REV. E
AD7884/AD7885
–10–
USING THE AD7884/AD7885 ANALOG INPUT RANGES
The AD7884/AD7885 can be set up to have either a ±3 V analog
input range or a ±5 V analog input range. Figures 10 and 11 show
the necessary corrections for each of these. The output code is
twos complement and the ideal code table for both input ranges
is shown in Table I.
Reference Considerations
The AD7884/AD7885 operates from a ±3 V reference. This can
be derived simply using the AD780 as shown in Figure 6.
5V
IN
S
5V
IN
F
3V
IN
S
3V
IN
F
V
INV
A1
Figure 10.
±
5 V Input Range Connection
3V
IN
S
3V
IN
F
5V
IN
S
5V
IN
F
V
INV
A1
Figure 11.
±
3 V Input Range Connections
The critical performance specification for a reference in a 16-bit
application is noise. The reference peak-to-peak noise should be
insignificant in comparison to the ADC noise. The AD7884/AD7885
has a typical rms noise of 120 µV. For example, a reasonable
target would be to keep the total rms noise less than 125 µV.
To do this the reference noise needs to be less than 35 µV rms.
In the 100 kHz band, the AD780 noise is less than 30 µV rms,
making it a very suitable reference.
The buffer amplifier used to drive the device V
REF+
should have
low enough noise performance so as not to affect the overall
system noise requirement. The AD845 and AD817 achieve this.
Decoupling and Grounding
The AD7884 and AD7885A have one AV
DD
pin and two V
DD
pins. They also have one AV
SS
pin and three V
SS
pins. The
AD7885 has one AV
DD
pin, one V
DD
pin, one AV
SS
pin, and
one V
SS
pin. Figure 6 shows how a common +5 V supply should
be used for the positive supply pins and a common –5 V supply
for the negative supply pins.
For decoupling purposes, the critical pins on both devices are
the AV
DD
and AV
SS
pins. Each of these should be decoupled to
system AGND with 10 µF tantalum and 0.1 µF ceramic capaci-
tors right at the pins. With the V
DD
and V
SS
pins, it is sufficient
to decouple each of these with ceramic 1 µF capacitors.
AGNDS, AGNDF are the ground return points for the on-chip
9-bit ADC. They should be driven by a buffer amplifier as shown
in Figure 6. If they are tied directly together and then to ground,
there will be a marginal degradation in linearity performance.
The GND pin is the analog ground return for the on-chip lin-
ear circuitry. It should be connected to system analog ground.
The DGND pin is the ground return for the on-chip digital
circuitry. It should be connected to the ground terminal of the
V
DD
and V
SS
supplies. If a common analog supply is used for
AV
DD
and V
DD
, then DGND should be connected to the com-
mon ground point.
Power Supply Sequencing
AV
DD
and V
DD
are connected to a common substrate and there is
typically 17 Ω resistance between them. If they are powered by
separate 5 V supplies, then these should come up simultaneously.
Otherwise, the one that comes up first will have to drive 5 V
into a 17 Ω load for a short period of time. However, the standard
short-circuit protection on regulators like the 7800 series will
ensure that there is no possibility of damage to the driving device.
AV
SS
should always come up either before or at the same
time as V
SS
. If this cannot be guaranteed, Schottky diodes
should be used to ensure that V
SS
never exceeds AV
SS
by
more than 0.3 V. Arranging the power supplies as in Figure 6
and using the recommended decoupling ensures that there
are no power supply sequencing issues as well as giving the
specified noise performance.
AV
DD
V
DD
AV
SS
V
SS
+5V +5V –5V –5V
AD7884/AD7885
HP5082-2810
OR
EQUIVALENT
Figure 12. Schottky Diodes Used to Protect Against
Incorrect Power Supply Sequencing
Analog Input
ⴞ3 V ⴞ5 V Digital Output
In Terms of FSR
2
Range
3
Range
4
Code Transition
l
+FSR/2 – 1 LSB 2.999908 4.999847 011 . . . 111 to 111 . . . 110
+FSR/2 – 2 LSBs 2.999817 4.999695 011 . . . 110 to 011 . . . 101
+FSR/2 – 3 LSBs 2.999726 4.999543 011 . . . 101 to 011 . . . 100
AGND + 1 LSB 0.000092 0.000153 000 . . . 001 to 000 . . . 000
AGND 0.000000 0.000000 000 . . . 000 to 111 . . . 111
AGND – 1 LSB –0.000092 –0.000153 111 . . . 111 to 111 . . . 110
–(FSR/2 – 3 LSBs) –2.999726 –4.999543 100 . . . 011 to 100 . . . 010
–(FSR/2 – 2 LSBs) –2.999817 –4.999695 100 . . . 010 to 100 . . . 001
–(FSR/2 – 1 LSB) –2.999908 –4.999847 100 . . . 001 to 100 . . . 000
NOTES
1
This table applies for V
REF+
S = 3 V.
2
FSR (full-scale range) is 6 V for the ± 3 V input range and 10 V for the
± 5 V input range.
3
1 LSB on the ± 3 V range is FSR/2
16
and is equal to 91.5 µV.
4
1 LSB on the ± 5 V range is FSR/2
16
and is equal to 152.6 µV.
Table I. Ideal Output Code Table for the AD7884/AD7885