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LTC2286, LTC2287, LTC2288, LTC2290, LTC2291, LTC2292, LTC2293, LTC2294,
LTC2295, LTC2296, LTC2297, LTC2298 or LTC2299
DESCRIPTION
Demonstration circuit 816 supports a family of
10/12/14 BIT 10 TO 65 MSPS DUAL ADCs. Each
assembly features one of the following devices:
LTC2286 thru LTC2298 high speed, high dynamic
range ADCs.
Several versions of the 816A demo board support-
ing the LTC2286-2288 10 BIT, LTC2290-2293 12
BIT and LTC2295-2298 14 BIT series of A/D con-
verters are listed in Table 1. Depending on the re-
quired resolution, sample rate and input frequency,
the DC816 is supplied with the appropriate A/D and
with an optimized input circuit. The circuitry on
the analog inputs is optimized for analog input fre-
quencies below 70 MHz or from 70 MHz to 140MHz
for 12 and 14 bit versions. The 10 bit versions are
configured with a wider 1MHz to 200MHz front end
as the lower resolution 10 bit converters are not as
sensitive to noise. For higher input frequencies,
contact the factory for support.
Design files for this circuit board are available.
Call the LTC factory.
LTC is a trademark of Linear Technology Corpora-
tion
Table 1.
DC816A Variants
DC816 VARIANTS ADC PART NUMBER RESOLUTION* MAXIMUM SAMPLE RATE INPUT FREQUENCY
816A-B LTC2298 14-Bit 65Msps 1MHz - 70MHz
816A-C LTC2297 14-Bit 40Msps 1MHz -70MHz
816A-D LTC2296 14-Bit 25Msps 1MHz - 70MHz
816A-E LTC2295 14-bit 10Msps 1MHz - 70MHz
816A-G LTC2298 14-Bit 65Msps 70MHz -170MHz
816A-I LTC2293 12-Bit 65Msps 1MHz - 70MHz
816A-J LTC2292 12-Bit 40Msps 1MHz - 70MHz
816A-K LTC2291 12-Bit 25Msps 1MHz - 70MHz
816A-L LTC2290 12-Bit 10Msps 1MHz - 70MHz
816A-N LTC2293 12-Bit 65Msps 70MHz -170MHz
816A-P LTC2288 10-Bit 65Msps 1MHz - 70MHz
816A-Q LTC2287 10-Bit 40Msps 1MHz - 70MHz
816A-R LTC2286 10-Bit 25Msps 1MHz - 70MHz
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Table 2.
Performance Summary (TA = 25°C)
PARAMETER CONDITION VALUE
Supply Voltage Depending on sampling rate and the A/D converter provided,
this supply must provide up to 150mA.
Optimized for 3.0V
[2.7V 3.6V min/max]
Analog input range Depending on Sense Pin Voltage 1V
PP
to 2V
PP
Minimum Logic High 2.4V
Logic Input Voltages
Maximum Logic Low 0.8V
Minimum Logic High @ -1.6mA 2.3V (33•••Series terminations) Logic Output Voltage
(74VCX245 output buffer, V
cc
= 2.5V) Maximum Logic Low @ 1.6mA 0.7V (33•••Series terminations)
Sampling Frequency (Convert Clock Frequency) See Table 1
Convert Clock Level 50 • Source Impedance, AC coupled or ground referenced
(Convert Clock input is capacitor coupled on board and ter-
minated with 50•.)
2V
P-P
2.5V
P-P
Sine Wave
or Square wave
Resolution See Table 1
Input frequency range See Table 1
SFDR See Applicable Data Sheet
SNR See Applicable Data Sheet
QUICK START PROCEDURE
Demonstration circuit 816 is easy to set up to evalu-
ate the performance of most members of the
LTC229X family of Dual A/D converters LTC2286,
LTC2287, LTC2288, LTC2290, LTC2291, LTC2292,
LTC2293, LTC2295, LTC2296, LTC2297, or LTC2298.
The 80 Msps (LTC2299, LTC2294 and LTC2289) and
follow-on higher sample rate versions will not be
supported by the DC718, and have a different demo
board and higher speed data collection board. Refer
to Figure 1 for proper measurement equipment setup
and follow the procedure below:
SETUP
If a DC718 QuickDATS Data Acquisition and Test Sys-
tem was supplied with the DC816 demonstration cir-
cuit, follow the DC718 Quick Start Guide to install the
required software and for connecting the DC718 to the
DC816 and to a PC running Windows98, 2000 or XP.
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Figure 1. DC816 Setup
DC816 DEMONSTRATION CIRCUIT BOARD JUMPERS
The DC816 demonstration circuit board
should have the following jumper settings
as default: (as per figure 1)
JP1: Mode: Vdd. 2s complement, Clock duty stabi-
lizer off (see data sheet for function of Mode pin.)
JP2: Sense A: Vdd, (2V P-P input range)
JP3: Sense B: Vdd, (2V P-P input range)
APPLYING POWER AND SIGNALS TO THE DC816
DEMONSTRATION CIRCUIT BOARD:
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If a DC718 is used to acquire data from the DC816,
the DC718 must FIRST be connected to a powered
USB port or provided an external 6-9V BEFORE ap-
plying +3V across the pins marked “+3.0V” and
“PWR GND” on the DC816. The DC816 demonstra-
tion circuit requires up to 200 mA depending on the
sampling rate and the A/D converter supplied.
The DC718 data collection board is powered by the
USB cable and does not require an external power
supply unless it must be connected to the PC
through an un-powered hub in which case it must
be supplied an external 6-9V on turrets G7(+) and
G1(-) or the adjacent 2.1mm power jack.
ENCODE CLOCK
NOTE: As shipped, this is not a logic compatible
input. It is terminated with 50 Ohms. For higher
conversion rates, the encode clock can be a sinu-
soidal signal. For lower conversion rates (<25
Msps), this input should be driven with a square
wave signal source, as the dvdt at the output of the
clock buffer (U3) is less than 2x that at the SMA
connector, and is inadequate both in terms of phase
noise, as well as ensuring repeatable output timing
due to differences in threshold voltages between
the ADC, and buffer U6.
Apply an encode clock to the SMA connector on the
DC816 demonstration circuit board marked “J3
CLOCK INPUT”. This input is connected to ground
through a 50• resistor R14, and followed by a
blocking capacitor. For the best noise performance,
the CLOCK INPUT must be driven with a very low
jitter source. When using a sinusoidal generator,
the amplitude should be as large as possible, up to
3V
P-P
or 13 dBm. Using band pass filters on the
clock and the analog input will improve the noise
performance by reducing the wideband noise power
of the signals. Data sheet FFT plots are taken with
10 pole LC filters made by TTE (Los Angeles, CA) to
suppress signal generator harmonics,
non-harmonically related spurs and broad band
noise. Low phase noise Agilent 8644B generators
are used with TTE band pass filters for both the
Clock input and the Analog input.
[The Encode Clock can be driven with a 2.5V to
3.3V CMOS Logic Level square wave if R14 is re-
placed with an acceptable load for the drive capabil-
ity of the logic. Note that logic devices are gener-
ally not able to drive cable. A barrel is recom-
mended for logic drive. If a cable is used, the cable
carrying the clock signal must be terminated to
maintain the signal integrity of the Encode Clock
Source and the signal source must be able to drive
the 0 to 2.5V square wave signal into 50••load••
Apply the analog input signals of interest to the
SMA connectors on the DC816 demonstration cir-
cuit board marked “ANALOG INPUT (A and B)”.
These inputs are capacitive coupled to Balun trans-
formers ETC1-1-13, or directly coupled through
Flux coupled transformers ETC1-1T.
A doubled conversion clock output is available on
pin 3 of J2 and the data samples are available on
Pins 11-37 for 14 BITS or (15-37 for 12 BITS) of J2
which can be collected via a logic analyzer, cabled
to a development system through a SHORT 2 to 4
inch long 40 pin ribbon cable or collected by the
DC718 QuickEval-II Data Acquisition Board using
the
PScope System Software
provided or down
loaded from the Linear Technology website at
http://www.linear.com/software/. If a DC718 was
provided, follow the DC718 Quick Start Guide and
the instructions below.
To start the data collection software if
PScope.exe
”, is installed (by default) in
\Program Files\LTC\PScope\, double click the
PScope Icon or bring up the run window under the
start menu and browse to the PScope directory and
select PScope.
Configure PScope for the appropriate variant of the
DC816 demonstration circuit by selecting the cor-
rect A/D Converter as installed on the DC816. Un-
der the “Configure” menu, go to “Device.” Under
the “Device” pull down menu, select device,
LTC2286, through LTC2298. When evaluating 12
or 10 BIT parts, select the appropriate LTC229X
part in the Device List and PScope will automati-
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cally blank the last two or four LSBs when using a
DC816 supplied with a 14 BIT part.
If everything is hooked up properly, powered and a
suitable convert clock is present, clicking the “Col-
lect” button should result in time and frequency
plots displayed in the PScope window. The two
channel mode in Pscope provides a page for each
channel, and a page showing the frequency domain
plots of both channels. An additional window called
“X-channel” displays relative phase and amplitude
of the two channels. This can be used to gauge
cross-talk, or validate relative aperture. Additional
information and help for
PScope
is available in the
DC718 Quick Start Guide and in the online help
available within the
PScope
program itself.
ANALOG INPUT NETWORK
For optimal distortion and noise performance the
RC network on the analog inputs are optimized for
different analog input frequencies on the different
versions of the DC816. For input frequencies below
about 70 MHz, the circuit in Fig. 2 is recommended
(this is installed on DC816 versions A,B,C,D,E). For
input frequencies above 70 MHz and below
170 MHz, the circuit in Fig. 3 is recommended (this
is installed on versions F,G).
For input frequencies between 170 and 250MHz,
connect the transformer outputs directly to the ADC
inputs without the RC filter. For input frequencies
between 250 MHz and 500 MHz, the circuit in Fig. 4
is recommended. For input frequencies greater
than 250 MHz contact the factory for support.
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Figure 2. Analog Front End Circuit For 1MHz < A
IN
< 70MHz (1 of 2)
Figure 3. Analog Front End Circuit For 70MHz < A
IN
< 170MHz (1 of 2)
Figure 4. Analog Front End Circuit For 300MHz < A
IN
< 500MHz
Note that relative aperture measurements require removal of these networks, or the results will simply show the relative phase
through the RC network. The measure of relative phase further requires a resistive power divider, and matched cables, or the
results will be misleading. Any relative phase measurements should be confirmed by reversing the signals to confirm that the
relative delay is not due to the external network.
If relative phase measurements produce results of greater that a fractional psec, please consult the factory for
assistance.
Channel to Crosstalk on this demo board better than -110 dB below 140 MHz.
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