ALD500 ALD [Advanced Linear Devices], ALD500 Datasheet
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ALD500
Manufacturer Part Number
ALD500
Description
PRECISION INTEGRATING ANALOG PROCESSOR
Manufacturer
ALD [Advanced Linear Devices]
Datasheet
1.ALD500.pdf
(11 pages)
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ORDERING INFORMATION
APPLICATIONS
• 4 1/2 digits to 5 1/2 digits plus sign measurements
• Precision analog signal processor
• Precision sensor interface
• High accuracy DC measurement functions
• Portable battery operated instruments
• Computer peripheral
• PCMCIA
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The ALD500AU/ALD500A/ALD500 are integrating dual slope analog
processors, designed to operate on 5V power supplies for building
precision analog-to-digital converters. The ALD500AU/ALD500A/
ALD500 feature specifications suitable for 18 bit/17 bit/16 bit resolution
conversion, respectively. Together with three capacitors, one resistor,
a precision voltage reference, and a digital controller, a precision
Analog to Digital converter with auto zero can be implemented. The
digital controller can be implemented by an external microcontroller,
under either hardware (fixed logic) or software control. For ultra high
resolution applications, up to 23 bit conversion can be implemented with
an appropriate digital controller and software.
The ALD500 series of analog processors accept differential inputs and
the external digital controller first counts the number of pulses at a fixed
clock rate that a capacitor requires to integrate against an unknown
analog input voltage, then counts the number of pulses required to
deintegrate the capacitor against a known reference voltage. This
unknown analog voltage can then be converted by the microcontroller
to a digital word, which is translated into a high resolution number,
representing an accurate reading. This reading, when ratioed against
the reference voltage, yields an accurate, absolute voltage measurement
reading.
The ALD500 analog processors consist of on-chip digital control circuitry
to accept control inputs, integrating buffer amplifiers, analog switches,
and voltage comparators. It functions in four operating modes, or
phases, namely auto zero, integrate, deintegrate, and integrator zero
phases. At the end of a conversion, the comparator output goes from
high to low when the integrator crosses zero during deintegration.
ALD500 analog processors also provide direct logic interface to CMOS
logic families.
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0 C to +70 C
16-Pin
Plastic Pin
Package
ALD500PC (16 bit)
ALD500APC (17 bit)
ALD500AUPC (18 bit)
Contact factory for industrial temperature range
Rev. 1.02 © 1999 Advanced Linear Devices, Inc., 415 Tasman Drive, Sunnyvale, California 94089-1706, Tel: (408) 747-1155, Fax: (408) 747-1286
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0 C to +70 C
16-Pin
Small Outline
Package (SOIC)
ALD500SC (16 bit)
ALD500ASC (17 bit)
ALD500AUSC (18 bit)
PRECISION INTEGRATING ANALOG PROCESSOR
0 C to +70 C
16-Pin Wide Body
Small Outline
Package (SOIC)
ALD500SWC (16 bit)
ALD500ASWC (17 bit)
ALD500AUSWC (18 bit)
http://www.aldinc.com
PIN CONFIGURATION
BENEFITS
• Wide dynamic signal range
• Very high noise immunity
• Low cost, simple functionality
• Automatic compensation and cancellation of
• Easy to use to acquire true 18 bit,17 bit, or
• Inherently linear and stable with temperature
FEATURES
• Resolution up to 18 bits plus sign bit
• Accuracy independent of input source
• High input impedance of 10
• Inherently filters and integrates any
• Differential analog input
• Wide bipolar analog input voltage
• Automatic zero offset compensation
• Low linearity error - as low as 0.002%
• Fast zero-crossing comparator - 1 s
• Low power dissipation - 6mW typical
• Automatic internal polarity detection
• Low input current - 2pA typical
• Microprocessor controlled conversion
• Optional digital control from a microcon-
• Flexible conversion speed versus resolution
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AGND
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error sources
16 bit conversion and noise performance
and component variations
and over-range bit
impedances
external noise spikes
range 3.5V
troller, an ASIC, or a dedicated digital circuit
trade-off
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ALD500AU/ALD500A/ALD500
PC, SC, SWC PACKAGE
ALD500
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