
AD7869
–6–
REV. A
CONVE RT E R DE T AILS
T he AD7869 is a complete 14-bit I/O port; the only external
components required for normal operation are pull-up resistors
for the ADC data outputs, and power supply decoupling capaci-
tors. T he AD7869 is comprised of a 14-bit successive approxi-
mation ADC with a track/hold amplifier, a 14-bit DAC with a
buffered output and two 3 V buried Zener references, a clock os-
cillator and control logic.
ADC CLOCK
T he AD7869 has an internal clock oscillator that can be used for
the ADC conversion procedure. T he oscillator is enabled by ty-
ing the CLK input to V
SS
. T he oscillator is laser trimmed at the
factory to give a maximum conversion time of 10
μ
s. T he mark/
space ratio can vary from 40/60 to 60/40. Alternatively, an exter-
nal T T L compatible clock may be applied to this input. T he al-
lowable mark/space ratio of an external clock is 40/60 to 60/40.
RCLK is a clock output, used for the serial interface. T his out-
put is derived directly from the ADC clock source and can be
switched off at the end of conversion with the CONT ROL
input.
ADC CONVE RSION T IMING
T he conversion time for both external clock and continuous in-
ternal clock can vary from 19 to 20 rising clock edges, depending
on the conversion start to ADC clock synchronization. If a con-
version is initiated within 30 ns prior to a rising edge of the ADC
clock, the conversion time will consist of 20 rising clock edges,
i.e., 9.5
μ
s conversion time. For noncontinuous internal clock,
the conversion time always consists of 19 rising clock edges.
ADC T RACK -AND-HOLD AMPLIFIE R
T he track-and-hold amplifier on the analog input of the AD7869
allows the ADC to accurately convert an input sine wave of 6 V
peak–peak amplitude to 14-bit accuracy. T he input impedance is
typically 9 k
; an equivalent circuit is shown in Figure 1. T he
input bandwidth of the track/hold amplifier is much greater
than the Nyquist rate of the ADC even when the ADC is oper-
ated at its maximum throughput rate. T he 0.1 dB cutoff fre-
quency occurs typically at 500 kHz. T he track/hold amplifier
acquires an input signal to 14-bit accuracy in less than 2
μ
s. T he
overall throughput rate is equal to the conversion time plus the
track/hold amplifier acquisition time. For a 2.0 MHz input clock,
the throughput time is 12
μ
s max.
AD7869*
4.5k
4.5k
*ADDITIONAL PINS OMITTED FOR CLARITY
V
IN
TO INTERNAL
COMPARATOR
TRACK/HOLD
AMPLIFIER
TO INTERNAL
3V REFERENCE
Figure 1. ADC Analog Input
T he operation of the track/hold amplifier is essentially transpar-
ent to the user. T he track/hold amplifier goes from its track
mode to its hold mode at the start of conversion on the rising
edge of
CONVST
.
INT E RNAL RE FE RE NCE S
T he AD7869 has two on-chip temperature compensated buried
Zener references that are factory trimmed to 3 V
±
10 mV. One
reference provides the appropriate biasing for the ADC, while
the other is available as a reference for the DAC. Both reference
outputs are available (labelled RO DAC and RO ADC) and are
capable of providing up to 500
μ
A to an external load.
T he DAC input reference (RI DAC) can be sourced externally
or connected to any of the two on-chip references. Applications
requiring good full-scale error matching between the DAC and
the ADC should use the ADC reference as shown in Figure 4.
T he maximum recommended capacitance on either of the refer-
ence output pins for normal operation is 50 pF. If either of the
reference outputs is required to drive a capacitive load greater
than 50 pF, then a 200
resistor must be placed in series with
the capacitive load. T he addition of decoupling capacitors,
10
μ
F in parallel with 0.1
μ
F as shown in Figure 2, improves
noise performance. T he improvement in noise performance can
be seen from the graph in Figure 3. Note: this applies for the
DAC output only; reference decoupling components do not af-
fect ADC performance. Consequently, a typical application will
have just the DAC reference decoupled with the other one open
circuited.
RI DAC
200
RO DAC
or
RO ADC*
EXT LOAD
GREATER THAN 50pF
*RO DAC/RO ADC CAN BE LEFT
OPEN CIRCUIT IF NOT USED
10
μ
F
0.1
μ
F
Figure 2. Reference Decoupling Components
DAC OUT PUT AMPLIFIE R
T he output from the voltage mode DAC is buffered by a non-
inverting amplifier. T he buffer amplifier is capable of developing
±
3 V across 2 k
and 100 pF load to ground and can produce
6 V peak-to-peak sine wave signals to a frequency of 20 kHz.
T he output is updated on the falling edge of the LDAC input.
T he output voltage settling time, to within 1/2 LSB of its final
value, is typically less than 3.5
μ
s.
T he small signal (200 mV p–p) bandwidth of the output buffer
amplifier is typically 1 MHz. T he output noise from the ampli-
fier is low with a figure of 30 nV/
√
Hz
at a frequency of 1 kHz.
T he broadband noise from the amplifier exhibits a typical peak-
to-peak figure of 150
μ
V for a 1 MHz output bandwidth. Figure
3 shows a typical plot of noise spectral density versus frequency
for the output buffer amplifier and for either of the on-chip
references.