
AD7938/AD7939
Preliminary Technical Data
CIRCUIT INFORMATION
The AD7938/AD7939 are fast, 8-channel, 12-bit and 10-bit,
single-supply, successive approximation analog-to-digital
converters. The parts can operate from a 2.7 V to 5.25 V power
supply and feature throughput rates up to 1.5 MSPS.
When the ADC starts a conversion (Figure 19), SW3 opens and
SW1 and SW2 moves to Position B, causing the comparator to
become unbalanced. Both inputs are disconnected once the
conversion begins. The control logic and the charge
redistribution DACs are used to add and subtract fixed amounts
of charge from the sampling capacitor arrays to bring the
comparator back into a balanced condition. When the
comparator is rebalanced, the conversion is complete. The
control logic generates the ADC’s output code. The output
impedances of the sources driving the V
IN
+ and the V
IN
pins
must be matched; otherwise, the two inputs will have different
settling times, which results in errors.
The AD7938/AD7939 provide the user with an on-chip track-
and-hold, an accurate internal reference, an analog-to-digital
converter, and a parallel interface housed in a 32-lead LFCSP or
TQFP package.
The AD7938/AD7939 have eight analog input channels that can
be configured to be eight single-ended inputs, four fully
differential pairs, four pseudo-differential pairs, or seven
pseudo-differential inputs with respect to one common input.
There is an on-chip user-programmable channel sequencer that
allows the user to select a sequence of channels through which
the ADC can progress and cycle with each consecutive falling
edge of CONVST.
0
V
IN+
V
IN–
A
B
SW1
SW3
COMPARATOR
CONTROL
LOGIC
CAPACITIVE
DAC
CAPACITIVE
DAC
C
S
C
S
V
REF
SW2
B
A
The analog input range for the AD7938/AD7939 is 0 to V
REF
or
0 to 2 × V
REF
depending on the status of the RANGE bit in the
control register. The output coding of the ADC can be either
binary or twos complement, depending on the status of the
CODING bit in the control register.
Figure 19. ADC Conversion Phase
ADC TRANSFER FUNCTION
The output coding for the AD7938/AD7939 is either straight
binary or twos complement, depending on the status of the
CODING bit in the control register. The designed code
transitions occur at successive LSB values (i.e., 1 LSB, 2 LSBs,
and so on) and the LSB size is V
REF
/4096 for the AD7938 and
V
REF
/1024 for the AD7939. The ideal transfer characteristics of
the AD7938/AD7939 for both straight binary and twos
complement output coding are shown in F
, respectively.
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The AD7938/AD7939 provide flexible power management
options to allow the user to achieve the best power performance
for a given throughput rate. These options are selected by
programming the power management bits, PM1 and PM0, in
the control register.
and
CONVERTER OPERATION
The AD7938/AD7939 is a successive approximation ADC based
around two capacitive DACs. Figure 18 and Figure 19 show
simplified schematics of the ADC in acquisition and conversion
phase, respectively. The ADC comprises of control logic, a SAR,
and two capacitive DACs. Both figures show the operation of
the ADC in differential/pseudo-differential mode. Single-ended
mode operation is similar but V
IN
is internally tied to AGND.
In acquisition phase, SW3 is closed, SW1 and SW2 are in
Position A, the comparator is held in a balanced condition, and
the sampling capacitor arrays acquire the differential signal on
the input.
igure 20
Figure 20. AD7938/AD7939 Ideal Transfer Characteristic
with Straight Binary Output Coding
Figure
0
000...000
111...111
1 LSB = V
REF
/4096 (AD7938)
1 LSB = V
REF
/1024 (AD7939)
1 LSB
+V
REF
–1 LSB
ANALOG INPUT
A
0V
NOTE: V
REF
IS EITHER V
REF
OR 2
×
V
REF
000...001
000...010
111...110
111...000
011...111
0
V
IN+
V
IN–
A
B
SW1
SW3
COMPARATOR
CONTROL
LOGIC
CAPACITIVE
DAC
CAPACITIVE
DAC
C
S
C
S
V
REF
SW2
B
A
Figure 18. ADC Acquisition Phase
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