265ksps, +3V, 6-/2-Channel, 12-Bit ADCs
with +2.5V Reference and Parallel Interface
tCS
CS
tCSWS
tACQ
tCONV
tWR
tCSWH
WR
tDH
tDS
D7–D0
CONTROL
BYTE
ACQMOD = "0"
INT
HIGH-Z
tINT1
RD
tD0
DOUT
HIGH-Z
HIGH-Z
DATA VALID
tTR
HIGH-Z
Figure 4. Conversion Timing Using Internal Acquisition Mode
Together with the input impedance, this capacitor
forms an RC filter, limiting the ADC’s signal bandwidth.
Input Bandwidth
The MAX1295/MAX1297 T/H stage offers a 250kHz full-
linear and a 3MHz full-power bandwidth. This makes it
possible to digitize high-speed transients and measure
periodic signals with bandwidths exceeding the ADC’s
sampling rate by using undersampling techniques. To
avoid high-frequency signals being aliased into the fre-
quency band of interest, anti-alias filtering is recom-
mended.
Starting a Conversion
Initiate a conversion by writing a control byte that selects
the multiplexer channel and configures the MAX1295/
MAX1297 for either unipolar or bipolar operation. A
write pulse (WR + CS) can either start an acquisition
interval or initiate a combined acquisition plus conver-
sion. The sampling interval occurs at the end of the
acquisition interval. The acquisition mode (ACQMOD)
bit in the input control byte (Table 1) offers two options
for acquiring the signal: an internal and an external
acquisition. The conversion period lasts for 13 clock
cycles in either the internal or external clock or acquisi-
tion mode. Writing a new control byte during a conver-
sion cycle aborts the conversion and starts a new
acquisition interval.
Internal Acquisition
Select internal acquisition by writing the control byte
with the ACQMOD bit cleared (ACQMOD = 0). This
causes the write pulse to initiate an acquisition interval
whose duration is internally timed. Conversion starts
when this acquisition interval (three external clock
cycles or approximately 1µs in internal clock mode)
ends (Figure 4). Note that, when the internal acquisition
is combined with the internal clock, the aperture jitter
can be as high as 200ps. Internal clock users wishing
to achieve the 50ps jitter specification should always
use external acquisition mode.
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