ZHCSJC0 January 2019 ADS1260-Q1 , ADS1261-Q1
ADVANCE INFORMATION for pre-production products; subject to change without notice.
The PGA is a low-noise, CMOS differential-input, differential-output amplifier. The PGA extends the dynamic range of the ADC, important when used with low level sensors. The PGA provides gains of 1 through 32 and the ADC provides additional gains of 2 and 4. The combined gains are 1 through 128. Gain is controlled by the GAIN[2:0] register bits as shown in Figure 10. In PGA bypass mode, the input voltage range extends to the analog supplies. The PGA is powered down in bypass mode.
The PGA consists of two chopper-stabilized amplifiers (A1 and A2), and a resistor network that determines the PGA gain. The resistor network is precision matched, providing low drift performance. The PGA integrates noise filters to reduce sensitivity to electromagnetic-interference (EMI). The PGA output is monitored to indicate when the operating headroom is exceeded.
Pins CAPP and CAPN are the PGA positive and negative outputs, respectively. Connect an external 4.7-nF capacitor (type C0G) as shown in Figure 10. The capacitor filters the modulator sample pulses and with the internal resistors, forms the antialias filter. Place the capacitor as close as possible to the pins using short traces. Avoid running clock traces or other digital traces close to these pins.
The full-scale differential input voltage range of the ADC is determined by the reference voltage and gain. Table 4 shows the differential input voltage range verses gain for VREF = 2.5 V.
GAIN[2:0] BITS | GAIN | FULL-SCALE DIFFERENTIAL INPUT RANGE(1) |
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000 | 1 | ±2.500 V |
001 | 2 | ±1.250 V |
010 | 4 | ±0.625 V |
011 | 8 | ±0.312 V |
100 | 16 | ±0.156 V |
101 | 32 | ±0.078 V |
110 | 64 | ±0.039 V |
111 | 128 | ±0.0195 V |
As with many amplifiers, the PGA has an input voltage range limitation that must not be exceeded in order to maintain linear operation. The specified input voltage range is expressed as the absolute voltage at the positive and negative inputs. As specified in Equation 5, the specified absolute input voltage depends on gain, the expected maximum differential voltage, and the minimum analog power-supply voltage.
where
The relationship of the PGA input to the PGA output is shown graphically in Figure 11. The PGA output voltages (VOUTP, VOUTN) depend on the respective absolute input voltage, the differential input voltage, and the PGA gain. To maintain the PGA within the linear operating range, the PGA output voltages must not exceed either AVDD – 0.3 V or AVSS + 0.3 V. The diagram depicts a positive differential input voltage that results in a positive differential output voltage.