PRELIMINARY TECHNICAL DATA
AD74122
Comb
Compensation
Filter
f
S
ADC
Modulator
8 × f
4 × f
2 × f
S
Halfband
Filter
5th Order
Comb Filter
Halfband
Filter
S
S
ADC
Result
64
×
f
S
Low Group
Delay Ouput
Figure <ADC Filter.eps>. ADC Filter Section
f
DAC
Modulator
128
Zero Order Hold
Sinc Compensation
Filter
8 × f
S
2 × f
S
4 × f
S
S
16 X Zero
Order Hold
Halfband
Filter
Halfband
Filter
DAC
Input
×
f
S
Low Group
Delay Input
Figure <dac filter.eps>. DAC Filter Section
Input Signal swing
ADC Section
There are two ADC channels in the AD74122, configured as a
stereo pair. Each ADC channel can be independently muted
under software control. Each ADC has single input pin with
additional pins for decoupling/filter capacitors. Each ADC
channel has an independent input amplifier gain stage which
can be programmed in steps of +3dB, from 0dB to +12dB. The
input amplifier gain settings are set by programming the appro-
priate bits in Control Register E for the left ADC and Control
Register H for the right ADC. The AD74122 input channels
employ a multi-bit sigma-delta conversion technique, which
provides a high resolution output with system filtering being
implemented on-chip. Sigma-delta converters employ a tech-
nique known as over-sampling, where the sampling rate is many
times the highest frequency of interest. The oversampling ratio
for the ADC is 64 and a decimation filter is used to reduce the
output to standard sample rates. The maximum sample rate is
48kHz.
Each ADC input has an input range of 0.5 VRMS / 1.414 VP-P
about a bias point equal to VREFCAP (See Figure <ADC_cct>).
The analog input can also be AC coupled to the AD74122 as
shown which will automatically bias the signal to the VREFCAP
value internally. This allows signals biased around a voltage
other than VREFCAP to be connected directly to the AD74122.
V
+
AGND
1.414 V
VINx
P-P
51⍀
47µF
10nF
NPO
Figure <ADC_cct.eps>.Input Swing
ADC CAPP and CAPN Pins
The ADC channel requires two external capacitors to act as
charge resevoirs for the switched capacitor inputs of the sigma-
delta modulator. These capacitors isolate the outputs of the
PGA stage from glitches generated by the sigma-delta modula-
tor. The capacitor also forms a low pass filter with the output
impedance of the PGA (approximately 124Ω) which helps to
isolate noise from the modulator engine. The capacitors should
be of good quality such as NPO or polyproplene film and values
from 100pF to 1nF are suitable.
DAC Section
The AD74122 has two DAC channels arranged as a stereo pair,
with two, single-ended, analog outputs. Each channel has it’s
own independently programmable attenuator. Control Register
G controls the attenuation factor for the left DAC while Con-
trol Register J controls the attenuation factor for the right
DAC. Each of these registers is 10 bits wide giving 1024 steps
of attenuation. AD74122 output channels employ a multi-bit
sigma-delta conversion technique, which provides a high qual-
ity output with system filtering being implemented on-chip.
Peak Readback
The AD74122 can store the highest ADC value from each
channel in order to facilatate level adjustment of the input
signal. Programming the Peak Enable bit in Control Register H
with a 1 will enable ADC Peak Level Reading. The Peak values
are stored as a 6 bit number from 0dB to
Output Signal swing
Each DAC input has an output range of 0.5 VRMS / 1.414 VP-P
(Single-Ended) about a bias point equal to VREFCAP (See Figure
<DAC_cct>)
-63dB in 1dB steps. Reading Control Register F and I will give
the highest ADC values for the left ADC and right ADC re-
spectively, since the bit was set. The ADC Peak registers are
automatically cleared after reading.
V
REFCAP
1.414 V
VOUT
P-P
820⍀
2n2F
NPO
Decimator Section
The digital decimation filter has a passband ripple of
0.002dB and a stopband attenuation of 120dB. The filter is
an FIR type with a linear phase response. The group delay at
48kHz is 910us. Output sample rates up to 48 kHz are sup-
ported.
Figure <DAC_cct>
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