AD9744
Data Sheet
Rev. C | Page 18 of 32
The differential circuit shown i
n Figure 36 provides the necessary
level shifting required in a single-supply system. In this case,
AVDD, which is the positive analog supply for both th
e AD9744and the op amp, is also used to level-shift the differential output
a suitable op amp for this application.
Figure 36. Single-Supply DC Differential Coupled Circuit
SINGLE-ENDED UNBUFFERED VOLTAGE OUTPUT
output range of approximately 0 V to 0.5 V for a doubly terminated
50 cable since the nominal full-scale current, IOUTFS, of 20 mA
flows through the equivalent RLOAD of 25 . In this case, RLOAD
represents the equivalent load resistance seen by IOUTA or
IOUTB. The unused output (IOUTA or IOUTB) can be connected
to ACOM directly or via a matching RLOAD. Different values of
IOUTFS and RLOAD can be selected as long as the positive compliance
range is adhered to. One additional consideration in this mode
is the integral nonlinearity (INL), discussed in the
AnalogOutputs section. For optimum INL performance, the single-
ended, buffered voltage output configuration is suggested.
Figure 37. 0 V to 0.5 V Unbuffered Voltage Output
SINGLE-ENDED, BUFFERED VOLTAGE OUTPUT
CONFIGURATION
Figure 38 shows a buffered single-ended output configuration
in which the op amp U1 performs an I-V conversion on the
AD9744 output current. U1 maintains IOUTA (or IOUTB) at a
virtual ground, minimizing the nonlinear output impedance
effect on the DAC’s INL performance as described in th
e AnalogOutputs section. Although this single-ended configuration
typically provides the best dc linearity performance, its ac
distortion performance at higher DAC update rates may be
limited by U1’s slew rate capabilities. U1 provides a negative
unipolar output voltage, and its full-scale output voltage is
simply the product of RFB and IOUTFS. The full-scale output
should be set within U1’s voltage output swing capabilities by
scaling IOUTFS and/or RFB. An improvement in ac distortion
performance may result with a reduced IOUTFS since the signal
current U1 will be required to sink less signal current.
Figure 38. Unipolar Buffered Voltage Output
POWER AND GROUNDING CONSIDERATIONS,
POWER SUPPLY REJECTION
Many applications seek high speed and high performance under
less than ideal operating conditions. In these application circuits,
the implementation and construction of the printed circuit
board is as important as the circuit design. Proper RF techniques
must be used for device selection, placement, and routing as
well as power supply bypassing and grounding to ensure
recommended printed circuit board ground, power, and signal
plane layouts implemented on the
AD9744 evaluation board.
One factor that can measurably affect system performance is
the ability of the DAC output to reject dc variations or ac noise
superimposed on the analog or digital dc power distribution.
This is referred to as the power supply rejection ratio (PSRR).
For dc variations of the power supply, the resulting performance
of the DAC directly corresponds to a gain error associated with
the DAC’s full-scale current, IOUTFS. AC noise on the dc supplies
is common in applications where the power distribution is
generated by a switching power supply. Typically, switching
power supply noise will occur over the spectrum from tens of
kHz to several MHz. The PSRR vs. frequency of the
AD9744AVDD supply over this frequency range is shown i
n Figure 39.Figure 39. Power Supply Rejection Ratio (PSRR) vs. Frequency
Note that the ratio in
Figure 39 is calculated as amps out/volts
in. Noise on the analog power supply has the effect of modulating
the internal switches, and therefore the output current. The
voltage noise on AVDD, therefore, will be added in a nonlinear
manner to the desired IOUT. Due to the relative different size of
AD9744
IOUTA
IOUTB
COPT
500
225
225
1k
25
25
AD8041
1k
AVDD
22
21
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IOUTA
IOUTB
50
25
VOUTA = 0V TO 0.5V
IOUTFS = 20mA
50
22
21
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IOUTA
IOUTB
COPT
200
U1
VOUT = IOUTFS × RFB
IOUTFS = 10mA
RFB
200
22
21
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FREQUENCY (MHz)
85
40
12
6
8
10
0
PSRR
(dB)
80
75
70
65
60
55
50
2
4
45
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