User Guide
Broadcom
ACPL-C740-EvalKit-UG100
January 4, 2019
Description
The Broadcom ACPL-C740 isolated sigma-delta (Σ-Δ) modulator converts an analog input signal into a high-speed (20 MHz
typical) single-bit data stream by means of a sigma-delta over-sampling modulator. The time average of the modulator data
is directly proportional to the input signal voltage. The modulator uses an internal speed of 20 MHz. The modulator data are
encoded and transmitted across the isolation boundary where they are recovered and decoded into a high-speed data
stream of digital ones and zeros. The original signal information is represented by the density of ones in the data output.
The input signal information is contained in the modulator output data stream, represented by the density of ones and zeros.
The density of ones is proportional to the input signal voltage, as shown in
. A differential input signal of 0V ideally
produces a data stream of ones 50% of the time and zeros 50% of the time. A differential input of –200 mV corresponds to
an 18.75% density of ones, and a differential input of +200 mV is represented by an 81.25% density of ones in the data
stream. A differential input of +320 mV or higher results in ideally all ones in the data stream, while an input of –320 mV or
lower results in all zeros, ideally.
shows this relationship.
Figure 1: Modulator Output vs. Analog Input
Table 1: Input Voltage with Ideal Corresponding Density of 1s at Module Data Output, and ADC Code
Analog Input
Voltage Input
Density of 1s
Density of 0s
ADC Code (16-bit unsigned decimation)
+Full-Scale
+320 mV
100%
0%
65,535
+Recommended Input Range
+200 mV
81.25%
18.75%
53,248
Zero
0 mV
50%
50%
32,768
–Recommended Input Range
–200 mV
18.75%
81.25%
12,288
–Full-Scale
–320 mV
0%
100%
0
+FS (ANALOG INPUT)
0V (ANALOG INPUT)
TIME
MODULATOR OUTPUT
ANALOG INPUT
–FS (ANALOG INPUT)
ACPL-C740 Evaluation Kit Board
Isolated Sigma-Delta Modulator