Datasheet

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SBAS124C − DECEMBER 1999 − REVISED DECEMBER 2005
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Reg.7 D5
OSCR = 1
Reg.7 D5
OSCR = 0
1/4
Internal
Reference
Enabled by
Reg.7D3,
REFE
Enabled by
Reg.7 D2,
BUFE
REF
BUF
Internal Control
Logic
DCLK
N Set by
Reg.3 D[1:0],
CFD[1:0]
1/N Divider
Enabled by
Pin 18 OSC Enable
Reg.7 D4, OSCE
Enabled by
Reg.7 D4, OSCE or
Reg.7D5, OSCR or
Pin 18, OSC Enable
Internal Oscillator
(2.5 MHz)
OSC CLK
To ADC
Pin 18
OSC
ENABLE
Pin 19
CCLK
Pin 27
BUFIN
Pin 26
VREF
ADS7870
Pin 28
BUFOUT/REFIN
Figure 12. Block Diagram With Internal and External Clocks and References
Voltage Reference and Buffer Amplifier
The ADS7870 uses a patented switched capacitor implementation of a band-gap reference. The circuit has
curvature correction for drift and can be software configured for output voltages of 1.15 V, 2.048 V, or 2.5 V
(default). The internal reference output (VREF) is not designed to drive a typical load; a separate buffer amplifier
must be used to supply any load current.
The internal reference buffer (REFBUF) can source many tens of milliamps to quickly charge a filter capacitor
tied to its output, but it can only typically sink 200 µA. If there is any significant noise on the REFIN pin, then
a resistor to ground (≥ 250 Ω) would improve the buffers ability to recover from a positive going noise spike.
This would, of course, be at the expense of power dissipation.
The temperature compensation of the onboard reference is adjusted with the reference buffer in the circuit.
Performance is specified in this configuration.
Programmable Gain Amplifier
The programmable gain amplifier (PGA) provides gains of 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 16, and 20 V/V. The PGA is a single
supply, rail-to-rail input, auto-zeroed, capacitor based instrumentation amplifier. PGA gain is set by bits G2
through G0 of register 4.
The ability to detect when the PGA outputs are driven to clipping, or nonlinear operation, is provided by the least
significant bit of the output data (register 0) being set to one. This result is the logical OR of fault detecting
comparators within the ADS7870 monitoring the outputs of the PGA. The inputs are also monitored, for
problems, often due to ac common mode or low supply operation and ORed to this OVL bit. Register 2 can be
read to determine what fault conditions existed during the conversion. The OVL bit also facilitates a quick test
to allow for an auto-ranging application, indicating to the system controller it should try reducing the PGA gain.