
AD7827
–8–
REV. 0
POWER-UP TIMES
The AD7827 has a 1
s power-up time when using an external
reference and a 25
s power-up time when using the on-chip
reference. When VDD is first connected, the AD7827 is in a low
current mode of operation. In order to carry out a conversion
the AD7827 must first be powered up. The AD7827 is pow-
ered up by a rising edge on the
CONVST pin and a conversion
is initiated on the falling edge of
CONVST. Figure 9 shows
how to power up the AD7827 when VDD is first connected or
after the ADC has been powered down using the
CONVST pin
when using either the on-chip, or an external, reference. When
using an external reference the falling edge of
CONVST may
occur before the required power-up time has elapsed; however,
the conversion will not be initiated on the falling edge of
CONVST but rather at the moment when the part has com-
pletely powered up, i.e., after 1
s. If the falling edge of
CONVST occurs after the required power-up time has elapsed,
it is upon this falling edge that a conversion is initiated. When
using the on-chip reference, it is necessary to wait the required
power-up time of approximately 25
s before initiating a con-
version, i.e., a falling edge on
CONVST may not occur before
the required power-up time has elapsed, when VDD is first con-
nected or after the AD7827 has been powered down using the
CONVST pin as shown in Figure 9.
EXTERNAL REFERENCE
ON-CHIP REFERENCE
CONVERSION INITIATED HERE
VDD
CONVST
VDD
CONVST
tPOWER-UP
1 s
tPOWER-UP
25 s
Figure 9. Power-Up Time
POWER VS. THROUGHPUT
Superior power performance can be achieved by using the
automatic power-down (Mode 2) at the end of a conversion
(see Operating Modes section of this data sheet).
Figure 10 shows how the automatic power-down is implemented
using the
CONVST signal to achieve the optimum power per-
formance for the AD7827. The duration of the
CONVST pulse
is set to be equal to or less than the power-up time of the de-
vices (see Operating Modes section). As the throughput rate is
reduced, the device remains in its power-down state for longer and
the average power consumption over time drops accordingly.
For example, if the AD7827 is operated in a continuous sam-
pling mode, with a throughput rate of 100 kSPS and using an
external reference, the power consumption is calculated as
follows. The power dissipation during normal operation is
30 mW, VDD = 3 V.
CONVST
tPOWER-UP
1 s
tCONVERT
330ns
POWER-DOWN
tCYCLE
10 s @ 100kSPS
Figure 10. Automatic Power-Down
If the power-up time is 1
s and the conversion time is 330 ns
(@ 25
°C), the AD7827 can be said to dissipate 30 mW for 1.33 s
(worst case) during each conversion cycle. If the throughput
rate is 100 kSPS, the cycle time is 10
s and the average power
dissipated during each cycle is (1.33/10)
× (30 mW) = 3.99 mW.
Figure 11 shows the Power vs. Throughput rate for automatic
full power-down.
THROUGHPUT – kSPS
100
10
0.1
0
500
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
1
POWER
–
mW
Figure 11. Power vs. Throughput
FREQUENCY – Hz
0
–40
–80
0
500
50
dB
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
–10
–20
–60
–70
–30
–50
2048 POINT FFT
SAMPLING
1MSPS
FIN = 30kHz
Figure 12. AD7827 SNR