INTRODUCTION
The ADS7861 is a high speed, low power, dual, 12-bit A/D
converter that operates from a single +5V supply. The input
channels are fully differential with a typical common-mode
rejection of 80dB. The part contains dual, 2µs successive
approximation ADCs, two differential sample-and-hold am-
plifiers, an internal +2.5V reference with REF
IN
and REF
OUT
pins and a high-speed parallel interface. The ADS7861
requires an external clock. In order to achieve the maximum
throughput rate of 500kHz, the master clock must be set at
8MHz. A minimum of 16 clock cycles are required for each
12-bit conversion.
There are four analog inputs that are grouped into two chan-
nels (A and B). Channel selection is controlled by the M0 (pin
14), M1 (pin 15) and A0 (pin 16) pins. Each channel has two
inputs (A0 and A1 and B0 and B1) that can be sampled and
converted simultaneously, thus preserving the relative phase
information of the signals on both analog inputs. The part
accepts an analog input voltage in the range of –V
REF
to
+V
REF
, centered around the internal +2.5V reference. The part
will also accept bipolar input ranges when a level shift circuit
is used at the front end (see Figure 7).
All conversions are initiated on the ADS7861 by bringing
the CONVST pin HIGH for a minimum of 15ns. CONVST
HIGH places both sample-and-hold amplifiers in the hold
state simultaneously and the conversion process is started on
both channels. The RD pin (pin 18) can be connected to
CONVST to simplify operation. Depending on the status of
the M0, M1 and A0 pins, the ADS7861 will (a) operate in
either two-channel or four-channel mode and (b) output data
on both the Serial A and Serial B output or both channels can
be transmitted on the A output only.
NOTE: See the Timing and Control section of this data sheet
for more information.
SAMPLE-AND-HOLD SECTION
The sample-and-hold amplifiers on the ADS7861 allow the
ADCs to accurately convert an input sine wave of full-scale
amplitude to 12-bit accuracy. The input bandwidth of the
sample-and-hold is greater than the Nyquist rate (Nyquist
equals one-half of the sampling rate) of the ADC even when
the ADC is operated at its maximum throughput rate of
500kHz. The typical small-signal bandwidth of the sample-
and-hold amplifiers is 40MHz.
Typical aperture delay time or the time it takes for the
ADS7861 to switch from the sample to the hold mode
following the CONVST pulse is 3.5ns. The average delta of
repeated aperture delay values is typically 50pS (also known
as aperture jitter). These specifications reflect the ability of
the ADS7861 to capture AC input signals accurately at the
exact same moment in time.
REFERENCE
Under normal operation, the REF
OUT
pin (pin 2) should be
directly connected to the REF
IN
pin (pin 1) to provide an
internal +2.5V reference to the ADS7862. The ADS7862
can operate, however, with an external reference in the range
of 1.2V to 2.6V for a corresponding full-scale range of 2.4V
to 5.2V.
The internal reference of the ADS7862 is double-buffered.
If the internal reference is used to drive an external load, a
buffer is provided between the reference and the load ap-
plied to pin 2 (the internal reference can typically source
2mA of current load—capacitance should not exceed 100pF).
If an external reference is used, the second buffer provides
isolation between the external reference and the CDAC.
This buffer is also used to recharge all of the capacitors of
both CDACs during conversion.
ANALOG INPUT
The analog input is bipolar and fully differential. There are
two general methods of driving the analog input of the
ADS7861: single-ended or differential (see Figures 1 and 2).
When the input is single-ended, the –IN input is held at the
common-mode voltage. The +IN input swings around the
same common voltage and the peak-to-peak amplitude is the
(common-mode +V
REF
) and the (common-mode –V
REF
).
The value of V
REF
determines the range over which the
common-mode voltage may vary (see Figure 3).
When the input is differential, the amplitude of the input is the
difference between the +IN and –IN input, or (+IN) – (–IN).
The peak-to-peak amplitude of each input is
±1/2V
REF
around
this common voltage. However, since the inputs are 180° out
of phase, the peak-to-peak amplitude of the differential volt-
age is +V
REF
to –V
REF
. The value of V
REF
also determines the
range of the voltage that may be common to both inputs (see
Figure 4).
–V
REF
to +V
REF
peak-to-peak
Common
Voltage
Single-Ended Input
ADS7861
V
REF
peak-to-peak
Common
Voltage
ADS7861
V
REF
peak-to-peak
Differential Input
FIGURE 1. Methods of Driving the ADS7861 Single-Ended
or Differential.
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