SLAU298A November 2009 – May 2021
The spectral analysis tool, shown in Figure 6-7, is intended to evaluate the dynamic performance (SNR, THD, SFDR, SINAD, and ENOB) of the ADS8555 ADC through single-tone sinusoidal signal fast Fourier transform (FFT) analysis using the 7-term Blackman-Harris window setting. The FFT tool includes windowing options that are required to mitigate the effects of noncoherent sampling (this discussion is beyond the scope of this document). The 7-term Blackman-Harris window is the default option and has sufficient dynamic range to resolve the frequency components of up to a 24-bit ADC. The None option corresponds to not using a window (or using a rectangular window) and is not recommended.