Datasheet

Data Sheet AD9637
Rev. A | Page 21 of 40
If a low jitter clock source is not available, another option is to
ac couple a differential PECL signal to the sample clock input
pins, as shown in Figure 52. The AD9510/AD9511/AD9512/
AD9513/AD9514/AD9515/AD9516/AD9517 clock drivers offer
excellent jitter performance.
A third option is to ac couple a differential LVDS signal to the
sample clock input pins, as shown in Figure 53. The AD9510/
AD9511/AD9512/AD9513/AD9514/AD9515/AD9516/AD9517
clock drivers offer excellent jitter performance.
In some applications, it may be acceptable to drive the sample
clock inputs with a single-ended 1.8 V CMOS signal. In such
applications, drive the CLK+ pin directly from a CMOS gate, and
bypass the CLK− pin to ground with a 0.1 μF capacitor (see
Figure 54).
Input Clock Divider
The AD9637 contains an input clock divider with the ability
to divide the input clock by integer values between 1 and 8.
The AD9637 clock divider can be synchronized using the external
SYNC input. Bit 0 and Bit 1 of Register 0x109 allow the clock
divider to be resynchronized on every SYNC signal or only on
the first SYNC signal after the register is written. A valid SYNC
causes the clock divider to reset to its initial state. This
synchronization feature allows multiple parts to have their clock
dividers aligned to guarantee simultaneous input sampling.
Clock Duty Cycle
Typical high speed ADCs use both clock edges to generate a variety
of internal timing signals and, as a result, may be sensitive to
clock duty cycle. Commonly, a ±5% tolerance is required on the
clock duty cycle to maintain dynamic performance characteristics.
The AD9637 contains a duty cycle stabilizer (DCS) that retimes
the nonsampling (falling) edge, providing an internal clock signal
with a nominal 50% duty cycle. This allows the user to provide
a wide range of clock input duty cycles without affecting the
performance of the AD9637. Noise and distortion performance
are nearly flat for a wide range of duty cycles with the DCS
turned on.
Jitter in the rising edge of the input is still of concern and is not
easily reduced by the internal stabilization circuit. The duty
cycle control loop does not function for clock rates less than
20 MHz, nominally. The loop has a time constant associated
with it that must be considered in applications in which the
clock rate can change dynamically. A wait time of 1.5 µs to 5 µs
is required after a dynamic clock frequency increase or decrease
before the DCS loop is relocked to the input signal.
100Ω
0.1µF
0.1µF
0.1µF
0.1µF
240Ω240Ω
50kΩ 50kΩ
CLK–
CLK+
CLOCK
INPUT
CLOCK
INPUT
ADC
AD951x
PECL DRIVER
10215-051
Figure 52. Differential PECL Sample Clock (Up to 640 MHz)
100Ω
0.1µF
0.1µF
0.1µF
0.1µF
50kΩ 50kΩ
CLK–
CLK+
ADC
CLOCK
INPUT
CLOCK
INPUT
AD951x
LVDS DRIVER
10215-052
Figure 53. Differential LVDS Sample Clock (Up to 640 MHz)
OPTIONAL
100Ω
0.1µF
0.1µF
0.1µF
50Ω
1
1
50Ω RESISTOR IS OPTIONAL.
CLK–
CLK+
ADC
V
CC
1kΩ
1kΩ
CLOCK
INPUT
AD951x
CMOS DRIVER
10215-053
Figure 54. Single-Ended 1.8 V CMOS Input Clock (Up to 200 MHz)