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TC530/TC534

DS21433B-page 8

3.0

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

3.1

Dual Slope Integrating Converter

The TC530/TC534 dual slope converter operates by

integrating the input signal for a fixed time period, then

applying an opposite polarity reference voltage while

timing the period (counting clocks pulses) for the inte-

grator output to cross 0V (deintegrating). The resulting

count is read as conversion data.

A simple mathematical expression that describes dual

slope conversion is:

EQUATION 3-1:

EQUATION 3-2:

from which:

EQUATION 3-3:

And therefore:

EQUATION 3-4:

Inspection of Equation 3-4 shows dual slope converter

accuracy is unrelated to integrating resistor and capac-

itor values, as long as they are stable throughout the

measurement cycle. This measurement technique is

inherently ratiometric (i.e., the ratio between the TINT

and TDEINT times is equal to the ratio between VIN and

VREF).

Another inherent benefit is noise immunity. Input noise

spikes are integrated, or averaged to zero, during the

integration period. The integrating converter has a noise

immunity with an attenuation rate of at least -20dB per

decade. Interference signals with frequencies at integral

multiples of the integration period are, for the most part,

completely removed. For this reason, the integration

period of the converter is often established to reject 50/

60Hz line noise. The ability to reject such noise is shown

by the plotofFigure 3-1.

In addition to the two phases required for dual slope

measurement (Integrate and De-integrate), the TC530/

TC534

performs

two

additional

adjustments

minimize measurement error due to system offset volt-

ages. The resulting four internal operations (conver-

sion phases) performed each measurement cycle are:

Auto Zero (AZ), Integrator Output Zero (IZ), Input Inte-

grate (INT) and Reference De-integrate (DINT). The

AZ and IZ phases compensate for system offset errors

and the INT and DINT phases perform the actual A/D

conversion.

FIGURE 3-1:

INTEGRATING

CONVERTER NORMAL

MODE REJECTION

3.2

Auto Zero Phase (AZ)

This phase compensates for errors due to buffer, inte-

grator and comparator offset voltages. During this

phase, an internal feedback loop forces a compensat-

ing error voltage on auto zero capacitor (CAZ). The

duration of the AZ phase is programmable via the serial

port (see Section 4.1.1, AZ and INT Phase Duration).

Integrate Voltage = De-integrate Voltage

RINTCINT

TINT

VIN(T)DT =

∫

RINTCINT

TDEINT

∫

VREF

(VIN)

(RINT)(CINT)

[ (TINT) =(V

REF)

]

(RINT)(CINT)

[ (TDEINT) ]

VIN =VREF

[

]

TINT

TDEINT

where:

VREF = Reference Voltage

TINT =Integrate Time

TDEINT = Reference Voltage De-integrate Time

0.1/T

1/T

10/T

Input Frequency

T = Measurement

Period

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