SBAU353 October   2021

 

  1.   Trademarks
  2. 1EVM Overview
    1. 1.1 ADS131A04EVM Kit
    2. 1.2 ADS131A04EVM Board
  3. 2ADS131A04EVM Quick Start Guide
  4. 3EVM Analog Interface
    1. 3.1 ADC Analog Input Signal Path
    2. 3.2 ADC External Clock (XTAL1/CLKIN and XTAL2) Options
  5. 4Digital Interface
    1. 4.1 SPI Communication
    2. 4.2 Connection to the PHI
    3. 4.3 Digital Header
    4. 4.4 LaunchPad Connectors
  6. 5Power Supplies
  7. 6ADS131A04EVM Initial Setup
    1. 6.1 Default Jumper Settings
    2. 6.2 EVM Graphical User Interface (GUI) Software Installation
  8. 7ADS131A04EVM Software Reference
    1. 7.1 EVM GUI Global Settings for ADC Control
    2. 7.2 Register Map Configuration Tool
    3. 7.3 Time Domain Display Tool
    4. 7.4 Spectral Analysis Tool
    5. 7.5 Histogram Tool
  9. 8ADS131A04EVM Bill of Materials, PCB Layout, and Schematic
    1. 8.1 Bill of Materials
    2. 8.2 PCB Layout
    3. 8.3 Schematic
  10. 9References

7.5 Histogram Tool

Noise degrades ADC resolution and the histogram tool can be used to estimate effective resolution, which is an indicator of the number of bits of ADC resolution losses resulting from noise generated by the various sources connected to the ADC when measuring a DC signal. The cumulative effect of noise coupling to the ADC output from sources such as the input drive circuits, the reference drive circuit, the ADC power supply, and the ADC itself is reflected in the standard deviation of the ADC output code histogram that is obtained by performing multiple conversions of a DC input applied to a given channel.

As shown in Figure 7-5, the histogram corresponding to a DC input is displayed on clicking the Capture button.

GUID-20210924-SS0I-KZZT-HTDD-KQPJN3GMHHG6-low.jpgFigure 7-5 Histogram Analysis Tool