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+
–
R
SOURCE
R
S
C
BYPASS
+
Signal Source
AVDD
GND
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AINxGND
GND
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DRIVING AN ADC WITHOUT A DRIVING OP AMP
For some low input signal bandwidth applications, such as battery power monitoring or mains monitoring, it is not
required to operate an ADC at high sampling rates. In fact, it is desirable to avoid using a driving op amp from a
cost perspective. In this case, the ADC input sees the impedance of the signal Equation 4 source (such as a
battery or mains transformer). This section elaborates the effects of source impedance on sampling frequency.
Equation 6 can be rewritten as Equation 9:
Sampling Time = Filter Time Constant × Settling Resolution × ln(2) (9)
As shown in Figure 89, it is recommended to use a bypass capacitor across the positive and negative ADC input
terminals.
Figure 89. Driving an ADS7946 ADC Without a Driving Op Amp
Source impedance (R
SOURCE
+ R
S
) with (C
BYPASS
+ C
SAMPLE
) acts as a low-pass filter with Equation 10:
Filter Time Constant = (R
SOURCE
+ R
S
) × (C
BYPASS
+ C
SAMPLE
)
Where:
C
SAMPLE
is the internal sampling capacitance of the ADC (equal to 32 pF). (10)
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