SBASB74 October 2024 ADS127L21B
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The modulator is a switched-capacitor, third-order architecture achieving excellent noise and linearity performance while maintaining low power consumption. As with most modulators, when driven by high amplitude or by out-of-band signals, modulator saturation potentially occurs. When saturated, the in-band signal still converts, however the noise floor increases. Figure 7-7 shows the amplitude limit versus frequency to avoid modulator saturation. The amplitude limit for in-band signals is 1dBFS.
Modulator saturation is indicated by the MOD_FLAG bit of the STATUS1 register. The modulator saturation status is latched during the conversion period and is refreshed at completion of the conversion. Modulator saturation as a result of out-of-band signals is avoided by using an antialias filter at the ADC inputs. The THS4551 Antialias Filter Design section discusses an example of a fourth-order antialias filter. However, a low-order filter is acceptable if the input amplitude is below the saturation limit.