28355 Total ADC Error

Isaac Pilli1

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Hi,

Working with TMS320F28335 ADC, running ADC_cal() and using 25MHz ADCCLK :

From the data sheet ( SPRS439M.pdf p. 169 ) :

Offset error ................................................................................... +/– 15 LSB
Overall gain error with internal reference .............................. +/– 30 LSB

Looking at http://www.maximintegrated.com/app-notes/index.mvp/id/748 figure 5 definition,

my interpretation is that the worst case ADC error is actually 15+30 = 45 counts, which are > 1% of the total of 4096 counts !

Is this a correct assumption?

Any recommendations to reduce the error?

Isaac

over 13 years ago

0 Devin Cottier over 13 years ago

TI__Guru 60865 points

Hi Isaac,

Yes, worst case error will be the 45 LSB you have, plus worst case linearity error of 2 (INL) + 1 (DNL) LSBs = 48LSBs.

Keep in mind that this will only occur at worst case temperature, voltage (VDDA), and process variation. Also, gain error will only be as much as 30LSBs at full scale.

You can attempt to periodically calibrate out offset error by sampling ground, then adjusting conversion results as necessary. You can do something similar for gain by adding a precise voltage reference near full scale (say 2.5V), sampling periodically, and digitally adjusting other conversion results as necessary.

0 Lisa Ding over 11 years ago in reply to Devin Cottier

TI__Expert 6525 points

Hi Devin,

Could you please tell the overall gain error value in datasheet means before running ADC_cal() or after run ADC_cal() ? My customer wants to know does ADC SPEC on datasheet measure before run ADC_cal() ? Thank you for your reply in advance.

0 Joe Prushing over 11 years ago in reply to Lisa Ding

TI__Genius 17361 points

Hi Lisa, DS performance is guaranteed only after running ADC_cal().

0 Lisa Ding over 11 years ago in reply to Joe Prushing

TI__Expert 6525 points

Hi Joe,

I see. thanks for reply.

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