Evaluation Board for Single Supply,
12-Bit 500 kSPS ADC
a
EVAL-AD7891-2CB
FEATURES
Interfacing to this board is through a 9-way D-type connector
and a 96-way connector. This 96-way connector is compatible
with the EVAL-CONTROL BOARD which is also available
from Analog Devices. External sockets are provided for the
conversion start input, analog inputs and an external reference
input option.
Full-Featured Evaluation Board for the AD7891-2
EVAL-CONTROL BOARD Compatible
Stand Alone Capability
On-Board Analog Buffering and Reference
Various Linking Options
OPERATING THE AD7891-2 EVALUATION BOARD
Power Supplies
PC Software for Control and Data Analysis when used
with EVAL-CONTROL BOARD
This evaluation board has four analog power supply inputs:
VDD, DGND, +12 V and -12 V. The VDD supply is nominally
+5 V and is used to power the AD7891-2 and the on-board
digital integrated circuits. The +12 V and -12 V supplies are
used to power the AD713 quad op-amps and the AD780 voltage
reference and the reference buffer. The DGND connection is to
the digital ground plane. This DGND ground plane connects to
the AGND ground plane at the AD7891-2. Therefore, it is
recommended not to connect AGND and DGND elsewhere in
the system. The various analog and digital supplies are provided
through the power-supply terminals on the board. When using
the AD7891-2 evaluation board with the EVAL-CONTROL
BOARD, all supplies are provided by the EVAL-CONTROL
BOARD.
INTRODUCTION
This Application Note describes the evaluation board for the
AD7891-2 12-Bit A/D converter. The AD7891-2 is an eight
channel data acquisition system that operates from a single +5 V
supply and accepts input signals in the ranges 0 to +5 V , 0 to
+2.5 V or ±2.5 V. It incorporates an input multiplexer, an on
chip track/hold amplifier, an internal +2.5 V reference and on-
chip versatile interface structures that allow both serial and
parallel connection to a microprocessor. This flexible serial
interface allows the AD7891-2 to connect directly to Digital
Signal Processors (ADSP-2101, DSP56001, etc.) and Micro-
controllers (8XC51, 68HC11, etc.). Full data on the AD7891-
2 is available in the AD7891 data sheet available from Analog
Devices and should be consulted in conjunction with this
Application Note when using the Evaluation Board.
All supplies are decoupled to ground with 10µF tantalum and
0.1µF ceramic disc capacitors. The +12 V and -12 V supplies
for the amplifiers are decoupled to the AGND plane while the
AVDD supply for the AD7891 is decoupled to the AGND plane
through a 10 µF capacitor and to the DGND plane through a
0.1 µF capacitor.
On-board components include an AD780 which is a pin
programmable +2.5 V or +3V ultra high precision bandgap
reference, a buffer amplifier to buffer the reference when using
inputs in the ±2.5 V range and two AD713 quad op-amps to
buffer the analog inputs.
FUNCTIONAL BLOCK DIAGRAM
AIN 8
Conversion
Start Input
9-Way
D-Type
Connector
12
AD7891-2
ADC
Range
Selection
Jumpers
Analog
Inputs
AD7891-1
Evaluation
Board
AD780
Reference
AIN 1
Reference
Input
(+2.5 V)
REV. A
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