Sundance SMT384 - Manual (Page 11)

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Functional Description
In this part, we will see the general block diagram and some comments on some the
SMT384
entities.
Block Diagram
The following diagram describes the architecture of the SMT384, coupled – as an
example – with an SMT368 to show how mezzanine and base modules are
connected together:
Figure 2 - Block Diagram.
Module Description
The module is built around four TI ADS5500 14-bit sampling analog-to-digital.
ADCs: Analog data enters the module via four MMCX connectors, one for each
channel. Both signals are then conditioned (AC coupling as standard via RF
transformers; DC optional via Texas Instrument amplifier THS4509) before being