LT1236LS8
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Effect of Reference Drift on System Accuracy
A large portion of the temperature drift error budget in
many systems is the system reference voltage. This graph
indicates the maximum temperature coefficient allowable
if the reference is to contribute no more than 0.5LSB error
to the overall system performance. The example shown is
a 12-bit system designed to operate over a temperature
range from 25°C to 65°C. Assuming the system calibration
is performed at 25°C, the temperature span is 40°C. It can
be seen from the graph that the temperature coefficient
of the reference must be no worse than 3ppm/°C if it is
to contribute less than 0.5LSB error. For this reason, the
LT1236LS8 has been optimized for low drift.
Trimming Output Voltage
The LT1236LS8 has an output voltage trim pin, but the
temperature drift of the nominal 4V open circuit voltage
at pin 5 is about –1.7mV/°C. For the voltage trimming not
to affect reference output temperature drift, the external
trim voltage must track the voltage on the trim pin. Input
impedance of the trim pin is about 100kΩ and attenua-
tion to the output is 13:1. The technique shown below
is suggested for trimming the output of the LT1236LS8
while maintaining minimum shift in output temperature
coefficient. The R1/R2 ratio is chosen to minimize interac-
tion of trimming and temperature drift shifts, so the exact
values shown should be used.
Capacitive Loading and Transient Response
The LT1236LS8 is stable with all capacitive loads, but for
optimum settling with load transients, output capacitance
should be under 1000pF. The output stage of the reference
is class AB with a fairly low idling current. This makes
transient response worst-case at light load currents.
Because of internal current drain on the output, actual
worst-case occurs at I
LOAD
= 0. Significantly better load
transient response is obtained by moving slightly away
from these points. See Load Transient Response curves
for details. In general, best transient response is obtained
when the output is sourcing current. In critical applica-
tions, a 10µF solid tantalum capacitor with several ohms
in series provides optimum output bypass.
Load Regulation
The LT1236LS8 is capable of driving 10mA to a load. The
load regulation at the output of the LT1236LS8 is very
good, with a change of less than 25ppm/mA when driving
the load. However, the load current will cause a voltage
drop in the connecting wire between the LT1236LS8 and
the load. This IR drop is dependent on the resistance of
the connecting wire and will appear as additional load
regulation error. For example, 12 feet of #22 gauge wire or
1 foot of 0.025 inch printed circuit board trace will create
2mV loss at 10mA output current. This is equivalent to
1LSB in a 10V, 12-bit system.
There are three approaches that will reduce this effect. First,
limiting the distance between the LT1236LS8 and the load
will reduce the trace length, and improve load regulation.
Second, use wider traces for the connections between
the LT1236LS8 and the load to reduce IR drop. Finally,
TEMPERATURE SPAN (°C)
10
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT FOR
0.5LSB ERROR (ppm/°C)
30
100
1236ls8 AI01
1.0
10
20 100
90
807060
50
40
8-BIT
10-BIT
12-BIT
14-BIT
LT1236LS8
OUT
IN
GND
TRIM
R1
27k
R2
50k
1N4148
V
OUT
1236ls8 AI02
Maximum Allowable Reference Drift