
XRD98L63
18
Rev.1.01
Figure 9. Direct ADC Input Mode Timing
ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERTER (ADC)
The analog-to-digital converter is based on pipeline
architecture with a built in track & hold input stage. The
track & hold and ADC conversion are controlled by the
externally supplied ADCLK.
The polarity of the ADCLK is programmable. If
ADCpol=low, the track & hold circuit tracks the PGA
output while ADCLK is high and holds while ADCLK is
low. If ADCpol=high, the track & hold circuit tracks the
PGA output while ADCLK is low and holds while ADCLK
is high. ADCLK should be a 50% duty cycle clock, and
should be synchronized with SBLK such that ADC
tracking ends at the same time as the CDS sample
black ends. (See Figure 16).
The ADC reference levels, Vcm, CapP & CapN, are
generated from an internal voltage reference. To mini-
mize noise, these pins should have high frequency
bypass capacitors to AGND. The value of these ca-
pacitors will affect the time required for the reference to
charge up and settle after power-down mode.
The ADC output bus, DB[11:0], has 3-state capability
controlled by the OE bit of the Control register and pin
42, OE. The output bus is enabled when both the OE bit
is high and the OE pin is low. The outputs become high
impedance when either the OE bit is low or the OE pin
is high.
Direct ADC Input Mode
The Direct ADC Input mode connects the CCDin &
REFin pins directly to the ADC inputs, by-passing the
CDS & PGA circuits. To enable the Direct ADC Input
mode, use the Serial Interface to program:
ADCin=1 in the Test register,
DOclamp=0 in the Clock register, and
MinClip=0 in the Control register.
In this mode, the PGA outputs are disabled so there is
no contention at the ADC input nodes. For best perfor-
mance, we recommend using fully differential signals
with a common mode level around 1.2V.
Input Signal
REFin-CCDin
ADCLK
Sample N
ADC tracks
Input Signal
DB[11:0]
Sample N+1
Data N-6
Data N-5
t
DL
Data N-7