AN-1502

APPLICATION NOTE
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Driving the AD7366/AD7367 Bipolar SAR ADC in Low Distortion DC-Coupled

CIRCUIT FUNCTION AND BENEFITS The AD7366/AD7367 are fabricated on the Analog Devices,
The circuit described in this application note provides single- Inc., industrial complementary metal-oxide semiconductor
ended, low-distortion sampling of an industrial level, dc-coupled (CMOS) process (iCMOS), which is a technology platform
signal. The driver circuit shown in Figure 1 is optimized for combining the advantages of low and high voltage CMOS.
applications requiring best distortion performance. Maximum The input circuits of the AD7366/AD7367 operate on VDD and
AD7366/AD7367 performance is achieved by providing VSS voltages of ±12 V, while the rest of the ADC operates on an
adequate settling time and low impedance in the circuit. AVCC, a DVCC, and a VDRIVE of +5 V. The iCMOS process allows
the AD7366/AD7367 to accept high voltage bipolar signals in
CIRCUIT DESCRIPTION addition to reducing power consumption and package size.
The AD7366 and the AD7367 are, respectively, 12-bit and 14- In applications where the signal source has high impedance, it is
bit, 1 MSPS, 2-channel, simultaneous sampling successive recommended that the analog input signals be buffered before
approximation register (SAR) analog-to-digital converters being applied to the inputs of the AD7366/AD7367, because
(ADCs). These devices have a total of four analog multiplexed large source impedances significantly affect the ac performance
inputs (two per channel), which operate in single-ended mode. of the ADC. The choice of the op amp that drives the inputs is a
The analog input range on the AD7366/AD7367 is programmable function of the particular application and depends on the analog
and can support ±10 V, ±5 V, and 0 V to 10 V using the internal input voltage range selected. The driver amplifier must be able
2.5 V reference. An analog input range of ±12 V requires a 3 V to settle for a full-scale step to a 14-bit level (0.0061%) for the
external reference. AD7367 or a 12-bit level (0.024%) for the AD7366 in less than
the specified acquisition time of 140 ns.
+12V
+

+5V
10µF
CCOMP = 10pF
+

+5V/+2.5V
+ 0.1µF
AGND 500Ω
AD8021 VA1
–5V/–2.5V VDD DVCC AVCC VDRIVE

1kΩ AD7366/
AD7367*
VB1
+

1kΩ 15pF VSS

10µF
AGND DGND
08481-001

–12V
*ADDITIONAL PINS OMITTED FOR CLARITY.

Figure 1. Typical Connection Diagram with the AD8021 for Driving the Analog Inputs of the AD7366/AD7367
(Simplified Schematic; Decoupling and All Connections Not Shown)

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AN-1502 Application Note

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Circuit Function and Benefits ......................................................... 1 Common Variations ..........................................................................3
Circuit Description ........................................................................... 1 References ...........................................................................................3
Revision History ............................................................................... 2

REVISION HISTORY
11/2017—Rev. A to Rev. B 09/2009—Rev. 0 to Rev. A
Document Title Changed from CN0042 to AN-1502 ....... Universal Updated Format .................................................................. Universal
Changes to Circuit Description Section ........................................ 3
Changes to References Section ....................................................... 3 10/2008—Revision 0: Initial Version

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Application Note AN-1502
The AD8021 high performance voltage feedback op amp is an COMMON VARIATIONS
ideal choice as a single-ended input buffer/driver for the The AD8022 is a suitable replacement for the AD8021 in high
AD7366/AD7367 due to its high performance, high speed, low frequency applications where a dual version is required. For
noise, and low distortion performance. Figure 1 shows the lower frequency applications, recommended op amps are the
configuration of the AD7366/AD7367 with the AD8021 in a AD797, AD845, and AD8610.
single-ended configuration. The AD8021 needs an external
compensating NP0 type capacitor (CCOMP), as indicated in REFERENCES
Figure 1. The AD8021 is connected in the noninverting mode MT-031 Tutorial, Grounding Data Converters and Solving
with a gain of 2. The AD7366/AD7367 programmable bipolar the Mystery of "AGND" and "DGND." Analog Devices.
input voltage ranges (referenced to the input of the AD8021) are
MT-036 Tutorial, Op Amp Output Phase-Reversal and Input
±5 V and ±2.5 V.
Over-Voltage Protection. Analog Devices.
The circuit must be constructed on a multilayer printed circuit
MT-101 Tutorial, Decoupling Techniques. Analog Devices.
board (PCB) with a large area ground plane. Proper layout,
grounding, and decoupling techniques must be used to achieve
optimum performance (see the MT-031 Tutorial, the MT-101
Tutorial, and the EVAL-AD7366/EVAL-AD7367 evaluation
board layout).

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