Aerospace

32-Bit SAR ADC Achieves High Dynamic Range

03 April 2017

Analog Devices, Inc., which recently acquired Linear Technology Corporation, has introduced an ultra-high precision, 32-bit successive approximation register (SAR) analog-to-digital converter (ADC). The LTC2500-32 simultaneously provides two outputs: (1) a 32-bit low-noise digitally filtered output that achieves up to 148 decibels of dynamic range and (2) a 32-bit 1 Megasamples per second, no latency output comprising an overrange detection bit, a 24-bit representation of the input voltage difference, and a 7-bit representation of the common mode input voltage.

The no latency output is inherently perfectly matched to the digitally filtered output, avoiding the mismatch and drift typical in applications requiring an additional faster analog-to-digital converter (ADC) to monitor signal integrity in parallel with a precision ADC.

The wide input common mode range and high CMRR enable the LTC2500-32 to interface signals with varying common mode, simplifying the analog signal chain. Each of the two outputs provide a highly accurate representation of the voltage difference applied between the two input terminals.

The LTC2500-32 is part of a family of ultrahigh precision SAR ADCs, which also includes the 32-bit LTC2508-32, providing digital filters optimized for data acquisition applications, and the 24-bit LTC2512-24, providing digital filters optimized for signal processing applications requiring a flat passband. The LTC2512-24 and LTC2508-32 provide a 14-bit no latency output for monitoring signal integrity and four down sampling factors for trading off bandwidth with dynamic range. The LTC2500-32 provides a broader range of filters and down sampling factors.

The LTC2500-32 is available today in commercial and industrial (-40 C to 85 C) temperature grades. Pricing begins at $35.95 each in 1,000-piece quantities. An evaluation board for the LTC2500 SAR ADC family, the DC2222A, is available at www.linear.com/demo.



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