
Digital
Power Supply
Decoupling
100 nF
10 F
µ
Analog
Power Supply
Decoupling
DV
CC
DV
SS
AV
CC
AV
SS
+
+
100 nF
10 F
µ
ADC10_B Operation
16.2.10 ADC10_B Grounding and Noise Considerations
As with any high-resolution ADC, appropriate printed circuit board layout and grounding techniques should
be followed to eliminate ground loops, unwanted parasitic effects, and noise.
Ground loops are formed when return current from the ADC flows through paths that are common with
other analog or digital circuitry. If care is not taken, this current can generate small unwanted offset
voltages that can add to or subtract from the reference or input voltages of the ADC. The connections
shown in
help to prevent this.
In addition to grounding, ripple and noise spikes on the power-supply lines due to digital switching or
switching power supplies can corrupt the conversion result. A noise-free design using separate analog and
digital ground planes with a single-point connection is recommended to achieve high accuracy.
Figure 16-11. ADC10_B Grounding and Noise Considerations
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ADC10_B Module
SLAU272C – May 2011 – Revised November 2013
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