LTC2269
APPLICATIONS INFORMATION
Encode Input
The signal quality of the encode inputs strongly affects the
A/D noise performance. The encode inputs should be treated
as analog signals—do not route them next to digital traces
on the circuit board. There are two modes of operation for
the encode inputs: the differential encode mode (Figure 10),
and the single-ended encode mode (Figure 11).
LTC2269
VDD
VDD
DIFFERENTIAL
COMPARATOR
15k
ENC+
ENC–
30k
2269 F10
Figure 10. Equivalent Encode Input
Circuit for Differential Encode Mode
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1.8V TO 3.3V
0V
ENC+
ENC–
30k
CMOS LOGIC
BUFFER
2269 F11
Figure 11. Equivalent Encode Input
Circuit for Single-Ended Encode Mode.
The differential encode mode is recommended for sinu-
soidal, PECL, or LVDS encode inputs (Figures 12, 13).
The encode inputs are internally biased to 1.2V through
10kΩ equivalent resistance. The encode inputs can be
taken above VDD (up to 3.6V), and the common mode
range is from 1.1V to 1.6V. In the differential encode
mode, ENC– should stay at least 200mV above ground to
avoid falsely triggering the single-ended encode mode.
For good jitter performance ENC+ and ENC– should have
fast rise and fall times.
The single ended encode mode should be used with
CMOS encode inputs. To select this mode, ENC– is con-
nected to ground and ENC+ is driven with a square wave
0.1μF
T1
0.1μF
ENC+
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50Ω
100Ω
50Ω
T1 = MA/COM ETC1-1-13
RESISTORS AND CAPACITORS
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0.1μF ENC–
2269 F12
Figure 12. Sinusoidal Encode Drive
PECL OR
LVDS
CLOCK
0.1μF
ENC+
0.1μF
ENC–
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2269 F13
Figure 13. PECL or LVDS Encode Drive
encode input. ENC+ can be taken above VDD (up to 3.6V)
enabling 1.8V to 3.3V CMOS logic levels to be used. The
ENC+ threshold is 0.9V. For good jitter performance ENC+
should have fast rise and fall times.
If the encode signal is turned off or drops below approxi-
mately 500kHz, the A/D enters nap mode.
Clock Duty Cycle Stabilizer
For good performance the encode signal should have a
50%(±5%) duty cycle. If the optional clock duty cycle
stabilizer circuit is enabled, the encode duty cycle can
vary from 10% to 90% and the duty cycle stabilizer will
maintain a constant 50% internal duty cycle. If the encode
signal changes frequency, the duty cycle stabilizer circuit
requires one hundred clock cycles to lock onto the input
clock. The duty cycle stabilizer is enabled by mode control
register A2 (serial programming mode), or by CS (parallel
programming mode).
For applications where the sample rate needs to be changed
quickly, the clock duty cycle stabilizer can be disabled. If
the duty cycle stabilizer is disabled, care should be taken
to make the sampling clock have a 50%(±5%) duty cycle.
The duty cycle stabilizer should not be used below 2Msps.
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