SBASB89 May 2025 ADS117L14 , ADS117L18
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The ADC provides external clock operation. To select external clock operation in SPI programming mode, set the CLK_SEL bit to 1 and apply the clock signal to the CLKIN pin. In the hardware programming mode, only external clock operation is possible.
If desired, decrease the clock frequency from nominal specified frequency to yield specific data rates between the available OSR values. When doing so, the conversion noise at the reduced data rate is the same as the original frequency. Reduction of conversion noise is only possible by increasing the digital filter OSR value or changing the speed or filter modes.
Clock jitter causes timing variations of the modulator sampling that results in degraded SNR performance. Use a low-jitter clock to meet data sheet SNR performance. For example, for a 100kHz signal frequency, up to 50ps (rms) clock jitter is tolerated before SNR degrades. Many types of RC oscillators exhibit high levels of jitter to be avoided for ac signal measurement. Instead, use a crystal oscillator or an integrated circuit clock source. Reduce ringing at the clock input by placing a series resistor at the output of the clock buffer driving the ADC.