ZHCSH50 December 2016 ADS7046
PRODUCTION DATA.
The device has two separate power supplies: AVDD and DVDD.
AVDD powers the analog blocks and is also used as the reference voltage for the analog-to-digital conversion. Use a low-noise, low-dropout regulator (LDO) or a discrete reference to supply AVDD (see the Reference and Application Information sections). Always set the AVDD supply to be greater than or equal to the maximum input signal to avoid code saturation. Decouple the AVDD pin to the GND pin with a 3.3-µF ceramic decoupling capacitor.
DVDD is used for the interface circuits. Decouple the DVDD pin to the GND pin with a 1-µF ceramic decoupling capacitor. Figure 49 shows the decoupling recommendations.
In order to best optimize the power consumed by the device, use the following design considerations:
The current consumption from the DVDD supply depends on the DVDD voltage, the load capacitance on the SDO pin (CLOAD-SDO), and the output code, and can be calculated as:
where
The number of transitions on the SDO output depends on the output code, and thus changes with the analog input. The maximum value of f occurs when data output on the SDO change on every SCLK (that is, for output codes of AAAh or 555h). With an output code of AAAh or 555h, f = 18 MHz and when CLOAD-SDO = 20 pF and DVDD = 1.8 V, IDVDD = 650 µA.