (ADC)
Relative Accuracy is the deviation of the ADC’s actual code
transition points from a straight line drawn between the end-
points of the ADC transfer function. For the bipolar input
ranges, these points are the measured, negative, full-scale transi-
tion point and the measured, positive, full-scale transition point.
For the unipolar ranges, the straight line is drawn between the
measured first LSB transition point and the measured full-scale
transition point.
SNR = (6.02N + 1.76) dB
where N is the number of bits. Thus for an ideal 8-bit converter,
SNR = 50 dB.
Harmonic Distortion
Harmonic Distortion is the ratio of the rms sum of harmonics to
the fundamental. For the AD7569/AD7669, Total Harmonic
Distortion (THD) is defined as
2
V22 +V32 +V42 +V52 +V6
Differential Nonlinearity
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Differential Nonlinearity is the difference between the measured
change and an ideal 1 LSB change between any two adjacent
codes. A specified differential nonlinearity of ±1 LSB max en-
sures monotonicity (DAC) or no missed codes (ADC). A differ-
ential nonlinearity of ±3/4 LSB max ensures that the minimum
step size (DAC) or code width (ADC) is 1/4 LSB, and the maxi-
mum step size or code width is 3/4 LSB.
V1
where V1 is the rms amplitude of the fundamental and V2, V3,
V4, V5 and V6 are the rms amplitudes of the individual
harmonics.
Intermodulation Distortion
With inputs consisting of sine waves at two frequencies, fa and
fb, any active device with nonlinearities will create distortion
products, of order (m + n), at sum and difference frequencies of
mfa ± nfb where m, n = 0, l, 2, 3,… . Intermodulation terms
are those for which m or n is not equal to zero. For example,
the second order terms include (fa + fb) and (fa – fb) and the
third order terms include (2fa + fb), (2fa – fb), (fa + 2fb) and
(fa – 2fb).
Digital-to-Analog Glitch Impulse
Digital-to-Analog Glitch Impulse is the impulse injected into the
analog output when the digital inputs change state with the
DAC selected. It is normally specified as the area of the glitch in
nV secs and is measured when the digital input code is changed
by 1 LSB at the major carry transition.
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