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Low Noise, High Throughput
24-Bit Sigma-Delta ADC
AD7731
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
FEATURES
24-Bit Sigma-Delta ADC
16 Bits p-p Resolution at 800 Hz Output Rate
Programmable Output Rates up to 6.4 kHz
Programmable Gain Front End
؎0.0015% Nonlinearity
Buffered Differential Inputs
Programmable Filter Cutoffs
FASTStep™* Mode for Channel Sequencing
Single Supply Operation
The AD7731 is a complete analog front-end for process control
applications. The device has a proprietary programmable gain
front end that allows it to accept a range of input signal ranges,
including low level signals, directly from a transducer. The sigmadelta architecture of the part consists of an analog modulator
and a low pass programmable digital filter, allowing adjustment
of filter cutoff, output rate and settling time.
The part features three buffered differential programmable gain
analog inputs (which can be configured as five pseudo-differential
inputs), as well as a differential reference input. The part operates from a single +5 V supply and accepts seven unipolar analog input ranges: 0 to +20 mV, +40 mV, +80 mV, +160 mV,
+320 mV, +640 mV and +1.28 V, and seven bipolar ranges:
± 20 mV, ± 40 mV, ± 80 mV, ± 160 mV, ± 320 mV, ± 640 mV and
± 1.28 V. The peak-to-peak resolution achievable directly from
the part is 16 bits at an 800 Hz output rate. The part can switch
between channels with 1 ms settling time and maintain a performance level of 13 bits of peak-to-peak resolution.
APPLICATIONS
Process Control
PLCs/DCS
Industrial Instrumentation
The serial interface on the part can be configured for three-wire
operation and is compatible with microcontrollers and digital
signal processors. The AD7731 contains self-calibration and
system calibration options and features an offset drift of less
than 5 nV/°C and a gain drift of less than 2 ppm/°C.
The part is available in a 24-lead plastic DIP, a 24-lead SOIC
and 24-lead TSSOP package.
FUNCTIONAL BLOCK DIAGRAM
REF IN(–)
DVDD
AVDD
REF IN(+)
AD7731
NC
AVDD
AIN1
100nA
AIN2
AIN3
SIGMA-DELTA A/D CONVERTER
BUFFER
SIGMADELTA
MODULATOR
PGA
MUX
PROGRAMMABLE
DIGITAL
FILTER
STANDBY
SYNC
AIN4
AIN5
100nA
AIN6
AGND
SERIAL INTERFACE
AND CONTROL LOGIC
CLOCK
GENERATION
REGISTER BANK
MCLK IN
MCLK OUT
SCLK
CS
CALIBRATION
MICROCONTROLLER
DIN
DOUT
AGND
DGND
POL
RDY
RESET
*FASTStep is a trademark of Analog Devices, Inc.
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