TSA1001
(VOL) when the data stay within the range, or in
high level state (VOH) when the data is out of the
range.
Data Ready (DR)
The Data Ready output is an image of the clock
being synchronized on the output data (D0 to D9).
This is a very helpful signal that simplifies the syn-
chronization of the measurement equipment or
the controlling DSP.
As digital output, DR goes in high impedance state
when OEB is asserted to High level as described
in the timing diagram.
DRIVING THE ANALOG INPUT
Differential inputs
The TSA1001 has been designed to obtain opti-
mum performances when being differentially driv-
en. An RF transformer is a good way to achieve
such performances.
Figure 5 describes the schematics. The input sig-
nal is fed to the primary of the transformer, while
the secondary drives both ADC inputs. The com-
mon mode voltage of the ADC (INCM) is connect-
ed to the center-tap of the secondary of the trans-
former in order to bias the input signal around this
common voltage, internally set to 0.56V. The
INCM is decoupled to maintain a low noise level
on this node. Our evaluation board is mounted
with a 1:1 ADT1-1 transformer from Minicircuits.
You might also use a higher impedance ratio (1:2
or 1:4) to reduce the driving requirement on the
analog signal source.
Each analog input can drive a 1Vpp amplitude in-
put signal, so the resultant differential amplitude is
2Vpp.
Figure 5 : Differential input configuration
Analog source
ADT1-1
1:1
50Ω
100pF
VIN
TSA1001
VINB
INCM
330pF
10nF 470nF
Single-ended input configuration
Some applications may require a single-ended in-
put which is easily achieved with the configuration
reported on Figure 6.
In this case, it is recommended to use an
AC-coupled analog input and connect the other
analog input to the common mode voltage of the
circuit (INCM) so as to properly bias the ADC. The
INCM may remain at the same internal level
(0.56V) thus driving only a 1Vpp input amplitude,
or it must be increased to 0.9V to drive a 2Vpp
input amplitude. You will get higher performances
using a 2Vpp signal.
Figure 6 : Single-ended input configuration
Signal source
50Ω
100nF
VIN
TSA1001
VINB
INCM
330pF
10nF 470nF
0.9V
Dynamic characteristics, while not being as re-
markable as for differential configuration, are still
of very good quality. Measurements done at
25Msps, 1MHz input frequency, -1dBFS input lev-
el sum up these performances. An SFDR of
-69.5dBc, an SNR of 59.5dB and an ENOB Full
Scale of 9.7bits are achieved.
REFERENCE CONNECTION
Internal reference
In the standard configuration, the ADC is biased
with the internal reference voltage. VREFM pin is
connected to Analog Ground while VREFP is
internally set to a voltage of 1.03V. It is
recommended to decouple the VREFP in order to
minimize low and high frequency noise. Refer to
Figure 7 for the schematics.
Figure 7 : Internal reference setting
1.03V
330pF
VIN VREFP
TSA1001
VINB
VREFM
10nF 470nF
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