
REV. 0
AD7677
–11–
TEMPERATURE
–
C
250
P
–
0
–
55
100
–
15
105
45
150
50
DVDD
–
35
5
85
25
65
200
OVDD
AVDD
TPC 13. Power-Down Operating Currents vs. Temperature
CIRCUIT INFORMATION
The AD7677 is a very fast, low-power, single-supply, precise,
16-bit analog-to-digital converter (ADC). The AD7677 features
different modes to optimize performances according to the
applications.
In Warp mode, the AD7677 is capable of converting 1,000,000
samples per second (1 MSPS).
The AD7677 provides the user with an on-chip track/hold,
successive approximation ADC that does not exhibit any pipe-
line or latency, making it ideal for multiple multiplexed channel
applications.
The AD7677 can be operated from a single 5 V supply and
be interfaced to either 5 V or 3 V digital logic. It is housed in a
48-lead LQFP package that combines space savings and flexible
configurations as either serial or parallel interface. The AD7677
is a pin-to-pin-compatible upgrade of the AD7664, AD7675,
and AD7676.
CONVERTER OPERATION
The AD7677 is a successive approximation analog-to-digital
converter based on a charge redistribution DAC. Figure 3 shows
the simplified schematic of the ADC. The capacitive DAC con-
sists of two identical arrays of 16 binary weighted capacitors
that are connected to the two comparator inputs.
During the acquisition phase, terminals of the array tied to the
comparator’s input are connected to AGND via SW
+
and SW
–
.
All independent switches are connected to the analog inputs.
Thus, the capacitor arrays are used as sampling capacitors and
acquire the analog signal on IN+ and IN– inputs. When the
acquisition phase is complete and the
CNVST
input goes
low, a conversion phase is initiated. When the conversion phase
begins, SW
+
and SW
–
are opened first. The two capacitor arrays
are then disconnected from the inputs and connected to the
REFGND input. Therefore, the differential voltage between the
inputs IN+ and IN– captured at the end of the acquisition phase
is applied to the comparator inputs, causing the comparator to
become unbalanced. By switching each element of the capacitor
array between REFGND or REF, the comparator input varies
by binary weighted voltage steps (V
REF
/2, V
REF
/4 . . . V
REF
/65536).
The control logic toggles these switches, starting with the MSB
first, in order to bring the comparator back into a balanced
condition. After the completion of this process, the control logic
generates the ADC output code and brings BUSY output low.
Modes of Operation
The AD7677 features three modes of operations, Warp, Normal,
and Impulse. Each of these modes is more suitable for specific
applications.
The Warp mode allows the fastest conversion rate up to 1 MSPS.
However, in this mode, and this mode only, the full specified accu-
racy is guaranteed only when the time between conversion does
not exceed 1 ms. If the time between two consecutive conversions
is longer than 1 ms, for instance, after power-up, the first conver-
sion result should be ignored. This mode makes the AD7677
ideal for applications where fast sample rates are required.
The Normal mode is the fastest mode (800 kSPS) without any
limitation about the time between conversions. This mode makes
the AD7677 ideal for asynchronous applications such as data
acquisition systems, where both high accuracy and fast sample
rate are required.
The Impulse mode, the lowest power dissipation mode, allows
power saving between conversions. The maximum throughput
in this mode is 666 kSPS. When operating at 100 SPS, for
example, it typically consumes only 15
μ
W. This feature makes
the AD7677 ideal for battery-powered applications.
IN+
REF
REFGND
IN
–
32,768C 16,384C
MSB
4C
2C
C
C
LSB
SW+
SWITCHES
CONTROL
32,768C 16,384C
MSB
4C
2C
C
C
LSB
SW
–
BUSY
OUTPUT
CODE
CNVST
CONTROL
LOGIC
COMP
Figure 3. ADC Simplified Schematic