DEMO MANUAL DC1009A
LTC2492/LTC2488/LTC2486
2-/4-Channel 24-/16-Bit ΔΣ ADC
with Easy Drive Input Current Cancellation
DESCRIPTION
Demonstration circuit 1009A-A features the LTC®2492
2-/4-channel, 24-bit ΔΣADC with Easy Drive™ inputs.
Key DC specifications include 2ppm INL, 1ppm offset,
25ppm full-scale error and 10nV/°C offset drift. In the
6.8Hz/600nVRMS mode, input normal mode rejection of
50Hz and 60Hz noise is better than 87dB. The LTC2492 also
includes an internal temperature sensor that is accurate
to 2°C over the operating temperature range.
Demonstration circuit 1009A-B features the LTC2488
2-/4-channel, 16-Bit ADC that is pinout and software
compatible with the LTC2492.
Demonstration circuit 1009A-C features the LTC2486
2-/4-channel 16-Bit ADC that also includes a PGA with
a gain range from 1 to 256 and the same temperature
sensor as the LTC2492.
DC1009 is a member of Linear Technology‘s QuikEval™
family of demonstration boards. It is designed to allow easy
evaluation of the LTC2492, LTC2488 or LTC2486. DC1009
may be connected directly to the target application’s analog signals while using the DC590 USB serial controller
board and supplied software to measure performance.
After evaluating with LTC’s software, the digital signals can
be connected to the application’s processor/controller for
development of the serial interface.
Design files for this circuit board are available at
http://www.linear.com/demo
L, LT, LTC, LTM, μModule, Linear Technology and the Linear logo are registered trademarks
and Easy Drive and QuikEval are trademarks of Linear Technology Corporation. All other
trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
BOARD PHOTO
COM BIAS
OR TIE TO GROUND
RIBBON CABLE
TO DC590
SINGLE-ENDED
SIGNALS
DIFFERENTIAL SIGNALS
(OBSERVE COMMON
MODE LIMITATIONS)
REFERENCE MONITOR
(OR EXTERNAL SOURCE:
SEE HARDWARE SET-UP)
+
–
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QUICK START PROCEDURE
Connect the DC1009 to a DC590 USB serial controller using
the supplied 14 conductor ribbon cable. Connect DC590
to the host PC with a standard USB A/B cable. Run the
evaluation software supplied with DC590 or downloaded
from www.linear.com/software. The correct program will
be loaded automatically. Click the collect button to start
reading the input voltage. The software allows for selecting
the input channel, single-ended or differential mode and
50Hz/60Hz rejection settings. Selecting 2x speed located
at the bottom of the strip chart display will double the data
output rate at the expense of offset accuracy (LTC2492
and LTC2486 only).
Tools are available for logging data, changing reference
voltage, changing the number of points in the strip chart
and histogram, and changing the number of points averaged for the DVM display.
Figure 1.
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HARDWARE SETUP
Jumpers
JP1, JP2: Select the source for REF+ and REF–, respectively.
REF+ can be 5.00V from the onboard LT1236 reference
(default) or supplied externally. REF – can be ground (0V,
default) or supplied externally.
Connection To DC590 Serial Controller
J2 is the power and digital interface connector. Connect to
a DC590 serial controller with the supplied 14-conductor
ribbon cable. Digital signals are also connected to throughhole test points on the circuit board.
Analog Connections
Analog signal connections are made via the row of turret
posts along the edge of the board.
VCC: This is the supply for the ADC. Do not draw any
power from this point. External power may be applied to
this point after disabling the VCC supply on DC590. See
the DC590 quick start guide for details.
REF+, REF– : These turrets are connected to the LTC2486/
LTC2488/LTC2492 REF+ and REF – pins. If the onboard
reference is being used, the reference voltage may be
monitored from this point. An external reference may be
connected to these terminals if JP1 and JP2 are configured
for external reference.
CH0-CH3: These are the differential inputs to the LTC2492/
LTC2488/LTC2486. They may be configured as single–
ended inputs with respect to the COM pin, or as differential
inputs (CH0-CH1, CH2-CH3) with the polarity software
selected.
GND: Ground turrets are connected directly to the internal
analog ground plane.
EXPERIMENTS
Input Noise
Solder a short wire between the CH0 and CH1 turrets.
Connect the inputs to ground through a short wire and
start taking data. LTC2492 Noise should be approximately
0.12ppm of 5V (600nVRMS.) The electrical noise of the
LTC2488 is also 600nVRMS, however this is masked by
the 76.3μV quantization level. If the input is well between
code transitions, the noise level will read zero. If the input
is exactly between two codes such that the two adjacent
output codes have equal probability, the noise level will be
approximately 7.9ppm. The input noise of the LTC2486 is
apparent at very high gain settings (128 or 256.) Note that
with a 5V reference and gain set to 256, 1LSB is equal to
298nV which is lower than the 600nVRMS electrical noise
of the input stage.
Common Mode Rejection
Tie the two inputs (still connected together from previous
experiment) to ground through a short wire and note the
indicated voltage. Tie the inputs to REF+; the difference
should be less than 0.5μV due to the 140dB+ CMRR of
the LTC2492. The LTC2488 will produce less than 1LSB
difference.
Input Normal Mode Rejection
The LTC2492 and LTC2486 SINC4 digital filter can be
software selected to reject 50Hz, 60Hz by 110dB, or both
50Hz and 60Hz by 87dB. The LTC2488’s SINC4 filter is fixed
at 50Hz/60Hz. To measure input normal mode rejection,
connect COM to a 2.5V source such as an LT1790-2.5
reference or a power supply. Connect any other input
(CH0-CH3) to the same supply through a 10k resistor.
Apply a 10Hz, 2V peak-to-peak sine wave to the input
through a 1μF capacitor.
Set the rejection frequency to 55Hz (LTC2492 only) and
start taking data. The input noise will be quite large, and
the graph of output vs time should show large variations.
Next, slowly increase the frequency to 55Hz. The noise
should be almost undetectable in the graph.
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PARTS LIST
ITEM
QTY
REFERENCE
PART DESCRIPTION
MANUFACTURER/PART NUMBER
Required Circuit Components
1
3
C1, C2, C6
CAP., X7R 0.1μF 16V, 0603
AVX, 0603YC104MAT1A
2
1
C3
CAP., X5R 4.7μF 6.3V, 20%, 0805
TAIYO YUDEN, JMK212BJ475MGT
3
1
C4
CAP., X5R, 10μF 6.3V, 20%, 0805
TDK, C2012X5R0J106M
4
1
C5
CAP., X7R 0.01μF 16V, 10%, 0603
AVX, 0603YC103KAT1A
5
12
E1-E12
TESTPOINT, TURRET, .064”
MILL-MAX, 2308-2
6
2
JP1, JP2
JMP, 3-PIN 1 ROW .079CC
SAMTEC, TMM-103-02-L-S
7
2
JP1-JP2
(Pin 1 & 2)
SHUNT, .079” CENTER
SAMTEC, 2SN-BK-G
8
1
J2
HEADER, 2 × 7-PIN, 0.079CC
MOLEX, 87831-1420
9
3
R1, R4, R5
RES., CHIP 4.99k 1/16W 1%, 0603
AAC, CR16-4991FM
10
1
R2
RES., CHIP 10k 1/16W 5%, 0603
AAC, CR16-103JM
11
1
R3
RES., CHIP 100Ω 1/16W 5%, 0603
AAC, CR16-101JM
12
1
U2
I.C., LT1236ACS8-5#PBF, SO8
LINEAR TECH., LT1236ACS8-5#PBF
13
1
U3
I.C., 24LC025, TSSOP8
MICROCHIP, 24LC025-I/ST
1
U1
I.C., LTC2492CDE#PBF, DFN14DE
LINEAR TECH., LTC2492CDE#PBF
1
U1
I.C., LTC2488CDE#PBF, DFN14DE
LINEAR TECH., LTC2488CDE#PBF
1
U1
I.C., LTC2486CDE#PBF, DFN14DE
LINEAR TECH., LTC2486CDE#PBF
DC1009A-A
14
DC1009A-B
14
DC1009A-C
14
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A
B
C
E12
E11
E10
E7
E6
E5
E2
-A
-B
-C
BITS
24
16
16/PGA
CH3
EXT
CH1
CH0
REF-
REF+
CH2
JP2
REF-
LTC2492CDE
LTC2488CDE
LTC2486CDE
5
4
1. ALL RESISTORS ARE IN OHMS, 0603.
ALL CAPACITORS ARE IN MICROFARADS, 0603.
2. INSTALL SHUNT ON JP1-JP2 PIN 1 AND 2.
C3
4.7UF,6.3V
0805
C4
C5
10UF,6.3V 0.01UF
0805
GND
FOR ASSEMBLY ONLY
*
VERSIONS
U1
COM
VCC
VOUT
C2
0.1UF
NOTES: UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED
COM
CH3
CH2
GND
CH1
CH0
E3
REF+
E4
REF-
VCC
GND
E1
EXT
5V
*
3
100
3
THIS CIRCUIT IS PROPRIETARY TO LINEAR TECHNOLOGY AND
SUPPLIED FOR USE WITH LINEAR TECHNOLOGY PARTS.
KIM T.
DESIGNER:
ENGINEER: MARK T.
APPROVED:
CHECKED:
DRAWN:
APPROVALS
R3
C6
0.1UF
SDI
DATE:
A
SIZE
2
SCHEMATIC
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Milpitas, CA 95035
Phone: (408)432-1900
Fax: (408)434-0507
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R5
4.99K
1%
12 EEGND
14 NC
9 EESDA
10 EEVCC
11 EESCL
SDI
CS
6 CS
7 SDA/MOSI
1 V+
2 5V
4 SCK
5 MISO
R1
4.99K
1%
R4
4.99K
1%
FO
GND
J2
HD2X7-079-MOLEX
R2
10K
FO
E9
E8
MISO
SCK
TECHNOLOGY
SDA 5
6
7
8
VIN
VCC
1
Friday, January 05, 2007
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SHEET
DC1009A-1 * LTC2400 FAMILY
DWG NO.
1 OF 1
A-1
REV
2/4 CHANNEL 24,16,16/PGA-BIT ADC WITH SPI
TITLE:
4 VSS
U3
24LC025
1 A0
VCC
2 A1
WP
3 A2
SCL
SCK SDO CS
CONTRACT NO.
C1
0.1UF
CUSTOMER NOTICE
SDI 2
FO 1
SCK
SDO 5
NCS 4
COM 7
GND 6
VIN 2
NC 1
GND 4
NC 3
LINEAR TECHNOLOGY HAS MADE A BEST EFFORT TO DESIGN A
CIRCUIT THAT MEETS CUSTOMER-SUPPLIED SPECIFICATIONS;
HOWEVER, IT REMAINS THE CUSTOMER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO
VERIFY PROPER AND RELIABLE OPERATION IN THE ACTUAL
APPLICATION. COMPONENT SUBSTITUTION AND PRINTED
CIRUIT BOARD LAYOUT MAY SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT CIRCUIT
PERFORMANCE OR RELIABILITY. CONTACT LINEAR
TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS ENGINEERING FOR ASSISTANCE.
12 VCC
13 REF+
14 REF-
10 CH2
11 CH3
8 CH0
9 CH1
U1
8 NC
5 TRIM
6 VOUT
7 NC
U2
LT1236ACS8-5
GND
15
2
GND
3
3
GND
8
JP1
REF+
4
GND
13
D
5
A
B
C
D
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SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM
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