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Dynamic Performance Definitions
Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) techniques are used to evaluate
the dynamic perfor mance of the HI5703. A low distortion sine
wave is applied to the input, it is coherently sampled, and the
output is stored in RAM. The data is then transformed into the
frequency domain with an FFT and analyzed to evaluate the
dynamic performance of the A/D. The sine wave input to the
part is -0.5dB down from full scale f or all these tests.
SNR and SINAD are quoted in dB. The distortion numbers are
quoted in dBc (decibels with respect to carrier) and DO NOT
include any correction f actors for normalizing to full scale.
Effective Number Of Bits (ENOB)
The effective number of bits (ENOB) is calculated from the
SINAD data by:
ENOB = (SINAD - 1.76 + VCORR) / 6.02
where: VCORR = 0.5 dB
VCORR adjusts the ENOB for the amount the input is below
fullscale.
Signal To Noise and Distortion Ratio (SINAD)
SINAD is the ratio of the measured RMS signal to RMS sum of
all the other spectral components below the Nyquist frequency,
fS/2, excluding DC .
Signal To Noise Ratio (SNR)
SNR is the ratio of the measured RMS signal to RMS noise at
a specified input and sampling frequency. The noise is the
RMS sum of all of the spectral components below fS/2
excluding the fundamental, the first five harmonics and DC.
Total Harmonic Distortion (THD)
THD is the ratio of the RMS sum of the first 5 harmonic com-
ponents to the RMS value of the fundamental input signal.
2nd and 3rd Harmonic Distortion
This is the ratio of the RMS value of the applicable harmonic
component to the RMS value of the fundamental input signal.
Spurious Free Dynamic Range (SFDR)
SFDR is the ratio of the fundamental RMS amplitude to the
RMS amplitude of the next largest spectral component in the
spectrum below fS/2.
Intermodulation Distortion (IMD)
Nonlinearities in the signal path will tend to generate inter-
modulation products when two tones, f1 and f2, are
present at the inputs. The ratio of the measured signal to
the distortion terms is calculated. The terms included in
the calculation are (f1+f2), (f1-f2), (2f1), (2f2), (2f1+f2),
(2f1-f2), (f1+2f2), (f1-2f2). The ADC is tested with each
tone 6dB below full scale.
Transient Response
Transient response is measured by providing a full scale transi-
tion to the analog input of the ADC and measuring the number of
cycles it takes f or the output code to settle within 10-bit accur acy.
Over-Voltage Recovery
Over-Voltage Recover y is measured by providing a full scale
transition to the analog input of the ADC which overdrives
the input by 200mV, and measuring the number of cycles it
takes for the output code to settle within 10-bit accuracy.
Full Power Input Bandwidth (FPBW)
Full power input bandwidth is the analog input frequency at
which the amplitude of the digitally reconstructed output has
decreased 3dB below the amplitude of the input sine wave.
The input sine wave has an amplitude which swings from
-FS to +FS. The bandwidth given is measured at the
specified sampling frequency.
Video Definitions
Differential Gain and Differential Phase are two commonly
found video specifications for characterizing the distortion of
a chrominance signal as it is offset through the input voltage
range of an ADC.
Differential Gain (DG)
Differential Gain is the peak difference in chrominance
amplitude (in percent) relative to the reference burst.
Differential Phase (DP)
Differential Phase is the peak difference in chrominance
phase (in degrees) relative to the reference burst.
Timing Definitions
Refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2 for these definitions.
Aperture Delay (tAP)
Aperture delay is the time delay between the external sam-
ple command (the falling edge of the clock) and the time at
which the signal is actually sampled. This delay is due to
internal clock path propagation delays.
Aperture Jitter (tAJ)
Aperture jitter is the RMS variation in the aperture delay due
to variation of internal clock path delays.
Data Hold Time (tH)
Data hold time is the time to where the previous data (N - 1)
is no longer valid.
Data Output Delay Time (tOD)
Data output delay time is the time to where the new data (N)
is valid.
Data Latency (tLAT)
After the analog sample is taken, the digital data is output on
the bus at the 7th cycle of the cloc k. This is due to the pipeline
nature of the conver ter where the data has to ripple through
the stages. This delay is specified as the data latency. After
the data latency time, the data representing each succeeding
sample is output at the following clock pulse. The digital data
lags the analog input sample by 7 cycles .
Power-Up initialization
This time is defined as the maximum number of clock cycles
that are required to initialize the converter at power-up. The
requirement arises from the need to initialize the dynamic
circuits within the converter.
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