Table 1. reference modes – Rainbow Electronics MAX1209 User Manual
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REFOUT sources up to 1.0mA and sinks up to 0.1mA
for external circuits with a load regulation of 35mV/mA.
Short-circuit protection limits I
REFOUT
to a 2.1mA
source current when shorted to GND and a 0.24mA
sink current when shorted to V
DD
.
Analog Inputs and Reference
Configurations
The MAX1209 full-scale analog input range is
adjustable from ±0.35V to ±1.15V with a common-
mode input range of V
DD
/ 2 ±0.5V. The MAX1209 pro-
vides three modes of reference operation. The voltage
at REFIN (V
REFIN
) sets the reference operation mode
(
Table
1).
To operate the MAX1209 with the internal reference,
connect REFOUT to REFIN either with a direct short or
through a resistive divider. In this mode, COM, REFP,
and REFN are low-impedance outputs with V
COM
=
V
DD
/ 2, V
REFP
= V
DD
/ 2 + V
REFIN
/ 4, and V
REFN
=
V
DD
/ 2 - V
REFIN
/ 4. The REFIN input impedance is very
large (>50M
Ω). When driving REFIN through a resistive
divider, use resistances
≥10kΩ to avoid loading
REFOUT.
Buffered external reference mode is virtually identical to
internal reference mode except that the reference source
is derived from an external reference and not the
MAX1209 REFOUT. In buffered external reference mode,
apply a stable 0.7V to 2.3V source at REFIN. In this
mode, COM, REFP, and REFN are low-impedance out-
puts with V
COM
= V
DD
/ 2, V
REFP
= V
DD
/ 2 + V
REFIN
/ 4,
and V
REFN
= V
DD
/ 2 - V
REFIN
/ 4.
To operate the MAX1209 in unbuffered external refer-
ence mode, connect REFIN to GND. Connecting REFIN
to GND deactivates the on-chip reference buffers for
COM, REFP, and REFN. With the respective buffers
deactivated, COM, REFP, and REFN become high-
impedance inputs and must be driven through sepa-
rate, external reference sources. Drive V
COM
to V
DD
/ 2
±5%, and drive REFP and REFN such that V
COM
=
(V
REFP
+ V
REFN
) / 2. The full-scale analog input range
is ±(V
REFP
- V
REFN
).
MAX1209
12-Bit, 80Msps, 3.3V IF-Sampling ADC
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t
AD
T/H
CLKN
CLKP
t
AJ
TRACK
HOLD
TRACK
HOLD
TRACK
HOLD
TRACK
HOLD
ANALOG
INPUT
SAMPLED
DATA
Figure 4. T/H Aperture Timing
V
REFIN
REFERENCE MODE
35% V
REFOUT
to 100%
V
REFOUT
Internal Reference Mode. Drive REFIN with REFOUT either through a direct short or a resistive divider.
The full-scale analog input range is ±V
REFIN
/ 2:
V
COM
= V
DD
/ 2
V
REFP
= V
DD
/ 2 + V
REFIN
/ 4
V
REFN
= V
DD
/ 2 – V
REFIN
/ 4
0.7V to 2.3V
Buffered External Reference Mode. Apply an external 0.7V to 2.3V reference voltage to REFIN.
The full-scale analog input range is ±V
REFIN
/ 2:
V
COM
= V
DD
/ 2
V
REFP
= V
DD
/ 2 + V
REFIN
/ 4
V
REFN
= V
DD
/ 2 – V
REFIN
/ 4
<0.4V
Unbuffered External Reference Mode. Drive REFP, REFN, and COM with external reference sources.
The full-scale analog input range is ±(V
REFP
– V
REFN
).
Table 1. Reference Modes