AD5744R
LAYOUT GUIDELINES
In any circuit where accuracy is important, careful considera-
tion of the power supply and ground return layout helps to ensure
the rated performanceꢀ Design the PCB on which the AD5744R
is mounted such that the analog and digital sections are separated
and confined to certain areas of the boardꢀ If the AD5744R is in
a system where multiple devices require an AGNDx-to-DGND
connection, establish the connection at one point onlyꢀ Establish
the star ground point as close as possible to the deviceꢀ The
AD5744R should have ample supply bypassing of 10 μF in parallel
with 0ꢀ1 μF on each supply located as close to the package as
possible, ideally right up against the deviceꢀ The 10 μF capaci-
tors are of the tantalum bead typeꢀ The 0ꢀ1 μF capacitor should
have low effective series resistance (ESR) and low effective series
inductance (ESI), such as the common ceramic types that
provide a low impedance path to ground at high frequencies to
handle transient currents due to internal logic switchingꢀ
through on the boardꢀ A microstrip technique is recommended
but not always possible with a double-sided boardꢀ In this
technique, the component side of the board is dedicated to the
ground plane, and the signal traces are placed on the solder sideꢀ
GAꢁVANICAꢁꢁY ISOꢁATED INTERFACE
In many process control applications, it is necessary to provide
an isolation barrier between the controller and the unit being
controlled to protect and isolate the controlling circuitry from
any hazardous common-mode voltages that may occurꢀ Isocou-
plers provide voltage isolation in excess of 2ꢀ5 kVꢀ The serial
loading structure of the AD5744R makes it ideal for isolated
interfaces because the number of interface lines is kept to a min-
imumꢀ Figure 44 shows a 4-channel isolated interface to the
AD5744R using an ADuM1400 iCoupler® productꢀ For more
information on iCoupler products, refer to wwwꢀanalogꢀcomꢀ
MICROPROCESSOR INTERFACING
The power supply lines of the AD5744R should use as large a
trace as possible to provide low impedance paths and reduce
the effects of glitches on the power supply lineꢀ Shield fast-
switching signals, such as clocks with digital ground to avoid
radiating noise to other parts of the board; they should never be
run near the reference inputsꢀ A ground line routed between
the SDIN and SCLK lines helps reduce cross-talk between themꢀ
(A ground line is not required on a multi-layer board because
it has a separate ground plane; however, it is helpful to separate
the linesꢀ) It is essential to minimize noise on the reference inputs
because it couples through to the DAC outputꢀ Avoid crossover
of digital and analog signalsꢀ Run traces on opposite sides of the
board at right angles to each other to reduce the effects of feed-
Microprocessor interfacing to the AD5744R is accomplished
using a serial bus that uses standard protocol that is compatible
with microcontrollers and DSP processorsꢀ The communications
channel is a 3-wire (minimum) interface consisting of a clock
signal, a data signal, and a synchronization signalꢀ The AD5744R
requires a 24-bit data-word with data valid on the falling edge
of SCLKꢀ
For all the interfaces, a DAC output update can be performed
automatically when all the data is clocked in, or it can be done
LDAC
under the control of
ꢀ The contents of the DAC register
can be read using the readback functionꢀ
MICROCONTROLLER
SERIAL CLOCK OUT
ADuM1400*
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
IA
OA
OB
OC
OD
ENCODE
ENCODE
ENCODE
ENCODE
DECODE
DECODE
DECODE
DECODE
TO SCLK
TO SDIN
TO SYNC
TO LDAC
IB
IC
ID
SERIAL DATA OUT
SYNC OUT
CONTROL OUT
*ADDITIONAL PINS OMITTED FOR CLARITY.
Figure 44. Isolated Interface
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