ADS1288: ADS1288 - Partial Power Down

Part Number: ADS1288

Hello,

We are working on a new design and looking at the ADS1288 for the ADC. It is especially attractive because of its high resolution and low power consumption. Our plan is to run with a single 5Volt supply connected to both AVDD1 and AVDD2, and a 1.8Volt supply for IOVDD.

The application is battery powered, and during times when the system is not acquiring data, we are aiming to power down as much of a the system as we can. While the ADC draws very little current in power down, there are other components on the 5Volt supply, so we need to power this off to reduce the drain on the battery.

Is it possible to power down AVDD1 and AVDD2 (the reference would also be powered down), but keep the 1.8Volts applied to IOVDD? In this mode the clock would also be stopped.

If this is possible, are there any implications for the power draw on the IOVDD pin?

We can certainly drive the PWDNn and RESETn signals to a logic '0', but I can see that it is possible for the CLK signal to be at a logic '1', as well as the CSn signal.

Thanks,

Andrew

 

  • Hello Andrew,

    Welcome to the TI E2E community.

    Yes, you can leave AVDD1 and AVDD2 powered down with IOVDD connected to 1.8V supply.  I checked this in the lab, and the current draw on the IOVDD supply is 1uA, which confirms the device is in power-down mode until all supplies are up to nominal values.

    Yes, for minimum current, the clock input should be shut down, and all digital inputs should be drive high/low and not floating to meet the 1uA target.

    Regards,
    Keith Nicholas
    Precision ADC Applications

  • Hello Keith,

    Thank you for your prompt response.

    With this confirmed, I will finalise the schematics and move forward with our prototyping.

    Best regards,

    Andrew