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Max1338, Applications information – Rainbow Electronics MAX1338 User Manual

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MAX1338

Input Range Settings

Table 4 shows the two’s complement output for a selec-
tion of inputs.

The full-scale input range (FSR) depends on the select-
ed range, and the voltage at REF, as shown in Table 5.
Also shown in Table 5 are the allowable common-mode
ranges for the differential inputs.

Calculate the LSB size using:

where A = gain multiplier for the selected input range,
from Table 6.

Determine the input voltage as a function of V

REF

, and

the output code using:

where A = gain multiplier for the selected input range,
from Table 6.

Figures 8, 9, 10, and 11 show the transfer functions for
the four selectable input ranges.

Applications Information

Layout, Grounding, and Bypassing

For best performance, the board layout must follow
some simple guidelines. Separate the control I/O and
parallel I/O signals from the analog signals, and run the
clock signals separate from everything. Do not run ana-
log and digital (especially clock) lines parallel to one
another, or digital lines underneath the ADC package.
Run the parallel I/O signals together as a bundle.

The MAX1338 has an exposed underside pad for a
low-inductance ground connection and low thermal
resistance. Connect the exposed pad to the circuit
board ground plane. Figure 12 shows the recommend-
ed system ground connections. Establish an analog
ground point at AGND and a digital ground point at
DGND. Connect all analog grounds to the analog
ground point. Connect all digital grounds to the digital
ground point. For lowest noise operation, make the
power-supply ground returns as low impedance and as
short as possible. Connect the analog ground point to
the digital ground point at one location.

High-frequency noise in the power supplies degrades
the ADC’s performance. Bypass AV

DD

to AGND with a

parallel combination of 0.1µF and 2.2µF capacitors,
bypass DV

DD

to DGND with a parallel combination of

0.1µF and 2.2µF capacitors, and bypass DRV

DD

to

DRGND with a parallel combination of 0.1µF and 2.2µF
capacitors. If the supply is very noisy use a ferrite bead
as a lowpass filter, as shown in Figure 12.

V

V

V

A

CODE

AIN

AIN

REFADC

_

_

+

=

Ч

Ч

2

14

1

2

14

LSB

A V

REFADC

=

×

14-Bit, 4-Channel, Software-Programmable,
Multiranging, Simultaneous-Sampling ADC

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MAXIMUM
64 CODES

+8191

0

-8192

0x2000

0x0000

0x1FFF

OUTPUT CODE

ADJUSTED
TRANSFER
FUNCTION

INITIAL
TRANSFER
FUNCTION

INPUT VOLTAGE (LSBs)

Figure 7. Example of Digitally Adjusted Transfer Function—
Shifted Down to Minimize Zero-Code Offset

8 x V

REFADC

8 x V

REF

2

14

1 LSB =

TWO'S COMPLEMENT BINAR

Y OUTPUT CODE

-8192 -8190

+8191

+8189

0x2000

0x2001

0x2002

0x2003

0x1FFF

0x1FFE

0x1FFD
0x1FFC

0x3FFF

0x0000

0x0001

0

INPUT VOLTAGE (V

AIN_+

- V

AIN_-

IN LSBs)

-1

+1

Figure 8. ±10V Transfer Function