ADS8910BEVM-PDK Operation
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SBAU268 – July 2016
Copyright © 2016, Texas Instruments Incorporated
ADS8910BEVM-PDK
6.4
Spectral Analysis Tool
The spectral analysis tool is intended to evaluate the dynamic performance (SNR, THD, SFDR, SINAD,
and ENOB) of the ADS8910B SAR ADC through single-tone sinusoidal signal FFT analysis using the 7-
term Blackman-Harris window setting. Also, the window setting of
None
can be used to search for noise
spurs over frequency in dc inputs.
For dynamic performance evaluation, the external differential source must have better specifications than
the ADC itself to ensure that the measured system performance is not limited by the performance of the
signal source. Therefore, the external reference source must meet the source requirements mentioned in
.
Table 4. External Source Requirements for Evaluation of the ADS8910B
Specification Description
Specification Value
Signal frequency
2 kHz
External source type
Balanced differential
External source common-mode
0 V or floating
(see
for jumper settings)
External source impedance (R
S
)
10
Ω
–30
Ω
External source differential impedance
(R
S_DIFF
= 2 × R
S
)
20
Ω
–60
Ω
Source differential signal
(V
PP
Amplitude for –0.1 dBFS)
(2 × R
S
× 4.45 × 10
–3
) + 8.9 V
or
(R
S_DIFF
× 4.45 × 10
–3
) + 8.9 V
Maximum noise
10 µV
RMS
Maximum SNR
110 dB
Maximum THD
–130 dB
For 2-kHz SNR and ENOB evaluation at a maximum throughput of 1 MSPS, the number of samples must
be 32768 or 65536. More samples brings the noise floor so low that the external source phase noise can
dominate the SNR and ENOB calculations. On the contrary, for THD and SFDR evaluation, a much large
number of samples must be used to reduce the noise floor below –140 dBc to analyze noise-free
harmonics and spurs in the order of –120 dBc. Such analysis requires at least 262144 samples.