MAX1291/MAX1293
250ksps, +3V, 8-/4-Channel, 12-Bit ADCs
with +2.5V Reference and Parallel Interface
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2.48
2.49
2.51
2.50
2.52
2.53
INTERNAL REFERENCE VOLTAGE
vs. TEMPERATURE
MAX1291/3 toc11
TEMPERATURE (°C)
V
REF
(V)
-40 10-15 35 60 85
-2.5
-2.0
-1.0
-1.5
-0.5
0.0
OFFSET ERROR vs. SUPPLY VOLTAGE
MAX1291/3 toc12
V
DD
(V)
OFFSET ERROR (LSB)
2.7 3.33.0 3.6
-2.5
-1.5
-2.0
-0.5
-1.0
0.0
0.5
-40 10-15 35 60 85
OFFSET ERROR vs. TEMPERATURE
MAX1291/3 toc13
TEMPERATURE (°C)
OFFSET ERROR (LSB)
-3
-1
-2
0
1
2.7 3.33.0 3.6
GAIN ERROR vs. SUPPLY VOLTAGE
MAX1291/3 toc14
V
DD
(V)
GAIN ERROR (LSB)
-2.0
-1.5
-0.5
-1.0
0.0
0.5
GAIN ERROR vs. TEMPERATURE
MAX1291/3 toc15
TEMPERATURE (°C)
GAIN ERROR (LSB)
-40 10-15 35 60 85
50
150
100
200
250
2.7 3.33.0 3.6
LOGIC SUPPLY CURRENT
vs. SUPPLY VOLTAGE
MAX1291/3 toc16
V
DD
(V)
I
LOGIC
(µA)
50
100
150
200
250
LOGIC SUPPLY CURRENT
vs. TEMPERATURE
MAX1291/3 toc17
TEMPERATURE (°C)
I
LOGIC
(µA)
-40 10 35-15 60 85
Typical Operating Characteristics (continued)
(V
DD
= V
LOGIC
= +3V, V
REF
= +2.500V, f
CLK
= 4.8MHz, C
L
= 20pF, T
A
= +25°C, unless otherwise noted.)
2.48
2.49
2.51
2.50
2.52
2.53
INTERNAL REFERENCE VOLTAGE
vs. SUPPLY VOLTAGE
MAX1291/3 toc10
V
DD
(V)
V
REF
(V)
2.7 3.33.0 3.6
-140
-120
-100
-80
-60
-40
-20
0
20
0 400200 600 800 1000 1200
FFT PLOT
MAX1291/93 toc18
FREQUENCY (kHz)
AMPLITUDE (dB)
V
DD
= 3V
f
IN
= 50kHz
f
SAMPLE
= 250ksps
MAX1291/MAX1293
250ksps, +3V, 8-/4-Channel, 12-Bit ADCs
with +2.5V Reference and Parallel Interface
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Pin Description
NAME
1 HBEN
High Byte Enable. Used to multiplex the 12-bit conversion result.
1: Four MSBs are multiplexed on the data bus.
0: Eight LSBs are available on the data bus.
2 D7 Three-State Digital I/O Line (D7)
3 D6 Three-State Digital I/O Line (D6)
4 D5 Three-State Digital I/O Line (D5)
5 D4 Three-State Digital I/O Line (D4)
6 D3/D11 Three-State Digital I/O Line (D3, HBEN = 0; D11, HBEN = 1)
7 D2/D10 Three-State Digital I/O Line (D2, HBEN = 0; D10, HBEN = 1)
8 D1/D9 Three-State Digital I/O Line (D1, HBEN = 0; D9, HBEN = 1)
9 D0/D8 Three-State Digital I/O Line (D0, HBEN = 0; D8, HBEN = 1)
10
INT INT goes low when the conversion is complete and the output data is ready.
11
RD
Active-Low Read Select. If CS is low, a falling edge on RD enables the read operation on
the data bus.
12
WR
Active-Low Write Select. When CS is low in internal acquisition mode, a rising edge on WR
latches in configuration data and starts an acquisition plus a conversion cycle. When CS is
low in external acquisition mode, the first rising edge on WR ends acquisition and starts a
conversion.
13 CLK
Clock Input. In external clock mode, drive CLK with a TTL/CMOS-compatible clock. In
internal clock mode, connect this pin to either V
DD
or GND.
14
CS
Active-Low Chip Select. When CS is high, digital outputs (INT, D7–D0) are high imped-
ance.
15 CH7 Analog Input Channel 7
16 CH6 Analog Input Channel 6
17 CH5 Analog Input Channel 5
18 CH4 Analog Input Channel 4
19 CH3 Analog Input Channel 3
20 CH2 Analog Input Channel 2
21 CH1 Analog Input Channel 1
22 CH0 Analog Input Channel 0
23 COM
Ground Reference for Analog Inputs. Sets zero-code voltage in single-ended mode and
must be stable to ±0.5 LSB during conversion.
24 GND Analog and Digital Ground
25 REFADJ
Bandgap Reference Output/Bandgap Reference Buffer Input. Bypass to GND with a
0.01µF capacitor. When using an external reference, connect REFADJ to V
DD
to disable
the internal bandgap reference.
26 REF
Bandgap Reference Buffer Output/External Reference Input. Add a 4.7µF capacitor to
GND when using the internal reference.
27 V
DD
Analog +5V Power Supply. Bypass with a 0.1µF capacitor to GND.
28 V
LOGIC
Digital Power Supply. V
LOGIC
powers the digital outputs of the data converter and can
range from +1.8V to V
DD
+ 300mV.
1
2
PIN
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
FUNCTION
MAX1291 MAX1293
Detailed Description
Converter Operation
The MAX1291/MAX1293 ADCs use a successive-
approximation (SAR) conversion technique and an
input track/hold (T/H) stage to convert an analog input
signal to a 12-bit digital output. Their parallel (8 + 4)
output format provides an easy interface to standard
microprocessors (µPs). Figure 2 shows the simplified
internal architecture of the MAX1291/MAX1293.
Single-Ended and
Pseudo-Differential Operation
The sampling architecture of the ADC’s analog com-
parator is illustrated in the equivalent input circuit in
Figure 3. In single-ended mode, IN+ is internally
switched to channels CH0–CH7 for the MAX1291
(Figure 3a) and to CH0–CH3 for the MAX1293 (Figure
3b), while IN- is switched to COM (Table 3).
In differential mode, IN+ and IN- are selected from ana-
log input pairs (Table 4) and are internally switched to
either of the analog inputs. This configuration is pseu-
do-differential in that only the signal at IN+ is sampled.
The return side (IN-) must remain stable within ±0.5 LSB
(±0.1 LSB for best performance) with respect to GND
during a conversion. To accomplish this, connect a
0.1µF capacitor from IN- (the selected input) to GND.
During the acquisition interval, the channel selected as
the positive input (IN+) charges capacitor C
HOLD
. At
the end of the acquisition interval, the T/H switch
opens, retaining charge on C
HOLD
as a sample of the
signal at IN+.
The conversion interval begins with the input multiplex-
er switching C
HOLD
from the positive input (IN+) to the
negative input (IN-). This unbalances node ZERO at the
comparator’s positive input. The capacitive digital-to-
analog converter (DAC) adjusts during the remainder of
the conversion cycle to restore node ZERO to 0V within
the limits of 12-bit resolution. This action is equivalent to
transferring a 12pF[(V
IN+
) - (V
IN-
)] charge from C
HOLD
to the binary-weighted capacitive DAC, which in turn
forms a digital representation of the analog input signal.
MAX1291/MAX1293
250ksps, +3V, 8-/4-Channel, 12-Bit ADCs
with +2.5V Reference and Parallel Interface
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T/H
THREE-STATE, BIDIRECTIONAL
I/O INTERFACE
12
17k
8
8
4
8
4
8
SUCCESSIVE-
APPROXIMATION
REGISTER
MUX
CHARGE REDISTRIBUTION
12-BIT DAC
CLOCK
( ) ARE FOR MAX1291 ONLY.
ANALOG
INPUT
MULTIPLEXER
CONTROL LOGIC
&
LATCHES
REF REFADJ
1.22V
REFERENCE
D0D7
8-BIT DATA BUS
(CH5)
(CH4)
(CH7)
(CH6)
CH3
CH2
CH1
CH0
COM
CLK
CS
WR
RD
V
DD
HBEN
GND
V
LOGIC
MAX1291
MAX1293
A
V
=
2.05
COMP
INT
Figure 2. Simplified Internal Architecture for 8-/4-Channel MAX1291/MAX1293

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