TIDUF45 May   2024

 

  1.   1
  2.   Description
  3.   Resources
  4.   Features
  5.   Applications
  6.   6
  7. 1System Description
    1. 1.1 Key System Specifications
  8. 2System Overview
    1. 2.1 Block Diagram
    2. 2.2 Design Considerations
    3. 2.3 Highlighted Products
      1. 2.3.1 ADS127L21
      2. 2.3.2 PGA855
      3. 2.3.3 REF70
  9. 3System Design Theory
  10. 4Hardware, Software, Testing Requirements, and Test Results
    1. 4.1 Hardware Description
      1. 4.1.1 Board Interface
      2. 4.1.2 Power Supplies
      3. 4.1.3 Clocking Tree
    2. 4.2 Software Requirements
    3. 4.3 Test Setup
    4. 4.4 Test Results
      1. 4.4.1 DC Accuracy Tests
      2. 4.4.2 Gain and Offset Temperature Drift
      3. 4.4.3 Nonlinearity
      4. 4.4.4 SNR and Noise Performance
  11. 5Design and Documentation Support
    1. 5.1 Design Files
      1. 5.1.1 Schematics
      2. 5.1.2 BOM
    2. 5.2 Software
    3. 5.3 Documentation Support
    4. 5.4 Support Resources
    5. 5.5 Trademarks
  12. 6About the Author

1 System Description

This design features an easily selectable input gain stage, allowing for a wide range of input signals. This is beneficial for applications, such as DMMs, which have multiple input ranges, as switching between gains is relatively simple.

PGA855 can drive the input of ADS127L21 without an additional ADC driver, and ADS127L21 has integrated input and reference buffers, eliminating the need for external amplifiers. The high integration greatly simplifies the design and saves space. The system has a wide bandwidth, high dynamic range, as well as low non-linearity, allowing for excellent AC accuracy and DC precision.