ADC-207
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OUTPUT CODING
(+REFERENCE = +5.12V, –REFERENCE = ground, MIDPOINT = no connection)
NOTE: The reference should be held to ±0.1% accuracy or
better. Do not use the +5V power supply as a
reference input without precision regulation and high
frequency decoupling.
Values shown here are for a +5.12V reference. Scale other
references proportionally. Calibration equipment should test for
code changes at the midpoints between these center values
shown in Table 1. For example, at the half-scale major carry,
set the input to 2.54V and adjust the reference until the code
flickers equally between 63 and 64. Note also that the
weighting for the comparator resistor network leaves the first
and last thresholds within 1/2LSB of the end points to adjust
the code transition to the proper midpoint values.
Continuous conversion requires one cycle/sample (one positive
pulse and one negative pulse). The 3-state buffer has two
enable lines, CS1 and CS2. Table 2 shows the truth table for
chip select signals. CS1 has the function of enabling/disabling
bits 1 through 7. CS2 has the function of enabling/disabling
bits 1 through 7 and the overflow bit. Also, a full-scale input
produces all ones, including the overflow bit at the output. The
ADC-207 has an adjustable resistor ladder string. The top end,
idle point, and bottom end are brought out for use with
applications circuits.
These pins are called +REFERENCE, MIDPOINT and
–REFERENCE, respectively. In typical operation
+REFERENCE is tied to +5V, –REFERENCE is tied to ground,
and MIDPOINT is bypassed to ground. Such a configuration
results in a 0 to +5V input voltage range. The MIDPOINT pin
can also be tied to a +2.5V source to further improve integral
linearity. This is usually not necessary unless better than 7-bit
linearity is needed.
Table 2. Chip Select Truth Table
CS1 CS2 Bits 1-7 Overflow Bit
0 0 3-State Mode 3-State Mode
1 0 3-State Mode 3-State Mode
0 1 Data Outputed Data Outputed
1 1 3-State Mode Data Outputed
NOTE: Reduce the sample time (sample pulse)
ADC-207 OPERATION
The ADC-207 uses a switched capacitor scheme in which
there is an auto-zero phase and a sampling phase. See
Figure 1 and Timing Diagram. The ADC-207 uses a single
clock input. When the clock is at a high state (logic 1), the
ADC-207 is in the auto-zero phase (Ø1). When the clock is at
a low state (logic 0), the ADC-207 is in the sampling phase
(Ø2). During phase 1, the 128 comparator outputs are shorted
to their inputs through CMOS switches. This serves the
purpose of bringing the inputs and outputs to the transition
levels of the respective comparators. The inputs to the
comparators are also connected to 128 sampling capacitors.
The other end of the 128 capacitors are also shorted to 128
taps of a resistor ladder, via CMOS switches. Therefore, during
phase 1 the sampling capacitors are charged to the differential
voltage between a resistor tap and its respective comparator
transition voltage.
This eliminates offset differences between comparators and
yields better temperature performance. During phase 2 (Ø2) the
input voltage is applied to the 128 capacitors, via CMOS
switches. This forces the comparators to trip either high or low.
Since the comparators during phase 1 were sitting at their
transition point, they can trip very quickly to the correct state.
Also during phase 2, the outputs of the comparators are loaded
into internal latches which in turn feed a128-to-7 encoder. When
going back into phase 1, the output of the encoder is loaded into
an output latch. This latch then feeds the 3-state output buffer.
This means that the ADC-207 is of pipeline design. To do a
single conversion, the ADC-207 requires a positive pulse
followed by a negative pulse followed by a positive pulse.
Table 1. ADC-207 Output Coding
Analog Input 1234567 Hexadecimal
(Center Value) Code Overflow MSB LSB Decimal (Incl. 0V)
0.00V Zero 0 0000000 0 00
+0.04V +1LSB 0 0000001 1 01
+1.28V +1/4FS 0 0100000 32 20
+2.52V +1/2FS – 1LSB 0 0111111 63 3F
+2.56V +1/2FS 0 1000000 64 40
+2.60V +1/2FS + 1LSB 0 1000001 65 41
+3.84V +3/4FS 0 1100000 96 60
+5.08V +FS 0 1111111 127 7F
+5.12V Overflow 1 1111111 255* FF
*Note that the overflow code does not clear the data bits.
CLOCK
OUTPUT
DATA
AUTO
ZERO
N DATA
N+1 DATA
SAMPLE
NSAMPLE
N + 1 SAMPLE
N + 2
AUTO
ZERO AUTO
ZERO
25ns max.25ns max.
∅1∅2∅1∅1∅2∅2
TIMING DIAGRAM
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