AD537NONLINEARITY SPECIFICATION Figure 5 shows the AD537 with a standard 0 to +10 volt input The preferred method for specifying linearity error is in terms of connection and the output stage connections. The values for the the maximum deviation from the ideal relationship after cali- logic common voltage, pull-up resistor, positive logic level, and brating the converter at full scale and “zero”. This error will –VS supply are given in the accompanying chart for several logic vary with the full-scale frequency and the mode of operation. forms. The AD537 operates best at a 10 kHz full-scale frequency with a negative voltage input; the linearity is typically within ± 0.05%. LOGIC COM VEE Operating at higher frequencies or with positive inputs will AD537f degrade the linearity as indicates in the Specification table. The 114OUTRLLOGIC VCC shape of a typical linearity plot is given in Figure 4. 213DRIVER+VS (+15V)31210kCURR-CVVR0.18CCEEL–VSBUF4TO-FREQ11TTL/DTL+5GND 5kGND0.16TEST CONDITIONS:CONV+VV5V CMOS+5GND 20kGNDIN5100.14S = +15V–V15V CMOS/ +15GND 10kGNDS = 0V0.12AD537JCVHNILT = 0.01µF6V9OSTPRECISIONR20kECL 10k0–85k–8 TOVOLTAGE0.10T = 10k Ω VVRREFERENCE8FS = ± 10V7–VS–150.08POS INPUT – FIG. 3ECL2.5k+1.3 –25k–5NEG INPUT – FIG. 40.06PMOS0–1510k–15% OF FULL SCALE –0.040.02 Figure 5. Interfacing Standard Logic Families 0–0.02APPLICATIONSAD537K, S The diagrams and descriptions of the following applications are NONLINEARITY –0.04–0.06 provided to stimulate the discerning engineer with alternative –0.08 circuit design ideas. “Applications of the AD537 IC Voltage- 1101001k10k to-Frequency Converter”, available from Analog Devices on OUTPUT FREQUENCY – Hz request, covers a wider range of topics and concepts in data conversion and data transmission using voltage-to-frequency Figure 4a. Typical Nonlinearity Error Envelopes with converters. 10 kHz F.S. Output TRUE TWO-WIRE DATA TRANSMISSION0.18 Figure 6 shows the AD537 in a true two-wire data transmission 0.16TEST CONDITIONS: +V scheme. The twisted-pair transmission lines serves the dual pur- 0.14S = +15V–VS = 0V pose of supplying power to the device and also carrying fre- 0.12CT = 0.001µFAD537JR quency data in the form of current modulation. The PNP circuit 0.10T = 10k Ω VFS = ± 10V at the receiving end represents a fairly simple way for converting 0.08POS INPUT – FIG. 3 NEG INPUT – FIG. 4 the current modulation back into a voltage square wave which 0.06% OF FULL SCALE will drive digital logic directly. The 0.6 volt square wave which –0.04 will appear on the supply line at the device terminals does not 0.020 affect the performance of the AD537 because of its excellent AD537K, S supply rejection. Also, note that the circuit operates at nearly –0.02 constant average power regardless of frequency. NONLINEARITY –0.04–0.06–0.08LOGIC GND101001k10k100k10RROUTPUT FREQUENCY – HzCALSCALE19RLVAD537IN Figure 4b. Typical Nonlinearity Error with 100 kHz F.S. DRIVER+VS120 Output +V+VIN28SCURR-TO-FREQOUTPUT INTERFACING CONSIDERATIONSBUFCONV The design of the output stage allows easy interfacing to all digi- V3TEMP7VRTPRECISIONS tal logic families. The collector and emitter of the output NPN VOLTAGEVOUTPUTR REFERENCEC transistor are both uncommitted; the emitter can be tied to any TWO-WIREV220 Ω REF46LINK voltage between –VS and 4 volts below +VS. The open collector 5 can be pulled up to a voltage 36 volts above the emitter regard- –VSVSRS RL less of +V (CONNECTED TO CASE)+501k S. The high power output stage can supply up to +15 1k3.3k 20 mA (10 mA for “H” package) at a maximum saturation volt- age of 0.4 volts. The stage limits the output current at 25 mA; it Figure 6. True Two-Wire Operation can handle this limit indefinitely without damaging the device. REV. C –5–