SBAU269C October   2016  – August 2021 ADS8900B

 

  1.   Trademarks
  2. 1EVM Overview
    1. 1.1 ADS8900EVM-PDK Kit Features
    2. 1.2 ADS8900EVM Features
  3. 2Analog Interface
    1. 2.1 ADS8900B Connections and Decoupling
    2. 2.2 ADC Amplifier Input Drive
    3. 2.3 Voltage Reference and VCM Scaling
  4. 3Digital Interface
    1. 3.1 multiSPI™ for ADC Digital I/O
    2. 3.2 I2C Bus for Onboard EEPROM
  5. 4Power Supplies
    1. 4.1 Positive Supply and Test Points
    2. 4.2 Negative Supply
  6. 5ADS8900EVM-PDK Initial Setup
    1. 5.1 Software Installation
    2. 5.2 Default Jumper Settings for Differential Inputs
    3. 5.3 Default Jumpers for Bipolar, Single-Ended Inputs
    4. 5.4 Default Jumpers for Unipolar, Single-Ended Inputs
    5. 5.5 External Source Requirements for ADS8900 Evaluation
  7. 6ADS8900EVM-PDK Operation
    1. 6.1 EVM GUI Global Settings for ADC Control
    2. 6.2 Register Map Configuration Tool
    3. 6.3 Time Domain Display Tool
    4. 6.4 Spectral Analysis Tool
    5. 6.5 Histogram Tool
    6. 6.6 Linearity Analysis Tool
    7. 6.7 ADS8900BEVM Support for ADS8910B and ADS8920B Devices
  8. 7Bill of Materials, PCB Layout, and Schematics
    1. 7.1 Bill of Materials (BOM)
    2. 7.2 PCB Layout
    3. 7.3 Schematics
  9. 8Revision History

6.5 Histogram Tool

Noise degrades ADC resolution, but the histogram tool (shown in Figure 6-8) can be used to estimate the effective resolution. This resolution is an indicator of the number of bits of ADC resolution losses resulting from noise generated by the various sources connected to the ADC when measuring a DC signal. The cumulative effect of noise coupling to the ADC output from sources such as the input drive circuits, the reference drive circuit, the ADC power supply, and the ADC itself is reflected in the standard deviation of the ADC output code histogram that is obtained by performing multiple conversions of a dc input applied to a given channel.

The histogram corresponding to a dc input is displayed on clicking on the Capture button, as shown in Figure 6-8.

GUID-20210520-CA0I-BNSX-0BGV-C12X5PBPHKKB-low.gifFigure 6-8 Histogram Analysis Tool