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ADCS7476, ADCS7477, ADCS7478

SNAS192G – APRIL 2003 – REVISED MAY 2016

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Power Management (continued)

A plot of maximum power consumption versus throughput is shown in Figure 35. To calculate the power

consumption for a given throughput, remember that each time the part exits shutdown mode and enters normal

mode, one dummy conversion is required. Generally, the user puts the part into normal mode, execute one

dummy conversion followed by one valid conversion, and then put the part back into shutdown mode. When this

is done, the fraction of time spent in normal mode may be calculated by multiplying the throughput (in samples

per second) by 2 µs, the time taken to perform one dummy and one valid conversion. The power consumption

can then be found by multiplying the fraction of time spent in normal mode by the normal mode power

consumption figure. The power dissipated while the part is in shutdown mode is negligible.

time spent in normal mode: 300,000 samples/second x 2 µs = 0.6, or 60%. The power consumption at 300 kSPS

Figure 35. Maximum Power Consumption vs Throughput

10 Layout

10.1 Layout Guidelines

Capacitive coupling between noisy digital circuitry and sensitive analog circuitry can lead to poor performance.

The solution is to keep the analog and digital circuitry separated from each other and the clock line as short as

possible.

Digital circuits create substantial supply and ground current transients. This digital noise could have significant

impact upon system noise performance. To avoid performance degradation of the ADCS747x due to supply

noise, do not use the same supply for the ADCS747x that is used for digital logic.

Generally, analog and digital lines must cross each other at 90° to avoid crosstalk. However, to maximize

accuracy in high resolution systems, avoid crossing analog and digital lines altogether. It is important to keep

clock lines as short as possible and isolated from ALL other lines, including other digital lines. In addition, the

clock line must also be treated as a transmission line and be properly terminated.

The analog input must be isolated from noisy signal lines to avoid coupling of spurious signals into the input. Any

external component (that is, a filter capacitor) connected between the input pins and ground of the converter or

to the reference input pin and ground must be connected to a very clean point in the ground plane.

TI recommends the use of a single, uniform ground plane and the use of split power planes. The power planes

must be placed within the same board layer. All analog circuitry (input amplifiers, filters, reference components,

and so on) must be placed over the analog power plane. All digital circuitry and I/O lines must be placed over the

digital power plane. Furthermore, all components in the reference circuitry and the input signal chain that are

connected to ground must be connected together with short traces and enter the analog ground plane at a

single, quiet point.