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ADC12DJ3200EVM: The part above repeated

Part Number: ADC12DJ3200EVM

Hi, 

I am interested in using the  ADC12DJ3200EVM  to digitize a communication signal, the output of the ADC12DJ3200EVM: will be fed to an FPGA board.

Q1. Part of the system design i am interested in dithering ( changing by small amount dF ) the frequency of the clock of the ADC12DJ3200EVM (in few KHz) without affecting the digitized data signal going to the FPGA. can that be done digitally? or by tuning the Vtune of the oscillator (analog) and how do i do that and what are my limitations? 

What i mean by analog is by applying a sinusoidal signal from a signal  generator to some input port/pin  of the ADC to "dither" the Main sampling clock of the ADC EVAL board? 

Q2. I would like to change the delay of the clock (not the frequency)  can i do it digitally?  can i do it via analog? and how do i do that and what are my limitations? 

Q3. For any of the above implementations, do i need to add any additional circuit or 

-Sarmad Albanna, Ph.D.

Staff Optical Engineer

NGC- CA

  • Hi Sarmad,

    Q1: Dither is typically used to smear the higher frequency spurious into the noise floor. If you plan to use external dither. A separate circuit would need to be added into the analog input frontend stage externally. This is not something applied to the clock input. It will only show up as noise and decrease the dynamic range of the ADC.

    Q2: In the datasheet on page 129. This shows how to delay the clock digitally. Below is some of the explanation.

    Q3: Yes, as indicated, a separate circuit will need to applied for Q1.

    Regards,

    Rob