SBASAL3B September   2024  – June 2025 ADC3668 , ADC3669

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  1.   1
  2. 1 Features
  3. 2 Applications
  4. 3 Description
  5. 4 Device Comparison
  6. 5 Pin Configuration and Functions
  7. 6 Specifications
    1. 6.1  Absolute Maximum Ratings
    2. 6.2  ESD Ratings
    3. 6.3  Recommended Operating Conditions
    4. 6.4  Thermal Information
    5. 6.5  Electrical Characteristics - Power Consumption
    6. 6.6  Electrical Characteristics - DC Specifications
    7. 6.7  Electrical Characteristics - AC Specifications (ADC3668 - 250 MSPS)
    8. 6.8  Electrical Characteristics - AC Specifications (ADC3669 - 500 MSPS)
    9. 6.9  Timing Requirements
    10. 6.10 Typical Characteristics, ADC3668
    11. 6.11 Typical Characteristics, ADC3669
  8. 7 Parameter Measurement Information
  9. 8 Detailed Description
    1. 8.1 Overview
    2. 8.2 Functional Block Diagram
    3. 8.3 Feature Description
      1. 8.3.1 Analog Inputs
        1. 8.3.1.1 Nyquist Zone Selection
        2. 8.3.1.2 Analog Front End Design
      2. 8.3.2 Sampling Clock Input
      3. 8.3.3 Multi-Chip Synchronization
        1. 8.3.3.1 SYSREF Monitor
      4. 8.3.4 Time-Stamp
      5. 8.3.5 Overrange
      6. 8.3.6 External Voltage Reference
      7. 8.3.7 Digital Gain
      8. 8.3.8 Decimation Filter
        1. 8.3.8.1 Uncommon Decimation Ratios
        2. 8.3.8.2 Decimation Filter Response
        3. 8.3.8.3 Decimation Filter Configuration
        4. 8.3.8.4 Numerically Controlled Oscillator (NCO)
      9. 8.3.9 Digital Interface
        1. 8.3.9.1 Parallel LVDS (DDR)
        2. 8.3.9.2 Serial LVDS (SLVDS) with Decimation
          1. 8.3.9.2.1 SLVDS - Status Bit Insertion
        3. 8.3.9.3 Output Data Format
        4. 8.3.9.4 32-bit Output Resolution
        5. 8.3.9.5 Output Scrambler
        6. 8.3.9.6 Output MUX
        7. 8.3.9.7 Test Pattern
    4. 8.4 Device Functional Modes
      1. 8.4.1 Low Latency Mode
      2. 8.4.2 Digital Channel Averaging
      3. 8.4.3 Power Down Mode
    5. 8.5 Programming
      1. 8.5.1 GPIO Programming
      2. 8.5.2 Register Write
      3. 8.5.3 Register Read
      4. 8.5.4 Device Programming
      5. 8.5.5 Register Map
      6. 8.5.6 Detailed Register Description
  10. 9 Application and Implementation
    1. 9.1 Application Information
    2. 9.2 Typical Application
      1. 9.2.1 Wideband Spectrum Analyzer
      2. 9.2.2 Design Requirements
        1. 9.2.2.1 Input Signal Path
        2. 9.2.2.2 Clocking
      3. 9.2.3 Detailed Design Procedure
        1. 9.2.3.1 Sampling Clock
      4. 9.2.4 Application Performance Plots
      5. 9.2.5 Initialization Set Up
    3. 9.3 Power Supply Recommendations
    4. 9.4 Layout
      1. 9.4.1 Layout Guidelines
      2. 9.4.2 Layout Example
  11. 10Device and Documentation Support
    1. 10.1 Documentation Support
      1. 10.1.1 Third-Party Products Disclaimer
    2. 10.2 Receiving Notification of Documentation Updates
    3. 10.3 Support Resources
    4. 10.4 Trademarks
    5. 10.5 Electrostatic Discharge Caution
    6. 10.6 Glossary
  12. 11Revision History
  13. 12Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable Information

Package Options

Mechanical Data (Package|Pins)
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Orderable Information

8.3.3 Multi-Chip Synchronization

The device provides an option to achieve deterministic latency to ease synchronization across multiple devices, depending on operating mode:

  • DDC Bypass mode: The device inherently already has deterministic latency. External multi-chip synchronization is accomplished by matching clock traces across devices. However, the internal RAMP test pattern can be reset using the SYSREF signal.
  • DDC mode: Internal blocks related to the decimation filter (clock dividers, NCO phase, and so on) are reset to a deterministic state using the SYSREF signal. External multi-chip synchronization is accomplished by matching both clock and SYSREF signal traces (blue lines) across devices as shown in Figure 8-15.
ADC3668 ADC3669 Synchronization example of 2 devices Figure 8-15 Synchronization example of 2 devices

The GPIO0 pin can be configured as a synchronization input. A single pulse can be applied for multi-chip synchronization as shown in Figure 8-16.

ADC3668 ADC3669 Timing: external synchronization input Figure 8-16 Timing: external synchronization input

In the SPI register map, there are several different synchronization masks available to reset only specific blocks such as the NCO phase.

Table 8-2 Example register writes for external SYSREF config
ADDRDATADESCRIPTION
0x1460x00Configure pin GPIO0 as SYSREF input