Datasheet

DDC112
Dual Current Input 20-Bit
ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER
FEATURES
MONOLITHIC CHARGE MEASUREMENT A/D
CONVERTER
DIGITAL FILTER NOISE REDUCTION:
3.2ppm, rms
INTEGRAL LINEARITY:
±0.005% Reading ±0.5ppm FSR
HIGH PRECISION, TRUE INTEGRATING FUNC-
TION
PROGRAMMABLE FULL-SCALE
SINGLE SUPPLY
CASCADABLE OUTPUT
APPLICATIONS
DIRECT PHOTOSENSOR DIGITIZATION
CT SCANNER DAS
INFRARED PYROMETER
PRECISION PROCESS CONTROL
LIQUID/GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY
BLOOD ANALYSIS
DESCRIPTION
The DDC112 is a dual input, wide dynamic range, charge-
digitizing analog-to-digital (A/D) converter with 20-bit resolu-
tion. Low-level current output devices, such as photosensors,
can be directly connected to its inputs. Charge integration is
continuous as each input uses two integrators; while one is
being digitized, the other is integrating.
For each of its two inputs, the DDC112 combines current-to-
voltage conversion, continuous integration, programmable
full-scale range, A/D conversion, and digital filtering to achieve
a precision, wide dynamic range digital result. In addition to
the internal programmable full-scale ranges, external integrat-
ing capacitors allow an additional user-settable full-scale
range of up to 1000pC.
To provide single-supply operation, the internal A/D converter
utilizes a differential input, with the positive input tied to V
REF
.
When the integration capacitor is reset at the beginning of
each integration cycle, the capacitor charges to V
REF
. This
charge is removed in proportion to the input current. At the
end of the integration cycle, the remaining voltage is com-
pared to V
REF
.
The high-speed serial shift register which holds the result of
the last conversion can be configured to allow multiple DDC112
units to be cascaded, minimizing interconnections. The
DDC112 is available in an SO-28 or TQFP-32 package and is
offered in two performance grades.
Protected by US Patent #5841310
Dual
Switched
Integrator
Dual
Switched
Integrator
∆Σ
Modulator
Digital
Filter
Control
Digital
Input/Output
DVALID
DXMIT
DOUT
DIN
DCLK
RANGE2
RANGE1
RANGE0
TEST
CONV
CLK
CAP1A
CAP1A
CAP1B
CAP1B
CAP2A
CAP2A
CAP2B
CAP2B
IN2
IN1
V
REF
DGNDDV
DD
AGNDAV
DD
CHANNEL 1
CHANNEL 2
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