AD7869
AD7869
REV. B
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AD7869–SPECIFICATIONS
                           (VDD = +5 V 6 5%, VSS = –5 V 6 5%, AGND = DGND = 0 V, fCLK = 2.0 MHz external.
ADC SECTION                All specifications TMIN to TMAX unless otherwise noted.)
Parameter                                            J Version1       A Version1      Units             Test Conditions/Comments
DYNAMIC PERFORMANCE2
 Signal-to-Noise Ratio3, 4 (SNR) @ +25°C             78               78              dB min            VIN = 10 kHz Sine Wave, fSAMPLE = 83 kHz
    TMIN to TMAX                                     78               77              dB min
 Total Harmonic Distortion (THD)                     –86              –86             dB typ            VIN = 10 kHz Sine Wave, fSAMPLE = 83 kHz
 Peak Harmonic or Spurious Noise                     –86              –86             dB typ            VIN = 10 kHz Sine Wave, fSAMPLE = 83 kHz
 Intermodulation Distortion (IMD)
    Second Order Terms                               –86              –86             dB typ            fa = 9 kHz, fb = 9.5 kHz, fSAMPLE = 50 kHz
    Third Order Terms                                –88              –88             dB typ            fa = 9 kHz, fb = 9.5 kHz, f SAMPLE = 50 kHz
 Track/Hold Acquisition Time                         2                2               µs max
DC ACCURACY
 Resolution                                          14               14              Bits
 Minimum Resolution                                  14               14              Bits              No Missing Codes Are Guaranteed
 Integral Nonlinearity                               ±2               ±2              LSB max
 Differential Nonlinearity                           ±1               ±1              LSB max
 Bipolar Zero Error                                  ± 20             ± 20            LSB max
 Positive Gain Error5                                ± 20             ± 20            LSB max
 Negative Gain Error5                                ± 20             ± 20            LSB max
ANALOG INPUT
 Input Voltage Range                                 ±3               ±3              Volts
 Input Current                                       ±1               ±1              mA max
REFERENCE OUTPUT6
  RO ADC @ +25°C                                     2.99/3.01        2.99/3.01       V min/ V max
  RO ADC TC                                          ± 25             ± 25            ppm/°C typ
                                                                      ± 40            ± ppm/°C max
  Reference Load Sensitivity
    (∆RO ADC vs. ∆I)                                 –1.5             –1.5            mV max            Reference Load Current Change (0–500 µA),
                                                                                                        Reference Load Should Not Be Changed
                                                                                                        During Conversion
LOGIC INPUTS
  (CONVST, CLK, CONTROL)
    Input High Voltage, VINH                         2.4              2.4             V min             VDD = 5 V ± 5%
    Input Low Voltage, VINL                          0.8              0.8             V max             VDD = 5 V ± 5%
    Input Current, IIN                               ± 10             ± 10            µA max            VIN = 0 V to VDD
    Input Current7 (CONTROL & CLK)                   ± 10             ± 10            µA max            VIN = VSS to DGND
    Input Capacitance, CIN8                          10               10              pF max
LOGIC OUTPUTS
  DR, RFS Outputs
    Output Low Voltage, VOL                          0.4              0.4             V max             ISINK = 1.6 mA, Pull-Up Resistor = 4.7 kΩ
  RCLK Output
    Output Low Voltage, VOL                          0.4              0.4             V max             ISINK = 2.6 mA, Pull-Up Resistor = 2 kΩ
  DR, RFS, RCLK Outputs
    Floating-State Leakage Current                   ± 10             ± 10            µA max
    Floating-State Output Capacitance8               15               15              pF max
CONVERSION TIME
 External Clock                                      10               10              µs max
 Internal Clock                                      10               10              µs max            The Internal Clock Has a Nominal Value of 2.0 MHz
POWER REQUIREMENTS                                                                                      For Both DAC and ADC
  VDD                                                +5               +5              V nom             ± 5% for Specified Performance
  VSS                                                –5               –5              V nom             ± 5% for Specified Performance
  IDD                                                22               22              mA max            Cumulative Current from the Two VDD Pins
  ISS                                                12               12              mA max            Cumulative Current from the Two VSS Pins
  Total Power Dissipation                            170              170             mW max            Typically 130 mW
NOTES
1
  Temperature ranges are as follows: J Version, 0°C to +70°C; A Version, –40°C to +85°C.
2
  VIN = ± 3 V.
3
  SNR calculation includes distortion and noise components.
4
  SNR degradation due to asynchronous DAC updating during conversion is 0.1 dB typ.
5
  Measured with respect to internal reference.
6
  For capacitive loads greater than 50 pF, a series resistor is required (see Internal Reference section).
7
  Tying the CONTROL input to V DD places the device in a factory test mode where normal operation is not exhibited.
8
  Sample tested @ +25°C to ensure compliance.
Specifications subject to change without notice.
                                                                               –2–                                                                    REV. B
                                                                                                                                                 AD7869
                             (VDD = +5 V 6 5%, VSS = –5 V 6 5%, AGND = DGND = 0 V, Rl DAC = +3 V and decoupled as shown in Figure 2,
DAC SECTION                  VOUT Load to AGND; = 2 kV, CL = 100 pF. All specifications TMIN to TMAX unless otherwise noted.)
Parameter                                               J Versions1 A Version1               Units          Test Conditions/Comments
DYNAMIC PERFORMANCE2
 Signal-to-Noise Ratio3 (SNR) @ +25°C                   78               78                  dB min         VOUT = 1 kHz Sine Wave, fSAMPLE = 83 kHz
   TMIN to TMAX                                         78               77                  dB min         Typically 82 dB at +25°C for 0 < VOUT < 20 kHz4
 Total Harmonic Distortion (THD)                        –86              –86                 dB typ         VOUT = 1 kHz Sine Wave, fSAMPLE = 83 kHz
                                                                                                            Typically –84 dB at +25°C for 0 < VOUT < 20 kHz4
   Peak Harmonic or Spurious Noise                      –86              –86                 dB typ         VOUT = 1 kHz, fSAMPLE = 83 kHz
                                                                                                            Typically –84 dB at +25°C for 0 < VOUT < 20 kHz4
DC ACCURACY
 Resolution                                             14               14                 Bits
 Integral Nonlinearity                                  ±2               ±2                 LSB max
 Differential Nonlinearity                              ±1               ±1                 LSB max         Guaranteed Monotonic
 Bipolar Zero Error                                     ± 10             ± 10               LSB max
 Positive Full-Scale Error 5                            ± 10             ± 10               LSB max
 Negative Full-Scale Error 5                            ± 10             ± 10               LSB max
REFERENCE OUTPUT6
  RO DAC @ +25°C                                        2.99/3.01        2.99/3.01          V min/V max
  RO DAC TC                                             ± 25             ± 25               ppm/°C typ
                                                                         ± 40               ppm/°C max
   Reference Load Change
     (∆RO DAC vs. ∆I)                                   –1.5             –1.5               mV max          Reference Load Current Change (0 µA–500 µA)
REFERENCE INPUT
  RI DAC Input Range                                    2.85/3.15        2.85/3.15          V min/V max 3 V ± 5%
  Input Current                                         1                1                  µA max
LOGIC INPUTS
 (LDAC, TFS, TCLK, DT)
   Input High Voltage, VINH                             2.4              2.4                V min           VDD = 5 V ± 5%
   Input Low Voltage, VINL                              0.8              0.8                V max           VDD = 5 V ± 5%
   Input Current, IIN                                   ± 10             ± 10               µA max          VIN = 0 V to VDD
   Input Capacitance, C IN7                             10               10                 pF max
ANALOG OUTPUT
 Output Voltage Range                                   ±3               ±3                  V nom
 DC Output Impedance                                    0.3              0.3                 Ω typ
 Short-Circuit Current                                  20               20                  mA typ
AC CHARACTERISTICS7
 Voltage Output Settling-Time                                                                               Settling Time to Within ± 1/2 LSB of Final Value
   Positive Full-Scale Change                           4                4                   µs max         Typically 3 µs
   Negative Full-Scale Change                           4                4                   µs max         Typically 3.5 µs
 Digital-to-Analog Glitch Impulse                       10               10                  nV secs typ    DAC Code Change All 1s to All 0s
 Digital Feedthrough                                    2                2                   nV secs typ
 VIN to VOUT Isolation                                  100              100                 dB typ         VIN = ± 3 V, 41.5 kHz Sine Wave
POWER REQUIREMENTS                                      As per ADC Section
NOTES
1
  Temperature ranges are as follows: J Version, 0°C to +70°C; A Version, –40°C to +85°C.
2
  VOUT (p-p) = ± 3 V.
3
  SNR calculation includes distortion and noise components.
4
  Using external sample and hold, see Figures 13 to 15.
5
  Measured with respect to REF IN and includes bipolar offset error.
6
  For capacitive loads greater than 50 pF a series resistor is required (see Internal Reference section).
7
  Sample tested @ +25°C to ensure compliance.
Specifications subject to change without notice
REV. B                                                                               –3–
AD7869
TIMING SPECIFICATIONS1, 2 (V                           DD   = +5 V 6 5%, VSS = –5 V 6 5%, AGND = DGND = 0 V)
                          Limit at TMIN, TMAX
Parameter                 (All Versions)                     Units                              Conditions/Comments
ADC TIMING
 t1                       50                                 ns min                             CONVST Pulse Width
 t2 3                     440                                ns min                             RCLK Cycle Time, Internal Clock
 t3                       100                                ns min                             RFS to RCLK Falling Edge Setup Time
 t4                       20                                 ns min                             RCLK Rising Edge to RFS
                          100                                ns max
  t5 4                    155                                ns max                             RCLK to Valid Data Delay, CL = 35 pF
  t6                      4                                  ns min                             Bus Relinquish Time after RCLK
                          100                                ns max
  t135                    2 RCLK + 200 to                    ns typ                             CONVST to RFS Delay
                          3 RCLK + 200
DAC TIMING
 t7                       50                                 ns min                             TFS to TCLK Falling Edge
 t8                       75                                 ns min                             TCLK Falling Edge to TFS
 t9                       150                                ns min                             TCLK Cycle Time
 t10                      30                                 ns min                             Data Valid to TCLK Setup Time
 t11                      75                                 ns min                             Data Valid to TCLK Hold Time
 tl2                      40                                 ns min                             LDAC Pulse Width
NOTES
1
  Timing specifications are sample tested at +25°C to ensure compliance. All input signals are specified with tr = tf = 5 ns (10% to 90% of 5 V) and timed from a
  voltage level of 1.6 V.
2
  Serial timing is measured with a 4.7 kΩ pull-up resistor on DR and RFS and a 2 kΩ pull-up resistor on RCLK. The capacitance on all three outputs is 35 pF.
3
  When using internal clock, RCLK mark/space ratio (measured form a voltage level of 1.6 V) range is 40/60 to 60/40. For external clock, RCLK mark/space
  ratio = external clock mark/space ratio.
4
  DR will drive higher capacitance loads but this will add to t 5 since it increases the external RC time constant (4.7 kΩ//CL) and hence the time to reach 2.4 V.
5
  Time 2 RCLK to 3 RCLK depends on conversion start to ADC clock synchronization.
6
  TCLK mark/space ratio is 40/60 to 60/40.
CAUTION
ESD (electrostatic discharge) sensitive device. Electrostatic charges as high as 4000 V readily
accumulate on the human body and test equipment and can discharge without detection.                                                WARNING!
Although the AD7869 features proprietary ESD protection circuitry, permanent damage may
occur on devices subjected to high energy electrostatic discharges. Therefore, proper ESD
                                                                                                                                                  ESD SENSITIVE DEVICE
precautions are recommended to avoid performance degradation or loss of functionality.
                                                                                 –4–                                                                             REV. B
                                                                                                                           AD7869
                                                AD7869 PIN FUNCTION DESCRIPTION
DIP Pin
Number      Mnemonic      Function
POWER SUPPLY
7 & 23  VDD               Positive Power Supply, 5 V ± 5%. Both VDD pins must be tied together.
10 & 22 VSS               Negative Power Supply, –5 V ± 5%. Both VSS pins must be tied together.
8 & 19  AGND              Analog Ground. Both AGND pins must be tied together.
6 & 17  DGND              Digital Ground. Both DGND pins must be tied together.
ANALOG SIGNAL AND REFERENCE
21       VIN       ADC Analog Input. The ADC input range is ± 3 V.
9        VOUT      Analog Output Voltage from DAC. This output comes from a buffer amplifier. The range is bipolar, ± 3 V
                   with RI DAC = +3 V.
20       RO ADC    Voltage Reference Output. The internal ADC 3 V reference is provided at this pin. This output may be used as a
                   reference for the DAC by connecting it to the RI DAC input. The external load capability of this reference is 500 μA.
11       RO DAC    DAC Voltage Reference Output. This is one of two internal voltage references. To operate the DAC with this
                   internal reference, RO DAC should be connected to RI DAC. The external load capability of the reference is 500 μA.
12       RI DAC    DAC Voltage Reference Input. The voltage reference for the DAC must be applied to this pin. It is internally
                   buffered before being applied to the DAC. The nominal reference voltage for correct operation of the AD7869 is 3 V.
ADC INTERFACE AND CONTROL
2        CLK       Clock Input. An external TTL-compatible clock may be applied to this input. Alternatively, tying this pin to VSS
                   enables the internal laser-trimmed oscillator.
3        RFS       Receive Frame Synchronization, Logic Output. This is an active low open-drain output that provides a framing
                   pulse for serial data. An external 4.7 kΩ pull-up resistor is required on RFS.
4        RCLK      Receive Clock, Logic Output. RCLK is the gated serial clock output that is derived from the internal or external
                   ADC clock. If the CONTROL input is at VSS, the clock runs continuously. With the CONTROL input at DGND,
                   the RCLK output is gated off (three-state) after serial transmission is complete. RCLK is an open-drain output and
                   requires an external 2 kΩ pull-up resistor.
5        DR        Receive Data, Logic Output. This is an open-drain data output used in conjunction with RFS and RCLK to transmit
                   data from the ADC. Serial data is valid on the falling edge of RCLK when RFS is low. An external 4.7 kΩ resistor is
                   required on the DR output.
1        CONVST    Convert Start, Logic Input. A low to high transition on this input puts the track-and-hold amplifier into the hold
                   mode and starts an ADC conversion. This input is asynchronous to the CLK input.
24       CONTROL   Control, Logic Input. With this pin at 0 V, the RCLK is noncontinuous. With this pin at –5 V, the RCLK is contin-
                   uous. Note, tying this pin to VDD places the part in a factory test mode where normal operation is not exhibited.
DAC INTERFACE AND CONTROL
14       TFS       Transmit Frame Synchronization, Logic Input. This is a frame or synchronization signal for the DAC with serial
                   data expected after the falling edge of this signal.
15       DT        Transmit Data, Logic Input. This is the data input that is used in conjunction with TFS and TCLK to transfer
                   serial data to the input latch.
16       TCLK      Transmit Clock, Logic Input. Serial data bits are latched on the falling edge of TCLK when TFS is low.
13       LDAC      Load DAC, Logic Input. A new word is transferred into the DAC latch from the input latch on the falling edge
                   of this signal.
18       NC        No Connect.
                                                              PIN CONFIGURATIONS
                                          DIP                                                 SOIC
                            CONVST 1               24   CONTROL           CONVST 1                          28   CONTROL
                               CLK 2               23   VDD                     CLK 2                       27   VDD
                               RFS 3               22   VSS                     RFS 3                       26   VSS
                              RCLK 4               21   VIN                      NC 4                       25   NC
                                DR 5
                                         AD7869    20   RO ADC                RCLK 5
                                                                                            AD7869          24   VIN
                                       TOP VIEW                                              TOP VIEW
                              DGND 6 (Not to Scale) 19 AGND                      DR 6      (Not to Scale)   23   RO ADC
                               VDD 7                18 NC                     DGND 7                        22   AGND
                              AGND 8               17   DGND                    VDD 8                       21   DGND
                               VOUT 9              16   TCLK                  AGND 9                        20   TCLK
                                VSS 10             15   DT                     VOUT 10                      19   NC
                            RO DAC 11              14   TFS                      NC 11                      18   NC
                             RI DAC 12             13   LDAC                    VSS 12                      17   DT
NC = NO CONNECT
REV. B                                                                 –5–
AD7869
CONVERTER DETAILS                                                        The operation of the track/hold amplifier is essentially transpar-
The AD7869 is a complete 14-bit I/O port; the only external              ent to the user. The track/hold amplifier goes from its track
components required for normal operation are pull-up resistors           mode to its hold mode at the start of conversion on the rising
for the ADC data outputs, and power supply decoupling capaci-            edge of CONVST.
tors. The AD7869 is comprised of a 14-bit successive approxi-
mation ADC with a track/hold amplifier, a 14-bit DAC with a              INTERNAL REFERENCES
buffered output and two 3 V buried Zener references, a clock os-         The AD7869 has two on-chip temperature compensated buried
cillator and control logic.                                              Zener references that are factory trimmed to 3 V ± 10 mV. One
                                                                         reference provides the appropriate biasing for the ADC, while
ADC CLOCK                                                                the other is available as a reference for the DAC. Both reference
The AD7869 has an internal clock oscillator that can be used for         outputs are available (labelled RO DAC and RO ADC) and are
the ADC conversion procedure. The oscillator is enabled by ty-           capable of providing up to 500 µA to an external load.
ing the CLK input to VSS. The oscillator is laser trimmed at the         The DAC input reference (RI DAC) can be sourced externally
factory to give a maximum conversion time of 10 µs. The mark/            or connected to any of the two on-chip references. Applications
space ratio can vary from 40/60 to 60/40. Alternatively, an exter-       requiring good full-scale error matching between the DAC and
nal TTL compatible clock may be applied to this input. The al-           the ADC should use the ADC reference as shown in Figure 4.
lowable mark/space ratio of an external clock is 40/60 to 60/40.
                                                                         The maximum recommended capacitance on either of the refer-
RCLK is a clock output, used for the serial interface. This out-         ence output pins for normal operation is 50 pF. If either of the
put is derived directly from the ADC clock source and can be             reference outputs is required to drive a capacitive load greater
switched off at the end of conversion with the CONTROL                   than 50 pF, then a 200 Ω resistor must be placed in series with
input.                                                                   the capacitive load. The addition of decoupling capacitors,
                                                                         10 µF in parallel with 0.1 µF as shown in Figure 2, improves
ADC CONVERSION TIMING                                                    noise performance. The improvement in noise performance can
The conversion time for both external clock and continuous in-           be seen from the graph in Figure 3. Note: this applies for the
ternal clock can vary from 19 to 20 rising clock edges, depending        DAC output only; reference decoupling components do not af-
on the conversion start to ADC clock synchronization. If a con-          fect ADC performance. Consequently, a typical application will
version is initiated within 30 ns prior to a rising edge of the ADC      have just the DAC reference decoupled with the other one open
clock, the conversion time will consist of 20 rising clock edges,        circuited.
i.e., 9.5 µs conversion time. For noncontinuous internal clock,
the conversion time always consists of 19 rising clock edges.
                                                                   –6–                                                             REV. B
                                                                                                                                                                              AD7869
                      500
                                                                                                                 ADC ADJUSTMENT
                                                                                       TA = +25°C
                                                                                                                 Figure 6 has signal conditioning at the input and output of the
                                                                                       VDD = +5V                 AD7869 for trimming the endpoints of the transfer functions of
                      200                                                              VSS = –5V
                                                                                                                 both the ADC and the DAC. Offset error must be adjusted be-
                                                           REF OUT
                                                                                                                 fore full-scale error. For the ADC, this is achieved by trimming
                      100
                                                                                                                 the offset of A1 while the input voltage, V1, is 1/2 LSB below
           nV – √Hz
                                                                                                                           R1
      Figure 3. Noise Spectral Density vs. Frequency                                                                      10k
REV. B                                                                                                         –7–
AD7869
TIMING AND CONTROL                                                                 DAC TIMING
Communication with the AD7869 is managed by six dedicated                          The AD7869 DAC contains two latches, an input latch and a
pins. These consist of separate serial clocks, word framing or                     DAC latch. Data must be loaded to the input latch under the
strobe pulses, and data signals for both receiving and transmit-                   control of the TCLK, TFS and DT serial logic inputs. Data is
ting data. Conversion starts and DAC updating are controlled                       then transferred from the input latch to the DAC latch under
by two digital inputs, CONVST and LDAC. These inputs can                           the control of the LDAC signal. Only the data in the DAC latch
be asserted independently of the microprocessor by an external                     determines the analog output of the AD7869.
timer when precise sampling intervals are required. Alterna-
                                                                                   Data is loaded to the input latch under control of TCLK, TFS
tively, the LDAC and CONVST can be driven from a decoded
                                                                                   and DT. The AD7869 DAC expects a 16-bit stream of serial
address bus, allowing the microprocessor control over conver-
                                                                                   data on its DT input. Data must be valid on the falling edge of
sion start and DAC updating as well as data communication to
                                                                                   TCLK. The TFS input provides the frame synchronization sig-
the AD7869.
                                                                                   nal, which tells the AD7869 DAC that valid serial data will be
ADC Timing                                                                         available for the next 16 falling edges of TCLK. Figure 8 shows
Conversion control is provided by the CONVST input. A low to                       the timing diagram for the serial data format.
high transition on CONVST input starts conversion and drives
the track/hold amplifier into its hold mode. Serial data then be-                                   t7                                          t8
rial clock and is valid on the falling edge of this clock while the
RFS output is low. RFS goes low at the start of conversion, and                               Figure 8. DAC Control Timing Diagram
the first serial data bit (which is the first leading zero) is valid on            Although 16 bits of data are clocked into the input latch, only
the first falling edge of RCLK. All the ADC serial lines are                       14 bits are transferred into the DAC latch. Therefore, two bits
open-drain outputs and require external pull-up resistors.                         in the stream are don’t cares since their value does not affect the
                                                                                   DAC latch data. The bit positions are two don’t cares, followed
                    t1
                                     CONVERSION TIME                               by the 14-bit DAC data starting with the MSB.
    CONVST                                                                         The LDAC signal controls the transfer of data to the DAC
                          t13
                                                                                   latch. Normally, data is loaded to the DAC latch on the falling
            1
      RFS
                                                                                   edge of LDAC. However, if LDAC is held low, then serial data
                                t3            t2                        t4
                                                                                   is loaded to the DAC latch on the sixteenth falling edge of
           2,3
    RCLK
                                                                                   TCLK. If LDAC goes low during the loading of serial data to
                                       t5                          t6
                                                                                   the input latch, no DAC latch update takes place on the falling
            1                        DB13 DB12 DB11    DB1   DB0
       DR                                                                          edge of LDAC. If LDAC stays low until the serial transfer is
                                                                                   completed, the update takes place on the sixteenth falling edge
                 Figure 7. ADC Control Timing Diagram                              of TCLK. If LDAC returns high before the serial data transfer
The serial clock out is derived from the ADC master clock                          is completed, no DAC latch update takes place.
source, which may be internal or external. Normally, RCLK is
required during the serial transmission only. In these cases, it
can be shut down (i.e., placed into three-state) at the end of
conversion to allow multiple ADCs to share a common serial
bus. However, some serial systems (e.g., TMS32020) require a
serial clock that runs continuously. Both options are available
on the AD7869 ADC. With the CONTROL input at 0 V,
RCLK is noncontinuous; when it is at –5 V, RCLK is
continuous.
                                                                             –8–                                                                     REV. B
                                                                                                                        AD7869
AD7869 DYNAMIC SPECIFICATIONS
The AD7869 is specified and 100% tested for dynamic perfor-
mance specifications as well as traditional dc specifications such
as Integral and Differential Nonlinearity. These ac specifications
are required for signal processing applications such as speech
recognition, spectrum analysis and high speed modems. These
applications require information on the converter’s effect on the
spectral content of the input signal. Hence, the parameters for
which the AD7869 is specified include SNR, harmonic distor-
tion and peak harmonics. These terms are discussed in more de-
tail in the following sections.
Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR)
SNR is the measured signal-to-noise ratio at the output of the
ADC or DAC. The signal is the rms magnitude of the funda-
mental. Noise is the rms sum of all the nonfundamental signals
up to half the sampling frequency (fSAMPLE/2), excluding dc.
SNR is dependent upon the number of levels used in the quanti-
zation process; the more levels, the smaller the quantization
noise. The theoretical signal-to-noise ratio for a sine wave input
is given by
                                                                                           Figure 9. ADC FFT Plot
         SNR = (6.02N + 1.76) dB                              (1)
where N is the number of bits. Thus for an ideal 14-bit con-           Figure 10 shows a typical plot of effective number of bits versus
verter, SNR = 86 dB.                                                   frequency for an AD7869AQ with a sampling frequency of
Effective Number of Bits                                               60 kHz. The effective number of bits typically falls between 12.7
The formula given in Equation (1) relates the SNR to the num-          and 13.1, corresponding to SNR figures of 79 dB and 80.4 dB.
ber of bits. Rewriting the formula, as in Equation (2), it is pos-
sible to obtain a measure of performance expressed in effective
number of bits (N).
                     SNR –1.76
                N=                                             (2)
                       6.02
The effective number of bits for a device can be calculated di-
rectly from its measured SNR.
Harmonic Distortion
Harmonic Distortion is the ratio of the rms sum of harmonics to
the fundamental. For the AD7869, total harmonic distortion
(THD) is defined as:                                                       Figure 10. Effective Number of Bits vs. Frequency for the
                                                                           ADC
                           V 2 2 +V 3 2 +V 4 2 +V5 2 +V 6 2
            THD = 20 log                                               DAC Testing
                                         V1                            A simplified diagram of the method used to test the dynamic
where V1 is the rms amplitude of the fundamental and V2, V3,           performance specifications of the DAC is outlined in Figure 11.
V4, V5 and V6 are the rms amplitudes of the second through to          Data is loaded to the DAC under control of the microcontroller
the sixth harmonic. The THD is also derived from the FFT plot          and associated logic. The output of the DAC is applied to a 9th
of the ADC or DAC output spectrum.                                     order low pass filter whose cutoff frequency corresponds to the
                                                                       Nyquist limit. The output of the filter is, in turn, applied to a
ADC Testing
                                                                       16-bit accurate digitizer. This digitizes the signal and the micro-
The output spectrum from the ADC is evaluated by applying a
                                                                       controller generates an FFT plot from which the dynamic per-
sine wave signal of very low distortion to the VIN input while
                                                                       formance of the DAC can be evaluated.
reading multiple conversion results. A Fast Fourier Transform
(FFT) plot is generated from which the SNR data can be ob-                                                 LOW-PASS
                                                                                                                             16-BIT
tained. Figure 9 shows a typical 2048 point FFT plot of the                    MICRO-          AD7869
                                                                                                                           DIGITIZER
                                                                             CONTROLLER         DAC
AD7869AQ ADC with an input signal of 10 kHz and a sam-                                                      FILTER
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AD7869
The digitizer sampling is synchronized with the DAC update                        Performance versus Frequency
rate to ease FFT calculations. The digitizer samples the DAC                      The typical performance plots of Figures 14 and 15 show the
output after the output has settled to its new value. Therefore, if               AD7869 DAC performance over a wide range of input frequen-
the digitizer were to directly sample the output, it would effec-                 cies at an update rate of 83 kHz. The plot of Figure 14 is with-
tively be sampling a dc value each time. As a result, the dynamic                 out a sample-and-hold on the DAC output while the plot of
performance of the DAC would not be measured correctly. Us-                       Figure 15 is generated with a sample-and-hold on the output.
ing the digitizer directly on the DAC output would give better
results than the actual performance of the DAC. Using a filter
between the DAC and the digitizer means that the digitizer
samples a continuously moving signal, and the true dynamic
performance of the AD7869 DAC output is measured.
Figure 12 shows a typical 2048 point Fast Fourier Transform
plot for the AD7869 DAC with an update rate of 83 kHz and an
output frequency of 1 kHz. The SNR obtained from the graph is
82 dBs.
                                                                      C9
                                                                                      Figure 15. DAC Performance vs. Frequency (Sample-and-
                                            ADG201HS                330pF             Hold)
                                  R1
                                  2k2
                         V OUT
           AD7869*                         S1            D1
                                                                      AD711
            LDAC
                                                   IN1
                            1µs
 LDAC                    ONE SHOT Q
                          DELAY
                                                                               –10–                                                       REV. B
                                                                                                                                                   AD7869
MICROPROCESSOR INTERFACING                                            AD7869–DSP56000 Interface
Microprocessor interfacing to the AD7869 is via a serial bus that     Figure 16 shows a typical interface between the AD7869 and
uses standard protocol compatible with DSP machines. The              DSP56000. The interface arrangement is synchronous with a
communication interface consists of separate transmit (DAC)           gated clock requiring only three lines of interconnect. The
and receive (ADC) sections whose operations can be either syn-        DSP56000 internal serial control registers have to be configured
chronous or asynchronous with respect to each other. Each sec-        for a 16-bit data word with valid data on the first falling clock
tion has a clock signal, a data signal and a frame or strobe pulse.   edge. Conversion starts and DAC updating are controlled by an
Synchronous operation means that data is transmitted from the         external timer. Data transfers, which occur during ADC conver-
ADC and to the DAC at the same time. In this mode, only one           sions, are between the processor receive and transmit shift regis-
interface clock is needed, and this has to be the ADC clock out;      ters and the AD7869’s ADC and DAC. At the end of each
RCLK must be connected to TCLK. For asynchronous opera-               16-bit transfer, the DSP56000 receives an internal interrupt in-
tion, DAC and ADC data transfers are independent of each              dicating the transmit register is empty, and the receive register is
other; the ADC provides the receive clock (RCLK) while the            full.
transmit clock (TCLK) may be provided by the processor or the
ADC or some other external clock source.                                                                              TIMER                  CONVST
of a gated clock. A gated clock means that the device sending                                                                                CONTROL
the data switches on the clock when data is ready to be transmit-
ted and three states the clock output when transmission is com-
plete. Only 16 clock pulses are transmitted with the first data bit                                    + 5V                                        AD7869*
being latched into the receiving device on the first falling clock               DSP56000                 4.7kΩ       2kΩ            4.7kΩ
edge. Ideally, there is no need for frame pulses, however the
                                                                                                                                             RFS
AD7869 DAC frame input (TFS) has to be driven high between                                   SC0
                                                                                                                                             TFS
data transmissions. The easiest method is to use RFS to drive
                                                                                            SCK                                              RCLK
TFS and use only synchronous interfacing. This avoids the use
                                                                                            SRD                                              DR
of interconnects between the processor and AD7869 frame sig-
nals. Not all processors have a gated clock facility; Figure 16                              STD                                             DT
                                                                                                       + 5V
Asynchronous*     5 or 6           RCLK, DR, RFS, DT, TFS                         ADSP-2101/2
                                                                                                                                                  AD7869*
                                   (TCLK = RCLK or                                                            4.7kΩ   2kΩ            4.7kΩ
                                                                                                                                             RCLK
Synchronous       3                RCLK, DR and DT                                           SCLK
                                                                                               DR                                            DR
Gated Clock                        (TCLK = RCLK, TFS = RFS)
*5 LINES OF INTERCONNECT WHEN TCLK = RCLK                                                     TFS                                            TFS
DT DT
                                                                                                                                             LDAC
                                                                               *ADDITIONAL PINS OMITTED FOR CLARITY
                        CLKR                                         RCLK
                                                                                       and output tracks.
                                                                     DR
                           DR
                                                                                       The board contains a SHA circuit that can be used on the out-
                          FSX                                        TFS               put of the AD7869 DAC to extend the very good performance
                        CLKX                                         TCLK              of the part over a wider frequency range. The increased perfor-
                           DX                                        DT                mance from the SHA can be seen from Figures 14 and 15 of
                                                                                       this data sheet. A wire link (labeled LK3) connects the board
                                                                                       output to either the SHA output or directly to the AD7869
            *ADDITIONAL PINS OMITTED FOR CLARITY
                                                                                       DAC output .
    Figure 18. AD7869–TMS32020/TMS32025 Interface
                                                                                       There are three LDAC link options on the board; LDAC can be
APPLICATION HINTS                                                                      driven from an external source independent of CONVST,
Good printed circuit board (PCB) layout is as important as the                         LDAC can be tied to CONVST or LDAC can be tied to GND.
circuit design itself in achieving high speed A/D performance.                         Choosing the latter option disables the SHA operation and
The AD7869’s comparator is required to make bit decisions on                           places the SHA permanently in the track mode.
an LSB size of 366 µV. To achieve this, the designer has to be                         Microprocessor connections to the board are made by a 9-way
conscious of noise both in the ADC itself and in the preceding                         D-type connector. The pinout is shown in Figure 20. The
analog circuitry. Switching mode power supplies are not recom-                         ADC’s digital outputs are buffered with 74HC4050s. These
mended as the switching spikes will feed through to the com-                           buffers provide a higher current output capability for high
parator causing noisy code transitions. Other causes of concern                        capacitance loads or cables. Normally, these buffers are not re-
are ground loops and digital feedthrough from microprocessors.                         quired as the AD7869 will be sitting on the same board as the
These are factors that influence any ADC, and a proper PCB                             processor.
layout that minimizes these effects is essential for best
performance.                                                                           POWER SUPPLY CONNECTIONS
                                                                                       The PC board requires two analog power supplies and one 5 V
LAYOUT HINTS                                                                           digital supply. Connections to the analog supply are made di-
Ensure that the layout for the printed circuit board has the digi-                     rectly to the PC board as shown on the silkscreen in Figure 21.
tal and analog signal lines separated as much as possible. Take                        The connections are labeled V+ and V–, and the range for both
care not to run any digital track alongside an analog signal track.                    of these supplies is 12 V to 15 V. Connections to the 5 V digital
Guard (screen) the analog input with AGND.                                             supply are made through the D-type connector SKT6. The
Establish a single point analog ground (star ground), separate                         ± 5 V analog supply required by the AD7869 is generated from
from the logic system ground, as close as possible to the                              two voltage regulators on the V+ and V– supplies.
AD7869 AGND pins. Connect all other grounds and the
AD7869 DGND to this single analog ground point. Do not                                 WIRE LINK OPTIONS
connect any other digital grounds to this analog ground point.                         LK1, Analog Input Link
                                                                                       LK1 connects the analog input to a component grid or to a
Low impedance analog and digital power supply common re-                               buffer amplifier which drives the ADC input.
turns are essential to low noise operation of the ADC, so make
the foil width for these tracks as wide as possible. The use of                        LK2, Analog Output Link
ground planes minimizes impedance paths and also guards the                            LK2 connects the analog output to the component grid or to ei-
analog circuitry from digital noise. The circuit layout of Figures                     ther the SHA or DAC output (see LK3).
22 and 23 have both analog and digital ground planes that are                          LK3, SHA or DAC Select
kept separated and only joined together at the AD7869 AGND                             The analog output may be taken directly from the DAC or from
pins.                                                                                  a SHA at the output of the DAC.
                                                                                    –12–                                                        REV. B
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              AD7869
                                                                                          V+                               5V
                                                                                                  IN      OUT
                                                                                                                                     C2                C1
                                                                                                        IC5
                                                                                                                                     0.1µF             10µF
                                                                       V+                              78L05
                                                                                                       GND
                                                           C5            C6
                                                         10µF         0.1µF
                 ANALOG INPUT                                                                                               V DD
                                                                                                                    V DD
                  ±3V RANGE                  LK1                                                                                             R7
                                        A            B                                                                                       200
                                                                                  +         AD711
                                                                                      IC2                    V IN           RO ADC
                          SKT1                   C                                                                                                              C24
                                                                                                                                                                                        C23
                                                                                            V–                                                     A          0.1µF
                                                                                                                                                                                        10µF
                                                                                                                                                   B
                                       COMPONENT                                                                             RI DAC                           LK4
                                       GRID                             C7               C8                                                        C
                                                                      10µF            0.1µF                                 RO DAC
                                                                                                                     IC1                               – 5V
                                                                                                                                                A
                                                                                                                    AD7869
                                                                                                                                                B
                                                                                                                           CONTROL                           LK5
                                                                                                                                                C
                                                     COMPONENT
                                                     GRID                                                    AGND
                                                                                  B                                                                                                                                                      SKT6
                                          LK2             C                                                  AGND                                                                                                                    9-WAY D-TYPE
                           SKT2                                 B
                                                                                  A                                                          5V                                                                                       CONNECTOR
                                                     A                                                                                                                                IC7 1/2
                ANALOG OUTPUT                                                     C                          DGND                                                                    74HC4050                                   5V
                                                                                                                                              R3          R4             R5
                  ±3V RANGE                              V+                 LK3                                                           4.7k Ω         2k Ω        4.7k Ω
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                DR
                                                                                                             DGND
                                                                                                                                    DR
                                                     C10             C9
                                                     0.1µF           10µF                                                                                                                                                RCLK
                                                                                                                                RCLK
                                                                        IC4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          RFS
                          AD711                                      ADG201HS                                                      RFS
                                             +                                                   R1
                                       IC3                                                      2k Ω
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         LK9
                                                                                                               V OUT
                                  V–                                                                                                                                                                 LK8
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           TFS
                                   C12                   C11
                                                                                                                                   TFS
                                   0.1µF                 10µF
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         TCLK
                                                                                                                                TCLK
                                  C21
                                 330pF                                                                                                                                                                                          DT
                                                                                                                                    DT
                                                  R2                                                                                                                                                                     DGND
                                                 2k Ω
                                                                                                                                   CLK
                                     5V
                                                                                                             LDAC
                     R6            V CC
                                                     Q                                                       CONVST
                    15k
                              REXT /C EXT                                                                           V SS    V SS
                   C22                                                                                                                                                                         B
                  68pF                               A                                                                                                                           A                   C
                              CEXT                                                                                                 – 5V                         V–
                                                     B               5V                                                                   OUT           IN
                                                                                                                                                                                         LK7
                                                                                                               C4                              IC6                            – 5V
                              IC8 1/2            CLR                                                                         C3
                              74HC221                                                                          0.1µF         10µF             79L05
                                                                             A        B     C                                                 GND
                                       GND
                                                                                      LK6
RFS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     DR
                                                                                                                                                                                                               DT
TFS
NC
5V
REV. B                                                                                                                     –13–
AD7869
COMPONENT LIST                                           C21                       330 pF Capacitor
IC1                  AD7869                              C22                       68 pF Capacitor
IC2, IC3             2X AD711                            R1, R2, R4                2 kΩ Resistor
IC4,                 ADG201HS                            R3, R5                    4.7 kΩ Resistor
IC5,                 MC78L05                             R6                        15 kΩ Resistor
IC6,                 MC79L05                             R7                        200 Ω Resistor
IC7,                 74HC4050
IC8,                 74HC221                             LK1, LK2, LK3,
                                                         LK4, LK5, LK6,
C1, C3, C5, C7                                           LK7, LK8, LK9             Shorting Plugs
C9, C11, C13, C15    10 µF Capacitor
C17, C19, C23                                            SKT1, SKT2, SKT3,
                                                         SKT4, SKT5                BNC Sockets
C2, C4, C6, C8
C10, C12, C14, C16   0.1 µF Capacitor                    SKT6                      9-Contact D-Type Connector
C18, C20, C24
                                                     –14–                                                  REV. B
                                                                                 AD7869
Figure 22. Component Side Layout for the Circuit Diagram of Figure 19
Figure 23. Solder Side Layout for the Circuit Diagram of Figure 19
REV. B                                    –15–
AD7869
                                                                              Outline Dimensions
                                                              1.280 (32.51)
                                                              1.250 (31.75)
                                                              1.230 (31.24)
                                                   24                             13    0.280 (7.11)
                                                                                        0.250 (6.35)
                                                   1                                    0.240 (6.10)
                                                                                  12
                                                                                                                            0.325 (8.26)
                                                                                                                            0.310 (7.87)
                                                       0.100 (2.54)                                                         0.300 (7.62)
                                                           BSC
                                                                                                          0.060 (1.52)                          0.195 (4.95)
                                   0.210 (5.33)                                                                  MAX                            0.130 (3.30)
                                          MAX                                                                                                   0.115 (2.92)
                                                                                              0.015
                                0.150 (3.81)                                                  (0.38)0.015 (0.38)
                                0.130 (3.30)                                                  MIN       GAUGE
                                0.115 (2.92)                                                            PLANE                                  0.014 (0.36)
                                                                                              SEATING                                          0.010 (0.25)
                                                                                              PLANE
                                    0.022 (0.56)                                                                                               0.008 (0.20)
                                                                                        0.005 (0.13)                        0.430 (10.92)
                                    0.018 (0.46)                                        MIN                                     MAX
                                    0.014 (0.36)
                                                   0.070 (1.78)
                                                   0.060 (1.52)
                                                   0.045 (1.14)
                                                                                                                                                                    071006-A
                                                   (IN PARENTHESES) ARE ROUNDED-OFF INCH EQUIVALENTS FOR
                                                   REFERENCE ONLY AND ARE NOT APPROPRIATE FOR USE IN DESIGN.
                                                   CORNER LEADS MAY BE CONFIGURED AS WHOLE OR HALF LEADS.
                                                               Figure 24. 24-Lead Plastic Dual In-Line Package [PDIP]
                                                                                   Narrow Body
                                                                                      (N-24-1)
                                                                 18.10 (0.7126)
                                                                 17.70 (0.6969)
                                                   28                                    15
                                                                                               7.60 (0.2992)
                                                                                               7.40 (0.2913)
                                                   1                                                       10.65 (0.4193)
                                                                                         14
                                                                                                           10.00 (0.3937)
                                                                                                                                            0.75 (0.0295)
                                                                                                                                                              45°
                                                                                                       2.65 (0.1043)                        0.25 (0.0098)
                                 0.30 (0.0118)                                                         2.35 (0.0925)
                                                                                                                            8°
                                 0.10 (0.0039)                                                                              0°
                               COPLANARITY
                                   0.10                     1.27 (0.0500)     0.51 (0.0201)       SEATING                                            1.27 (0.0500)
                                                                                                  PLANE            0.33 (0.0130)
                                                                BSC           0.31 (0.0122)                                                          0.40 (0.0157)
                                                                                                                   0.20 (0.0079)
ORDERING GUIDE
Model 1             Temperature Range               Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR)                         Relative Accuracy               Package Description                               Package Option
AD7869JNZ           0°C to +70°C                    78 dB                                               ±2 LSB max                      24-Lead PDIP                                      N-24-1
AD7869JRZ           0°C to +70°C                    78 dB                                               ±2 LSB max                      28-Lead SOIC_W                                    RW-28
1
    Z = RoHS Compliant Part.
REVISION HISTORY
10/10—Rev. A to Rev. B
Added SOIC Pin Configuration......................................................5
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