AD7829-1
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OPERATING MODES
Figure 19 shows the power vs. throughput rate for automatic,
full power-down.
The AD7829-1 has two possible modes of operation, depending
on the state of the
CONVST
pulse approximately 100 ns after the
end of a conversion, that is, upon the rising edge of the
THROUGHPUT (kSPS)
100
10
0
0050100
POWER (mW)
1
200 300 400
0.1
50 150 250 350 450
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EOC
pulse.
Mode 1 Operation (High-Speed Sampling)
When the AD7829-1 is operated in Mode 1, it is not powered
down between conversions. This mode of operation allows high
throughput rates to be achieved.
Figure 21 shows how this
optimum throughput rate is achieved by bringing
CONVST
high before the end of a conversion, that is, before the
EOC
pulses low. When operating in this mode, a new conversion
should not be initiated until 30 ns after the end of a read
operation. This allows the track/hold to acquire the analog
signal to 0.5 LSB accuracy.
Mode 2 Operation (Automatic Power-Down)
Figure 19. AD7829-1 Power vs. Throughput
When the AD7829-1 is operated in Mode 2 (see Figure 22), it
automatically powers down at the end of a conversion. The
FREQUENCY (kHz)
0
–10
–80
(dB)
–40
–50
–60
–70
–20
–30
0
113
142
170
198
227
255
283
312
340
368
396
425
453
481
510
538
566
595
623
651
680
708
736
765
793
821
850
878
906
935
963
28
57
85
991
2048 POINT FFT
SAMPLING
2MSPS
f
IN
= 200kHz
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CONVST
signal is brought low to initiate a conversion and is
left logic low until after the
EOC
goes high, that is, approximately
100 ns after the end of the conversion. The state of the
CONVST
signal is sampled at this point (that is, 530 ns maximum after
CONVST
falling edge) and the AD7829-1 powers down as long
as
CONVST
is low. The ADC is powered up again on the rising
edge of the
CONVST
signal. Superior power performance can
be achieved in this mode of operation by powering up the
AD7829-1 only to carry out a conversion. The parallel interface
of the AD7829-1 is still fully operational while the ADCs are
powered down. A read can occur while the part is powered
down, and so it does not necessarily need to be placed within
the
Figure 20. AD7829-1 SNR
EOC
pulse, as shown in Figure 22.
t
2
t
1
t
3
VALID
DATA
CONVST
EOC
CS
RD
DB0 TO DB7
TRACK
HOLD
TRACK
HOLD
120ns
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Figure 21. Mode 1 Operation