8.0 ADCxx1S101 Evaluation Board Bill of Materials ....................................................................8
A1 Summary Tables of Test Points and Connectors ...................................................................9
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1.0 Introduction
These ADC Design Kits (consisting of one of these
evaluation boards: ADC12xS101, ADC10xS101,
ADC08xS101, ADC12xS051, ADC10xS051,
ADC08xS051, ADC12xS021, ADC10xS021,
ADC08xS021 and WaveVision4 hardware, where "x" in
the device types here could be a 2 or a 4, indicating the
number of multiplexer inputs) is designed to ease
evaluation and design-in of these National
Semiconductor Analog-to-Digital Converters. These
evaluation boards allow the desivgner to evaluate product
performance in a choice of two ways: in standalone mode
with a logic analyzer and appropriate software (including
National's WaveVision software), or with a personal
computer and WaveVision4 hardware and software.
Reference in this Guide to DUT is meant to refer to the
particular device for which you have the evaluation board.
For operation with a computer system, this evaluation
board should be coupled to a WaveVision4 data capture
board (National part number WAVEVSN BRD 4.0) using
the WaveVision software operating under Microsoft
Windows. The analog signal presented to the DUT is
captured by the WaveVision4 data capture board, and
displayed on the computer screen as a dynamic
waveform, FFT, and/or histogram. The software also
computes and displays dynamic performance in the form
of SNR, SINAD, THD, SFDR, and ENOB.
Important Note: The evaluation boards for all of these ADCs
look identical. The actual device placed on your evaluation
board can be identified by the label on the board and verified
by looking at the DUT (Device Under Test) top mark. The
devices have the following top marks:
DeviceTop Mark
ADC082S101X22C
ADC082S051X04C
ADC082S021X16C
ADC084S101X25C
ADC084S051X10C8.Run the WaveVision 4 software and click on
ADC084S021X19C
ADC102S101X23C
ADC102S051X05C
ADC102S021X17C
ADC104S101X26C
ADC104S051X11C
ADC104S021X20C
ADC122S101X24C
ADC122S051X06C
ADC122S021X18C
ADC124S101X27C
ADC124S051X12C
ADC124S021X21C
The signal at the Analog Input to the board is digitized
and is available at FutureBus connector J2.
The board inputs are provided at BNC1 and BNC2.
Jumper headers JP1 and JP3 allow these inputs to be
either a.c. or d.c. coupled to the DUT. Provision is made
to adjust the DUT supply voltage (measured at TP1) with
potentiometer VR1.
VR2 is used to set the input offset.
2.0 Board Assembly
These Evaluation Boards come fully assembled and
ready to use. Refer to the Bill of Materials for a
description of components, to Figure 1 for major
component placement and to Figure 2 for the Evaluation
Board schematic.
3.0 Quick Start
Refer to Figure 1 for locations of test points and major
components.
1.Connect the evaluation board to the Capture Board
(order number WAVEVSN BRD 4.0). See the
Capture Board Manual for operation of that board.
2.Connect a clean power supply to the terminals of
connector P1. Adjust power supply to a voltage of
±5.5V to ±5.7V before connecting it to the board.
3.Connect a voltmeter to TP1 and use VR1 to set the
DUT analog supply voltage for the desired value
between +2.7V and +5.0V.
4.Set the jumper to short pins 1 and 2 of JP6 and be
sure there is a clock oscillator of the appropriate
frequency at Y1.
5.Put a jumper between pins 1 and 2 of JP1 and pins
1 and 2 of JP2.
6.Connect a signal, through an appropriate bandpass
filter, to BNC1. The peak-to-peak amplitude of this
signal at TP6 should be the same as or just under
the power supply voltage setting.
7.Connect a USB cable between the WaveVision
Capture Board and the PC.
Settings, then click on Capture. Under "Board Type"
select "WaveVision 4.0 (USB)".
9.Under "Communication" press the "Test" button. If
you get a "Communication Failed" message, check
all connections and be sure the power supply is on.
10. If the appropriate sample rate (not clock rate) is not
reported, check to be sure the clock signal has
adequate amplitude and repeat the previous step.
11. Click "Accept" then gather data by pressing F1 on
the keyboard. Perform an FFT on the data by
clicking on the FFT tab.
See the WaveVision Capture Board Manual for complete
data gathering instructions.
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Input 1 Chan
JP1
INPUT 1
AC/DC Couple
BNC1
INPUT 1
Connection
JP2
Select
VR2
Offset
Adjust
INPUT 1
INPUT 1
Test Point
VR2
TP6
BNC1
TP7
INPUT 2
Test Point
BNC1
JP1
BNC2
JP3
BNC2
INPUT 2
Connection
JP3
INPUT 2
AC/DC Couple
BNC2
INPUT 2
National Semiconductor
G/P ADC, MSOP, Evaluation Board
Rev. 1.1
Input 1 Chan
L1
JP2
Select
Figure 1. Major Components and Test Points of the Evaluation Board
4.0 Functional Description
The Evaluation Board component locations are shown in
Figure 1. The board schematic is shown in Figure 2.
4.1 Input (signal conditioning) circuitry
The input signal to be digitized should be applied to BNC
connector BNC1 or to BNC2, or to both through (an)
appropriate filter(s). These 50 Ohm inputs are intended to
accept a low-noise sine wave signal of peak-to-peak
amplitude up to the power supply level. To accurately
evaluate the ADC dynamic performance, the input test
signal should be a single frequency passed through a
high-quality band pass filter as described in Section 5.0.
The input signal may be either a.c. or d.c. coupled to the
DUT with the setting of jumpers on J1 and JP3. See
schematic Figure 2.
4.2 The ADC reference
The reference voltage for the DUT is the device supply
voltage. Therefore, adjusting this voltage will change the
full scale range of the DUT. Since the operational supply
voltage range of the these ADCs is 2.7V to 5.25V, this is
also the range of the reference voltage.
TP6
TP7
Input2
TPG1
GND
POWER
Input1
JP2
JP4
TPG3
GND
P1
VR1
VA Supply
TP1
+V
U2, U3, U4
JP5
JP6
Clock
Select
VR1
Adjust
L2
TP2 TP5 TP4 TP3
Y1
+5.5V IN 1
TP8
TPG4
+5.5V Input
TPG2
GND
GND
JP6
BNC3
TP8
Test Point
J2
LA1
CLK INPUT
BNC3
TP2, TP3,
TP4, TP5
Serial Lines
Test Points
JP6
Clock
Select
BNC3
Ext. Clock
Connection
4.3 ADC Input Bias
To maximize ADC performance it is necessary that the
input signal swing cover nearly the entire ADC input
range. If the input biasing is not at the center of the signal
swing, it will not be possible to get maximum signal swing
without clipping of the signal, at which point there will be
excessive distortion.
VR2 is provided to allow adjustment of the input bias
point when a.c. input coupling is used. VR2 should be
adjusted to provide a d.c. voltage at TP6 and TP7 that
are one half the DUT supply voltage at TP1.
4.4 ADC clock circuit
The clock signal applied to the ADC can come from
BNC3 or from an on-board oscillator at position Y1 or Y2.
Y1 is for a through-hole TTL oscillator, while Y2 is for a
surface mounted TTL oscillator. Only one oscillator
should be mounted at a time and either an oscillator or
an external generator should be connected. JP6 is used
to select the oscillator source. Shorting pins 1 and 2 of
JP6 selects the on-board oscillator, while shorting pins 2
and 3 selects the oscillator signal at BNC3.
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4.5 Digital Data Output.
The digital output data from the DUT is available at
Header LA1 for connection to a logic analyzer. Data is
transferred over FutureBus J5 for use with the
WaveVision4 data capture board.
4.6 Power Supply Connections
Power to this board is supplied through power connector
J6. The only Voltage needed for the evaluation board is a
single +5.5V to +5.7V supply.
When using this evaluation Board with the WaveVision4
Capture Board, the +5V logic power supply for that
Capture board and the +5V of the DUT evaluation board
are connected together through pins A1, B1, A2 and B2
of J2. Diode D1 between P1 and the WaveVision4 board
is meant to prevent the higher voltage at DUT board P1
from getting to the WaveVision4 board. Providing the
+5.5V to +5.7V to the DUT board will provide +5V to the
WaveVision4 board through D1 and the WaveVision4
board pins A1, B1, A2 and B2 of J2.
4.7 Power Requirements
Voltage and current requirements for the DUT Evaluation
Board are
•Pin 1 of P1: +5.5V to 5.7V at 50 mA
•Pin 2 of P1: Ground
4.8 Analog Inputs
The evaluation board input channel is composed of
termination components and a user choice of a.c. or d.c.
signal coupling to the DUT, as well as a choice of DUT
multiplexer inputs that are connected to inputs BNC1 and
BNC2. Short together pins 1 and 2 of JP1 and JP3 to a.c.
couple the input signals. Short pins 5 and 6 of JP1 and
JP3 to d.c. couple the input signal to the DUT. Shorting
together pins 3 and 4 of JP1 or JP3 will ground the
corresponding ADC input.
JP2 and JP4 determine which BNC connector is
connected to which ADC input. See Figure 2 for the
device schematic.
Caution: Be sure that the input signals to the DUT do
not go more negative than -0.3V or more than 0.3V
above the DUT power supply.
5.0 Installing and Using the ADCxx1S101
Evaluation Board
The evaluation board requires a power supply as
described in Section 4.7. An appropriate signal generator
with 50 Ohm source impedance should be connected to
the Analog Input BNC1 and/or BNC2. A bandpass filter
should be inserted between the generator output and the
input to the evaluation board when evaluating sinusoidal
signals to be sure there are no unwanted frequencies
(harmonics and noise) presented to the ADC. It is
important to realize that no frequency generator or
synthesizer produces a pure enough sine wave to
evaluate an A/D Converter without the use of a good
filter. If the WaveVison4 capture board is used, a USB
cable must be connected between the WaveVision4
Capture Board and the host computer. See the
WaveVision4 Capture Board User's Guide for details.
5.1 Software Installation
The WaveVision4 software provided requires about 6
Megabytes of hard drive space, including the Java files,
and runs under Windows. See the WaveVision4 Capture
Board Users' Guide for WaveVision4 software installation
instructions.
5.2 Setting up the Evaluation Board
This evaluation package was designed to be easy and
simple to use, and to provide a quick and simple way to
evaluate the DUT. The procedures given here will help
you to properly set up the board.
5.2.1 Board Set-up
Refer to Figure 1 for locations of the major components
on the board.
1.Connect The evaluation board to a WaveVision4
Capture Board, WAVEVSN BRD 4.0.
2.Connect the desired jumper to JP1, JP2, JP3 and
JP4. (See Section 4.8).
3.Connect power to the board per requirements of
paragraph 4.7.
4.Connect a USB cable between the WaveVision4
Capture Board and a USB port on your computer.
5.Connect a clean power supply to the terminals of
connector P1. Adjust power supply to a voltage of
±5.5V to ±5.7V before connecting it to the board.
Apply power to the WaveVision4 Capture Board.
6.Connect an appropriate test signal source to
connector BNC1 and/or BNC2 of the evaluation
board through (an) appropriate filter(s).
5.2.2 Quick Check of Analog Functions
Refer to Figure 1 for locations of major components on
the board. If at any time the expected response is not
obtained, see section 5.2.5 on Troubleshooting.
1.Perform steps 1 through 6 of Section 5.2.1.
2.Adjust VR1 for the desired DUT supply voltage at
TP1.
3.Adjust VR2 for a voltage at TP6 and TP7 that are
1/2 that at TP1.
4.Apply a signal to BNC1 and scope TP6 to be sure
the input signal is present.
5.Apply a signal to BNC2 and scope TP7 to be sure
the input signal is present.
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This completes the testing of the analog portion of the
evaluation board.
5.2.3 Quick Check of Software and Computer
Interface Operation
1.Perform the steps of Paragraph 5.2.2, above.
2.Put a jumper between pins 1 and 2 of JP1 and
between pins 1 and 2 of JP2.
3.Apply a signal to BNC1. Adjust the signal source at
Analog Input BNC1 for a peak-to-peak signal
amplitude at TP6 that is very slightly below the value
of the d.c. voltage at TP1.
4.Be sure there is an interconnecting cable between
the Capture Board and your computer USB port.
5.Run the WaveVision4 program and click on
Settings, then click on Capture. Under "Board Type"
select "WaveVision 4.0 (USB)".
6.Under "Communication" press the "Test" button. If
you get a "Communication Failed" message, test all
connections and be sure the power supply to the
boards is turned on. Click on "Accept".
7.Acquire data by pressing the computer F1 key. Data
transfer can take a few seconds.
8.When transfer is complete, the data window should
show many sine waves. The display may show a
nearly solid area of red, which is O.K.
9.With the mouse, you may click on the magnifying
glass, then and drag (top left to bottom right) to
select a portion of the displayed waveform for better
examination.
10. Click on the FFT tab to compute the FFT and
display a frequency domain plot.
The FFT data will provide a measurement of SINAD,
SNR, THD SFDR and ENOB, simplifying the
performance verification of the DUT.
Note: Be sure to use a band pass filter between the
signal source and this board for accurate dynamic
performance measurement.
To change the selected input channel, click on the
"Settings" pull-down, then on "Product Board Settings"
and choose the selected channel. Choosing "GND" will
internally ground the ADC input. It is necessary to select
the mainWaveVision4 window before capturing data.
5.2.4 Getting Consistent Readings
Artifacts can result when we perform an FFT on a
digitized waveform, producing inconsistent results when
testing repeatedly. The presence of these artifacts means
that the ADC under test may perform better than our
measurements would indicate. Windowing is a common
method of improving FFT results of finite data.
We can eliminate the need for windowing and get more
consistent results if we observe the proper ratios between
the input and sampling frequencies, forcing the data to
cleanly "wrap around" itself, providing coherent sampling.
This eliminates the distortion that would otherwise be
present in an FFT and greatly increases its spectral
resolution. This, in turn, allows us to more accurately
evaluate the spectral response of the A/D converter.
When we do this, however, we must be sure that the
input signal has high spectral purity and stability and that
the sampling clock signal is extremely stable with
minimal jitter.
Coherent sampling of a periodic waveform occurs when
an integer number of cycles exists in the sample window.
The relationship between the number of cycles sampled
(CY), the number of samples taken (SS), the signal input
frequency (fin) and the sample rate (fs), for coherent
sampling, is
f
CY
in
=
f
SS
s
CY, the number of cycles in the data record, must be a
prime integer number and SS, the number of samples in
the record, must be a power of 2 integer.
Further, fin (signal input frequency) and fs (sampling rate)
should be locked to each other. Then, if they come from
the same generator,whatever frequency instability (jitter)
is present in the two signals will cancel each other.
Windowing (an FFT Option under WaveVision) should
not be used for coherent sampling.
5.2.5 Troubleshooting
Nothing happens when F1 is pressed
then Capture Board Settings and look at the top for
"Board Properties" If you see "No WaveVision hardware
is present", be sure that the WaveVision Capture Board
is connected to an USB port and has power, that the
evaluation board has power and is properly connected to
and seated with the WaveVision4 Capture Board.
There is no output from the DUT: perform the following:
: Select Settings,
•Be sure the appropriate input channel is selected
through the WaveVision4 software.
•Be sure that a shorting jumper is appropriately
placed on JP1 through JP4.
•Be sure that the proper voltage and polarity is
present at Power Connector J6.
•Check to see that the DUT input signal does not go
below ground or above the DUT supply voltage.
•Be sure there is a clock signal is present at TP5.
The PC displayed waveform appears to be noisy, or the
FFT plot shows nothing but noise with no apparent
signal:
•Be sure the appropriate input channel is selected
through the WaveVision4 software.
•Be sure shorting jumpers are appropriately on JP1
through JP4.
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•Check to see that the DUT input signal does not go
below ground or above the DUT analog supply
voltage.
•Be sure that a minimum of +2.7V is at pin 1 of TP1.
•Be sure that only one clock source (oscillator at Y1
or signal at BNC3) is active on the board.
6.0 Evaluation Board Specifications
Board Size:3.1" x 3.8" (8.0 cm x 9.6 cm)
Power Requirements:+ 5.5V to 5.7 @ 15 mA
Clock Frequency Range:1 MHz to 20 MHz
Analog Input
Nominal Voltage:Supply peak-to-peak Voltage
Impedance:50 Ohms
P1-1+5.5V to +5.7VPositive Power Supply
P1-2GNDPower Supply Ground
LA1 - Logic Analyzer Header
PinFunction
1Ground
3ADC Serial Data Output
5ADC Chip Select (active low)
7ADC serial Clock
9ADC Serial Data Input
2Ground
4Ground
6Ground
8Ground
10Ground
JP1 - Input 1 Select
JumperFunction
noneInput 1 not connected to DUT
1 - 2Input 1 a.c. coupled
3 - 4Input 1 path grounded
5 - 6Input 1 d.c. coupled
JP2 - Input 1 Channel Select
JumperFunction
noneInput 1 NOT connected to DUT
1 - 2Input 1 connected to IN1
3 - 4Input 1 connected to IN2
5 - 6Input 1 connected to IN3 (ADCxx4Sxx1 only)
7 - 8Input 1 connected to IN4 (ADCxx4Sxx1 only)
JP3 - Input 2 Select
JumperFunction
noneInput 2 not connected to DUT
1 - 2Input 2 a.c. coupled
3 - 4Input 2 path grounded
5 - 6Input 2 d.c. coupled
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JP4 - Input 2 Channel Select
IN
OUT
JumperFunction
noneInput 2 NOT connected to DUT
1 - 2Input 2 connected to IN1
3 - 4Input 2 connected to IN2
5 - 6Input 2 connected to IN3 (ADCxx4Sxx1 only)
7 - 8Input 2 connected to IN4 (ADCxx4Sxx1 only)
JP5 - Clock Enable
JumperFunction
noneClock at Y1 or Y2 is disabled if oscillator has enable input
1 - 2Clock at Y1 or Y2 is enabled
Test Points on the Evaluation Board
Test PointFunction
TP 1DUT supply voltage
TP 2ADC CSb
TP 3ADC D
TP 4ADC D
TP 5SCLK
TP 6INPUT1 Signal input to DUT
TP 7INPUT2 Signal input to DUT
TP 8Board +5.5V Supply Input voltage
TPG1 thru
TPG4
Ground
J10 - FutureBus Connector
Pin(s)Function
A1, B1, A2, B2+5V from WaveVision4 Capture Board
D2ADC Serial Clock
B3EEPROM SDA (Data)
C3EEPROM SCL (Clock)
D3EEPROM Power
A4ADC Data Output
D17SCLK SEND
D18ADC SCLK
D19ADC CS#
D20ADC Data Input
A23, B23, A24, B24+3.3V from WaveVision4 Capture Board
All OthersGround
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These Evaluation Boards are intended for product evaluation purposes only and are not intended for resale to end
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