SBAS778B June 2017 – August 2019 ADS1287
PRODUCTION DATA.
The ADC requires an external reference voltage for operation. The specified reference voltage is 2.5 V and is defined by Equation 6 as the voltage between the REFP and REFN pins:
Figure 47 shows the reference input circuit. The ADC samples the reference voltage to an internal capacitor. The sampled voltage is used in the ADC process. The constant sampling of the reference inputs results in transient currents that must be filtered by an external capacitor. Place a 0.1-µF ceramic capacitor directly between the REFP and REFN pins to filter the transient currents.
The input impedance of the reference input is determined by the average value of the transient currents. In applications where one voltage reference drives multiple ADCs, use individual capacitors at each ADC reference input. Reference voltage noise can degrade the overall noise performance. Therefore, the selection of the voltage reference must include the evaluation of noise.
The ADC reference inputs are protected by internal ESD diodes. The voltage of reference inputs must stay within the range shown in Equation 7 in order to prevent these diodes from conducting:
If the voltage on the reference inputs exceeds this range, limit the reference input current to 10 mA or less. See the Electrical Characteristics section for the specified reference voltage range.