76 MicroBlaze Development Kit Spartan-3E 1600 Edition User Guide
www.xilinx.com UG257 (v1.1) December 5, 2007
Chapter 10: Analog Capture Circuit R
Digital Outputs from Analog Inputs
The analog capture circuit converts the analog voltage on VINA or VINB and converts it to
a 14-bit digital representation, D[13:0], as expressed by Equation10-1.
Equation 10-1
The GAIN is the current setting loaded into the programmable pre-amplifier. The various
allowable settings for GAIN and allowable voltages applied to the VINA and VINB inputs
appear in Table10-2.
The reference voltage for the amplifier and the ADC is 1.65V, generated via a voltage
divider shown in Figure10-2. Consequently, 1.65V is subtracted from the input voltage on
VINA or VINB.
The maximum range of the ADC is r1.25V, centered around the reference voltage, 1.65V.
Hence, 1.25V appears in the denominator to scale the analog input accordingly.
Finally, the ADC presents a 14-bit, two’s complement digital output. A 14-bit, two’s
complement number represents values between -213 and 213-1. Therefore, the quantity is
scaled by 8192, or 213.
See “Programmable Pre-Amplifier” to control the GAIN settings on the programmable
pre-amplifier.
Figure 10-2: Detailed View of Analog Capture Circuit
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Header J7
SPI_MOSI
AMP_CS
SPI_SCK
AMP_SHDN
AMP_DOUT
(N10) (T4)
(U16)
(P7)
(N7)
Spartan-3E FPGA
LTC 6912-1 AMP
REFAB
REFCD
VINA
VINB
GND
VCC
(3.3V)
(3.3V)
(2.5V)
REF = 1.65V
A
B
CS/LD
DIN
SCK
SHDN
DOUT
SPI Control Interface
A GAIN B GAIN
SCK
CONV
SDO
SPI Control Interface
CHANNEL 1 CHANNEL 0
AD_CONV
(P11)
SPI_MISO
(E18)
14
14
LTC 1407A-1 ADC
A/D
Channel 0
A/D
Channel 1
32103210130 ... 130 ...
UG257_10_02_060706
D13:0>@GAIN VIN 1.65V
1.25V
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