AD7715 Analog Devices, AD7715 Datasheet - Page 23

• Manufacturer Part Number: AD7715
• Manufacturer: Analog Devices

Specifications of AD7715

• Resolution (bits): 16bit
• # Chan: 1
• Sample Rate: 19.2kSPS
• Interface: Ser,SPI
• Analog Input Type: Diff-Bip,Diff-Uni
• Ain Range: (Vref/PGA Gain) p-p,Uni (Vref)/(PGA Gain)
• Adc Architecture: Sigma-Delta
• Pkg Type: DIP,SOIC,SOP

ANALOG FILTERING
The digital filter does not provide any rejection at integer mul-
tiples of the modulator sample frequency, as outlined earlier.
However, due to the high oversampling ratio of AD7715, these
bands occupy only a small fraction of the spectrum and most
broadband noise is filtered. This means that the analog filtering
requirements in front of the AD7715 are considerably reduced
vs. a conventional converter with no on-chip filtering. In addition,
because the part’s common-mode rejection performance of 95 dB
extends out to several kilohertz, common-mode noise in this
frequency range is substantially reduced.
Depending on the application, however, it may be necessary to
provide attenuation in front of the AD7715 to eliminate
unwanted frequencies from these bands which the digital filter
will pass. It may also be necessary in some applications to
provide analog filtering in front of the AD7715 to ensure that
differential noise signals outside the band of interest do not
saturate the analog modulator.
If passive components are placed in front of the AD7715, in
unbuffered mode, take care to ensure that the source impedance
is low enough so as not to introduce gain errors in the system.
This significantly limits the amount of passive antialiasing
filtering which can be provided in front of the AD7715 when it
is used in unbuffered mode. However, when the part is used
in buffered mode, large source impedances simply result in a
small dc offset error (a 10 kΩ source resistance causes an offset
error of less than 10 μV). Therefore, if the system requires any
significant source impedances to provide passive analog
filtering in front of the AD7715, it is recommended that the
part be operated in buffered mode.
CALIBRATION
The AD7715 provides a number of calibration options that
can be programmed via the MD1 and MD0 bits of the setup
register. The different calibration options are outlined in the
setup register and calibration sequences sections. A calibration
cycle may be initiated at any time by writing to the MD1 and
MD0 bits of the setup register. Calibration on the AD7715
removes offset and gain errors from the device. A calibration
routine should be initiated on the device whenever there is a
change in the ambient operating temperature or supply voltage.
It should also be initiated if there is a change in the selected
gain, filter notch or bipolar/unipolar input range.
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The AD7715 offers self-calibration and system-calibration
facilities. For full calibration to occur on the selected channel,
the on-chip microcontroller must record the modulator output
for two different input conditions. These are zero-scale and
full-scale points. These points are derived by performing a
conversion on the different input voltages provided to the input
of the modulator during calibration. As a result, the accuracy
of the calibration can only be as good as the noise level that it
provides in normal mode. The result of the zero-scale calibration
conversion is stored in the zero-scale calibration register while
the result of the full-scale calibration conversion is stored in the
full-scale calibration register. With these readings, the on-chip
microcontroller can calculate the offset and the gain slope for
the input to output transfer function of the converter. Internally, the
part works with a resolution of 33 bits to determine its conversion
result of 16 bits.
Self-Calibration
A self-calibration is initiated on the AD7715 by writing the
appropriate values (0, 1) to the MD1 and MD0 bits of the setup
register. In the self-calibration mode with a unipolar input
range, the zero-scale point used in determining the calibration
coefficients is with the inputs of the differential pair internally
shorted on the part (that is, AIN(+) = AIN(−) = internal bias
voltage). The PGA is set for the selected gain (as per G1 and
G0 bits in the communications register) for this zero-scale
calibration conversion. The full-scale calibration conversion
is performed at the selected gain on an internally generated
voltage of V
The duration time for the calibration is 6 × 1/output rate. This
is made up of 3 × 1/output rate for the zero-scale calibration
and 3 × 1/output rate for the full-scale calibration. At this time,
the MD1 and MD0 bits in the setup register return to 0, 0.
This gives the earliest indication that the calibration sequence
is complete. The DRDY line goes high when calibration is
initiated and does not return low until there is a valid new word
in the data register. The duration time from the calibration
command being issued to DRDY going low is 9 × 1/output rate.
This is made up of 3 × 1/output rate for the zero-scale calibration,
3 × 1/output rate for the full-scale calibration, 3 × 1/output rate
for a conversion on the analog input and some overhead to set
up the coefficients correctly. If DRDY is low before (or goes low
during) the calibration command write to the setup register,
it may take up to one modulator cycle (MCLK IN/128) before
DRDY goes high to indicate that calibration is in progress.
Therefore, DRDY should be ignored for up to one modulator
cycle after the last bit is written to the setup register in the
calibration command.
For bipolar input ranges in the self-calibrating mode, the
sequence is very similar to that just outlined. In this case, the
two points are exactly the same as above, but because the part
is configured for bipolar operation, the shorted inputs point is
actually midscale of the transfer function.
REF
/selected gain.
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