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a
8-Bit, 4-Channel Data
Acquisition System
AD8401
One Technology Way, P.O. Box 9106, Norwood, MA 02062-9106, U.S.A.
Tel: 617/329-4700
Fax: 617/326-8703
FUNCT IONAL BLOCK DIAGRAM
V
OUT
DGND
AG
DAC
AG
ADC
DATA I/O
(8 BITS)
M
U
X
T/H
8-BIT ADC
1.25 REF
8-BIT
DAC
RS
INT
BUSY
ST
DAC REG
ADC REG
CONTROL LOGIC
A0 A1
V
DD
(+5.0V)
RD
WR
CLK
CS
AD8401
V
A
IN
V
B
IN
V
C
IN
V
D
IN
FEATURES
2
m
s ADC with T/H
4-Channel MUX
AD899 Compatible
+5 Volt Operation
On-Chip Reference
4
m
s Voltage Output DAC
Fast Bus Access Time—75 ns
APPLICATIONS
Servo Controls
Digitally Controlled Calibration
Process Control Equipment
GE NE RAL DE SCRIPT ION
T he AD8401 is a complete data acquisition and control system
containing ADC, DAC, 4-channel MUX , and internal voltage
reference. Built using CBCMOS, this monolithic circuit offers
the user a complete system with very high package density and
reliability.
T he converter is a successive approximation ADC with T /H,
and is capable of operating with conversion times as short as
2
μ
s. Analog input bandwidth is 200 kHz, and DAC output volt-
age settling time is less than 4
μ
s, making the AD8401 capable
of controlling servo loops with speed and precision.
T he 8-bit data interface provides both read and write operation
for parallel bus interfaces to microcontrollers and DSP proces-
sors. An external 5 MHz clock sets the 2
μ
s conversion rate.
Slower clocks reduce the conversion time and the internal power
dissipation. T he standard control lines: Reset, Busy, Interrupt,
Read and Write complete the handshaking signals for micro-
processor communication. A start trigger
ST
input allows pre-
cise sampling intervals in synchronous sampling applications.
T he input multiplexer addressing is designed for direct interface
to the AD899 hard-disk drive, read-channel device with no extra
hardware or special software. Analog input range levels are like-
wise compatible with the AD899.
T he AD8401 is designed to operate from a single +5 volt sup-
ply, which will give an ADC input range of 0 V to 3.0 V, and
DAC output range of 0 V to 2.5 V.
T he AD8401 is offered in the SOIC-28 surface mount package,
and is guaranteed to operate over the extended industrial tem-
perature range of –40
°
C to +85
°
C.