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EVAL-ADUC836QS

Manufacturer Part Number
EVAL-ADUC836QS
Description
MicroConverter, Dual 16-Bit ADCs with Embedded 62 kB Flash MCU
Manufacturer
AD [Analog Devices]
Datasheet
Primary and Auxiliary ADC Inputs
The output of the Primary ADC multiplexer feeds into a high
impedance input stage of the buffer amplifi er. As a result, the
primary ADC inputs can handle signifi cant source im ped anc es
and are tailored for direct connection to external re sis tive-type sen-
sors like strain gages or Resistance Tem per a ture Detectors (RTDs).
The auxiliary ADC, however, is unbuffered, resulting in higher
analog input current on the auxiliary ADC. It should be noted
that this unbuffered input path provides a dynamic load to the
driving source. Therefore, resistor/capacitor combinations on the
input pins can cause dc gain errors depending on the output
impedance of the source that is driving the ADC inputs.
Analog Input Ranges
The absolute input voltage range on the primary ADC is restricted
to between AGND + 100 mV to AV
taken in setting up the common-mode voltage and input voltage
range so that these limits are not exceeded; oth er wise there will
be a degradation in linearity performance.
The absolute input voltage range on the auxiliary ADC is restricted
to between AGND – 30 mV to AV
absolute input voltage limit does allow the possibility of monitor-
ing small signal bipolar signals using the single-ended auxiliary
ADC front end.
Programmable Gain Amplifi er
The output from the buffer on the primary ADC is applied to the
input of the on-chip programmable gain amplifi er (PGA). The
PGA can be programmed through eight different unipolar input
ranges and bipolar ranges. The PGA gain range is pro grammed
via the range bits in the ADC0CON SFR. With the external
reference select bit set in the ADC0CON SFR and an external
2.5 V reference, the unipolar ranges are 0 mV to 20 mV, 0 mV to
40 mV, 0 mV to 80 mV, 0 mV to 160 mV, 0 mV to 320 mV, 0 mV
to 640 mV, 0 V to 1.28 V, and 0 to 2.56 V; the bipolar ranges
are ±20 mV, ±40 mV, ±80 mV, ±160 mV, ±320 mV, ±640 mV,
±1.28 V, and ±2.56 V. These are the nom i nal ranges that should
appear at the input to the on-chip PGA. An ADC range matching
specifi cation of 2 µV (typ) across all ranges means that calibration
need only be car ried out at a single gain range and does not have
to be repeated when the PGA gain range is changed.
Typical matching across ranges is shown in Figure 9. Here, the
primary ADC is confi gured in bipolar mode with an external 2.5 V
reference, while just greater than 19 mV is forced on its in puts.
The ADC continuously converts the dc input voltage at an update
rate of 5.35 Hz, i.e., SF = FFH. In total, 800 con ver sion results are
gathered. The fi rst 100 results are gathered with the primary ADC
operating in the ±20 mV range. The ADC range is then switched
to ±40 mV, 100 more con ver sion results are gathered, and so on,
until the last group of 100 sam ples is gathered with the ADC con-
fi gured in the ±2.56 V range. From Figure 9, the variation in the
sample mean through each range, i.e., the range matching, is seen
to be of the order of 2 V.
The auxiliary ADC does not incorporate a PGA and is con fi g ured
for a fi xed single input range of 0 to V
REV. 0
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Bipolar/Unipolar Inputs
The analog inputs on the ADuC836 can accept either unipolar
or bipolar input voltage ranges. Bipolar input ranges do not imply
that the part can handle negative voltages with respect to system
AGND.
Unipolar and bipolar signals on the AIN(+) input on the pri ma ry
ADC are referenced to the voltage on the respective AIN(–)
input. For example, if AIN(–) is 2.5 V and the primary ADC is
confi gured for an analog input range of 0 mV to 20 mV, the input
voltage range on the AIN(+) input is 2.5 V to 2.52 V. If AIN(–) is
2.5 V and the ADuC836 is confi gured for an analog input range
of 1.28 V, the analog input range on the AIN(+) input is 1.22 V to
3.78 V (i.e., 2.5 V ± 1.28 V).
As mentioned earlier, the auxiliary ADC input is a single-ended
input with respect to the system AGND. In this context, a bi po lar
signal on the auxiliary ADC can only span 30 mV negative with
respect to AGND before violating the voltage input limits for
this ADC.
Bipolar or unipolar options are chosen by programming the pri-
mary and auxiliary Unipolar enable bits in the ADC0CON and
ADC1CON SFRs, respectively. This programs the relevant ADC
for either unipolar or bipolar operation. Programming for either
unipolar or bipolar operation does not change any of the input
signal conditioning; it simply changes the data output coding
and the points on the transfer function where cal i bra tions occur.
When an ADC is confi gured for unipolar operation, the output
coding is natural (straight) binary with a zero dif fer en tial input
voltage resulting in a code of 000 . . . 000, a midscale voltage
resulting in a code of 100 . . . 000, and a full-scale input voltage
resulting in a code of 111 . . . 111. When an ADC is confi gured
for bipolar operation, the coding is offset binary with a negative
full-scale voltage resulting in a code of 000 . . . 000, a zero dif-
ferential voltage resulting in a code of 100 . . . 000, and a positive
full-scale voltage resulting in a code of 111 . . . 111.
SAMPLE COUNT
ADC RANGE
19.372
19.371
19.370
19.369
19.368
19.367
19.366
19.365
19.364
Figure 9. Primary ADC Range Matching
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