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APPLICATION INFORMATION

Theory of Operation

Input Configuration

ADT1-1WT

1 : 1

AIN

AIN

ADS5444

AC Signal

Source

50 W

50 W

R

50 W

100

Ω

+

−

OPA695

5 V

400

Ω

ADS5444

0.1

µF

1:1

−5 V

57.5

Ω

(18 dB)

100

Ω

1000

µF

AIN

AIN

ADS5444

SLWS162A – AUGUST 2005 – REVISED FEBRUARY 2006

The ADS5444 is a 13 bit, 250 MSPS, monolithic pipeline analog to digital converter. Its bipolar analog core

operates from a 5 V supply, while the output uses a 3.3 V supply to provide LVDS compatible outputs. The

conversion process is initiated by the rising edge of the external input clock. At that instant, the differential input

signal is captured by the input track and hold (T&H) and the input sample is sequentially converted by a series of

small resolution stages, with the outputs combined in a digital correction logic block. Both the rising and the

falling clock edges are used to propagate the sample through the pipeline every half clock cycle. This process

results in a data latency of four clock cycles, after which the output data is available as a 13 bit parallel word,

coded in offset binary format.

The analog input for the ADS5444 consists of an analog differential buffer followed by a bipolar track-and-hold.

The analog buffer isolates the source driving the input of the ADC from any internal switching. The input common

mode is set internally through a 500

Ω resistor connected from 2.4 V to each of the inputs. This results in a

differential input impedance of 1 k

Ω.

For a full-scale differential input, each of the differential lines of the input signal (pins 16 and 17) swings

symmetrically between 2.4 +0.55 V and 2.4 -0.55 V. This means that each input has a maximum signal swing of

reference voltage generator eliminating the need for any external circuitry for this purpose.

The ADS5444 obtains optimum performance when the analog inputs are driven differentially. The circuit in

Figure 33 shows one possible configuration using an RF transformer with termination either on the primary or on

the secondary of the transformer. If voltage gain is required, a step up transformer can be used. For voltage

gains that would require an impractical transformer turn ratio, a single-ended amplifier driving the transformer is

shown in Figure 34).

Figure 33. Converting a Single-Ended Input to a Differential Signal Using RF Transformers

Figure 34. Using the OPA695 With the ADS5444

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