ADC12D1000RF, ADC12D1600RF
SNAS519H –JULY 2011–REVISED AUGUST 2015
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5.4 Device Functional Modes
5.4.1 DES and Non-DES Mode
The ADC12D1x00RF can operate in Dual-Edge Sampling (DES) or Non-DES Mode. The DES Mode
allows for a single analog input to be sampled by both I- and Q-channels. One channel samples the input
on the rising edge of the sampling clock and the other samples the same input signal on the falling edge
of the sampling clock. A single input is thus sampled twice per clock cycle, resulting in an overall sample
rate of twice the sampling clock frequency, for example, 3.2/2.0 GSPS with a 1600/1000 MHz sampling
clock. Because DES Mode uses both I- and Q-channels to process the input signal, both channels must
be powered up for the DES Mode to function properly.
In Non-ECM, only the I-input may be used for the DES Mode input. See Dual Edge Sampling Pin (DES)
for information on how to select the DES Mode. In ECM, either the I- or Q-input may be selected by first
using the DES bit (Addr: 0h, Bit 7) to select the DES Mode. The DEQ Bit (Addr: 0h, Bit: 6) is used to
select the Q-input, but the I-input is used by default. Also, both I- and Q-inputs may be driven externally,
that is, DESIQ Mode, by using the DIQ bit (Addr: 0h, Bit 5). See The Analog Inputs for more information
about how to drive the ADC in DES Mode.
In DESCLKIQ Mode, the I- and Q-channels sample their inputs 180° out-of-phase with respect to one
another, similar to the other DES Modes. DESCLKIQ Mode is similar to the DESIQ Mode, except that the
I- and Q-channels remain electrically separate internal to the ADC12D1x00RF. For this reason, both I- and
Q-inputs must be externally driven for the DESCLKIQ Mode. The DCK Bit (Addr: Eh, Bit: 6) is used to
select the 180° sampling clock mode.
The DESCLKIQ Mode results in the best bandwidth for the interleaved modes. In general, the bandwidth
decreases from Non-DES Mode to DES Mode (specifically, DESI or DESQ) because both channels are
sampling off the same input signal and non-ideal effects introduced by interleaving the two channels lower
the bandwidth. Driving both I- and Q-channels externally (DESIQ Mode and DESCLKIQ Mode) results in
better bandwidth because each channel is being driven, which reduces routing losses. The DESCLKIQ
Mode has better bandwidth than the DESIQ Mode because the routing internal to the ADC12D1600/1000
is simpler, which results in less insertion loss.
In the DES Mode, the outputs must be carefully interleaved to reconstruct the sampled signal. If the device
is programmed into the 1:4 Demux DES Mode, the data is effectively demultiplexed by 1:4. If the sampling
clock is 1600/1000 MHz, the effective sampling rate is doubled to 3.2/2.0 GSPS and each of the 4 output
buses has an output rate of 800/500 MSPS. All data is available in parallel. To properly reconstruct the
sampled waveform, the four bytes of parallel data that are output with each DCLK must be correctly
interleaved. The sampling order is as follows, from the earliest to the latest: DQd, DId, DQ, DI. See
Figure 4-3. If the device is programmed into the Non-Demux DES Mode, two bytes of parallel data are
output with each edge of the DCLK in the following sampling order, from the earliest to the latest: DQ, DI.
See Figure 4-4.
5.4.2 Demux and Non-Demux Mode
The ADC12D1x00RF may be in one of two demultiplex modes: Demux Mode or Non-Demux Mode (also
sometimes referred to as 1:1 Demux Mode). In Non-Demux Mode, the data from the input is simply output
at the sampling rate on one 12-bit bus. In Demux Mode, the data from the input is output at half the
sampling rate, on twice the number of buses. Demux and Non-Demux Mode may only be selected by the
NDM pin. In Non-DES Mode, the output data from each channel may be demultiplexed by a factor of 1:2
(1:2 Demux Non-DES Mode) or not demultiplexed (Non-Demux Non-DES Mode). In DES Mode, the
output data from both channels interleaved may be demultiplexed (1:4 Demux DES Mode) or not
demultiplexed (Non-Demux DES Mode).
See Table 5-5 for a selection of available modes.
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