Track/Hold

The T/H enters its tracking mode on the falling clock

edge after the fifth bit of the 8-bit control word has been

shifted in. The T/H enters its hold mode on the falling

clock edge after the eighth bit of the control word has

been shifted in. If the converter is set up for single-ended

inputs, IN- is connected to AGND, and the converter

samples the “+” input. If the converter is set up for differ-

ential inputs, IN- connects to the “-” input, and the differ-

ence of

IN+ - IN- is sampled. At the end of the conver-

sion, the positive input connects back to IN+, and

The time required for the T/H to acquire an input signal is

a function of how quickly its input capacitance is charged.

If the input signal’s source impedance is high, the acquisi-

tion time lengthens and more time must be allowed

between conversions. Acquisition time is calculated by:

input signal, and tAZ is never less than 1.5µs. Note that

source impedances below 5kW do not significantly affect

the AC performance of the ADC. Higher source imped-

ances can be used if an input capacitor is connected to

the analog inputs, as shown in Figure 5. Note that the

input capacitor forms an RC filter with the input source

impedance, limiting the ADC’s signal bandwidth.

Input Bandwidth

The ADC’s input tracking circuitry has a 4.5MHz

small-signal bandwidth, so it is possible to digitize

high-speed transient events and measure periodic sig-

nals with bandwidths exceeding the ADC’s sampling

rate by using undersampling techniques. To avoid

high-frequency signals being aliased into the frequency

band of interest, anti-alias filtering is recommended.

See the data sheets for the MAX291–MAX297 filters.

Analog Input Range and Input Protection

Internal protection diodes, which clamp the analog

age. However, for accurate conversions near full scale,

be lower than AGND by 50mV.

If the analog input exceeds 50mV beyond the sup-

plies, do not forward bias the protection diodes of

off channels over 2mA.

The MAX192 can be configured for differential (unipolar

or bipolar) or single-ended (unipolar only) inputs, as

selected by bits 2 and 3 of the control byte (Table 3).

In the single-ended mode, set the UNI/BIP bit to unipolar.

In this mode, analog inputs are internally referenced to

In differential mode, both unipolar and bipolar settings

can be used. Choosing unipolar mode sets the differen-

(code zero) when a negative differential input voltage is

applied. Bipolar mode sets the differential input range to

mon-mode input range includes both supply rails. Refer

to Tables 4a and 4b for input voltage ranges.

Quick Look

To evaluate the analog performance of the MAX192

quickly, use Figure 5’s circuit. The MAX192 requires a

control byte to be written to DIN before each

conversion. Tying DIN to +5V feeds in control bytes of

Low-Power, 8-Channel,

Serial 10-Bit ADC

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SEL2

SEL1

SEL0

CH0

CH1

CH2

CH3

CH4

CH5

CH6

CH7

AGND

0

0

0

+

–

1

0

0

+

–

0

0

1

+

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1

0

1

+

–

0

1

0

+

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1

1

0

+

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0

1

1

+

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1

1

1

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