
ADS800
SBAS035B
10
www.ti.com
DIGITAL OUTPUT DATA
The 12-bit output data is provided at CMOS logic levels. The
standard output coding is Straight Offset Binary (SOB) where
a full-scale input signal corresponds to all
“
1
’
s
”
at the output,
as shown in Table 1. This condition is met with pin 19
“
LO
”
or Floating due to an internal pull-down resistor. By applying
a logic
“
HI
”
voltage to this pin, a Binary Two
’
s Complement
(BTC) output will be provided where the most significant bit
is inverted. The digital outputs of the ADS800 can be set to
a high-impedance state by driving
OE
(pin 18) with a logic
“
HI
”
. Normal operation is achieved with pin 18
“
LO
”
or
Floating due to internal pull-down resistors. This function is
provided for testability purposes and is not meant to drive
digital buses directly or be dynamically changed during the
conversion process.
align it with the data created from the following quantizer
stages. This aligned data is fed into a digital error correction
circuit which can adjust the output data based on the infor-
mation found on the redundant bits. This technique gives the
ADS800 excellent differential linearity and ensures no miss-
ing codes at the 12-bit level.
Since there are two pipeline stages per external clock cycle,
there is a 6.5 clock cycle data latency from the start convert
signal to the valid output data. The output data is available in
Straight Offset Binary (SOB) or Binary Two
’
s Complement
(BTC) format.
THE ANALOG INPUT AND INTERNAL REFERENCE
The analog input of the ADS800 can be configured in various
ways and driven with different circuits, depending on the
nature of the signal and the level of performance desired.
The ADS800 has an internal reference that sets the full-scale
input range of the A/D converter. The differential input range
has each input centered around the common-mode of +2.25V,
with each of the two inputs having a full-scale range of
+1.25V to +3.25V. Since each input is 2Vp-p and 180
°
out-
of-phase with the other, a 4V differential input signal to the
quantizer results. As shown in Figure 3, the positive full-scale
reference (REFT) and the negative full-scale (REFB) are
brought out for external bypassing. In addition, the common-
mode voltage (CM) may be used as a reference to provide
the appropriate offset for the driving circuitry. However, care
must be taken not to appreciably load this reference node.
For more information regarding external references, single-
ended input, and ADS800 drive circuits, refer to the applica-
tions section.
For most applications, the clock duty should be set to
50%. However, for applications requiring no missing codes,
a slight skew in the duty cycle will improve DNL perfor-
mance for conversion rates > 35MHz and input frequen-
cies < 2MHz (see Timing Diagram) in the SO package.
For the best performance in the SSOP package, the clock
should be skewed under all input frequencies with conver-
sion rates > 35MHz. A possible method for skewing the
50% duty cycle source is shown in Figure 4.
+1.25V
+3.25V
2k
2k
0.1
μ
F
0.1
μ
F
+2.25V
REFT
REFB
CM
ADS800
To
Internal
Comparators
21
22
23
FIGURE 3. Internal Reference Structure.
CLOCK REQUIREMENTS
The CLK pin accepts a CMOS level clock input. Both the
rising and falling edges of the externally applied clock control
the various interstage conversions in the pipeline. Therefore,
the clock signal
’
s jitter, rise-and-fall times, and duty cycle can
affect conversion performance.
Low clock
jitter
is critical to SNR performance in fre-
quency-domain signal environments.
Clock
rise-and-fall times
should be as short as possible
(< 2ns for best performance).
0.1μF
R
V
2k
V
DD
0.1μF
V
DD
CLK
OUT
CLK
IN
IC2
IC1
IC1, IC2 = ACT04
R
V
= 217
, typical
FIGURE 4. Clock Skew Circuit.
+FS (IN = +3.25V, IN = +1.25V)
+FS
–
1LSB
+FS
–
2LSB
+3/4 Full-Scale
+1/2 Full-Scale
+1/4 Full-Scale
+1LSB
Bipolar Zero (IN = IN = +2.25V)
–
1LSB
–
1/4 Full-Scale
–
1/2 Full-Scale
–
3/4 Full-Scale
–
FS + 1LSB
–
FS (IN = +1.25V, IN = +3.25V)
111111111111
111111111111
111111111110
111000000000
110000000000
101000000000
100000000001
100000000000
011111111111
011000000000
010000000000
001000000000
000000000001
000000000000
011111111111
011111111111
011111111110
011000000000
010000000000
001000000000
000000000001
000000000000
111111111111
111000000000
110000000000
101000000000
100000000001
100000000000
NOTE: (1) In the single-ended input mode, +FS = +4.25V and
–
FS = +0.25V.
TABLE I. Coding Table for the ADS800.
OUTPUT CODE
SOB
PIN 19
BTC
PIN 19
HI
DIFFERENTIAL INPUT
(1)
FLOATING or LO