SBASB81 December   2024 AFE5401-EP

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  1.   1
  2. 1 Features
  3. 2 Applications
  4. 3 Description
  5. 4 Pin Configuration and Functions
    1.     Pin Functions
  6. 5 Specifications
    1. 5.1  Absolute Maximum Ratings
    2. 5.2  ESD Ratings
    3. 5.3  Recommended Operating Conditions
    4. 5.4  Thermal Information
    5. 5.5  Electrical Characteristics
    6. 5.6  Digital Characteristics
    7. 5.7  Timing Requirements: Output Interface
    8. 5.8  Timing Requirements: RESET
    9. 5.9  Timing Requirements: Serial Interface Operation
    10. 5.10 Typical Characteristics
  7. 6 Parameter Measurement Information
    1. 6.1 Timing Requirements: Across Output Serialization Modes
  8. 7 Detailed Description
    1. 7.1 Overview
    2. 7.2 Functional Block Diagram
    3. 7.3 Feature Description
      1. 7.3.1 Low-Noise Amplifier (LNA)
      2. 7.3.2 Programmable Gain Amplifier (PGA)
      3. 7.3.3 Antialiasing Filter
      4. 7.3.4 Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC)
      5. 7.3.5 Digital Gain
      6. 7.3.6 Input Clock Divider
      7. 7.3.7 Data Output Serialization
      8. 7.3.8 Setting the Input Common-Mode Voltage for the Analog Inputs
        1. 7.3.8.1 Main Channels
        2. 7.3.8.2 Auxiliary Channel
    4. 7.4 Device Functional Modes
      1. 7.4.1 Equalizer Mode
      2. 7.4.2 Data Output Mode
        1. 7.4.2.1 Header
        2. 7.4.2.2 Test Pattern Mode
      3. 7.4.3 Parity
      4. 7.4.4 Standby, Power-Down Mode
      5. 7.4.5 Digital Filtering to Improve Stop-Band Attenuation
        1. 7.4.5.1 Decimate-by-2 Mode
        2. 7.4.5.2 Decimate-by-4 Mode
      6. 7.4.6 Diagnostic Mode
      7. 7.4.7 Signal Chain Probe
    5. 7.5 Programming
      1. 7.5.1 Serial Interface
      2. 7.5.2 Register Initialization
        1. 7.5.2.1 Register Write Mode
        2. 7.5.2.2 Register Read Mode
      3. 7.5.3 CMOS Output Interface
        1. 7.5.3.1 Synchronization and Triggering
    6. 7.6 Register Maps
      1. 7.6.1 Functional Register Map
      2. 7.6.2 Register Descriptions
  9. 8 Application and Implementation
    1. 8.1 Application Information
    2. 8.2 Typical Application
      1. 8.2.1 Design Requirements
      2. 8.2.2 Detailed Design Procedure
      3. 8.2.3 Application Curves
    3. 8.3 Power Supply Recommendations
      1. 8.3.1 Power Supply Sequencing
      2. 8.3.2 Power Supply Decoupling
    4. 8.4 Layout
      1. 8.4.1 Layout Guidelines
      2. 8.4.2 Layout Example
  10. 9 Revision History
  11. 10Device and Documentation Support
    1. 10.1 Documentation Support
      1. 10.1.1 Related Documentation
    2. 10.2 Receiving Notification of Documentation Updates
    3. 10.3 Community Resources
    4. 10.4 Trademarks
  12. 11Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable Information

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7.1 Overview

The AFE5401-EP is a very low-power, CMOS, monolithic, quad-channel, analog front-end (AFE). The signal path of each channel consists of a differential low-noise amplifier (LNA) followed by a differential programmable gain amplifier (PGA) in series with a differential antialias filter. The antialiasing filter output is sampled by a 12-bit, pipeline, analog-to-digital converter (ADC) based on a switched-capacitor architecture. Each ADC can also be differentially driven from INIP_AUX, INIM_AUX through an on-chip buffer (thus bypassing the LNA, PGA, and antialiasing filter).

Each block in the channel operates with a maximum 2-VPP output swing. Each PGA has a programmable gain range from 0 dB to 30 dB, with a resolution of 3 dB.

After the input signals are captured by the sampling circuit, the samples are sequentially converted by a series of low-resolution stages inside the pipeline ADC at the clock rising edge. The outputs of these stages are combined in a digital logic block to form the final 12-bit word with a latency of 10.5 tAFE_CLK clock cycles. The 12-bit words of all active channels are multiplexed and output as parallel CMOS levels. In addition to the data streams, a CMOS clock (DCLK) is also output. This clock must be used by the digital receiver [such as a digital signal processor (DSP)] to latch the AFE output parallel CMOS data.