Texas Instruments ADS8402 As a Reference Board, As a Prototype Board, As a Software Test Platform

As a Reference Board

5.1 As a Reference Board

As a reference design, the ADS8402/ADS8412EVM contains the essential circuitry to showcase the analog-to-digital converter. This essential circuitry includes the input amplifier, reference circuit, and buffers. The EVM analog input circuit is optimized for 100-kHz sine wave. Therefore, users may need to adjust the resistor and capacitor values of the A/D input circuit. In ac-type applications where signal distortion is a concern, polypropylene capacitors should be used in the signal path.

5.2 As a Prototype Board

As a prototype board, the buffer circuit consists of resistor pads for configuring the input as either single-ended or differential input. The input circuit can be modified to accommodate user prototype needs, whether it be evaluating another differential amplifier or limiting noise for best performance. The analog, power, and digital connectors can be made to plug into a standard

0.1in. breadboard or cables made up to interface directly to an FPGA or processor.

5.3As a Software Test Platform

As a software test platform, connectors P1, P2, and P3, plug into the parallel interface connectors of the 5- 6K interface card. The 5- 6K interface card sits on the C5000 and C6000 digital signal processor starter kit (DSK). The ADS8402/ADS8412EVM is then mapped into the processor’s memory space. This card also provides an area for signal conditioning. This area can be used to install application circuit(s) for digitization by the ADS8402/ADS8412 analog-to-digital converter. See the 5- 6K interface card user’s guide (SLAU104) for more information.

The ADS8402/ADS8412EVM provides a simple platform for interfacing to the converter. The EVM provides standard 0.1-in. headers and sockets to wire into prototype boards. The user only needs to provide three address lines (A2, A1, A0) and address valid line (DC_CS) to connector P2. To choose which address combinations generates RD, CONVST, and RESET, set jumpers as shown in Table 4- 2. The recall chip select (CS) signal is not memory-mapped or tied to P2; therefore, it must be controlled via a general purpose pin or shorted to ground at J3 pin 1. If address decoding is not required, the EVM provides direct access to converter data bus via P3 and control via J3.

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