THS1031
3-V TO 5.5-V, 10-BIT, 30 MSPS
CMOS ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER
SLAS242E – NOVEMBER 1999 – REVISED MARCH 2002
15
POST OFFICE BOX 655303
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DALLAS, TEXAS 75265
PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION
complete system (continued)
The REFTF and REFBF voltage difference and the gain sets the device input range. The next sections describe
in detail the various methods available for setting voltages REFTF and REFBF to obtain the desired input span
and device performance.
ADC reference generation
The THS1031 has three primary modes of ADC reference generation, selected by the voltage level applied to
the MODE pin.
Connecting the MODE pin to AGND gives full external reference mode. In this mode, the user supplies the ADC
reference voltages directly to pins REFTF and REFBF. This mode is used where there is need for minimum
power drain or where there are very tight tolerances on the ADC reference voltages. This mode also offers the
possibility of Kelvin connection of the reference inputs to the THS1031 to eliminate any voltage drops from
remote references that may occur in the system. Only single-ended input is possible in this mode.
Connecting the MODE pin to AV
DD
/2 gives differential mode. In this mode, the ADC reference voltages REFTF
and REFBF are generated by the internal reference buffer from the voltage applied to the VREF pin. This mode
is suitable for handling differentially presented inputs, which are applied to the AIN and REFTS/REFBS pins.
A special case of differential mode is center span mode, in which user applies a single-ended signal to AIN and
applies the mid-scale input voltage (VM) to the REFTS and REFBS pins.
Connecting the MODE pin to AV
DD
gives top/bottom mode. In this mode, the ADC reference voltages REFTF
and REFBF are generated by the internal reference buffer from the voltages applied to the REFTS and REFBS
pins. Only single-ended input is possible in top/bottom mode.
Table 1. Typical Set of Reference Connections
REFERENCE MODE
MODE
REFSENSE
VREF
VOLTAGE
REFTS, REFBS
ANALOG INPUT
FIGURES
External
AVSS
AVDD
Disabled
Reference buffer powered
down, reference voltage pro-
vided directly by REFTS and
REFBS
Single-ended
12, 13, 14
VREF
1 V
E t
ll
t REFTS
Internal
AVDD/2
AGND
2 V
Externally connect REFTS
to REFBS This pair then
Differential or
15 16 17
Internal
AVDD/2
External
divider
1 + Ra/Rb
(see Figure 22)
to REFBS. This air then
forms AIN– to the ADC.
center span
15, 16, 17
External (through internal
reference buffer)
AVDD
Disabled
REFTS = VMID + (VFS+ –
Single-ended
Output of VREF can be
AVDD
VREF
1 V
VFS–)
×
Gain/2
18 19
Out ut of VREF can be
externally tied to REFTS or
AVDD
AGND
2 V
REFBS = VMID – (VFS+ –
(top-bottom
18, 19
REFBS to provide one of the
reference voltages
External
divider
1 + Ra/Rb
(see Figure 22)
REFBS VMID (VFS+
VFS–)
×
Gain/2
(to bottom
mode)