
ADC Converter Function Pack Design Guide 15
High-Performance, Stand-Alone ADCs for a Variety of Embedded Systems Applications
RELATED SUPPORT MATERIAL
The following Application Notes are available on the Microchip
website: www.microchip.com.
Application Notes:
AN246: Driving the Analog Inputs of a SAR A/D Converter
Driving any A/D Converter (ADC) can be challenging if all
issues and trade-offs are not understood from the beginning.
With Successive Approximation Register (SAR) ADCs, the
sampling speed and source impedance should be taken into
consideration if the device is to be fully utilized. This application
note discusses the issues surrounding the SAR converter’s
input and conversion nuances to insure that the converter is
handled properly from the beginning of the design phase.
AN681:
Reading and Using Fast Fourier Transformation (FFT)
This application note focuses on the use of FFT plots to
illustrate the performance of A/D converters. FFTs can help
identify noise interference, power supply, and analog device
performance.
AN688: Layout Tips for 12-Bit A/D Converter Application
This application note describes basic A/D converter layout
guidelines, ending with a review of issues to be aware of.
Examples of good and bad layout techniques are provided.
AN693: Understanding A/D Converter Performance
Specifications.
This application note describes the specications
used to quantify the performance of A/D converters and gives
the reader a better understanding of the signicance of those
specications in an application.
AN695: Interfacing Pressure Sensors to Microchip’s Analog
Peripherals This application note concentrates on the signal
conditioning path of the piezoresistive sensing element from
sensor to microcontroller. It shows how the electrical output
of this sensor can be gained, ltered and digitized in order to
prepare it for the microcontroller’s calibration routines.
AN780:
15-Kilogram Scale Using the TC500A and the TC520
A 15 kg weighing scale was designed using Microchip’s TC500A
Analog Processor and the TC520 16-bit Controller. The scale is
required to resolve down to 1/8 gram and correct to within 6-1/2
grams.
AN781: Solving Sensor Offset Problems with TC7106
Design engineers sometimes have to interface the TC7106
and similar ADCs to “non-ideal” sensors. A very common
problem is that the sensor often does not give a “zero” output
where the design wants a zero reading.
AN783:
±5V Power Supply Operation with TC7106A/7107A
This application note describes how the TC7106A/7107A
3-1/2 digit analog-to-digital converters with liquid crystal
display drive can be powered from ±5V power supplies using
low-cost regulators, such as the TC55 (+5V).
AN785: Simplify A/D Converter Interface with Software
Unfortunately, many display-oriented ADCs are difcult to
interface due to the multiplexed BCD format of the outputs.
An exception is the 4-1/2 digit TC7135 ADC, which provides a
“strobe” output.
AN788: Numerical-Integration Techniques Speed Dual-Slope
A/D Conversion. By using low-cost microprocessors and a
program-controlled, numerical-integration technique, you can
achieve good noise rejection and take full advantage of the
higher speeds offered by dual-slope A/D converters, such as
the TC7109.
AN789: Integrating Converter Analog Processor – TC500A
Today, design engineers rely more on microprocessors and
microcontrollers to support their applications. Compatible
Analog-to-Digital (A/D) and Digital-to-Analog (D/A) converters
have greatly increased the exibility of interface and control
circuits.
AN796: TC7109 Records Remote Data Automatically
The TC7109 analog-to-digital converter, a 2 Kbytes CMOS
static RAM, and some gates and counters can be combined
to form a low-cost, exible, stand-alone data-logging system.
AN842:
Differential ADC Biasing Techniques, Tips and Tricks
This application note discusses differential input configurations
and their operation circuits to implement these input modes
and techniques in choosing the correct voltage levels.
AN845: Communicating with The MCP3221 Using PICmicro®
Microcontrollers. This application note covers communications
between the MCP3221 device and a PICmicro® microcontroller.
Hardware and software implementations of the I
2
C™ protocol
are covered.
Demonstration/Evaluation Board and User Guide:
MCP3XXX Evaluation Kit User’s Guide (DS51220):
This document describes how to use the MCP3XXX Evaluation
Board to evaluate Microchip’s stand-alone MCP3XXX A/D
converters.
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