
AD6657
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If a low jitter clock source is not available, another option is to
ac-couple a differential PECL signal to the sample clock input
jitter performance.
100
0.1F
240
PECL DRIVER
50k
CLK–
CLK+
CLOCK
INPUT
CLOCK
INPUT
AD951x
ADC
08
55
7-
0
58
Figure 39. Differential PECL Sample Clock (Up to 625 MHz)
A third option is to ac-couple a differential LVDS signal to the
drivers offer excellent jitter performance.
100
0.1F
50k
CLK–
CLK+
ADC
CLOCK
INPUT
CLOCK
INPUT
AD951x
LVDS DRIVER
08
55
7-
0
59
Figure 40. Differential LVDS Sample Clock (Up to 625 MHz)
In some applications, it may be acceptable to drive the sample
clock inputs with a single-ended CMOS signal. In such applica-
tions, the CLK+ pin should be driven directly from a CMOS
gate, and the CLK pin should be bypassed to ground with a
0.1 μF capacitor in parallel with a 39 kΩ resistor (see
Figure 41).
OPTIONAL
100
0.1F
39k
501
150 RESISTOR IS OPTIONAL.
CLK–
CLK+
ADC
VCC
1k
CLOCK
INPUT
AD951x
CMOS DRIVER
08
55
7-
06
0
Figure 41. Single-Ended 1.8 V CMOS Input Clock (Up to 200 MHz)
CLK+ can be driven directly from a CMOS gate. Although
the CLK+ input circuit supply is AVDD (1.8 V), this input is
designed to withstand input voltages of up to 3.6 V, making the
selection of the drive logic voltage very flexible (see
Figure 42).
150 RESISTOR IS OPTIONAL.
OPTIONAL
100
0.1F
VCC
501
CLK–
CLK+
ADC
1k
CLOCK
INPUT
AD951x
CMOS DRIVER
08
55
7-
0
61
Figure 42. Single-Ended 3.3 V CMOS Input Clock (Up to 200 MHz)
Input Clock Divider
The AD6657 contains an input clock divider with the ability to
divide the input clock by integer values from 1 to 8.
The AD6657 clock divider can be synchronized using the
external SYNC input. Bit 1 of Register 0x3A enables the clock
divider to be resynchronized on every SYNC signal. A valid
SYNC causes the clock divider to reset to its initial state. This
synchronization feature allows multiple parts to have their clock
dividers aligned to guarantee simultaneous input sampling.
Clock Duty Cycle
Typical high speed ADCs use both clock edges to generate
a variety of internal timing signals and, as a result, may be
sensitive to clock duty cycle. Commonly, a ±5% tolerance is
required on the clock duty cycle to maintain dynamic
performance characteristics.
The AD6657 contains a duty cycle stabilizer (DCS) that retimes
the nonsampling (falling) edge, providing an internal clock signal
with a nominal 50% duty cycle. This allows the user to provide a
wide range of clock input duty cycles without affecting the per-
formance of the AD6657. Noise and distortion performance are
nearly flat for a wide range of duty cycles with the DCS enabled.
Jitter in the rising edge of the input is still of paramount concern
and is not easily reduced by the internal stabilization circuit. The
duty cycle control loop does not function for clock rates less
than 40 MHz nominally. The loop has a time constant asso-
ciated with it that must be considered in applications in which
the clock rate can change dynamically. A wait time of 1.5 μs to
5 μs is required after a dynamic clock frequency increase or
decrease before the DCS loop is relocked to the input signal.
During the time period that the loop is not locked, the DCS
loop is bypassed, and internal device timing is dependent on the
duty cycle of the input clock signal.