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TLV320AIC32xx ADC input bandwidth

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Hi, and thanks for your consideration. 

I am interested in using the codec to do sub-sampling of a bandlimited signal, so need to know the input bandwidth of the ADC(s). Looking at the datasheet and application note I believe the BW is about 600 kHz, but no where I can see is it listed as a spec.

Thanks!

  • Hi Steven,

    Welcome to E2E and thank you for your interest in our products.

    The TLV320AIC32xx includes a stereo audio ADC, which uses a delta-sigma modulator followed by a digital decimation filter. The decimation filter has a -3dB bandwidth of 0.45fs. So, the sample frequency determines the ADC bandwidth (similar to DAC).

    I hope this helps you. If you still have questions, please let me know.

    Best regards,

    Luis Fernando Rodríguez S.

  • Hi Luis.

    Thanks for the very quick response. However, this is not the answer. The sample frequency determines the bandwidth of the signal that comes out of the ADC, but I am interested in the input bandwidth. Consider, for example, the ADS8866. It has a small signal bandwidth of 30 MHz and a maximum sampling rate of 100 kHz.

    My application is sub-sampling; so, for example, with the ADS8866, I could sample a bandlimited signal < fs/2 = 50 kHz at any frequency up to 30 MHz. I want to do something similar with the TLV320 that is already part of an existing card I use.

    Rather than get an eval kit and test it, I'd just like to know the input bandwidth for the TLV.

    Does that help clarify things?

    Thanks,

    steven
  • Hi Steven,

    Thank you for clarify the things.

    I made some tests with the codec evaluation board and it seems that it is limited to work with audible signals. I obtained a bandwidth of 25kHz approx.

    I hope this helps you. If you still have questions, please let me know.

    Best regards, 

    Luis Fernando Rodríguez S.

  • Thanks, Luis.

    That would seem to imply there is a bandlimiting filter on the input, but that is not shown on the block diagram. Only the programmable gain amplifier is shown and I seriously doubt it is bandlimited to < 192 kHz.

    Can you describe the tests just so we can be sure that the codec cannot be used to perform subsampling?

    If I was setting up a test, I would configure the codec to sample at 192 kSps and input a sequence of tones, one at a time, at 12.5 kHz, (192 - 12.5) kHz, (192 + 12.5) kHz, (2*129 - 12.5) kHz, (2*192 + 12.5) kHz, ..., (n*192 - 12.5) kHz, (n*192 + 12.5) kHz

    where n is an integer > 0 and is increased until you can't see an output from the codec. All the outputs should be at 12.5 kHz since the signal folds due to sub-sampling.

    You may want to refer to electronicdesign.com/.../adcs-feel-need-speed or analog-eetimes.com/.../basics-of-adcs-and-dacs-part-1.html;news_id=207801388 to better understand what I am trying to do.

    I would like to reiterate that I fully understand that the output bandwidth is limited to 25 kHz; that doesn't need to be tests as far as my question is concerned.

    Thanks,

    steven