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double-sided PC board with a ground plane on the compo-

nent side separated into digital and analog sections will

give the best performance. The converter is bonded-out to

place the digital pins on the left side of the package and

the analog pins on the right side. Additionally, an RF bead

connection through a single point from the analog to digi-

tal ground planes will reduce ground noise pickup.

The circuit in figure 2 (PGA and cerquad packages only) is

intended to show the most elaborate method of achieving

the least error by correcting for integral nonlinearity, input

induced distortion, and power supply/ground noise. This is

achieved by the use of external reference ladder tap con-

nections, an input buffer, and supply decoupling. The func-

tion of each pin and external connections to other compo-

nents is as follows:

Figure 2 – Typical Interface Circuit 2 (PGA and Cerquad packages only)

10-25 W

+

–

.01 µF

256 to

8-Bit

Encoder

ECL

Latches

And

Buffers

LINV

MINV

Analog

Input

Force

–2 V

2.2 µF

–5.2 V

Clock

Buffer

Preamp

Comparator

AGND

DGND

50 W

DREAD

DRINV

Overrange

D8

MSB

D7

D6

D5

D4

D3

D2

D1

LSB

D0

AGND

AGND

–5.2 V

.01 µF

.01 µF

2

Analog Input

(Sense)

.01 µF

CLK

CLK

100116

Convert

–2 V (Digital)

L

+

–

.01 µF

10-25 W

+

–

.01 µF

50 W

2

128

64

191

256

127

192

151

63

1

.01 µF

–2 V

(Analog)

U2

U2

U2

U1 and U2=

Rail-to-Rail Op Amp

D1=HP, 1N5712

Q1=1N2222A

Q2=1N2907A

R = 1 kW, .1%

R

R

R

R

+

–

U1

Voltage

Limiter

*See below

–5.2

D1

D2

RS

49.9

Typical Voltage Limiter

.01 µF

+

–

U1

22

10 W

Q1

D1

–2 V

+

–

22 W

U2

.01 µF

The power supply pins should be bypassed as close to the

device as possible with at least a .01 µF ceramic capaci-

tor. A 1 µF tantalum should also be used for low frequency

suppression. DGND is the ground for the ECL outputs and

is to be referenced to the output pulldown voltage and

appropriately bypassed as shown in figure 1.

There are two analog input pins that are tied to the same

point internally. Either one may be used as an analog input

sense and the other for input force. This is convenient for

testing the source signal to see if there is sufficient drive

capability. The pins can also be tied together and driven by