ADS8321

10

SBAS123B

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FIGURE 7. Timing Diagrams and Test Circuits for the Parameters in Table I.

DESCRIPTION

ANALOG VALUE

Full-Scale Range

Least Significant

Bit (LSB)

BINARY CODE

HEX CODE

+Full Scale

0111 1111 1111 1111

7FFF

Midscale

0V

0000 0000 0000 0000

0000

Midscale – 1LSB

0V – 1 LSB

1111 1111 1111 1111

FFFF

–Full Scale

1000 0000 0000 0000

8000

DIGITAL OUTPUT

BINARY TWO’S COMPLEMENT

TABLE II. Ideal Input Voltages and Output Codes.

DATA FORMAT

The output data from the ADS8321 is in Binary Two’s

Complement format as shown in Table II. This table repre-

sents the ideal output code for the given input voltage and

does not include the effects of offset, gain error, or noise.

POWER DISSIPATION

The architecture of the converter, the semiconductor fabrica-

tion process, and a careful design allow the ADS8321 to

convert at up to a 100kHz rate while requiring very little

power. Still, for the absolute lowest power dissipation, there

are several things to keep in mind.

The power dissipation of the ADS8321 scales directly with

conversion rate. Therefore, the first step to achieving the

lowest power dissipation is to find the lowest conversion rate

that will satisfy the requirements of the system.

In addition, the ADS8321 is in power-down mode under two

conditions: when the conversion is complete and whenever

CS is HIGH (see Figure 6). Ideally, each conversion should

occur as quickly as possible, preferably at a 2.4MHz clock

rate. This way, the converter spends the longest possible time

in the power-down mode. This is very important as the

converter not only uses power on each DCLOCK transition

(as is typical for digital CMOS components) but also uses

some current for the analog circuitry, such as the comparator.

The analog section dissipates power continuously, until the

power down mode is entered.

D

OUT

1.4V

Test Point

3k

Ω

100pF

C

LOAD

Load Circuit for t

Voltage Waveforms for D

Voltage Waveforms for D

Voltage Waveforms for t

dis

NOTES: (1) Waveform 1 is for an output with internal conditions such that the output

is HIGH unless disabled by the output control. (2) Waveform 2 is for an output with

internal conditions such that the output is LOW unless disabled by the output control.

Load Circuit for t

t

r

D

OUT

V

OH

V

OL

t

f

D

OUT

Test Point

t

V

CC

t

100pF

C

LOAD

3k

Ω

t

dis

CS/SHDN

90%

10%

V

IH

t

dDO

D

OUT

DCLOCK

V

OH

V

OL

V

IL

t

hDO

Voltage Waveforms for t

en

5

B11

6

t

en

CS/SHDN

DCLOCK

V

OL

D

OUT