LTC2450-1
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APPLICATIONS INFORMATION
Figure 16. Measured INL vs Input Voltage,
C
IN
= 0.1μF, V
CC
= 5V, T
A
= 25°C
For most applications, it is desirable to implement C
IN
as
a high quality 0.1μF ceramic capacitor and R
S
≤ 1k. This
capacitor should be located as close as possible to the
actual V
IN
package pin. Furthermore the area encompassed
by this circuit path as well as the path length should be
minimized.
In the case of a 2-wire sensor which is not remotely
grounded, it is desirable to split R
S
and place series
resistors in the ADC input line as well as in the sensor
ground return line which should be tied to the ADC GND
pin using a star connection topology.
Figure 16 shows the measured LTC2450-1 INL vs
Input Voltage as a function of R
S
value with an input
capacitor C
IN
= 0.1μF.
In some cases, R
S
can be increased above these guide-
lines. The input current is zero while the ADC is either in
sleep or I/O modes. Thus, if the time constant of the input
R-C circuit τ = R
S
• C
IN
is of the same order magnitude or
longer than the time periods between actual conversions,
then one can consider the input current to be reduced
correspondingly.
These considerations need to be balanced out by the input
signal bandwidth. The 3dB bandwidth ≅ 1/(2π • R
S
• C
IN
).
Finally, if the recommended choice for C
IN
is unacceptable
for the user’s specifi c application, an alternate strategy is to
eliminate C
IN
and minimize C
PAR
and R
S
. In practical terms,
this confi guration corresponds to a low impedance sensor
directly connected to the ADC through minimum length
traces. Actual applications include current measurements
through low value sense resistors, temperature measure-
ments, low impedance voltage source monitoring and so
on. The resultant INL vs V
IN
is shown in Figure 17. The
measurements of Figure 17 include a C
PAR
capacitor cor-
responding to a minimum size layout pad and a minimum
width input trace of about 1 inch length.
Figure 17. Measured INL vs V
IN
, C
IN
= 0, V
CC
= 5V, T
A
= 25°C
INPUT VOLTAGE (V)
0
INL(LSB)
–4
0
4
3
5
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–8
–12
–16
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8
12
16
R
S
= 10k
R
S
= 1k
R
S
= 0
INPUT VOLTAGE (V)
0
INL (LSB)
8
6
4
2
0
–2
–4
–6
–8
4
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R
S
= 1k
R
S
= 10k
R
S
= 0
