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Figure 20a. fIN = 1kHz, fS = 58.8kHz, SNR = 73.0dB
Figure 20b. fIN = 28kHz, fS = 58.8kHz, SNR = 61.5dB
Figure 21. LTC1292 ENOB vs Input Frequency
Figure 22. fIN1 = 5.1kHz, fIN2 = 5.6kHz, fS = 58.8kHz
Overvoltage Protection
Applying signals to the LTC1292/LTC1297’s analog
inputs that exceed the positive supply or that go below
ground will degrade the accuracy of the A/D and possi-
bly damage the devices. For example this condition
would occur if a signal is applied to the analog inputs
before power is applied to the LTC1292/LTC1297. An-
other example is the input source is operating from
different supplies of larger value than the LTC1292/
LTC1297. These conditions should be prevented either
with proper supply sequencing or by use of external
circuitry to clamp or current limit the input source.
There are two ways to protect the inputs. In Figure 23
diode clamps from the inputs to VCC and GND are used.
The second method is to put resistors in series with the
analog inputs for current limiting. Limit the current to
15mA per channel. The +IN input can accept a resistor
value of 1k but the –IN input cannot accept more than
250
when clocked at its maximum clock frequency of
1MHz. If the LTC1292/LTC1297 are clocked at the
maximum clock frequency and 250
is not enough to
current limit the input source, then the clamp diodes are
recommended (Figures 24a and 24b). The reason for
the limit on the resistor value is that the MSB bit test is
affected by the value of the resistor placed at the –IN
input (see discussion on Analog Inputs and the typical
performance characteristics Maximum CLK Frequency
vs Source Resistance).
FREQUENCY (kHz)
0
–60
–40
–20
15
25
LTC1292/7 F20a
–80
–100
510
20
30
–120
–140
MAGNITUDE
(dB)
0
FREQUENCY (kHz)
0
–60
–40
–20
15
25
LTC1292/7 F22
–80
–100
510
20
30
–120
–140
MAGNITUDE
(dB)
0
FREQUENCY (kHz)
0
–60
–40
–20
15
25
LTC1292/7 F20b
–80
–100
510
20
30
–120
–140
MAGNITUDE
(dB)
0
FREQUENCY (kHz)
0
EFFECTIVE
NUMBER
OF
BITS
9.5
10.0
10.5
60
100
LT1292/7 F21
9.0
8.5
8.0
20
40
80
11.0
11.5
12.0
fS = 58.8kHz