AD7888TYPICAL CONNECTION DIAGRAM For ac applications, removing high frequency components from Figure 8 shows a typical connection diagram for the AD7888. the analog input signal is recommended by use of an RC low- Both AGND pins are connected to the analog ground plane of pass filter on the relevant analog input pin. In applications the system. V where harmonic distortion and signal to noise ratio are critical REF is connected to a well decoupled VDD pin to provide an analog input range of 0 V to VDD. The conversion the analog input should be driven from a low impedance source. result is output in a 16-bit word with four leading zeroes fol- Large source impedances will significantly affect the ac perfor- lowed by the MSB of the 12-bit result. For applications where mance of the ADC. This may necessitate the use of an input power consumption is of concern, the automatic power down at buffer amplifier. The choice of the op amp will be a function of the end of conversion should be used to improve power perfor- the particular application. mance. See Modes of Operation section of the data sheet. When no amplifier is used to drive the analog input the source impedance should be limited to low values. The maximum SUPPLY 2.7VTO 5.25V source impedance will depend on the amount of total harmonic 10 F0.1 F distortion (THD) that can be tolerated. The THD will increase SERIAL INTERFACE as the source impedance increases and performance will degrade. VDDREF IN/ Figure 10 shows a graph of the total harmonic distortion versus REF OUT analog input signal frequency for different source impedances. AD7888AIN1SCLK0V TO–65AIN2REF IN/DOUTTHD vs. FREQUENCY FOR DIFFERENTREF OUT C/ PSOURCE IMPEDANCESINPUTAIN8DIN–70VDD = 5V 5V EXT REFERENCEAGNDCSRIN = 1k ⍀ , CIN = 100pFAGND–75dB –RIN = 50 ⍀ , CIN = 2.2nF Figure 8. Typical Connection Diagram THD –80Analog Input Figure 9 shows an equivalent circuit of the analog input structure of the AD7888. The two diodes D1 and D2 provide ESD pro- –85 tection for the analog inputs. Care must be taken to ensure that R the analog input signal never exceeds the supply rails by more IN = 10 ⍀ , CIN = 10nF–90 than 200 mV. This will cause these diodes to become forward- 0.1510.8921.1431.5942.1449.86 biased and start conducting current into the substrate. 20 mA is INPUT FREQUENCY – kHz the maximum current these diodes can conduct without causing Figure 10. THD vs. Analog Input Frequency irreversible damage to the part. However, it is worth noting that Analog Input Selection a small amount of current (1 mA) being conducted into the On power-up, the default AIN selection is AIN1. When returning substrate due to an overvoltage on an unselected channel, can to normal operation from power-down, the AIN selected will be cause inaccurate conversions on a selected channel. The capaci- the same one that was selected prior to power-down being initi- tor C1 in Figure 9 is typically about 4 pF and can primarily be ated. Table II below shows the multiplexer address correspond- attributed to pin capacitance. The resistor R1 is a lumped com- ing to each analog input from AIN1 to AIN8 for the AD7888. ponent made up of the on resistance of a multiplexer and a switch. This resistor is typically about 100 Ω. The capacitor C2 is the Table II. Channel Configurations ADC sampling capacitor and has a capacitance of 20 pF typically. Note: The analog input capacitance seen when the track and ADD2ADD1ADD0Analog Input Channel hold is in track mode is typically 38 pF, while in hold mode it is 0 0 0 AIN1 typically 4 pF. 0 0 1 AIN2 0 1 0 AIN3 VDD 0 1 1 AIN4 1 0 0 AIN5 D1C2 1 0 1 AIN6 R120pFV 1 1 0 AIN7 INC1 1 1 1 AIN8 D24pFCONVERSION PHASE – SWITCH OPENTRACK PHASE – SWITCH CLOSEDOn-Chip Reference The AD7888 has an on-chip 2.5 V reference. This reference can Figure 9. Equivalent Analog Input Circuit be enabled or disabled by clearing or setting the REF bit in the Control Register, respectively. If the on-chip reference is to be used externally in a system, it must be buffered before it is applied elsewhere. If an external reference is applied to the device, the internal reference is automatically overdriven. However, in REV. C –9–