FEATURES
Six 16-Bit A/D Converters
Programmable Input Sample Rate
Simultaneous Sampling
76 dB SNR
64 kS/s Maximum Sample Rate
–95 dB Crosstalk
Low Group Delay (25 s Typ per ADC Channel)
Programmable Input Gain
Flexible Serial Port Which Allows Multiple Devices to
Be Connected in Cascade
Single (2.7 V to 3.6 V) Supply Operation
80 mW Max Power Consumption at 2.7 V
On-Chip Reference
28-Lead SOIC Package
APPLICATIONS
General-Purpose Analog Input
Industrial Power Metering
Motor Control
Simultaneous Sampling Applications
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The AD73360L is a six-input channel analog front-end processor for general-purpose applications, including industrial power
Analog Front End
AD73360L
metering or multichannel analog inputs. It features six 16-bit
A/D conversion channels, each of which provides 76 dB signalto-noise ratio over a dc-to-4 kHz signal bandwidth. Each
channel also features a programmable input gain amplifier (PGA)
with gain settings in eight stages from 0 dB to 38 dB.
The AD73360L is particularly suitable for industrial power
metering as each channel samples synchronously, ensuring that
there is no (phase) delay between the conversions. The AD73360L
also features low group delay conversions on all channels.
An on-chip reference voltage is included with a nominal value
of 1.2 V.
The sampling rate of the device is programmable, with four
separate settings offering 64 kHz, 32 kHz, 16 kHz, and 8 kHz
sampling rates (from a master clock of 16.384 MHz).
A serial port (SPORT) allows easy interfacing of single or cascaded devices to industry-standard DSP engines. The SPORT
transfer rate is programmable to allow interfacing to both fast
and slow DSP engines.
The AD73360L is available in 28-lead SOIC package.
VINP1
VINN1
VINP2
VINN2
VINP3
VINN3
REFCAP
REFOUT
VINP4
VINN4
VINP5
VINN5
VINP6
VINN6
SIGNAL
CONDITIONING
SIGNAL
CONDITIONING
SIGNAL
CONDITIONING
SIGNAL
CONDITIONING
SIGNAL
CONDITIONING
SIGNAL
CONDITIONING
FUNCTIONAL BLOCK DIAGRAM
0/38dB
PGA
0/38dB
PGA
0/38dB
PGA
REFERENCE
0/38dB
PGA
0/38dB
PGA
0/38dB
PGA
ANALOG
⌺-⌬
MODULATOR
ANALOG
⌺-⌬
MODULATOR
ANALOG
⌺-⌬
MODULATOR
ANALOG
⌺-⌬
MODULATOR
ANALOG
⌺-⌬
MODULATOR
ANALOG
⌺-⌬
MODULATOR
DECIMATOR
DECIMATOR
DECIMATOR
AD73360L
DECIMATOR
DECIMATOR
DECIMATOR
SERIAL
I/O
PORT
SDI
SDIFS
SCLK
RESET
MCLK
SE
SDO
SDOFS
REV. 0
Information furnished by Analog Devices is believed to be accurate and
reliable. However, no responsibility is assumed by Analog Devices for its
use, nor for any infringements of patents or other rights of third parties
which may result from its use. No license is granted by implication or
otherwise under any patent or patent rights of Analog Devices.
Operating temperature range is as follows: –40°C to +85°C. Therefore, T
2
Test conditions: Input PGA set for 0 dB gain (unless otherwise noted).
3
At input to sigma-delta modulator of ADC.
4
Guaranteed by design.
5
Overall group delay will be affected by the sample rate and the external digital filtering.
6
The ADC’s input impedance is inversely proportional to DMCLK and is approximated by: (4 × 1011)/DMCLK.
7
Frequency response of ADC measured with input at audio reference level (the input level that produces an output level of –10 dBm0), with 38 dB preamplifier
bypassed and input gain of 0 dB.
8
Test Conditions: no load on digital inputs, analog inputs ac-coupled to ground.
Specifications subject to change without notice.
= –40°C and T
MIN
Table I. Current Summary (AVDD = DVDD = 3.3 V)
Total
CurrentMCLK
Conditions(Max)SEONComments
ADCs Only On251YesREFOUT Disabled
REFCAP Only On1.00NoREFOUT Disabled
REFCAP and REFOUT Only On3.50No
All Sections On26.51YesREFOUT Enabled
All Sections Off1.00YesMCLK Active Levels Equal to 0 V and DVDD
All Sections Off0.050NoDigital Inputs Static and Equal to 0 V or DVDD
The above values are in mA and are typical values unless otherwise noted. MCLK = 16.384 MHz; SCLK = 16.384 MHz.
V|IOUT| ≤ 100 µA
See Table I
= +85°C.
MAX
TIMING CHARACTERISTICS
(AVDD = 2.7 V to 3.6 V; DVDD = 2.7 V to 3.6 V; AGND = DGND = 0 V; TA = T
wise noted.)
MlN
Limit at
ParameterTA = –40ⴗC to +85ⴗCUnitDescription
Clock SignalsSee Figure 1.
t
1
t
2
t
3
61ns minMCLK Period
24.4ns minMCLK Width High
24.4ns minMCLK Width Low
Serial PortSee Figures 3 and 4.
t
4
t
5
t
6
t
7
t
8
t
9
t
10
t
11
t
12
t
13
REV. 0
t
1
0.4 × t
1
0.4 × t
1
20ns minSDI/SDIFS Setup before SCLK Low
0ns minSDI/SDIFS Hold after SCLK Low
10ns maxSDOFS Delay from SCLK High
10ns maxSDOFS Hold after SCLK High
10ns maxSDO Hold after SCLK High
10ns maxSDO Delay from SCLK High
30ns maxSCLK Delay from MCLK
ns minSCLK Period
ns minSCLK Width High
ns minSCLK Width Low
–3–
to T
MAX
, unless other-
Page 4
AD73360L
t
t
2
Figure 1. MCLK Timing
TO OUTPUT
PIN
C
15pF
Figure 2. Load Circuit for Timing Specifications
1
t
3
100A
L
100A
I
OL
I
OH
2.1V
80
70
60
50
40
30
S/(N+D) – dB
20
10
0
–10
–855–75–65 –55 –45–35 –25–15–5
VIN – dBm0
3.17
Figure 5. S/(N+D) vs. VIN (ADC @ 3 V) Over Voiceband
Bandwidth (300 Hz–3.4 kHz)
MCLK
SCLK*
SE (I)
SCLK (O)
SDIFS (I)
SDI (I)
SDOFS (O)
SDO (O)
t
1
t
13
* SCLK IS INDIVIDUALLY PROGRAMMABLE
IN FREQUENCY (MCLK/4 SHOWN HERE).
t
2
t
5
t
4
Figure 3. SCLK Timing
THREESTATE
t
THREESTATE
THREESTATE
9
t
3
t
6
t
7
t
8
t
10
t
t
12
11
D15D2D1D0D14
t
8
t
7
D0
D15D1D14D15
D15
Figure 4. Serial Port (SPORT)
–4–
REV. 0
Page 5
AD73360L
WARNING!
ESD SENSITIVE DEVICE
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS*
(TA = 25°C unless otherwise noted)
AVDD, DVDD to GND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . –0.3 V to +4.6 V
AGND to DGND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . –0.3 V to +0.3 V
Digital I/O Voltage to DGND . . . . . –0.3 V to DVDD + 0.3 V
Analog I/O Voltage to AGND . . . . . . . . . . . . –0.3 V to AVDD
*Stresses above those listed under Absolute Maximum Ratings may cause perma-
nent damage to the device. This is a stress rating only; functional operation of the
device at these or any other conditions above those listed in the operational
sections of this specification is not implied. Exposure to absolute maximum rating
conditions for extended periods may affect device reliability.
R-28
28
VINN3
27
VINP3
VINN4
26
25
VINP4
24
VINN5
VINP5
23
VINN6
22
VINP6
21
AVDD1
20
AGND1
19
18
SE
17
SDI
16
SDIFS
15
SDOFS
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. Although
the AD73360L features proprietary ESD protection circuitry, permanent damage may occur on
devices subjected to high-energy electrostatic discharges. Therefore, proper ESD precautions are
recommended to avoid performance degradation or loss of functionality.
REV. 0
–5–
Page 6
AD73360L
PIN FUNCTION DESCRIPTIONS
Pin No.MnemonicFunction
1VINP2Analog Input to the Positive Terminal of Input Channel 2.
2VINN2Analog Input to the Negative Terminal of Input Channel 2.
3VINP1Analog Input to the Positive Terminal of Input Channel 1.
4VINN1Analog Input to the Negative Terminal of Input Channel 1.
5REFOUTBuffered Output of the Internal Reference, which has a nominal value of 1.2 V.
6REFCAPReference Voltage for ADCs. A Bypass Capacitor to AGND2 of 0.1 µF is required for the on-chip
reference. The capacitor should be fixed to this pin. The internal reference can be overdriven by an
external reference connected to this pin if required.
7AVDD2Analog Power Supply Connection.
8AGND2Analog Ground/Substrate Connection.
9DGNDDigital Ground/Substrate Connection.
10DVDDDigital Power Supply Connection.
11RESETActive Low-Reset Signal. This input resets the entire chip, resetting the control registers and clearing
the digital circuitry.
12SCLKOutput Serial Clock, whose rate determines the serial transfer rate to/from the AD73360L. It is used
to clock data or control information to and from the serial port (SPORT). The frequency of SCLK is
equal to the frequency of the master clock (MCLK) divided by an integer number—this integer num-
ber being the product of the external master clock rate divider and the serial clock rate divider.
13MCLKMaster Clock Input. MCLK is driven from an external clock signal.
14SDOSerial Data Output of the AD73360L. Both data and control information may be output on this
pin and are clocked on the positive edge of SCLK. SDO is in three-state when no information is being
transmitted and when SE is low.
15SDOFSFraming Signal Output for SDO Serial Transfers. The frame sync is one bit wide and it is active one
SCLK period before the first bit (MSB) of each output word. SDOFS is referenced to the positive
edge of SCLK. SDOFS is in three-state when SE is low.
16SDIFSFraming Signal Input for SDI Serial Transfers. The frame sync is one-bit wide and it is valid one
SCLK period before the first bit (MSB) of each input word. SDIFS is sampled on the negative edge of
SCLK and is ignored when SE is low.
17SDISerial Data Input of the AD73360L. Both data and control information may be input on this pin and
are clocked on the negative edge of SCLK. SDI is ignored when SE is low.
18SESPORT Enable. Asynchronous input enable pin for the SPORT. When SE is set low by the DSP, the
output pins of the SPORT are three-stated and the input pins are ignored. SCLK is also disabled inter-
nally in order to decrease power dissipation. When SE is brought high, the control and data registers of
the SPORT are at their original values (before SE was brought low); however, the timing counters and
other internal registers are at their reset values.
19AGND1Analog Ground Connection.
20AVDD1Analog Power Supply Connection.
21VINP6Analog Input to the Positive Terminal of Input Channel 6.
22VINN6Analog Input to the Negative Terminal of Input Channel 6.
23VINP5Analog Input to the Positive Terminal of Input Channel 5.
24VINN5Analog Input to the Negative Terminal of Input Channel 5.
25VINP4Analog Input to the Positive Terminal of Input Channel 4.
26VINN4Analog Input to the Negative Terminal of Input Channel 4.
27VINP3Analog Input to the Positive Terminal of Input Channel 3.
28VINN3Analog Input to the Negative Terminal of Input Channel 3.
–6–
REV. 0
Page 7
AD73360L
TERMINOLOGY
Absolute Gain
Absolute gain is a measure of converter gain for a known signal.
Absolute gain is measured (differentially) with a 1 kHz sine
wave at 0 dBm0 for each ADC. The absolute gain specification
is used for gain tracking error specification.
Crosstalk
Crosstalk is due to coupling of signals from a given channel to
an adjacent channel. It is defined as the ratio of the amplitude of
the coupled signal to the amplitude of the input signal. Crosstalk
is expressed in dB.
Gain Tracking Error
Gain tracking error measures changes in converter output for
different signal levels relative to an absolute signal level. The
absolute signal level is 0 dBm0 (equal to absolute gain) at 1 kHz
for each ADC. Gain tracking error at 0 dBm0 (ADC) is 0 dB by
definition.
Group Delay
Group delay is defined as the derivative of radian phase with
respect to radian frequency, dø(f)/df. Group delay is a measure
of average delay of a system as a function of frequency. A linear
system with a constant group delay has a linear phase response.
The deviation of group delay from a constant indicates the
degree of nonlinear phase response of the system.
Idle Channel Noise
Idle channel noise is defined as the total signal energy measured
at the output of the device when the input is grounded (measured in the frequency range 0 Hz–4 kHz).
Intermodulation Distortion
With inputs consisting of sine waves at two frequencies, fa and
fb, any active device with nonlinearities will create distortion
products at sum and difference frequencies of mfa ± nfb where
m, n = 0, 1, 2, 3, etc. Intermodulation terms are those for which
neither m nor n are equal to zero. For final testing, the second
order terms include (fa + fb) and (fa – fb), while the third order
terms include (2fa + fb), (2fa – fb), (fa + 2fb) and (fa – 2fb).
Power Supply Rejection
Power supply rejection measures the susceptibility of a device to
noise on the power supply. Power supply rejection is measured
by modulating the power supply with a sine wave and measuring
the noise at the output (relative to 0 dB).
Sample Rate
The sample rate is the rate at which each ADC updates its output
register. It is set relative to the DMCLK and the programmable
sample rate setting.
SNR + THD
Signal-to-noise ratio plus harmonic distortion is defined to be
the ratio of the rms value of the measured input signal to the
rms sum of all other spectral components in a given frequency
range, including harmonics but excluding dc.
ABBREVIATIONS
ADCAnalog-to-Digital Converter.
BWBandwidth.
CRxA Control Register where x is a placeholder for
an alphabetic character (A–E). There are eight
read/write control registers on the AD73360L—
designated CRA through CRE.
CRx:nA bit position, where n is a placeholder for a
numeric character (0–7), within a control register; where x is a placeholder for an alphabetic
character (A–E). Position 7 represents the MSB
and Position 0 represents the LSB.
DMCLKDevice (Internal) Master Clock. This is the
internal master clock resulting from the external
master clock (MCLK) being divided by the onchip master clock divider.
FSLBFrame Sync Loop-Back—where the SDOFS of
the final device in a cascade is connected to the
RFS and TFS of the DSP and the SDIFS of first
device in the cascade. Data input and output
occur simultaneously. In the case of non-FSLB,
SDOFS and SDO are connected to the Rx Port
of the DSP while SDIFS and SDI are connected
to the Tx Port.
PGAProgrammable Gain Amplifier.
SCSwitched Capacitor.
SNRSignal-to-Noise Ratio.
SPORTSerial Port.
THDTotal Harmonic Distortion.
VBWVoice Bandwidth.
REV. 0
–7–
Page 8
AD73360L
FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
General Description
The AD73360L is a six-input channel, 16-bit, analog front end.
It comprises six independent encoder channels each featuring
signal conditioning, programmable gain amplifier, sigma-delta
A/D converter and decimator sections. Each of these sections is
described in further detail below.
Encoder Channel
Each encoder channel consists of a signal conditioner, a switched
capacitor PGA, and a sigma-delta analog-to-digital converter
(ADC). An on-board digital filter, which forms part of the
sigma-delta ADC, also performs critical system-level filtering.
Due to the high-level of oversampling, the input antialias requirements are reduced such that a simple single pole RC stage is
sufficient to give adequate attenuation in the band of interest.
Signal Conditioner
Each analog channel has an independent signal conditioning
block. This allows the analog input to be configured by the user
depending on whether differential or single-ended mode is used.
Programmable Gain Amplifier
Each encoder section’s analog front end comprises a switched
capacitor PGA that also forms part of the sigma-delta modulator. The SC sampling frequency is DMCLK/8. The PGA,
whose programmable gain settings are shown in Table II, may
be used to increase the signal level applied to the ADC from
low-output sources such as microphones, and can be used to
avoid placing external amplifiers in the circuit. The input signal
level to the sigma-delta modulator should not exceed the maximum input voltage permitted.
The PGA gain is set by bits IGS0, IGS1, and IGS2 in control
Registers D, E, and F.
Each channel has its own ADC consisting of an analog sigmadelta modulator and a digital antialiasing decimation filter. The
sigma-delta modulator noise-shapes the signal and produces
1-bit samples at a DMCLK/8 rate. This bitstream, representing
the analog input signal, is input to the antialiasing decimation
filter. The decimation filter reduces the sample rate and increases
the resolution.
Analog Sigma-Delta Modulator
The AD73360L input channels employ a sigma-delta conversion technique, which provides a high resolution 16-bit output
with system filtering being implemented on-chip.
Sigma-delta converters employ a technique known as oversampling, where the sampling rate is many times the highest
frequency of interest. In the case of the AD73360L, the initial
sampling rate of the sigma-delta modulator is DMCLK/8. The
main effect of oversampling is that the quantization noise is
spread over a very wide bandwidth, up to f
/2 = DMCLK/16
S
(Figure 6a). This means that the noise in the band of interest is
much reduced. Another complementary feature of sigma-delta
converters is the use of a technique called noise-shaping. This
technique has the effect of pushing the noise from the band of
interest to an out-of-band position (Figure 6b). The combination of these techniques, followed by the application of a digital
filter, reduces the noise in band sufficiently to ensure good
dynamic performance from the part (Figure 6c).
BAND
OF
INTEREST
BAND
OF
INTEREST
a.
NOISE-SHAPING
f
/2
S
DMCLK/16
fS/2
DMCLK/16
b.
DIGITAL FILTER
BAND
OF
INTEREST
c.
/2
f
S
DMCLK/16
Figure 6. Sigma-Delta Noise Reduction
–8–
REV. 0
Page 9
AD73360L
Figure 7 shows the various stages of filtering that are employed
in a typical AD73360L application. In Figure 7a we see the transfer function of the external analog antialias filter. Even though it
is a single RC pole, its cutoff frequency is sufficiently far away
from the initial sampling frequency (DMCLK/8) that it takes care
of any signals that could be aliased by the sampling frequency.
This also shows the major difference between the initial oversampling rate and the bandwidth of interest. In Figure 7b, the signal
and noise-shaping responses of the sigma-delta modulator are
shown. The signal response provides further rejection of any
high-frequency signals while the noise-shaping will push the
inherent quantization noise to an out-of-band position. The detail
of Figure 7c shows the response of the digital decimation filter
(sinc-cubed response) with nulls every multiple of DMCLK/
256, which is the decimation filter update rate. The final detail
in Figure 7d shows the application of a final antialias filter in the
DSP engine. This has the advantage of being implemented according to the user’s requirements and available MIPS. The filtering in
Figures 7a through 7c is implemented in the AD73360L.
= DMCLK/8
FB = 4kHz
F
SINIT
a. Analog Antialias Filter Transfer Function
SIGNAL TRANSFER FUNCTION
NOISE TRANSFER FUNCTION
FB = 4kHz
F
SINIT
= DMCLK/8
b. Analog Sigma-Delta Modulator Transfer Function
Decimation Filter
The digital filter used in the AD73360L carries out two important functions. Firstly, it removes the out-of-band quantization
noise, which is shaped by the analog modulator and secondly, it
decimates the high-frequency bitstream to a lower rate 15-bit word.
The antialiasing decimation filter is a sinc-cubed digital filter
that reduces the sampling rate from DMCLK/8 to DMCLK/
256, and increases the resolution from a single bit to 15 bits. Its
Z transform is given as: [(1–Z
–32
)/(1–Z–1)]3. This ensures a mini-
mal group delay of 25 µs.
Word growth in the decimator is determined by the sampling
rate. At 64 kHz sampling, where the oversampling ratio between
the sigma-delta modulator and decimator output equals 32,
there are five bits per stage of the three-stage Sinc
3
filter. Due to
symmetry within the sigma-delta modulator, the LSB will always
be a zero; therefore, the 16-bit ADC output word will have
2 LSBs equal to zero, one due to the sigma-delta symmetry and
the other being a padded zero to make up a 16-bit word. At
lower sampling rates, decimator word growth will be greater
than the 16-bit sample word, therefore truncation occurs in transferring the decimator output as the ADC word. For example
at 8 kHz sampling, word growth reaches 24 bits due to the OSR
of 256 between sigma-delta modulator and decimator. This yields
eight bits per stage of the three stage Sinc
3
filter.
ADC Coding
The ADC coding scheme is in two’s complement format (see
Figure 8). The output words are formed by the decimation
filter, which grows the word length from the single-bit output of
the sigma-delta modulator to a 15-bit word, which is the final
output of the ADC block. In 16-bit Data Mode this value is left
shifted with the LSB being set to 0. For input values equal to or
greater than positive full scale, however, the output word is set
at 0x7FFF, which has the LSB set to 1. In mixed Control/Data
Mode, the resolution is fixed at 15 bits, with the MSB of the
16-bit transfer being used as a flag bit to indicate either control
or data in the frame.
V
+ (V
REF
ⴛ 0.32875)
REF
V
INN
REV. 0
F
F
= 4kHz
SINTER
= DMCLK/256
c. Digital Decimator Transfer Function
FB = 4kHzF
SFINAL
= 8kHz
SINTER
= DMCLK/256F
d. Final Filter LPF (HPF) Transfer Function
Figure 7. DC Frequency Responses
–9–
ANALOG
INPUT
ANALOG
INPUT
V
– (V
REF
V
+ (V
REF
V
– (V
REF
ⴛ 0.32875)
REF
ⴛ 0.6575)
REF
ⴛ 0.6575)
REF
V
REF
10...00
ADC CODE DIFFERENTIAL
V
10...0000...00
ADC CODE SINGLE-ENDED
Figure 8. ADC Transfer Function
V
INP
00...00
INN
V
INP
01...11
01...11
Page 10
AD73360L
Voltage Reference
The AD73360L reference, REFCAP, is a bandgap reference
that provides a low noise, temperature-compensated reference
to the ADC. A buffered version of the reference is also made
available on the REFOUT pin and can be used to bias other
external analog circuitry. The reference has a default nominal
value of 1.2 V.
The reference output (REFOUT) can be enabled for biasing
external circuitry by setting the RU bit (CRC:6) of CRC.
Serial Port (SPORT)
The AD73360Ls communicate with a host processor via the
bidirectional synchronous serial port (SPORT) which is compatible with most modern DSPs. The SPORT is used to transmit
and receive digital data and control information. Two AD73360Ls
can be cascaded together to provide additional input channels.
In both transmit and receive modes, data is transferred at the
serial clock (SCLK) rate with the MSB being transferred first.
Due to the fact that the SPORT of each AD73360L block uses
a common serial register for serial input and output, communications between an AD73360L and a host processor (DSP
engine) must always be initiated by the AD73360Ls themselves.
In this configuration the AD73360Ls are described as being in
Master mode. This ensures that there is no collision between
input data and output samples.
SPORT Overview
The AD73360L SPORT is a flexible, full-duplex, synchronous
serial port whose protocol has been designed to allow up to
eight AD73360L devices to be connected in cascade, to a single
DSP via a six-wire interface. It has a very flexible architecture
that can be configured by programming two of the internal
control registers in each device. The AD73360L SPORT has
three distinct modes of operation: Control Mode, Data Mode
and Mixed Control/Data Mode.
MCLK
DMCLK
(INTERNAL)
SERIAL PORT
(SPORT)
3
88
B
SERIAL REGISTER
CONTROL
REGISTER
CONTROL
8
REGISTER
C
F
DIVIDER
8
CONTROL
REGISTER
D
CONTROL
REGISTER
G
SCLK
SCLK
SDOFS
SDO
2
CONTROL
REGISTER
CONTROL
REGISTER
8
E
H
SE
RESET
SDIFS
SDI
8
CONTROL
REGISTER
A
MCLK
DIVIDER
CONTROL
REGISTER
Figure 9. SPORT Block Diagram
Note: As each AD73360L has its own SPORT section, the
register settings in all SPORTs must be programmed. The registers that control SPORT and sample rate operation (CRA and
CRB) must be programmed with the same values, otherwise
incorrect operation may occur.
In Program Mode (CRA:0 = 0), the device’s internal configuration can be programmed by writing to the eight internal control
registers. In this mode, control information can be written to or
read from the AD73360L. In Data Mode (CRA:0 = 1), any information that is sent to the device is ignored, while the encoder
section (ADC) data is read from the device. In this mode, only
ADC data is read from the device. Mixed mode (CRA:0 = 1 and
CRA:1 = 1) allows the user to send control information and
receive either control information or ADC data. This is achieved
by using the MSB of the 16-bit frame as a flag bit. Mixed mode
reduces the resolution to 15 bits with the MSB being used to
indicate whether the information in the 16-bit frame is control
information or ADC data.
The SPORT features a single 16-bit serial register that is used for
both input and output data transfers. As the input and output
data must share the same register, some precautions must be
observed. The primary precaution is that no information must be
written to the SPORT without reference to an output sample
event, which is when the serial register will be overwritten with
the latest ADC sample word. Once the SPORT starts to output
the latest ADC word, it is safe for the DSP to write new control
words to the AD73360L. In certain configurations, data can be
written to the device to coincide with the output sample being
shifted out of the serial register—see section on interfacing
devices. The serial clock rate (CRB:2–3) defines how many 16-bit
words can be written to a device before the next output sample
event will happen.
The SPORT block diagram, shown in Figure 9, details the blocks
associated with AD73360L including the eight control registers
(A–H), external MCLK to internal DMCLK divider and serial
clock divider. The divider rates are controlled by the setting of
Control Register B. The AD73360L features a master clock
divider that allows users the flexibility of dividing externally
available high-frequency DSP or CPU clocks to generate a lower
frequency master clock internally in the AD73360L which may be
more suitable for either serial transfer or sampling rate requirements. The master clock divider has five divider options (÷1
default condition, ÷ 2, ÷ 3, ÷4, ÷ 5) that are set by loading the
master clock divider field in Register B with the appropriate
code (see Table XIII). Once the internal device master clock
(DMCLK) has been set using the master clock divider, the sample
rate and serial clock settings are derived from DMCLK.
The SPORT can work at four different serial clock (SCLK) rates:
chosen from DMCLK, DMCLK/2, DMCLK/4 or DMCLK/8,
where DMCLK is the internal or device master clock resulting
from the external or pin master clock being divided by the master
clock divider. Care should be taken when selecting Master Clock,
Serial Clock, and Sample Rate divider settings to ensure that
there is sufficient time to read all the data from the AD73360L
before the next sample interval.
Bit 15Control/DataWhen set high, it signifies a control word in Program or Mixed Program/Data Modes. When set
Bit 14Read/WriteWhen set low, it tells the device that the data field is to be written to the register selected by the
Bits 13–11Device AddressThis 3-bit field holds the address information. Only when this field is zero is a device selected. If
Bits 10–8Register AddressThis 3-bit field is used to select one of the eight control registers on the AD73360L.
Bits 7–0Register DataThis 8-bit field holds the data that is to be written to the selected register provided the device
DEVICE ADDRESSSREGISTER ADDRESSREGISTER DATA
low, it signifies an invalid control word in Program Mode.
register field setting provided the address field is zero. When set high, it tells the device that the
selected register is to be written to the data field in the serial register and that the new control
word is to be output from the device via the serial output.
the address is not zero, it is decremented and the control word is passed out of the device via the
serial output.
0GPUGlobal Power-Up Device (0 = Power Down; 1 = Power Up)
1ReservedMust Be Programmed to Zero (0)
2ReservedMust Be Programmed to Zero (0)
3ReservedMust Be Programmed to Zero (0)
4ReservedMust Be Programmed to Zero (0)
5PUREFREF Power (0 = Power Down; 1 = Power Up)
6RUREFOUT Use (0 = Disable REFOUT; 1 = Enable REFOUT)
7ReservedMust Be Programmed to Zero (0)
CONTROL REGISTER D
Table VIII. Control Register D Description
76543210
PUI2I2GS2I2GS1I2GS0PUI1I1GS2I1GS1I1GS0
Bit NameDescription
0I1GS0ADC1:Input Gain Select (Bit 0)
1I1GS1ADC1:Input Gain Select (Bit 1)
2I1GS2ADC1:Input Gain Select (Bit 2)
3PUI1Power Control (ADC1); 1 = ON, 0 = OFF
4I2GS0ADC2:Input Gain Select (Bit 0)
5I2GS1ADC2:Input Gain Select (Bit 1)
6I2GS2ADC2:Input Gain Select (Bit 2)
7PUI2Power Control (ADC2); 1 = ON, 0 = OFF
–12–
REV. 0
Page 13
Table IX. Control Register E Description
AD73360L
CONTROL REGISTER E
CONTROL REGISTER F
76543210
PUI4I4GS2I4GS1I4GS0PUI3I3GS2I3GS1I3GS0
Bit NameDescription
0I3GS0ADC3:Input Gain Select (Bit 0)
1I3GS1ADC3:Input Gain Select (Bit 1)
2I3GS2ADC3:Input Gain Select (Bit 2)
3PUI3Power Control (ADC3); 1 = ON, 0 = OFF
4I4GS0ADC4:Input Gain Select (Bit 0)
5I4GS1ADC4:Input Gain Select (Bit 1)
6I4GS2ADC4:Input Gain Select (Bit 2)
7PUI4Power Control (ADC4); 1 = ON, 0 = OFF
Table X. Control Register F Description
76543210
PUI6I6GS2I6GS1I6GS0PUI5I5GS2I5GS1I5GS0
Bit NameDescription
0I5GS0ADC5:Input Gain Select (Bit 0)
1I5GS1ADC5:Input Gain Select (Bit 1)
2I5GS2ADC5:Input Gain Select (Bit 2)
3PUI5Power Control (ADC5); 1 = ON, 0 = OFF
4I6GS0ADC6:Input Gain Select (Bit 0)
5I6GS1ADC6:Input Gain Select (Bit 1)
6I6GS2ADC6:Input Gain Select (Bit 2)
7PUI6Power Control (ADC6); 1 = ON, 0 = OFF
CRA:0Data/Program Mode. This bit controls the operating mode of the AD73360L. If CRA:1 is 0, a 0 in this bit places the
part in Program Mode. If CRA:1 is 0, a 1 in this bit places the part in Data Mode.
CRA:1Mixed Mode. If this bit is a 0, the operating mode is determined by CRA:0. If this bit is a 1, the part operates in
Mixed Mode.
CRA:2Reserved. This bit is reserved and should be programmed to 0 to ensure correct operation.
CRA:3SPORT Loop Back. This is a diagnostic mode. This bit should be set to 0 to ensure correct operation.
CRA:4–6Device Count Bits. These bits tell the AD73360L how many devices are used in a cascade. Both devices in the
cascade should be programmed to the same value ensure correct operation. See Table XVI.
CRA:7Reset. Writing a 1 to this bit will initiate a software reset of the AD73360L.
Control Register B
CRB:0–1Decimation Rate. These bits are used to set the decimation of the AD73360L. See Table XV.
CRB:2–3Serial Clock Divider. These bits are used to set the serial clock frequency. See Table XIV.
CRB:4–6Master Clock Divider. These bits are used to set the Master Clock Divider ratio. See Table XIII.
CRB:7Control Echo Enable. Setting this bit to a 1 will cause the AD73360L to write out any control words it receives.
This is used as a diagnostic mode. This bit should be set to 0 for correct operation in Mixed Mode or Data Mode.
Control Register C
CRC:0Global Power-Up. Writing a 1 to this bit will cause all six channels of the AD73360L to power up, regardless of
the status of the Power Control Bits in CRD-CRF. If fewer than six channels are required, this bit should be set to
0 and the Power Control Bits of the relevant channels should be set to 1.
CRC:1–4Reserved. These bits are reserved and should be programmed to 0 to ensure correct operation.
CRC:5Power-Up Reference. This bit controls the state of the on-chip reference. A 1 in this bit will power up the refer-
ence. A 0 in this bit will power down the reference. Note that the reference is automatically powered up if any
channel is enabled.
CRC:6Reference Output. When this bit is set to 1, the REFOUT pin is enabled.
CRC:7Reserved. This bit is reserved and should be programmed to 0 to ensure correct operation.
Control Register D
CRD:0–2Input Gain Selection. These bits select the input gain for ADC1. See Table II.
CRD:3Power Control for ADC1. A 1 in this bit powers up ADC1.
CRD:4–6Input Gain Selection. These bits select the input gain for ADC2. See Table II.
CRD:7Power Control for ADC2. A 1 in this bit powers up ADC2.
Control Register E
CRE:0–2Input Gain Selection. These bits select the input gain for ADC3. See Table II.
CRE:3Power Control for ADC3. A 1 in this bit powers up ADC3.
CRE:4–6Input Gain Selection. These bits select the input gain for ADC4. See Table II.
CRE:7Power Control for ADC4. A 1 in this bit powers up ADC4.
CRF:0–2Input Gain Selection. These bits select the input gain for ADC5. See Table II.
CRF:3Power Control for ADC5. A 1 in this bit powers up ADC5.
CRF:4–6Input Gain Selection. These bits select the input gain for ADC6. See Table II.
CRF:7Power Control for ADC6. A 1 in this bit powers up ADC6.
Control Register G
CRG:0–5Channel Select. These bits are used in association with CRG:6 and CRG:7. If the Reset Analog Modulator bit
(CRG:6) is 1, a 1 in a Channel Select bit location will reset the Analog Modulator for that channel. If the SingleEnded Enable Mode bit (CRG:7) is 1, a 1 in a Channel Select bit location will put that channel into Single-Ended
Mode. If any channel has its Channel Select bit set to 0, the channel will be set for Differentially-Ended Mode and
will not have its analog modulator reset regardless of the state of CRG:6 and CRG:7.
CRG:6Reset Analog Modulator. Setting this bit to a 1 will reset the Analog Modulators for any channel whose Channel
Select bit (CRG:0–5) is set to 1. This bit should be set to 0 for normal operation.
CRG:7Single-Ended Enable Mode. Setting this bit to a 1 will enable Single-Ended Mode on any channel whose Channel
Select bit (CRG:0–5) is set to 1. Setting this bit to 0 will select Differentially-Ended Input Mode for all channels.
Control Register H
CRH:0–5Invert Select. These bits are used in association with CRH:7. If the Enable Invert Channel Mode bit (CRH:7) is 1,
a 1 in a Channel Select bit location will put that channel into Inverted Mode. If any channel has its Channel Select
bit set to 0, the channel will not be inverted regardless of the state CRH:7.
CRH:6Test Mode Enable. This bit should be set to 0 to ensure normal operation.
CRH:7Enable Invert Channel Mode. Setting this bit to a 1 will enable invert any channel whose Channel Select bit
(CRH:0–5) is set to 1. Setting this bit to 0 will select Noninverted (Normal) Mode for all channels.
SPORT Register Maps
There are eight control registers for the AD73360L, each eight
bits wide. Table III shows the control register map for the
AD73360L. The first two control registers, CRA and CRB, are
reserved for controlling the SPORT. They hold settings for
parameters such as bit rate, internal master clock rate, and device
count. If two AD73360Ls are cascaded, Registers CRA and
CRB on each device must be programmed with the same setting
to ensure correct operation (this is shown in the programming
examples). The other six registers; CRC through CRH are
used to hold control settings for the Reference, Power Control,
ADC channel, and PGA sections of the device. It is not necessary
that the contents of CRC through CRH on each AD73360L
are similar. Control registers are written to on the negative
edge of SCLK.
Master Clock Divider
The AD73360L features a programmable master clock divider
that allows the user to reduce an externally available master
clock, at pin MCLK, by one of the ratios 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 to
produce an internal master clock signal (DMCLK) that is used
to calculate the sampling and serial clock rates. The master
clock divider is programmable by setting CRB:4-6. Table XIII
shows the division ratio corresponding to the various bit settings. The default divider ratio is divide-by-one.
Table XIII. DMCLK (Internal) Rate Divider Settings
The AD73360L features a programmable serial clock divider
that allows users to match the serial clock (SCLK) rate of the
data to that of the DSP engine or host processor. The maximum
SCLK rate available is DMCLK and the other available rates
are: DMCLK/2, DMCLK/4, and DMCLK/8. The slowest rate
(DMCLK/8) is the default SCLK rate. The serial clock divider
is programmable by setting bits CRB:2–3. Table XIV shows the
serial clock rate corresponding to the various bit settings.
Table XIV. SCLK Rate Divider Settings
SCD1SCD0SCLK Rate
00DMCLK/8
01DMCLK/4
10DMCLK/2
11DMCLK
REV. 0
–15–
Page 16
AD73360L
Decimation Rate Divider
The AD73360L features a programmable decimation rate divider
that allows users flexibility in matching the AD73360L’s ADC
sample rates to the needs of the DSP software. The maximum
sample rate available is DMCLK/256 and the other available
rates are: DMCLK/512, DMCLK/1024, and DMCLK/2048. The
slowest rate (DMCLK/2048) is the default sample rate. The
sample rate divider is programmable by setting bits CRB:0-1.
Table XV shows the sample rate corresponding to the various
bit settings.
Table XV. Decimation Rate Divider Settings
DR1DR0Sample Rate
00DMCLK/2048
01DMCLK/1024
10DMCLK/512
11DMCLK/256
OPERATION
General Description
The AD73360L inputs and outputs data in a Time Division
Multiplexing (TDM) format. When data is being read from the
AD73360L each channel has a fixed time slot in which its data
is transmitted. If a channel is not powered up, no data is transmitted during the allocated time slot and the SDO line will be
three-stated. When the AD73360L is first powered up or reset it
will be set to Program Mode and will output an SDOFS. After a
reset the SDOFS will be asserted once every sample period
(125 µs assuming 16.384 MHz master clock). If the AD73360L
is configured in Frame Sync Loop-Back Mode, one control
word can be transmitted after each SDOFS pulse. Figure 10a
shows the SDO and SDOFS lines after a reset. The serial data
sent by SDO will not contain valid ADC data until the AD73360L
is put into Data Mode or Mixed Mode. Control Registers D
through F allow channels to be powered up individually. This
gives greater flexibility and control over power consumption.
Figure 10b shows the SDOFS and SDO of the AD73360L when
all channels are powered up and Figure 10c shows SDOFS and
SDO with Channels 1, 3, and 5 powered up.
Resetting the AD73360L
The RESET pin resets all the control registers. All registers are
reset to zero, indicating that the default SCLK rate (DMCLK/8)
and sample rate (DMCLK/2048) are at a minimum to ensure
that slow speed DSP engines can communicate effectively. As
well as resetting the control registers using the RESET pin, the
device can be reset using the RESET bit (CRA:7) in Control
Register A. Both hardware and software resets require four
DMCLK cycles. On reset, DATA/PGM (CRA:0) is set to 0
(default condition) thus enabling Program Mode. The reset
conditions ensure that the device must be programmed to the
correct settings after power-up or reset. Following a reset, the
SDOFS will be asserted approximately 2070 master (MCLK)
cycles after RESET goes high. The data that is output following
the reset and during Program Mode is random and contains no
valid information until either data or mixed mode is set.
Power Management
The individual functional blocks of the AD73360L can be enabled
separately by programming the power control register CRC. It
allows certain sections to be powered down if not required, which
adds to the device’s flexibility in that the user need not incur the
penalty of having to provide power for a certain section if it is
not necessary to their design. The power control registers provide
individual control settings for the major functional blocks on
each analog front-end unit and also a global override that allows
all sections to be powered up/down by setting/clearing the bit.
Using this method the user could, for example, individually
enable a certain section, such as the reference (CRC:5), and
disable all others. The global power-up (CRC:0) can be used to
enable all sections but if power-down is required using the global
1/F
SE
SDOFS
SDO
SAMPLE
Figure 10a. Output Timing After Reset (Program Mode)
Figure 10b. Output Timing: All Channels Powered Up (Data/Mixed Mode)
SE
SDOFS
SDO
CHANNEL 3
CHANNEL 5CHANNEL 1
Figure 10c. Output Timing: Channels 1, 3, and 5 Powered Up (Data/Mixed Mode)
–16–
REV. 0
Page 17
AD73360L
control, the reference will still be enabled; in this case, because
its individual bit is set. Refer to Table VII for details of the settings
of CRC. CRD–CRF can be used to control the power status of
individual channels allowing multiple channels to be powered
down if required.
Operating Modes
Three operating modes are available on the AD73360L. They are
Program, Data, and Mixed Program/Data. The device configuration—register settings—can be changed only in Program and
Mixed Program/Data Modes. In all modes, transfers of information to or from the device occur in 16-bit packets, therefore
the DSP engine’s SPORT will be programmed for 16-bit transfers.
Program (Control) Mode
In Program Mode, CRA:0 = 0, the user writes to the control
registers to set up the device for desired operation—SPORT
operation, cascade length, power management, input gain, etc. In
this mode, the 16-bit information packet sent to the device by
the DSP engine is interpreted as a control word whose format is
shown in Table IV. In this mode, the user must address the device
to be programmed using the address field of the control word. This
field is read by the device and if it is zero (000 bin), the device
recognizes the word as being addressed to it. If the address field
is not zero, it is then decremented and the control word is passed
out of the device—either to the next device in a cascade or back
to the DSP engine. This 3-bit address format allows the user to
uniquely address any one of up to eight devices in a cascade. If
the AD73360L is used in a stand-alone configuration connected
to a DSP, the device address corresponds to 0. If, on the other
hand, the AD73360L is configured in a cascade of two devices,
its device address corresponds with its hardwired position in
the cascade.
Following reset, when the SE pin is enabled, the AD73360L
responds by raising the SDOFS pin to indicate that an output
sample event has occurred. Control words can be written to the
device to coincide with the data being sent out of the SPORT,
as shown in Figure 12 (Directly Coupled), or they can lag the
output words by a time interval that should not exceed the sample
interval (Indirectly Coupled). Refer to the Digital Interface section
for more information. After reset, output frame sync pulses
will occur at a slower default sample rate, which is DMCLK/
2048, until Control Register B is programmed, after which the
SDOFS will be pulsed at the selected rate. This is to allow
slow controller devices to establish communication with the
AD73360L. During Program Mode, the data output by the
device is random and should not be interpreted as ADC data.
Data Mode
Once the device has been configured by programming the correct settings to the various control registers, the device may exit
Program Mode and enter Data Mode. This is done by programming the DATA/PGM (CRA:0) bit to a 1 and MM (CRA:1) to
0. Once the device is in Data Mode, the input data is ignored.
When the device is in normal Data Mode (i.e., Mixed Mode
disabled), it must receive a hardware reset to reprogram any of
the control register settings.
Appendix C details the initialization and operation of an analog
front-end cascade in normal Data Mode.
Mixed Program/Data Mode
This mode allows the user to send control words to the device
while receiving ADC words. This permits adaptive control of
the device whereby control of the input gains can be affected by
reprogramming the control registers. The standard data frame
remains 16 bits, but now the MSB is used as a flag bit to indicate
that the remaining 15 bits of the frame represent control information. Mixed Mode is enabled by setting the MM bit (CRA:1)
to 1 and the DATA/PGM bit (CRA:0) to 1. In the case where
control setting changes will be required during normal operation, this mode allows the ability to load control information
with the slight inconvenience of formatting the data. Note that
the output samples from the ADC will also have the MSB set to
zero to indicate it is a data word.
A description of a single device operating in mixed mode is
detailed in Appendix B, while Appendix D details the initialization and operation of an analog front-end cascade operating in
mixed mode. Note that it is not essential to load the control
registers in Program Mode before setting mixed mode active.
Mixed Mode may be selected with the first write by programming
CRA and then transmitting other control words.
Channel Selection
The ADC channels of the AD73360L can be powered up or
down individually by programming the PUIx bit of registers CRD
to CRF. If the AD73360L is being used in Mixed Data/Control
Mode individual channels may be powered up or down as the
program requires. In Data Mode, the number of channels selected
while the AD73360L was in Program Mode is fixed and cannot
be altered without resetting and reprogramming the AD73360L.
In all cases, ADC Channel 1 must be powered up as the frame
sync pulse generated by this channel defines the start of a new
sample interval.
INTERFACING
The AD73360L can be interfaced to most modern DSP engines
using conventional serial port connections and an extra enable
control line. Both serial input and output data use an accompanying frame synchronization signal that is active high one clock
cycle before the start of the 16-bit word or during the last bit of
the previous word if transmission is continuous. The serial clock
(SCLK) is an output from the AD73360L and is used to define
the serial transfer rate to the DSP’s Tx and Rx ports. Two primary
configurations can be used: the first is shown in Figure 11 where
the DSP’s Tx data, Tx frame sync, Rx data, and Rx frame sync are
connected to the AD73360L’s SDI, SDIFS, SDO, and SDOFS
respectively. This configuration, referred to as indirectly coupled
or nonframe sync loop-back, has the effect of decoupling the
transmission of input data from the receipt of output data. When
programming the DSP serial port for this configuration, it is
necessary to set the Rx frame sync as an input to the DSP and
the Tx frame sync as an output generated by the DSP. This
configuration is most useful when operating in mixed mode, as
the DSP has the ability to decide how many words can be sent
to the AD73360L(s). This means that full control can be implemented over the device configuration in a given sample interval.
REV. 0
–17–
Page 18
AD73360L
SDIFS
SDI
SCLK
SDO
SDOFS
AD73360L
ADSP-21xx
DSP
TFS
DT
SCLK
DR
RFS
Figure 11. Indirectly Coupled or Nonframe Sync LoopBack Configuration
SDIFS
SDI
SCLK
SDO
SDOFS
AD73360L
ADSP-21xx
DSP
TFS
DT
SCLK
DR
RFS
Figure 12. Directly Coupled or Frame Sync LoopBack Configuration
SDIFS
SDI
SCLK
SDO
SDOFS
RESET
SE
AD73360L
ANALOG
FRONT-END
ADSP-21xx
DSP
TFS
DT
SCLK
DR
RFS
FL0
FL1
Figure 13. AD73360L Connected to ADSP-21xx
SDIFS
SDI
SCLK
SDO
SDOFS
RESET
SE
AD73360L
ANALOG
FRONT-END
TMS320C5x
DSP
FSX
DX
CLKX
CLKR
DR
FSR
XF
Figure 14. AD73360L Connected to TMS320C5x
The second configuration (shown in Figure 12) has the DSP’s
Tx data and Rx data connected to the AD73360L’s SDI and
SDO, respectively, while the DSP’s Tx and Rx frame syncs are
connected to the AD73360L’s SDIFS and SDOFS. In this configuration, referred to as directly coupled or frame sync loop-back,
the frame sync signals are connected together and the input data
to the AD73360L is forced to be synchronous with the output data
from the AD73360L. The DSP must be programmed so that
both the Tx and Rx frame syncs are inputs as the AD73360L’s
SDOFS will be input to both. This configuration guarantees
that input and output events occur simultaneously and is the
simplest configuration for operation in normal Data Mode. Note
that when programming the DSP in this configuration it is
advisable to preload the Tx register with the first control word to
be sent before the AD73360L is taken out of reset. This ensures
that this word will be transmitted to coincide with the first output word from the device(s).
Digital Interfacing
The AD73360L is designed to easily interface to most common
DSPs. The SCLK, SDO, SDOFS, SDI, and SDIFS must be
connected to the SCLK, DR, RFS, DT, and TFS pins of the
DSP respectively. The SE pin may be controlled from a parallel
output pin or flag pin such as FL0–2 on the ADSP-21xx (or XF
on the TMS320C5x) or, where SPORT power-down is not
required, it can be permanently strapped high using a suitable
pull-up resistor. For consistent performance the SE should be
synchronized to the rising edge of MCLK using a circuit similar to
that of Figure 19. The RESET pin may be connected to the system
hardware reset structure or it may also be controlled using a
dedicated control line. In the event of tying it to the global system
reset, it is necessary to operate the device in mixed mode, which
allows a software reset, otherwise there is no convenient way of
resetting the device. Figures 11 and 12 show typical connections
to an ADSP-2181 while Figures 13 and 14 show typical connections to an ADSP-21xx and a TMS320C5x, respectively.
–18–
REV. 0
Page 19
SE
SE
SDOFS
SCLK
SDIFS
SDI
CONTROL WORD
CONTROL WORD
CHANNEL 1 ADC SAMPLE WORDSDO
CHANNEL 6 ADC SAMPLE WORD
SE
SDOFS
SCLK
SDIFS
SDIDON'T CARE
DON'T CARE
CHANNEL 1 ADC SAMPLE WORDSDOCHANNEL 6 ADC SAMPLE WORD
SCLK
SDOFS
AD73360L
SDO
SDIFS
SDI
SE
SCLK
SDOFS
SDO
SDIFS
SDI
UNDEFINED DATA
CONTROL WORD
UNDEFINED DATA
CONTROL WORD
Figure 15a. Interface Signal Timing for Program Mode Operation (Writing to a Register)
UNDEFINED DATA
REGISTER READ INSTRUCTION
READ RESULT
0x7FFF OR CONTROL WORD
Figure 15b. Interface Signal Timing for Program Mode Operation (Reading a Register)
REV. 0
Figure 16a. Interface Signal Timing for Mixed Mode Operation
Figure 16b. Interface Signal Timing for Data Mode Operation
–19–
Page 20
AD73360L
Cascade Operation
The AD73360L has been designed to support two devices in a
cascade connected to a single serial port (see Figure 17). The
SPORT interface protocol has been designed so that device
addressing is built into the packet of information sent to the
device. This allows the cascade to be formed with no extra hardware overhead for control signals or addressing. A cascade can
be formed in either of the two modes previously discussed.
Q0
Q1D1
SDIFS
SDI
SCLK
SDO
SDOFS
SDIFS
SDI
SCLK
SDO
SDOFS
AD73360L
DEVICE 1
AD73360L
DEVICE 2
MCLK
SE
RESET
MCLK
SE
RESET
ADSP-21xx
DSP
FL0FL1
TFS
DT
SCLK
DR
RFS
D0
74HC74
CLK
Figure 17. Connection of Two AD73360Ls Cascaded to
ADSP-21xx
There may be some restrictions in cascade operation due to the
sample clock and the serial clock rate chosen. The formula below
gives an indication of whether the combination of sample rate and
serial clock can be successfully cascaded. This assumes a directly
coupled frame sync arrangement as shown in Figure 12 and does
not take any interrupt latency into account.
×−×+[(())]
611617
1
≥
f
S
Device Count
SCLK
When using the indirectly coupled frame sync configuration in
cascaded operation it is necessary to be aware of the restrictions
in sending control word data to all devices in the cascade. The
user should ensure that there is sufficient time for all the control
words to be sent between reading the last ADC sample and the
start of the next sample period.
In Cascade Mode, both devices must know the number of devices
in the cascade to be able to output data at the correct time.
Control Register A contains a 3-bit field (DC0–2) that is programmed by the DSP during the programming phase. The default
condition is that the field contains 000b, which is equivalent to a
single device in cascade (see Table XVI). However, for cascade
operation this field must contain a binary value that is one less
than the number of devices in the cascade. With a cascade, each
device takes a turn to send an ADC result to the DSP. For
example, the data will be output as Device 2-Channel 1, Device
1-Channel 1, Device 2-Channel 2, Device 1-Channel 2 etc. When
the first device in the cascade has transmitted its channel data
there is an additional SCLK period during which the last device
asserts its SDOFS as it begins its transmission of the next channel. This will not cause a problem for most DSPs as they count
clock edges after a frame sync and hence the extra bit will be
ignored.
When two devices are connected in cascade there are also restrictions concerning which ADC channels can be powered up. In all
cases the cascaded devices must all have the same channels
powered up (i.e., for a cascade requiring Channels 1 and 2 on
Device 1 and Channel 5 on Device 2, Channels 1, 2, and 5
must be powered up on both devices to ensure correct operation). Figure 18 shows the timing sequence for two devices in
cascade. In all cases Channel 1 of all devices must be powered up.
Table XVI. Device Count Settings
DC2DC1DC0Cascade Length
00 01
00 12
Connection of a cascade of devices to a DSP, as shown in Figure
17, is no more complicated than connecting a single device.
Instead of connecting the SDO and SDOFS to the DSP’s Rx
port, these are now daisy-chained to the SDI and SDIFS of the
next device in the cascade. The SDO and SDOFS of the second
device in the cascade are connected to the DSP’s Rx port to
complete the cascade. SE and RESET on both devices are fed
from the signals that were synchronized with the MCLK using
the circuit of Figure 19. The SCLK from only one device need
be connected to the DSP’s SCLK input(s) as both devices
will be running at the same SCLK frequency and phase.
12345678910111213141516123456 7891011121314151617
DEVICE 2 – CHANNEL 1DEVICE 1 – CHANNEL 1
Figure 18. Cascade Timing for a Two-Device Cascade
–20–
1234567 8
DEVICE 2 – CHANNEL 2
REV. 0
Page 21
AD73360L
FREQUENCY – kHz
0
0
dB
–20
24
–100
–140
–120
–40
–60
–80
SNR = 78dB (DC TO 4kHz)
DSP CONTROL
TO SE
MCLK
DSP CONTROL
TO RESET
MCLK
Figure 19. SE and
SE SIGNAL SYNCHRONIZED
DQ
1/2
74HC74
CLK
DQ
1/2
74HC74
CLK
RESET
TO MCLK
RESET SIGNAL SYNCHRONIZED
TO MCLK
Sync Circuit for Cascaded
The sampling rate can be varied by programming the Decimation
Rate Divider settings in CRB. For a DMCLK of 16.384 MHz
sample rates of 64 kHz, 32 kHz, 16 kHz and 8 kHz are available.
Figure 21 shows the final spectral response of a signal sampled
at 8 kHz using the maximum oversampling rate.
Operation
PERFORMANCE
As the AD73360L is designed to provide high-performance,
low-cost conversion, it is important to understand the means by
which this high performance can be achieved in a typical application. This section will, by means of spectral graphs, outline
the typical performance of the device and highlight some of the
options available to users in achieving their desired sample rate,
either directly in the device or by doing some post-processing in
the DSP, while also showing the advantages and disadvantages
of the different approaches.
Encoder Section
The encoder section samples at DMCLK/256, which gives a
64 kHz output rate for DMCLK equal to 16.384 MHz. The
noise-shaping of the sigma-delta modulator also depends on the
frequency at which it is clocked, which means that the best
dynamic performance in a particular bandwidth is achieved by
oversampling at the highest possible rate. If we assume that the
signals of interest are in the bandwidth of dc–4 kHz, then sampling at 64 kHz gives a spectral response which ensures good
SNR performance in that bandwidth, as shown in Figure 20.
0
–20
–40
–60
dB
–80
–100
–120
–140
0
8162432
FREQUENCY – kHz
SNR = 59.0dB (DC TO fS/2)
SNR = 78.2dB (DC TO 4kHz)
It is possible to generate lower sample rates through reducing
the oversampling ratio by programming the DMCLK Rate
Divider Settings in CRB (MCD2-MCD1). This will have the
effect of spreading the quantization noise over a lesser bandwidth resulting in a degradation of dynamic performance.
Figure 22 shows a FFT plot of a signal sampled at 8 kHz rate
produced by reducing the DMCLK Rate.
If final filtering is implemented in the DSP, the final filter’s
group delay must be taken into account when calculating overall
group delay.
VIN
TO INPUT BIAS
CIRCUITRY
100⍀
100⍀
0.047F
0.047F
REFOUT
0.1F
VINPx
VINNx
REFCAP
VOLTAGE
REFERENCE
Figure 24. Example Circuit for Differential Input
(DC Coupling)
The AD73360L’s on-chip 38 dB preamplifier can be enabled
when there is not enough gain in the input circuit; the preamplifier is configured by bits IGS0–2 of CRD. The total gain must be
configured to ensure that a full-scale input signal produces a
signal level at the input to the sigma-delta modulator of the
ADC that does not exceed the maximum input range.
The dc biasing of the analog input signal is accomplished with
an on-chip voltage reference. If the input signal is not biased at
the internal reference level (via REFOUT), then it must be
ac-coupled with external coupling capacitors. CIN should be
0.1 µF or larger. The dc biasing of the input can then be accomplished using resistors to REFOUT as in Figure 25.
CIN
VIN
CIN
0.047F
TO INPUT BIAS
CIRCUITRY
100⍀
100⍀
10k⍀
10k⍀
0.047F
REFOUT
0.1F
VINPx
VINNx
REFCAP
VOLTAGE
REFERENCE
Figure 25. Example Circuit for Differential Input
(AC Coupling)
Figures 26 and 27 detail ac- and dc-coupled input circuits for
single-ended operation respectively.
DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS
Analog Inputs
The AD73360L features six signal conditioning inputs. Each
signal conditioning block allows the AD73360L to be used with
either a single-ended or differential signal. The applied signal
can also be inverted internally by the AD73360L if required.
The analog input signal to the AD73360L can be dc-coupled,
provided that the dc bias level of the input signal is the same as
the internal reference level (REFOUT). Figure 24 shows the
recommended differential input circuit for the AD73360L. The
circuit of Figure 24 implements first-order low-pass filters
with a 3 dB point at 34 kHz; these are the only filters that must
be implemented external to the AD73360L to prevent aliasing
of the sampled signal. Since the ADC uses a highly oversampled
approach that transfers the bulk of the antialiasing filtering into
the digital domain, the off-chip antialiasing filter need only be of
a low order. It is recommended that for optimum performance the
capacitors used for the antialiasing filter be of high-quality
dielectric (NPO).
–22–
CIN
VIN
100⍀
0.047F
10k⍀
REFOUT
0.1F
VINPx
VINNx
REFCAP
VOLTAGE
REFERENCE
Figure 26. Example Circuit for Single-Ended Input
(AC Coupling)
VIN
100⍀
0.047F
REFOUT
0.1F
VINPx
VINNx
REFCAP
VOLTAGE
REFERENCE
Figure 27. Example Circuit for Differential Input
(DC Coupling)
REV. 0
Page 23
DIGITAL GROUND
ANALOG GROUND
Digital Interface
As there are a number of variations of sample rate and clock
speeds that can be used with the AD73360L in a particular application, it is important to select the best combination to achieve the
desired performance. High-speed serial clocks will read the data
from the AD73360L in a shorter time, giving more time for
processing at the expense of injecting some digital noise into
the circuit. Digital noise can also be reduced by connecting
resistors (typ <50 Ω) in series with the digital input and output lines. The noise can be minimized by good grounding and
layout. Typically, the best performance is achieved by selecting
the slowest sample rate and SCLK frequency for the required
application as this will produce the least amount of digital noise.
Figure 28 shows combinations of sample rate and SCLK frequency
which will allow data to be read from all six channels in one sample
period. These figures correspond to setting DMCLK = MCLK.
SAMPLE RATE
8kSPS16kSPS32kSPS 64kSPS
2MHzYESYESNONO
4MHzYESYESYESNO
SCLK
8MHzYESYESYESYES
16MHzYESYESYESYES
NOTE: SOME COMBINATIONS OF SCLK AND SAMPLE RATE WILL NOT
BE SUFFICIENT TO READ DATA FROM ALL SIX CHANNELS IN THE
ALLOTTED TIME. THESE ARE DEPICTED AS NO.
Figure 28. SCLK and Sample Rates
Grounding and Layout
Since the analog inputs to the AD73360L are differential, most
of the voltages in the analog modulator are common-mode
voltages. The excellent common-mode rejection of the part will
remove common-mode noise on these inputs. The analog and
digital supplies of the AD73360L are independent and separately
pinned out to minimize coupling between analog and digital
sections of the device. The digital filters on the encoder section
will provide rejection of broadband noise on the power supplies,
except at integer multiples of the modulator sampling frequency.
The digital filters also remove noise from the analog inputs
provided the noise source does not saturate the analog modulator. However, because the resolution of the AD73360L’s ADC
is high, and the noise levels from the AD73360L are so low,
care must be taken with regard to grounding and layout.
The printed circuit board that houses the AD73360L should be
designed so the analog and digital sections are separated and
confined to certain sections of the board. The AD73360L pin
configuration offers a major advantage in that its analog and
digital interfaces are connected on opposite sides of the package.
This facilitates the use of ground planes that can be easily separated, as shown in Figure 29. A minimum etch technique is
generally best for ground planes as it gives the best shielding.
Digital and analog ground planes should be joined in only one
place. If this connection is close to the device, it is recommended
to use a ferrite bead inductor as shown in Figure 29.
AD73360L
Figure 29. Ground Plane Layout
Avoid running digital lines under the device for they will couple
noise onto the die. The analog ground plane should be allowed
to run under the AD73360L to avoid noise coupling. The power
supply lines to the AD73360L should use as large a trace as
possible to provide low impedance paths and reduce the effects
of glitches on the power supply lines. Fast switching signals such
as clocks should be shielded with digital ground to avoid radiating
noise to other sections of the board, and clock signals should
never be run near the analog inputs. Traces on opposite sides
of the board should run at right angles to each other. This will
reduce the effects of feedthrough through the board. A microstrip technique is by far the best but is not always possible with
a double-sided board. In this technique, the component side
of the board is dedicated to ground planes while signals are
placed on the other side.
Good decoupling is important when using high-speed devices. All
analog and digital supplies should be decoupled to AGND and
DGND respectively, with 0.1 µF ceramic capacitors in parallel
with 10 µF tantalum capacitors. To achieve the best from these
decoupling capacitors, they should be placed as close as possible
to the device, ideally right up against it. In systems where a
common supply voltage is used to drive both the AVDD and
DVDD of the AD73360L, it is recommended that the system’s
AVDD supply be used. This supply should have the recommended analog supply decoupling between the AVDD pins of
the AD73360L and AGND and the recommended digital supply
decoupling capacitors between the DVDD pin and DGND.
DSP Programming Considerations
This section discusses some aspects of how the serial port of the
DSP should be configured and the implications of whether Rx
and Tx interrupts should be enabled.
DSP SPORT Configuration
Following are the key settings of the DSP SPORT required for
the successful operation with the AD73360L:
• Configure for external SCLK.
• Serial Word Length = 16 bits.
• Transmit and Receive Frame Syncs required with every word.
• Frame Syncs occur one SCLK cycle before the MSB of the
serial word.
• Frame Syncs are active high.
REV. 0
–23–
Page 24
AD73360L
DSP SPORT Interrupts
If SPORT interrupts are enabled, it is important to note that the
active signals on the frame sync pins do not necessarily correspond with the positions in time of where SPORT interrupts are
generated.
On ADSP-21xx processors, it is necessary to enable SPORT
interrupts and use Interrupt Service Routines (ISRs) to handle
Tx/Rx activity, while on the TMS320CSx processors it is possible to poll the status of the Rx and Tx registers, which means
that Rx/Tx activity can be monitored using a single ISR that
would ideally be the Tx ISR as the Tx interrupt will typically
occur before the Rx ISR.
APPLICATIONS EXAMPLES
Vector Motor Control
The current drawn by a motor can be split into two components: one produces torque and the other produces magnetic
flux. For optimal performance of the motor, these two components should be controlled independently. In conventional
methods of controlling a three-phase motor, the current (or
voltage) supplied to the motor and the frequency of the drive are
the basic control variables. However, both the torque and flux
are functions of current (or voltage) and frequency. This coupling effect can reduce the performance of the motor because,
for example, if the torque is increased by increasing the frequency, the flux tends to decrease.
Vector control of an ac motor involves controlling phase in
addition to drive and current frequency. Controlling the phase
of the motor requires feedback information on the position of
the rotor relative to the rotating magnetic field in the motor.
Using this information, a vector controller mathematically transforms the three-phase drive currents into separate torque and
flux components. The AD73360L, with its six-channel simultaneous sampling capability, is ideally suited for use in vector
motor control applications.
A block diagram of a vector motor control application using the
AD73360L is shown in Figure 30. The position of the field is
derived by determining the current in each phase of the motor.
, V
V
IN1
, and V
IN2
of the AD73360L are used to digitize this
IN3
information.
Simultaneous sampling is critical to maintain the relative phase
information between the channels. A current-sensing isolation
amplifier, transformer or Hall-effect sensor is used between the
motor and the AD73360L. Rotor information is obtained by
measuring the voltage from the three inputs to the motor. V
V
, and V
IN5
of the AD73360L are used to obtain this informa-
IN6
IN4
,
tion. A DSP microprocessor is used to perform the mathematical
transformations and control loop calculations on the information fed back by the AD73360L.
DSP
TORQUE
SETPOINT
FLUX
SETPOINT
MICROPROCESSOR
TORQUE & FLUX
CONTROL LOOP
CALCULATIONS
TRANSFORMATION
TO TORQUE &
FLUX
CURRENT
COMPONENTS
DAC
DAC
CIRCUITRY
DAC
V
V
AD73360L
V
V
V
V
DRIVE
ISOLATION
AMPLIFIERS
IN1
IN2
IN3
IN4
IN5
IN6
I
C
I
B
I
A
VOLTAGE
ATTENUATORS
V
C
THREE-
V
B
PHASE
MOTOR
V
A
Figure 30. Vector Motor Control Using the AD73360L
Industrial Power Metering
The AD73360L can be used to measure the voltage and current
in all three phases of a three-phase supply. The simultaneous
sampling architecture of the AD73360L is ideal for this application where simultaneous sampling is critical to maintaining the
relative phase information between the three voltage and three
current phases. Figure 31 shows a block diagram of a threephase metering system. The V
IN1
, and V
IN2
channels are
IN3
, V
used to measure the voltages in each phase (via voltage attenuators). The current flowing in each phase can be detected by the
use of current-sensing isolation amplifiers, transformers or
Hall-effect sensors. V
IN4
, and V
IN5
are used to digitize
IN6
, V
this information. A DSP microprocessor is used to perform
the mathematical calculations on the information provided
by the AD73360L.
I
V
C
3
THREE-
PHASE
SUPPLY
MICROPROCESSOR
DSP
2
1
V
V
AD73360L
V
V
V
V
ISOLATION
AMPLIFIERS
IN1
IN2
IN3
IN4
IN5
IN6
VOLTAGE
ATTENUATORS
C
I
V
B
B
I
V
A
A
Figure 31. Three-Phase Power Metering
–24–
REV. 0
Page 25
APPENDIX A
AD73360L
Programming a Single AD73360L for Data Mode Operation
This section describes a typical sequence in programming a
single AD73360L to operate in normal Data Mode. It details
the control (program) words that are sent to the device to configure its internal registers and shows the typical output data
received during both Program and Data Modes. The device is
connected in Frame Sync Loop-Back Mode (see Figure 12),
which forces an input word from the DSP’s Tx register each time
the AD73360L outputs a word via the SDO/SDOFS lines (while
the AD73360L is in Program Mode the data transmitted will be
invalid ADC data and will, in fact, be a modified version of the
last control word written in by the DSP). In each case the DSP’s
Tx register is preloaded with the data before the frame pulse is
received. In Step 1, the part has just been reset and on the first
output event the AD73360L presents an invalid output word*.
The DSP’s Tx register contains a control word that programs
CRB with the data byte 0x03. This sets the sample rate at
SET 8kHz SAMPLING
DSP Tx REG
CONTROL WORD
1000 0001 0000 0011
STEP 1
GLOBAL POWER-UP
DSP Tx REG
CONTROL WORD
1000 0010 0000 0001
STEP 2
DEVICE 1
ADC WORD 1*
0000 0000 0000 0000
DEVICE 1
ADC WORD 1*
1011 1111 0000 0011
8 kHz (with a master clock of 16.384 MHz). In Step 2, the control word in the DSP’s Tx register will cause all the AD73360Ls
channels to power up. This data is received by the AD73360L
with the next frame sync pulse. An invalid ADC word is also
received at the DSP’s Rx register. Step 3 selects the settings for
each channel of the AD73360L. This set can be repeated as
necessary to program all the channels to the desired settings.
Steps 4 and 5 program the modes of each channel (i.e., singleended or differential mode and normal or inverted). Step 6 puts
the AD73360L into Data Mode and in Step 7 the first valid
ADC word is received.
*This sequence assumes that the DSP SPORT’s Rx and Tx interrupts are enabled.
It is important to ensure there is no latency (separation) between control words in
a cascade configuration. This is especially the case when programming Control
Register B, as it contains settings for SCLK and DMCLK rates.
DSP Rx REG
DON'T CARE
0000 0000 0000 0000
DSP Rx REG
DON'T CARE
1011 1111 0000 0011
SET CHANNEL GAINS
DSP Tx REG
CONTROL WORD
1000 0011 1000 1111
STEP 3
SET CHANNEL MODE
DSP Tx REG
CONTROL WORD
1000 0110 0011 1111
STEP 4
SET CHANNEL INVERSION
DSP Tx REG
CONTROL WORD
1000 0111 0011 1111
STEP 5
SET DATA MODE
DSP Tx REG
CONTROL WORD
1000 0000 0000 0001
STEP 6
RECEIVE VALID ADC DATA
DSP Tx REG
CONTROL WORD
0111 1111 1111 1111
STEP 7
DEVICE 1
ADC WORD 1*
1011 1010 0000 0001
DEVICE 1
ADC WORD 1*
1011 1011 1000 1111
DEVICE 1
ADC WORD 1*
1011 1111 0011 1111
DEVICE 1
ADC WORD 1*
1011 1111 0011 1111
DEVICE 1
ADC WORD 1
1000 0000 0000 0000
DSP Rx REG
DON'T CARE
1011 1010 0000 0001
DSP Rx REG
DON'T CARE
1011 1011 1000 1111
DSP Rx REG
DON'T CARE
1011 1110 0011 1111
DSP Rx REG
DON'T CARE
1011 1111 0011 1111
DSP Rx REG
ADC WORD 1
1000 0000 0000 0000
REV. 0
*ADC DATA RECEIVED BY THE DSP DURING THE PROGRAMMING PHASE SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED VALID RESULTS.
Figure 32. Programming a Single AD73360L for Operation in Data Mode
–25–
Page 26
AD73360L
APPENDIX B
Programming a Single AD73360L for Mixed Mode Operation
This section describes a typical sequence in programming a
single AD73360L to operate in Mixed Mode. The device is
configured in Nonframe Sync Loop-Back (see Figure 11), which
allows the DSP’s Tx Register to determine how many words are
sent to the device during one sample interval. In Nonframe
Sync Loop-Back mode, care must be taken when writing to
the AD73360L that an ADC result or register read result contained in the device’s serial register is not corrupted by a write.
The best way to avoid this is to only write control words when
the AD73360L has no more data to send. This can limit the
number of times a DSP can write to the AD73360L and is
dependant on the SCLK speed and the number of channels
powered up. In this example it is assumed that there are only
two channels powered up and that there is adequate time to
transmit data after the ADC results have been read.
SET 8kHz SAMPLING
DSP Tx REG
CONTROL WORD
1000 0001 0000 0011
STEP 1
POWER-UP CHANNEL 1 AND 2 AND SET GAINS
DSP Tx REG
CONTROL WORD
1000 0011 1111 1010
STEP 2
DEVICE 1
ADC WORD 1*
0000 0000 0000 0000
DEVICE 1
ADC WORD 1*
1011 1001 0000 0011
In Step 1, the device has just been reset and the on first output
event the AD73360L presents an invalid ADC sample word*.
Once this word has been received the DSP can begin transmitting programming information to the AD73360L. The first
control word sets the sampling rate at 8 kHz. In Step 2, the
DSP instructs the AD73360L to power up channels 1 and 2
and sets the gain of each. No data is read from the AD73360L
at this point. Steps 3 and 4 set the reference and places the part
into Mixed Mode. In Steps 5 and 6 valid ADC results are read
from the AD73360L and in Step 7 the DSP sends an instruction to the AD73360L to change the gain of Channel 1.
*This sequence assumes that the DSP SPORT’s Rx and Tx interrupts are enabled.
It is important to ensure there is no latency (separation) between control words in
a cascade configuration. This is especially the case when programming Control
Register B, as it contains settings for SCLK and DMCLK rates.
DSP Rx REG
DON'T CARE
0000 0000 0000 0000
DSP Rx REG
DON'T CARE
0000 0000 0000 0000
POWER-UP REFERENCE
DSP Tx REG
CONTROL WORD
1000 0010 1110 0000
STEP 3
SET MIXED MODE
DSP Tx REG
CONTROL WORD
1000 0000 0000 0010
STEP 4
RECEIVE VALID ADC DATA
DSP Tx REG
CONTROL WORD
0111 1111 1111 1111
STEP 5
RECEIVE VALID ADC DATA
DSP Tx REG
CONTROL WORD
0111 1111 1111 1111
STEP 6
CHANGE GAIN ON CHANNEL 1
DSP Tx REG
CONTROL WORD
1000 0011 1000 0010
STEP 7
DEVICE 1
ADC WORD 1*
1011 1011 1111 1010
DEVICE 1
ADC WORD 1*
1011 1010 1110 0000
DEVICE 1
ADC WORD 1
1000 0000 0000 0000
DEVICE 1
ADC WORD 2
1111 0000 0000 0000
DEVICE 1
INVALID DATA
xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx
DSP Rx REG
DON'T CARE
0000 0000 0000 0000
DSP Rx REG
DON'T CARE
0000 0000 0000 0000
DSP Rx REG
ADC WORD 1
1000 0000 0000 0000
DSP Rx REG
ADC WORD 2
1111 0000 0000 0000
DSP Rx REG
ADC WORD 2
1111 0000 0000 0000
*ADC DATA RECEIVED BY THE DSP DURING THE PROGRAMMING PHASE SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED VALID RESULTS.
Figure 33. Programming a Single AD73360L for Operation in Mixed Mode
–26–
REV. 0
Page 27
APPENDIX C
AD73360L
Configuring a Cascade of Two AD73360Ls to Operate in
Data Mode
This section describes a typical sequence of control words that
would be sent to a cascade of two AD73360Ls to set them up
for operation. It is not intended to be a definitive initialization
sequence, but will show users the typical input/output events
that occur in the programming and operation phases*. This
description panel refers to Figure 34.
In Step 1, we have the first output sample event following device
reset. The SDOFS signal is raised on both devices simultaneously, which prepares the DSP Rx register to accept the ADC
word from Device 2, while SDOFS from Device 1 becomes an
SDIFS to Device 2. As the SDOFS of Device 2 is coupled to
the DSP’s TFS and RFS, and to the SDIFS of Device 1, this
event also forces a new control word to be output from the DSP
Tx register to Device 1. The control word loaded to Device 1 is
addressed to Device 2 (i.e., the address field is 001). Device 1
will decrement the address field and pass it to Device 2 when
the next frame sync arrives. As the DSP is transmitting a control
word, Device 2 is outputting an invalid ADC word. (Note that
the AD73360L will not output valid ADC words until the device
is placed in either mixed mode or data mode. Any ADC values
received during the programming phase should be discarded.)
At the same time, Device 1 will output its ADC result to Device
2. Once all the data has been transferred, Device 1 will contain
an instruction for Device 2 (which instructs the part to set its
SCLK frequency), Device 2 will have received an ADC result
from Device 1 and the DSP will have received an ADC result
from Device 2.
In Step 2, Device 2 will begin transmitting the ADC word it
received from Device 1. This will cause the DSP to transmit a
second command word, which tells Device 1 to change its serial
clock. Simultaneously, Device 1 passes the first control word on
to Device 2. In this manner both devices receive control word
instructions and act upon them at the same time.
Step 3 is similar to Step 1 in that the DSP transmits a control
word for Device 2. Device 1 passes an invalid ADC result to
Device 2 and Device 2 transmits its own invalid ADC result
to the DSP.
In Step 4, Device 2 will transmit the invalid ADC sample it
received from Device 1 while receiving a control word from
Device 1 at the same time. Device 2 transmitting will cause the
DSP to transmit a control word for Device 1. This should be
similar to the control word transmitted in Step 3 except that this
word is intended for Device 1. When transmission is complete
both devices have received instructions to power up all channels
and set the reference etc. Steps 3 and 4 can be repeated, as necessary, to program other registers concerned with the analog section.
Step N is the first stage of changing the operating modes of the
devices to Data Mode. As Device 2 outputs an ADC word the
DSP will transmit a control word intended for CRA of Device 2
to Device 1. As in Step 1, Device 1 will decrement the address
field and pass on the control word on the next frame sync.
In Step N + 1, Device 2 transmits an ADC word it received
from Device 1. This causes the DSP to transmit a control word
to Device 1 (intended for its CRA register). At the same time
Device 2 is receiving its control word from Device 1. Both devices
simultaneously receive commands to change from Program
Mode to Data Mode and the number of devices in the cascade is
also programmed here.
In Step N + 2, we begin to receive valid ADC data. Note that
the data comes from the last device in the chain (Device 2) first.
As Device 2 transmits its ADC data, it is receiving ADC data
from Device 1. Any data transmitted from the DSP will be
ignored from now on.
In Step N + 3, Device 2 has received an ADC sample from
Device 1 and transmits it to the DSP. Steps N + 2 and N + 3
are repeated as long as samples are required.
*This sequence assumes that the DSP SPORT’s Rx and Tx interrupts are enabled .
It is important to ensure that there is no latency (separation) between control
words in a cascade configuration. This is especially the case when programming
Control Register B as it contains settings for SCLK and DMCLK rates.
REV. 0
–27–
Page 28
AD73360L
DSP Tx REG
CONTROL WORD 1
1000 1001 0000 0011
STEP 1
DSP Tx REG
CONTROL WORD 1
1000 0001 0000 0011
STEP 2
DSP Tx REG
CONTROL WORD 2
1000 1010 1110 0001
STEP 3
DSP Tx REG
CONTROL WORD
1000 0010 1110 0001
STEP 4
DSP Tx REG
CONTROL WORD
1000 1000 0001 0001
STEP N
DEVICE 1
ADC WORD 1*
0000 0000 0000 0000
DEVICE 1
ADC WORD 1*
xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx
DEVICE 1
ADC WORD 1*
xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx
DEVICE 1
ADC WORD 1*
xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx
DEVICE 1
ADC WORD 1*
xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx
DEVICE 2
ADC WORD 2*
0000 0000 0000 0000
DEVICE 2
ADC WORD 2*
xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx
DEVICE 2
ADC WORD 2*
xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx
DEVICE 2
ADC WORD 2*
xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx
DEVICE 2
ADC WORD 2*
xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx
DSP Rx REG
ADC WORD 2*
0000 0000 0000 0000
DSP Rx REG
ADC WORD 1*
xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx
DSP Rx REG
ADC WORD 2*
xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx
DSP Rx REG
ADC WORD 1*
xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx
DSP Rx REG
ADC WORD 2*
xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx
DSP Tx REG
CONTROL WORD
1000 0000 0001 0001
DEVICE 1
ADC WORD 1*
xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx
DEVICE 2
ADC WORD 2*
xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx
STEP N + 1
DSP Tx REG
CONTROL WORD
0111 1111 1111 1111
DEVICE 1
ADC WORD 1
0000 0011 0101 1110
DEVICE 2
ADC WORD 2*
0000 0011 0101 1110
STEP N + 2
DSP Tx REG
CONTROL WORD
0111 1111 1111 1111
DEVICE 1
ADC WORD 1
0011 1100 1111 1110
DEVICE 2
ADC WORD 2
0000 0011 0101 1110
STEP N + 3
*ADC DATA RECEIVED BY THE DSP DURING THE PROGRAMMING PHASE SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED VALID RESULTS.
Figure 34. Programming Two AD73360Ls in Cascade for Data Mode Operation
DSP Rx REG
ADC WORD 1*
xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx
DSP Rx REG
ADC WORD 2
0000 0011 0101 1110
DSP Rx REG
ADC WORD 1
0000 0011 0101 1110
–28–
REV. 0
Page 29
APPENDIX D
AD73360L
Configuring a Cascade of Two AD73360Ls to Operate in Mixed
Mode
This section describes a typical sequence of control words that
would be sent to a cascade of two AD73360Ls to configure
them for operation in Mixed Mode. It is not intended to be a
definitive initialization sequence, but will show users the typical
input/output events that occur in the programming and operation
phases*. This description panel refers to Figure 35.
In Step 1, we have the first output sample event following device
reset. The SDOFS signal is raised on both devices simultaneously,
which prepares the DSP Rx register to accept the ADC word
from Device 2 while SDOFS from Device 1 becomes an SDIFS
to Device 2. The cascade is configured as nonFSLB, which means
that the DSP has control over what is transmitted to the cascade.
The DSP will receive an invalid ADC word from Device 2 and
simultaneously Device 2 is receiving an invalid ADC word from
Device 1. As both AD73360Ls are in Program Mode there is
only one output event per sample period. The DSP can now
send a control word to the AD73360Ls.
In Step 2, the DSP has finished transmitting the control word to
Device 1. Device 1 recognizes that this word is not intended for
it so it will decrement the address field and generate and SDOFS
and proceed to transmit the control word to the next device in
the chain. At this point the DSP should transmit a control word
for Device 1. This will ensure that both devices receive, and act
upon, the control words at the same time.
Step 3 shows completion of the first series of control word writes.
The DSP has now received an ADC word from Device 2 and
each device has received a control word that addresses Control
Register B and sets the SCLK and Sample Rate. When programming a cascade of AD73360Ls in NonFSLB it is important
to ensure that control words which affect the operation of the
serial port are received by all devices simultaneously.
In Step 4, another sample interval has occurred and the SDOFS
on both devices are raised. Device 2 sends an ADC result to the
DSP and Device 1 sends an ADC result to Device 2. The remaining time before the next sample interval can be used to program
more registers in the AD73360Ls. Care must be taken that the
subsequent writes do not overlap the next sample interval to
avoid corrupting the data. The control words are written as
Device 2, Device 1, Device 2, etc.
Step 5 shows the DSP starting to program the ADC Control
Register to select channel gains, operating modes etc. In this
case the first write operation programs Control Register D to
power up ADC Channels 1 and 2 with gains of 0 dBs. This step
can be repeated until all the registers have been programmed.
The devices should be programmed in the order Device 2,
Device 1, Device 2, etc.
In Step 6, the DSP transmits a control word for Device 2.
This control word set the Device count to 2 and instructs the
AD73360L to go into Mixed Mode. When Device 1 receives
this control word, it will decrement the address field and generate
an SDOFS to pass it on to Device 2.
In Step 7, the DSP transmits a control word for Device 1. This
should happen as Device 1 is transmitting the control word for
Device 2 to ensure that both devices change into Mixed Mode
at the same time.
In Step 8, we begin receiving the first valid ADC words from
the cascade.
It is assumed that there is sufficient time to transmit all the
required Control Words in the allotted time.
*This sequence assumes that the DSP SPORT’s Rx and Tx interrupts are enabled.
It is important to ensure there is no latency (separation) between control words in
a cascade configuration. This is especially the case when programming Control
Register B, as it contains settings for SCLK and DMCLK rates.
REV. 0
–29–
Page 30
AD73360L
DSP Tx REG
CONTROL WORD 1
1000 1001 0000 0011
STEP 1
DSP Tx REG
CONTROL WORD 2
1000 0001 0001 0011
STEP 2
DSP Tx REG
CONTROL WORD 2
1000 0001 0001 0011
STEP 3
DSP Tx REG
CONTROL WORD
1000 0010 1110 0001
STEP 4
DSP Tx REG
CONTROL WORD
1000 1011 1000 1000
STEP 5
DEVICE 1
ADC WORD 1*
0000 0000 0000 0000
DEVICE 1
CONTROL WORD 1*
1000 1001 0001 0011
DEVICE 1
ADC WORD 1*
1000 1001 0001 0011
DEVICE 1
ADC WORD 1*
xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx
DEVICE 1
ADC WORD 1*
1000 1011 1000 1000
DEVICE 2
ADC WORD 2*
0000 0000 0000 0000
DEVICE 2
ADC WORD 2*
xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx
DEVICE 2
ADC WORD 2*
1000 1001 0001 0011
DEVICE 2
ADC WORD 2*
xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx
DEVICE 2
ADC WORD 2*
xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx
DSP Rx REG
DON'T CARE
xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx
DSP Rx REG
DON'T CARE
xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx
DSP Rx REG
DON'T CARE
xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx
DSP Rx REG
DON'T CARE
xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx
DSP Rx REG
DON'T CARE
xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx
DSP Tx REG
CONTROL WORD
1000 1000 0001 0011
DEVICE 1
ADC WORD 1*
1000 1000 0001 0011
DEVICE 2
ADC WORD 2*
xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx
xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx
STEP 6
DSP Tx REG
CONTROL WORD 1
1000 0000 0001 0011
DEVICE 1
ADC WORD 1**
1000 1001 0001 0011
DEVICE 2
ADC WORD 2*
1000 0000 0001 0011
0000 0011 0101 1110
STEP 7
DSP Tx REG
CONTROL WORD 1
0111 1111 1111 1111
DEVICE 1
ADC WORD 1
0011 1100 1111 1110
DEVICE 2
ADC WORD 2
0000 0011 0101 1110
0000 0011 0101 1110
STEP 8
*ADC DATA RECEIVED BY THE DSP DURING THE PROGRAMMING PHASE SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED VALID RESULTS.
**THIS CONTROL WORD IS NOT INTENDED FOR THE DEVICE THAT HAS RECEIVED IT. ITS ADDRESS FIELD WILL BE DECREMENTED
AND THE DATA WILL BE TRANSMITTED TO THE NEXT DEVICE IN THE CASCADE.
Figure 35. Programming Two AD73360Ls in Cascade for Mixed Mode
DSP Rx REG
DON'T CARE
DSP Rx REG
ADC WORD 2
DSP Rx REG
ADC WORD 2
–30–
REV. 0
Page 31
APPENDIX E
HISTOGRAMS OF SNR RESULTS
AD73360L
fS = 8kHz
f
= 1kHz
IN
SCLK = 8MHz
FREQUENCY OF OCCURRENCE
–83–81–79
–82–80–78
THD – dB
Figure 36. fS = 8 kHz, fIN = 1 kHz, SCLK = 8 MHz
fS = 8kHz
f
= 1kHz
IN
SCLK = 8MHz
fS = 8kHz
= 1kHz
f
IN
SCLK = 16MHz
FREQUENCY OF OCCURRENCE
–84–82 –81
–83–80 –79
THD – dB
Figure 39. fS = 8 kHz, fIN = 1 kHz, SCLK = 16 MHz
fS = 8kHz
f
= 1kHz
IN
SCLK = 16MHz
FREQUENCY OF OCCURRENCE
76.577.578.5
767778
SNR – dB
Figure 37. fS = 8 kHz, fIN = 1 kHz, SCLK = 8 MHz
= 64kHz
f
S
f
= 1kHz
IN
SCLK = 8MHz
BW = dc TO 4kHz
FREQUENCY OF OCCURRENCE
585960
58.559.5
SNR – dB
Figure 38. fS = 64 kHz, fIN = 1 kHz, SCLK = 8 MHz,
Gain = 38 dB