VREFP VREFN AVDD DVDD
TEST[1:0]
FORMAT[2:0]
CLK
SYNC
PWDN[8:1]
CLKDIV
Control
Logic
SPI
and
Frame-
Sync
Interface
IOVDD
DGND AGND
DRDY/FSYNC
SCLK
DOUT[8:1]
DIN
Input2
Input1
Input4
Input3
Input6
Input5
Input8
Input7
DS
DS
DS
DS
DS
DS
DS
DS
PWDN[4:1]
ADS1178
Four
Digital
Filters
AVDD DVDD
TEST[1:0]
FORMAT[2:0]
CLK
SYNC
CLKDIV
Control
Logic
SPI
and
Frame-
Sync
Interface
IOVDD
DGND AGND
DRDY/FSYNC
SCLK
DOUT[4:1]
DIN
ADS1174
MODE
MODE
Eight
Digital
Filters
VREFP VREFN
Input2
Input1
Input4
Input3
DS
DS
DS
DS
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Quad/Octal, Simultaneous Sampling, 16-Bit Analog-to-Digital Converters
1
FEATURES
234
• Synchronously Sample Four/Eight Channels
• Selectable Operating Modes:
High-Speed: 52kSPS Data Rate, 30mW/ch
Low-Power: 10kSPS Data Rate, 8mW/ch
• AC Performance:
25kHz Bandwidth
97dB SNR
– 105dB THD
• Digital Filter:
Linear Phase Response
Passband Ripple: ± 0.005dB
Stop Band Attenuation: 100dB
• Selectable SPI™ or Frame Sync Serial
Interface
• Simple Pin-Driven Control
• Low Sampling Aperture Error
• Specified from – 40 ° C to +105 ° C
• Analog Supply: 5V
• I/O Supply: 1.8V to 3.3V
• Digital Core Supply: 1.8V
APPLICATIONS
• 3-Phase Power Monitors
• Defibrillators and ECG Monitors
• Coriolis Flow Meters
• Vibration/Modal Analysis
ADS1174
ADS1178
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DESCRIPTION
The ADS1174 (quad) and ADS1178 (octal) are
multiple delta-sigma ( Δ Σ ) analog-to-digital converters
(ADCs) with data rates up to 52k samples-per-second
(SPS), which allow synchronous sampling of four and
eight channels. These devices use identical
packages, permitting drop-in expandability.
The delta-sigma architecture offers near ideal 16-bit
ac performance (97dB SNR, – 105dB THD, 1LSB
linearity) combined with 0.005dB passband ripple,
and linear phase response.
The high-order, chopper- stabilized modulator
achieves very low drift (4 μ V/ ° C offset, 4ppm/ ° C gain)
and low noise (1LSB
response (FIR) filter provides a usable signal
bandwidth up to 90% of the Nyquist rate with 100dB
of stop band attenuation while suppressing modulator
and signal out-of-band noise.
Two operating modes allow for optimization of speed
and power: High-speed mode (32mW/Ch at 52kSPS),
and Low-power mode (8mW/Ch at 10kSPS).
A SYNC input control pin allows the device
conversions to be started and synchronized to an
external event. SPI and Frame-Sync serial interfaces
are supported. The device is fully specified over the
extended industrial range ( – 40 ° C to +105 ° C) and is
available in an HTQFP-64 PowerPAD™ package.
). The on-chip finite impulse
PP
1
2 PowerPAD is a trademark of Texas Instruments.
3 SPI is a trademark of Motorola, Inc.
4 All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
PRODUCT PREVIEW information concerns products in the
formative or design phase of development. Characteristic data and
other specifications are design goals. Texas Instruments reserves
the right to change or discontinue these products without notice.
Please be aware that an important notice concerning availability, standard warranty, and use in critical applications of
Texas Instruments semiconductor products and disclaimers thereto appears at the end of this data sheet.
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ADS1174
ADS1178
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This integrated circuit can be damaged by ESD. Texas Instruments recommends that all integrated circuits be handled with
appropriate precautions. Failure to observe proper handling and installation procedures can cause damage.
ESD damage can range from subtle performance degradation to complete device failure. Precision integrated circuits may be more
susceptible to damage because very small parametric changes could cause the device not to meet its published specifications.
ORDERING INFORMATION
For the most current package and ordering information see the Package Option Addendum at the end of this
document, or see the TI web site at www.ti.com .
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
over operating free-air temperature range unless otherwise noted
AVDD to AGND – 0.3 to +6.0 V
DVDD, IOVDD to DGND – 0.3 to +3.6 V
AGND to DGND – 0.3 to +0.3 V
Input Current
Analog Input to AGND – 0.3 to AVDD + 0.3 V
Digital Input or Output to DGND – 0.3 to DVDD + 0.3 V
Maximum Junction Temperature +150 ° C
Operating Temperature Range – 40 to +105 ° C
Storage Temperature Range – 60 to +150 ° C
(1) Stresses above these ratings may cause permanent damage. Exposure to absolute maximum conditions for extended periods may
degrade device reliability. These are stress ratings only, and functional operation of the device at these or any other conditions beyond
those specified is not implied.
(1)
ADS1174, ADS1178 UNIT
100, Momentary mA
10, Continuous mA
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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
All specifications at TA= – 40 ° C to +105 ° C, AVDD = +5V, DVDD = +1.8V, IOVDD = +3.3V, f
VREFN = 0V, and all channels active, unless otherwise noted.
PARAMETER TEST CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNIT
ANALOG INPUTS
Full-scale input voltage (FSR
Absolute input voltage AINP or AINN to AGND AGND – 0.1 AVDD + 0.1 V
Common-mode input voltage VCM= (AINP + AINN)/2 2.5 V
Differential input impedance
DC PERFORMANCE
Resolution No missing codes 16 Bits
Data rate (f
Integral nonlinearity (INL) Differential input 0.5 TBD LSB
Offset error 0.150 TBD mV
Offset drift 1.8 μ V/ ° C
Offset match TBD mV
Gain error 0.1 TBD %
Gain drift 2 ppm/ ° C
Gain match TBD %
Noise Shorted input 1 TBD LSB
Common-mode rejection fCM= 60Hz 100 dB
Power-supply rejection
AC PERFORMANCE
Crosstalk VIN= 1kHz, – 0.5dBFS 107 dB
Sampling aperture match 200 ps
Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) (unweighted) 97 dB
Total harmonic distortion (THD)
Spurious-free dynamic range – 108 dB
Passband ripple ± 0.005 dB
Passband 0.453 f
– 3dB Bandwidth 0.49 f
Stop band attenuation 100 dB
Stop band 0.547 f
Group delay 38/f
Settling time (latency) Complete settling 76/f
)
DATA
(1) FSR = full-scale range = 2V
(2) THD includes the first nine harmonics of the input signal.
(1)
) VIN= (AINP – AINN) ± V
High-Speed mode 28 k Ω
Low-Power mode 140 k Ω
High-Speed mode 52,734 SPS
Low-Power mode 10,547 SPS
AVDD f = 60Hz 80 dB
DVDD f = 60Hz 80 dB
(2)
High-Speed mode VIN= 1kHz, – 0.5dBFS – 105 dB
REF
ADS1174
ADS1178
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= 27MHz, VREFP = 2.5V,
CLK
ADS1174, ADS1178
REF
DATA
DATA
DATA
63.453 f
DATA
DATA
DATA
V
PP
Hz
Hz
Hz
s
s
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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (continued)
All specifications at TA= – 40 ° C to +105 ° C, AVDD = +5V, DVDD = +1.8V, IOVDD = +3.3V, f
VREFN = 0V, and all channels active, unless otherwise noted.
PARAMETER TEST CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNIT
VOLTAGE REFERENCE INPUTS
Reference input voltage (V
Negative reference input (VREFN) AGND – 0.1 VREFP – 0.5 V
Positive reference input (VREFP) VREFN + 0.5 AVDD + 0.1 V
ADS1174
Reference Input impedance
ADS1178
Reference Input impedance
DIGITAL INPUT/OUTPUT (IOVDD = 1.8V to 3.6V)
V
IH
V
IL
V
OH
V
OL
Input leakage 0 < V
Master clock rate (f
POWER SUPPLY
AVDD 4.75 5 5.25 V
DVDD 1.65 1.8 1.95 V
IOVDD 1.65 3.3 3.6 V
ADS1174
AVDD current
ADS1178
AVDD current
ADS1174
DVDD current
ADS1178
DVDD current
ADS1174
IOVDD current
ADS1178
IOVDD current
ADS1174
Power dissipation
ADS1178
Power dissipation
CLK
) V
REF
) 0.1 27 MHz
= 27MHz, VREFP = 2.5V,
CLK
ADS1174, ADS1178
= VREFP – VREFN 0.5 2.5 3.1 V
REF
High-Speed mode 2.6 k Ω
Low-Power mode 13 k Ω
High-Speed mode 1.3
Low-Power mode 6.5
0.7 IOVDD IOVDD V
DGND 0.3 IOVDD V
IOH= 5mA 0.8 IOVDD IOVDD V
IOL= 5mA DGND 0.2 IOVDD V
< IOVDD ± 10 μ A
IN DIGITAL
High-Speed mode 22 TBD mA
Low-Power mode 5 TBD mA
Power-Down mode 1 TBD μ A
High-Speed mode 40 TBD mA
Low-Power mode 9 TBD mA
Power-Down mode 1 TBD μ A
High-Speed mode 9 TBD mA
Low-Power mode 2.5 TBD mA
Power-Down mode 1 TBD μ A
High-Speed mode 17 TBD mA
Low-Power mode 4.5 TBD mA
Power-Down mode 1 TBD μ A
High-Speed mode 100 TBD μ A
Low-Power mode 100 TBD μ A
Power-Down mode 1 TBD μ A
High-Speed mode 150 TBD μ A
Low-Power mode 150 TBD μ A
Power-Down mode 1 TBD μ A
High-Speed mode 125 TBD mW
Low-Power mode 32 TBD mW
High-Speed mode 225 TBD mW
Low-Power mode 60 TBD mW
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ADS1174/ADS1178 PIN ASSIGNMENTS
AINN7
(1)
AINP7
(1)
AINN8
(1)
AINP8
(1)
AVDD
AGND
PWDN1
PWDN2
PWDN3
PWDN4
PWDN5
(1)
PWDN6
(1)
PWDN7
(1)
PWDN8
(1)
MODE
IOVDD
AINP2
AINN2
AINP1
AINN1
AVDD
AGND
DGND
TEST0
TEST1
CLKDIV
SYNC
DIN
DOUT8
(1)
DOUT7
(1)
DOUT6
(1)
DOUT5
(1)
AINN3
AINP3
AINN4
AINP4
AVDD
AGND
VREFN
VREFP
VCOM
AGND
AVDD
AINP5
(1)
AINN6
(1)
AINP6
(1)
AINN5
(1)
DOUT4
DOUT3
DOUT2
DOUT1
DGND
IOVDD
IOVDD
DGND
DGND
DVDD
CLK
SCLK
DRDY
/FSYNC
FORMAT2
FORMAT1
FORMAT0
ADS1174/ADS1178
AGND
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
48
47
46
45
44
43
42
41
40
39
38
37
36
35
34
33
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
64
63
62
61
60
59
58
57
56
55
54
53
52
51
50
49
(PowerPADOutline)
NOTE:(1) pinnamesarefor only;Boldface ADS1178
seepindescriptions.
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ADS1178
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PAP PACKAGE
HTQFP-64
(TOP VIEW)
NAME NO. FUNCTION DESCRIPTION
AGND Analog ground Analog ground; connect to DGND using a single plane.
AINP1 3 Analog input
AINP2 1 Analog input
AINP3 63 Analog input ADS1178: AINP[8:1] Positive analog input, channels 8 through 1.
AINP4 61 Analog input
AINP5 51 Analog input ADS1174: AINP[8:5] Connected to internal ESD rails. The inputs may float.
AINP6 49 Analog input
AINP7 47 Analog input
PIN
6, 43, 54,
58, 59
AINP8 45 Analog input
ADS1174/ADS1178 PIN DESCRIPTIONS
AINP[4:1] Positive analog input, channels 4 through 1.
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PIN
NAME NO. FUNCTION DESCRIPTION
AINN1 4 Analog input
AINN2 2 Analog input
AINN3 64 Analog input ADS1178: AINN[8:1] Negative analog input, channels 8 through 1.
AINN4 62 Analog input
AINN5 52 Analog input ADS1174: AINN[8:5] Connected to internal ESD rails. The inputs may float.
AINN6 50 Analog input
AINN7 48 Analog input
AINN8 46 Analog input
AVDD 5, 44, 53, 60 Analog power supply Analog power supply (4.75V to 5.25V).
VCOM 55 Analog output AVDD/2 Unbuffered analog output.
VREFN 57 Analog input Negative reference input.
VREFP 56 Analog input Positive reference input.
CLK 27 Digital input Master clock input (maximum 27MHz).
CLKDIV 10 Digital input
DGND 7, 21, 24, 25 Digital ground Digital ground power supply.
DIN 12 Digital input Daisy-chain data input.
DOUT1 20 Digital output DOUT1 is TDM data output (TDM mode).
DOUT2 19 Digital output
DOUT3 18 Digital output ADS1178: DOUT[8:1] Data output for channels 8 through 1.
DOUT4 17 Digital output
DOUT5 16 Digital output ADS1174: DOUT[8:5] Internally connected to active circuitry; outputs are driven.
DOUT6 15 Digital output
DOUT7 14 Digital output
DOUT8 13 Digital output
DRDY/
FSYNC
DVDD 26 Digital power supply Digital core power supply (+1.65V to +1.95V).
FORMAT0 32 Digital input
FORMAT1 31 Digital input outputs, fixed/dynamic position TDM data, and modulator mode/normal operating
FORMAT2 30 Digital input
IOVDD 22, 23, 33 Digital power supply I/O power supply (+1.65V to +3.6V).
MODE 34 Digital input
MODE1 33 Digital input
PWDN1 42 Digital input
PWDN2 41 Digital input
PWDN3 40 Digital input ADS1178: PWDN[8:1] Power-down control for channels 8 through 1.
PWDN4 39 Digital input
PWDN5 38 Digital input ADS1174: PWDN[8:5] must = 0V.
PWDN6 37 Digital input
PWDN7 36 Digital input
PWDN8 35 Digital input
SCLK 28 Digital input Serial clock input.
SYNC 11 Digital input Synchronize input (all channels).
TEST0 8 Digital input TEST[1:0] Test mode select:
TEST1 9 Digital input
29 Digital input/output Frame-Sync protocol: frame clock input; SPI protocol: data ready output.
ADS1174/ADS1178 PIN DESCRIPTIONS (continued)
AINN[4:1] Negative analog input, channels 4 through 1.
CLK input divider control: 1 = 27MHz
0 = 13.5MHz (high-speed) / 5.4MHz (low-power)
DOUT[4:1] Data output for channels 4 through 1.
FORMAT[2:0] Selects between Frame-Sync/SPI protocol, TDM/discrete data
mode.
MODE: 0 = High-Speed mode
1 = Low-Power mode.
PWDN[4:1] Power-down control for channels 4 through 1.
00 = normal operation
11 = boundary scan test mode
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CLK
t
CPW
t
CLK
t
CPW
t
SD
t
S
t
DIST
t
DOHD
t
SPW
Bit15(MSB) Bit14 Bit13
t
SPW
t
DOPD
t
CD
t
DS
t
MSBPD
t
DIHD
· · ·
t
CONV
DRDY
SCLK
DOUT
DIN
For TA= – 40 ° C to +105 ° C, IOVDD = 1.65V to 3.6V, and DVDD = 1.65V to 1.95V.
SYMBOL PARAMETER MIN TYP MAX UNIT
t
CLK
t
CPW
t
CONV
(2)
t
CD
(2)
t
DS
t
MSBPD
(2)
t
SD
(3)
t
S
t
SPW
(2) (4)
t
DOHD
(2)
t
DOPD
t
DIST
(4)
t
DIHD
(1) Depends on MODE[1:0] and CLKDIV selection. See Table 5 (f
(2) Load on DRDY and DOUT = 20pF.
(3) For best performance, use f
(4) t
DOHD
ambient temperature). Under equal conditions, with DOUT connected directly to DIN, the timing margin is 4ns.
CLK period (1/f
CLK
CLK positive or negative pulse width 15 ns
Conversion period (1/f
Falling edge of CLK to falling edge of DRDY 22 ns
Falling edge of DRDY to rising edge of first SCLK to retrieve data 1 CLK period
DRDY falling edge to DOUT MSB valid (propagation delay) 12 ns
Falling edge of SCLK to rising edge of DRDY 18 ns
SCLK period t
SCLK positive or negative pulse width 0.4t
SCLK falling edge to new DOUT invalid (hold time) 10 ns
SCLK falling edge to new DOUT valid (propagation delay) 31 ns
New DIN valid to falling edge of SCLK (setup time) 6 ns
Old DIN valid to falling edge of SCLK (hold time) 6 ns
(DOUT hold time) and t
SCLK
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TIMING CHARACTERISTICS: SPI FORMAT
TIMING REQUIREMENTS: SPI FORMAT
) 37 10,000 ns
(1)
)
DATA
/f
CLK
/f
ratios of 1, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, etc.
CLK
(DIN hold time) are specified under opposite worst-case conditions (digital supply voltage and
DIHD
).
DATA
256 2560 CLK periods
CLK
CLK
0.6t
CLK
ADS1174
ADS1178
ns
ns
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SCLK
FSYNC
DOUT
DIN
t
DOHD
t
FPW
t
S
t
SF
t
SPW
t
SPW
t
FRAME
t
FPW
t
FS
t
DIHD
t
MSBPD
t
DIST
Bit15(MSB) Bit14 Bit13
t
DOPD
CLK
t
CPW
t
CPW
t
CF
t
CLK
ADS1174
ADS1178
SBAS373 – OCTOBER 2007
For TA= – 40 ° C to +105 ° C, IOVDD = 1.65V to 3.6V, and DVDD = 1.65V to 1.95V.
SYMBOL PARAMETER MIN TYP MAX UNIT
t
CLK
t
CPW
t
CF
t
FRAME
t
FPW
t
FS
t
SF
t
S
t
SPW
(3) (4)
t
DOHD
(3)
t
DOPD
t
MSBPD
t
DIST
(4)
t
DIHD
(1) Depends on MODE[1:0] and CLKDIV selection. See Table 5 (f
(2) t
DOHD
ambient temperature). Under equal conditions, with DOUT connected directly to DIN, the timing margin is 4ns.
(3) SCLK must be continuously running and limited to ratios of 1, 1/2, 1/4, and 1/8 of f
(4) Load on DOUT = 20pF.
CLK period (1/f
CLK positive or negative pulse width 15 ns
Falling edge of CLK to falling edge of SCLK – 0.35 t
Frame period (1/f
FSYNC positive or negative pulse width 1 SCLK periods
Rising edge of FSYNC to rising edge of SCLK 5 ns
Rising edge of SCLK to rising edge of FSYNC 5 ns
SCLK period
(2)
SCLK positive or negative pulse width 0.4 t
SCLK falling edge to old DOUT invalid (hold time) 6 ns
SCLK falling edge to new DOUT valid (propagation delay) 28 ns
FSYNC rising edge to DOUT MSB valid (propagation delay) 28 ns
New DIN valid to falling edge of SCLK (setup time) 6 ns
Old DIN valid to falling edge of SCLK (hold time) 6 ns
(DOUT hold time) and t
TIMING CHARACTERISTICS: FRAME-SYNC FORMAT
TIMING REQUIREMENTS: FRAME-SYNC FORMAT
) 37 10,000 ns
CLK
(1)
)
DATA
/f
(DIN hold time) are specified under opposite worst-case conditions (digital supply voltage and
DIHD
CLK
).
DATA
.
CLK
CLK
256 2560 CLK periods
t
CLK
SCLK
0.35 t
0.6 t
CLK
SCLK
ns
ns
ns
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DS
Modulator1
Digital
Filter1
VREFP
V
IN1
VREFN
V
REF
S
TEST[1:0]
FORMAT[2:0]
CLK
SYNC
PWDN
(1)
[4:1]/[8:1]
CLKDIV
MODE
DRDY/FSYNC
SCLK
DOUT[4:1]/[8:1]
(1)
DIN
SPI
and
Frame-Sync
Interface
Control
Logic
AINP1
AINN1
VCOM
S
DS
Modulator2
Digital
Filter2
V
IN2
S
AINP2
AINN2
DS
Modulator4/8
(1)
Digital
Filter4/8
(1)
V
IN4/8
S
AINP4/8
(1)
AINN4/8
(1)
DVDD AVDD
AGND DGND
IOVDD
R
R
NOTE :(1)TheADS1174hasfourchannels;theADS1178haseightchannels.
ADS1174
ADS1178
SBAS373 – OCTOBER 2007
OVERVIEW
The ADS1174 (quad) and ADS1178 (octal) are 16-bit,
delta-sigma ADCs. They offer the combination of
excellent linearity, low noise, and low power
consumption. Figure 1 shows the block diagram. Note
that both devices are the same, except the ADS1174 In High-Speed mode, the data rate is 52kSPS, and in
has four ADCs, and the ADS1178 has eight ADCs. Low-Power mode, the power dissipation is only
The pinout and package of the ADS1178 is 8mW/channel at 10.5kSPS.
compatible with the ADS1174, permitting drop-in
expandability. The converters are comprised of either
four (ADS1174) or eight (ADS1178) advanced,
6th-order, chopper-stabilized, delta-sigma modulators
followed by low-ripple, linear phase FIR filters. The
modulators measure the differential input signal, V
IN
(AINP – AINN), against the differential reference,
V
= (VREFP – VREFN). The digital filters receive
REF
the modulator signal and provide a low-noise digital
output.
To allow tradeoffs between speed and power, two
modes of operation are supported: High-Speed and
Low-Power. Table 1 summarizes the performance of
each mode.
The ADS1174/78 is configured by simply setting the
appropriate I/O pins — there are no registers to
program. Data is retrieved over a serial interface that
supports both SPI and Frame-Sync formats. The
ADS1174/78 has a daisy-chainable output and the
=
ability to synchronize externally, so it can be used
conveniently in systems requiring more than eight
channels.
MODE (SPS) (Hz) (dB) (LSB
High-Speed 52,734 23,889 97 1 32
Low-Power 10,547 4,536 97 1 8
(1) Measured with all channels operating.
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Figure 1. ADS1174/ADS1178 Block Diagram
Table 1. Operating Mode Performance Summary
DATA RATE PASSBAND SNR NOISE PER CHANNEL
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) (mW)
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POWER DISSIPATION
(1)
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ADS1178
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FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
The ADS1174 and ADS1178 are delta/sigma ADCs
consisting of independent converters that digitize
input signals in parallel. The ADS1174 consists of
four independent converters, while the ADS1178 has
eight independent converters.
The converter is composed of two main functional
blocks to perform the ADC conversions: the
modulator and the digital filter. The modulator
samples the input signal together with sampling the
reference voltage to produce a 1's density output
stream. The density of the output stream is
proportional to the analog input level relative to the
reference voltage. The pulse stream is filtered by the
internal digital filter where the output conversion
result is produced.
In operation, the signal inputs and reference inputs ADS1174/78 channels.
are sampled by the modulator at a high rate (typically
64x higher than the final output data rate). The
quantization noise of the modulator is moved to a
higher frequency range where the internal digital filter
removes it. This process results in very low levels of
noise within the signal passband.
Because the input signal is sampled at a very high
rate, input signal aliasing does not occur until the
input signal frequency is at the modulator sampling
rate. This high sampling rate greatly relaxes the
requirement of external antialiasing filters allowing
very low passband phase errors.
SAMPLING APERTURE MATCHING
The converters of the ADS1174/78 operate from the
same CLK input. The CLK input controls the timing of
the modulator sampling instant. The converter is
designed such that the sampling skew, or modulator
sampling aperture match, between channels is
controlled to within 200ps. Furthermore, the digital
filters are synchronized to start the convolution phase
at the same modulator clock cycle. This design
results in excellent phase match among the
The phase match of one four-channel ADS1174 to
that of another ADS1174 may not have the same
degree of sampling match (the same is true for the
8-channel ADS1178). As a result of manufacturing
variations, differences in internal propagation delay of
the internal CLK signal coupled with differences of
the arrival of the external CLK signal to each device
may cause larger sampling match errors. Equal
length CLK traces or external clock distribution
devices can be used to control the arrival of the CLK
signals to help reduce the sampling match error.
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FREQUENCY RESPONSE
0
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
-7
-8
-9
-10
NormalizedInputFrequency(f /f
IN TDA A
)
Amplitude(dB)
0.45 0.47 0.49 0.51 0.53 0.55
0
-20
-40
-60
-80
-100
-120
-140
0.4
NormalizedInputFrequency(fIN/f
DATA
)
Amplitude(dB)
0 0.2 0.6 0.8 1.0
20
0
-20
-40
-60
-80
-100
-120
-140
-160
InputFrequency(f /f
IN DATA
)
Gain(dB)
0 16 32 48 64
0.02
0
-0.02
-0.04
-0.06
-0.08
-0.10
0.2
NormalizedInputFrequency(f /f
IN DATA
)
Amplitude(dB)
0 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6
The digital filter sets the overall frequency response.
The filter uses a multi-stage FIR topology to provide
linear phase with minimal passband ripple and high
stop band attenuation. The oversampling ratio of the
digital filter (that is, the ratio of the modulator
sampling to the output data rate: f
both High-Speed and Low-Power modes.
Figure 2 shows the frequency response of the
ADS1174/78 normalized to f
DATA
passband ripple. The transition from passband to stop
band is illustrated in Figure 4 . The overall frequency
response repeats at 64x multiples of the modulator
frequency f
, as shown in Figure 5 .
MOD
/f
MOD
) is 64 for
DATA
. Figure 3 shows the
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Figure 4. Transition Band Response
Figure 2. Frequency Response
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Figure 3. Passband Response
Figure 5. Frequency Response Out to f
MOD
These image frequencies, if present in the signal and
not externally filtered, will fold back (or alias) into the
passband, causing errors. Table 2 lists the degree of
image rejection versus external antialiasing filter
order. The stop band of the ADS1174/78 provides
100dB attenuation of frequencies that begin just
beyond the passband and continue out to f
.
MOD
Placing an antialiasing, low-pass filter in front of the
ADS1174/78 inputs is recommended to limit possible
high-amplitude, out-of-band signals and noise.
Table 2. Antialiasing Filter Order Image Rejection
ANTIALIASING FILTER IMAGE REJECTION (dB)
ORDER (f
1 39
2 75
3 111
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at f
– 3dB
)
DATA