SBASB74 October 2024 ADS127L21B
PRODUCTION DATA
The low-latency filter is a cascaded-integrator-comb (CIC) topology that minimizes the delay (latency) when conversion data propagates through the filter. The CIC filter is otherwise known as a sinc filter because of the characteristic sinx/x (sinc) frequency response. The latency time is shorter than the wideband filter, making the sinc filter designed for fast acquisition of dc signals or for use in control loops. As illustrated in Figure 7-23, the device offers programmable OSR and several sinc filter configurations: sinc3, sinc4, followed by the option of a cascaded sinc1 stage. The configurations of the sinc filter allow trade-offs between acquisition time, noise performance, and line-cycle rejection.
Equation 19 describes the general expression of the sinc-filter frequency response. For the single-stage sinc filter mode, the second stage is not used.
where:
Latency is defined as the time from the start of the first conversion to the falling edge of DRDY. Fully settled data are available at this time. There is no need to discard data because unsettled data are suppressed by the ADC. Detailed latency data for each sinc filter mode are given in Table 7-14 and Table 7-17.
Changing the input signal while actively converting (without synchronizing to the START pin or the START bit) results in the temporary output of partially settled data. To determine the elapsed time for fully settled data to appear, round the latency time value listed in the sinc filter tables to the next whole number of conversion periods.