JAJSG65B September 2018 – December 2018 ADS1278-SP
PRODUCTION DATA.
The ADS1278-SP requires a clock input for operation. The individual converters of the ADS1278-SP operate from the same clock input. At the maximum data rate, the clock input can be either 27 MHz or 13.5 MHz for Low-Power mode, or 27MHz or 5.4 MHz for Low-Speed mode, determined by the setting of the CLKDIV input. For High-Speed mode, the maximum CLK input frequency is 32.768 MHz. For High-Resolution mode, the maximum CLK input frequency is 27 MHz. The selection of the external clock frequency (fCLK) does not affect the resolution of the ADS1278-SP. Use of a slower fCLK can reduce the power consumption of an external clock buffer. The output data rate scales with clock frequency, down to a minimum clock frequency of fCLK = 100 kHz. Table 5 summarizes the ratio of the clock input frequency (fCLK) to data rate (fDATA), maximum data rate and corresponding maximum clock input for the four operating modes.
As with any high-speed data converter, a high-quality, low-jitter clock is essential for optimum performance. Crystal clock oscillators are the recommended clock source. Make sure to avoid excess ringing on the clock input; keeping the clock trace as short as possible, and using a 50-Ω series resistor placed close to the source end, often helps.
MODE SELECTION | MAX fCLK (MHz) | CLKDIV | fCLK/fDATA | DATA RATE (SPS) |
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High-Speed | 32.768 | 1 | 256 | 128,000 |
High-Resolution | 27 | 1 | 512 | 52,734 |
Low-Power | 27 | 1 | 512 | 52,734 |
13.5 | 0 | 256 | ||
Low-Speed | 27 | 1 | 2,560 | 10,547 |
5.4 | 0 | 512 |