
AD7328
THEORY OF OPERATION
CIRCUIT INFORMATION
The AD7328 is a fast, 8-channel, 12-bit plus sign, bipolar input,
serial A/D converter. The AD7328 can accept bipolar input
ranges that include ±10 V, ±5 V, and ±2.5 V; it can also accept a
0 V to +10 V unipolar input range. A different analog input
range can be programmed on each analog input channel via the
on-chip registers. The AD7328 has a high speed serial interface
that can operate at throughput rates up to 1 MSPS.
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The AD7328 requires V
DD
and V
SS
dual supplies for the high
voltage analog input structures. These supplies must be equal
to or greater than the analog input range. See Table 6 for the
requirements of these supplies for each analog input range. The
AD7328 requires a low voltage 2.7 V to 5.25 V V
CC
supply to
power the ADC core.
Table 6. Reference and Supply Requirements for Each
Analog Input Range
Selected Analog
Input Range (V)
±10
Reference
Voltage (V)
2.5
3.0
2.5
3.0
2.5
3.0
2.5
3.0
Full-Scale
Input
Range (V)
±10
±12
±5
±6
±2.5
±3
0 to +10
0 to +12
AV
CC
(V)
3/5
3/5
3/5
3/5
3/5
3/5
3/5
3/5
Minimum
V
DD
/V
SS
(V)
±10
±12
±5
±6
±5
±5
+10/AGND
+12/AGND
±5
±2.5
0 to 10
To meet the specified performance specifications when the
AD7328 is configured with the minimum V
DD
and V
SS
supplies
for a chosen analog input range, the throughput rate should be
decreased from the maximum throughput range (see the
Typical Performance Characteristics section). Figure 18 and
Figure 19 show the change in INL and DNL as the V
DD
and V
SS
voltages are varied. When operating at the maximum through-
put rate, as the V
DD
and V
SS
supply voltages are reduced, the INL
and DNL error increases. However, as the throughput rate is
reduced with the minimum V
DD
and V
SS
supplies, the INL and
DNL error is reduced.
Figure 31 shows the change in THD as the V
DD
and V
SS
supplies
are reduced. At the maximum throughput rate, the THD
degrades significantly as V
DD
and V
SS
are reduced. It is therefore
necessary to reduce the throughput rate when using minimum
V
DD
and V
SS
supplies so that there is less degradation of THD
and the specified performance can be maintained. The
degradation is due to an increase in the on resistance of the
input multiplexer when the V
DD
and V
SS
supplies are reduced.
The analog inputs can be configured as eight single-ended
inputs, four true differential input pairs, four pseudo differential
inputs, or seven pseudo differential inputs. Selection can be
made by programming the mode bits, Mode 0 and Mode 1, in
the control register.
The serial clock input accesses data from the part and provides
the clock source for the successive approximation ADC. The
AD7328 has an on-chip 2.5 V reference. However, the AD7328
can also work with an external reference. On power-up, the
external reference operation is the default option. If the internal
reference is the preferred option, the user must write to the
reference bit in the control register to select the internal reference
operation.
The AD7328 also features power-down options to allow power
savings between conversions. The power-down modes are
selected by programming the on-chip control register as
described in the Modes of Operation section.
CONVERTER OPERATION
The AD7328 is a successive approximation analog-to-digital
converter built around two capacitive DACs. Figure 23 and
Figure 24 show simplified schematics of the ADC in single-
ended mode during the acquisition and conversion phases,
respectively. Figure 25 and Figure 26 show simplified schematics
of the ADC in differential mode during acquisition and conversion
phases, respectively.
The ADC is composed of control logic, a SAR, and capacitive
DACs. In Figure 23 (the acquisition phase), SW2 is closed and
SW1 is in Position A, the comparator is held in a balanced con-
dition, and the sampling capacitor array acquires the signal on
the input.
CAPACITIVE
DAC
CONTROL
LOGIC
COMPARATOR
AGND
SW2
SW1
A
B
C
S
V
IN
0
0
Figure 23. ADC Acquisition Phase (Single Ended)
When the ADC starts a conversion (Figure 24), SW2 opens and
SW1 moves to Position B, causing the comparator to become
unbalanced. The control logic and the charge redistribution
DAC are used to add and subtract fixed amounts of charge from
the capacitive DAC to bring the comparator back into a balanced
condition. When the comparator is rebalanced, the conversion
is complete. The control logic generates the ADC output code.