Typically, the top side voltage drop for V
RHF
to V
RHS
will
equal:
V
RHF
– V
RHS
= 2.25 % of (V
RHF
– V
RLF
) (typical),
and the bottom side voltage drop for V
RLS
to V
RLF
will
equal:
V
RLS
– V
RLF
= 1.9 % of (V
RHF
– V
RLF
) (typical).
Figure 4 shows an example of expected voltage drops for
a specific case. V
REF
of 4.0 V is applied to V
RHF
, and V
RLF
is tied to AGND. A 90 mV drop is seen at V
RHS
(= 3.91 V),
and a 75 mV increase is seen at V
RLS
(= 0.075 V).
ANALOG INPUT
V
IN
is the analog input. The input voltage range is from
V
RLS
to V
RHS
(typically 4.0 V) and will scale proportionally
with respect to the voltage reference. (See voltage refer-
ence section.)
The drive requirements for the analog inputs are very
minimal when compared to most other converters due to
the SPT7863’s extremely low input capacitance of only
5 pF and very high input resistance in excess of 50 kΩ.
The analog input should be protected through a series
resistor and diode clamping circuit as shown in figure 5.
Figure 5 – Recommended Input Protection Circuit
+V
AV
DD
Upon powerup, the SPT7863 begins its calibration algo-
rithm. In order to achieve the calibration accuracy re-
quired, the offset and gain adjustment step size is a frac-
tion of a 10-bit LSB. Since the calibration algorithm is an
oversampling process, a minimum of 10,000 clock cycles
are required. This results in a minimum calibration time
upon powerup of 250 µsec (for a 40 MHz clock). Once
calibrated, the SPT7863 remains calibrated over time and
temperature.
Since the calibration cycles are initiated on the rising edge
of the clock, the clock must be continuously applied for the
SPT7863 to remain in calibration.
INPUT PROTECTION
All I/O pads are protected with an on-chip protection
circuit shown in figure 6. This circuit provides ESD robust-
ness to 3.5 kV and prevents latch-up under severe dis-
charge conditions without degrading analog transition
times.
Figure 6 – On-Chip Protection Circuit
V
DD
120
W
Analog
120
W
Pad
D1
Buffer
47
W
D2
ADC
POWER SUPPLY SEQUENCING CONSIDERATIONS
V
D1 = D2 = Hewlett-Packard HP5712 or equivalent
All logic inputs should be held low until power to the device
has settled to the specific tolerances. Avoid power decou-
pling networks with large time constants that could delay
V
DD
power to the device.
CALIBRATION
The SPT7863 uses an auto-calibration scheme to ensure
10-bit accuracy over time and temperature. Gain and off-
set errors are continually adjusted to 10-bit accuracy
during device operation. This process is completely trans-
parent to the user.
SPT7863
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CADEKA [ CADEKA MICROCIRCUITS LLC. ]
