LTC1402
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APPLICATIONS INFORMATION
0000 0000 0000 and 0000 0000 0001. For full-scale ad-
justment in Figures 10a and 10b, apply an input voltage of
The LTC1402 has differential inputs to minimize noise
coupling. Common mode noise on the AIN+ and AIN– leads
will be rejected by the input CMRR. The AIN– input can be
usedasagroundsensefortheAIN+ input;theLTC1402will
hold and convert the difference voltage between AIN+ and
AIN– . The leads to AIN+ (Pin 3) and AIN– (Pin 4) should be
kept as short as possible. In applications where this is not
possible, the AIN+ and AIN– traces should be run side-by-
side to cancel noise coupling.
+
2.0465V (FS – 1.5LSBs) to AIN and adjust R5 until the
output code flickers between 1111 1111 1110 and 1111
1111 1111.
BOARD LAYOUT AND BYPASSING
Wire wrap boards are not recommended for high resolu-
tion and/or high speed A/D converters. To obtain the best
performance from the LTC1402, a printed circuit board
with ground plane is required. Layout for the printed
circuit board should ensure that digital and analog signal
linesareseparatedasmuchaspossible. Inparticular, care
should be taken not to run any digital track alongside an
analog signal track.
SUPPLY BYPASSING
High quality, low series resistance 10µF ceramic bypass
capacitors should be used at the VDD and VREF pins.
Surface mount ceramic capacitors such as Murata
GRM235Y5V106Z016 provide excellent bypassing in a
small board space. Alternatively, 10µF tantalum capaci-
tors in parallel with 0.1µF ceramic capacitors can be used.
Bypass capacitors must be located as close to the pins as
possible. The traces connecting the pins and the bypass
capacitorsmustbekeptshortandshouldbemadeaswide
as possible.
An analog ground plane separate from the logic system
ground should be established under and around the ADC.
Pin 2 (AGND1), Pin 6 (AGND2), Pin 13 (DGND) and all
other analog grounds should be connected directly to an
analog ground plane. Pin 9 (OGND) should be connected
near Pin13 (DGND), where the analog ground plane ties to
the logic system ground. The VREF bypass capacitor and
the DVDD bypass capacitor should also be connected to
this analog ground plane, see Figure 11. No other digital
groundsshouldbeconnectedtothisanaloggroundplane.
Low impedance analog and digital power supply common
returnsareessentialtolownoiseoperationoftheADCand
the foil width for these tracks should be as wide as
possible. The traces connecting the pins and bypass
capacitorsmustbekeptshortandshouldbemadeaswide
as possible.
POWER-DOWN MODES
Upon power-up, the LTC1402 is initialized to the active
stateandisreadyforconversion. TheNapandSleepMode
waveforms showthepower-downmodesfortheLTC1402.
TheSCKandCONVinputscontrolthepower-downmodes
(see Timing Diagrams). Two rising edges at CONV, with-
out any intervening rising edges at SCK, put the LTC1402
in Nap mode and the power drain drops from 90mW to
12
3V TO 5V
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D
DD
10
3
+
DIGITAL
SYSTEM
LTC1402
AGND1
A
OUT
OGND
9
IN
–
A
V
AGND2
6
V
AV
DV DGND
DD
IN
REF
DD
1
SS
SYSTEM
GROUND
ANALOG
INPUT
CIRCUITRY
4
+
5
14
10µF
2
12
10µF
13
–
1402 F11
10µF
ANALOG GROUND PLANE
Figure 11. Power Supply Grounding Practice
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