SLVAFZ7A March   2025  – April 2025 ADC12DJ5200RF

 

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  2.   Abstract
  3.   Trademarks
  4. 1Introduction
  5. 2Understanding Full-scale and ADC Headroom
  6. 3Full-Scale Trade-offs
  7. 4Full-Scale Breakdown
  8. 5Summary
  9. 6References
  10. 7Revision History

5 Summary

Understanding the input drive and full-scale range trade-offs in converters can be vital when designing analog receiver front ends. The quick method described here in this application note is given for analyzing the front end can help keep trade-offs well within range. For a spreadsheet of the analysis described in this article, please email Rob Reeder at r-reeder@ti.com.