Data Sheet
ADA4000-1/ADA4000-2/ADA4000-4
SETTLING TIME
Settling time is the amount of time it takes the amplifier output
to reach and remain within a percentage of the final value. This
is an important parameter in data acquisition systems. Because
most bipolar DAC converters have current output, an external
operational amplifier is required to convert the current to voltage.
Therefore, the amplifier settling time plays a role in the total
settling time of the output signal. A good approximation for the
total settling time is
tS Total (tS DAC)2 (tS AMP)2
The ADA4000-1/ADA4000-2/ADA4000-4 settle to within 0.1%
of their final value in less than 1.2 μs. The settling time has been
tested by using the configuration circuit in Figure 34.
The input signal is a 10 V pulse and the output is the error
signal for the settling time shown in Figure 33.
+15V
10V p-p
3
V+
0
ADA4000-1 1 10kΩ
10kΩ 2
V–
V1
–15V
10kΩ
10kΩ
5V/DIV
200mV/DIV
200ns/DIV
Figure 33. Settling Time Measurement Using the False Summing Node Method
+15V
8
V+
AD828
V–
4
–15V
20kΩ
1kΩ
VOUT
Figure 34. Settling Time Test Circuit
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