ZN448/9
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (Cont.)
Min.
Typ.
Max.
Parameter
Units
Conditions
Clock
On-chip clock frequency
Clock frequency temperature coefficient
Clock resistor
Maximum external clock frequency
Clock pulse width
High level input voltage VIH
Low level input voltage VIL
High level input current IIH
Low level input current IIL
-
-
-
1
-
2
1
-
MHz
%/°C
kΩ
MHz
ns
V
V
µA
µA
+0.5
-
0.9
500
4
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.8
800
-500
VIN = +4V, VCC = MAX
VIN = +0.8V, VCC = MAX
-
Logic (over operating temperature range)
Convert input
High level input voltage VIH
Low level input voltage VIL
High level input current IIH
Low level input current IIL
2
-
-
-
-
-
0.8
-
V
V
µA
µA
300
±10
VIN = +2.4V, VCC = MAX
VIN = +0.4V, VCC = MAX
-
-
RD input
High level input voltage VIH
2
-
-
-
2.4
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.8
-
-
-
0.4
-100
1.6
2
-1.5
250
260
100
140
100
-
V
V
µA
µA
V
Low level input voltage VIL
High level input current IIH
Low level input current IIL
High level output voltage VOH
Low level output voltage VOL
High level output current IOH
Low level output current IOL
Three-state disable output leakage
Input clamp diode voltage
RD input to data output
Enable/disable delay times TE1
TE0
+150
-300
-
-
-
-
-
VIN = +2.4V, VCC = MAX
VIN = +0.4V, VCC = MAX
IOH = +2.4V, VCC = MAX
V
IOL = +0.4V, VCC = MAX
µA
mA
µA
V
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
-
-
-
VOUT = +2V
-
180
210
80
110
80
-
180
60
80
60
200
-
TD1
TD0
Convert pulse width tWR
WR input to BUSY output
-
250
GENERAL CIRCUIT OPERATION
The ZN448/9 utilises the successive approximation
technique. Upon receipt of a negative-going pulse at the WR
input the BUSY output goes low, the MSB is set to 1 and all
other bits are set to 0, which produces an output voltage of
VREF/2 from the DAC. This is compared to the input voltage VIN;
adecisionismadeonthenextnegativeclockedgetoresetthe
During a conversion the RD input will normally be held high to
keep the three-state buffers in their high impedance state.
Data can be read out by taking RD low, thus enabling the
three-state output. Readout is non-destructive.
CONVERSION TIMING
The ZN448/9 will accept a low-going CONVERT pulse, which
can be completely asynchronous with respect to the clock,
and will produce valid data between 7.5 and 8.5 clock pulses
later depending on the relative timing of the clock and
CONVERT signals. Timing diagrams for the conversion are
shown in Fig.3.
VREF
2
VREF
2
MSB to 0 if
< VIN or leave it set to 1 if
< VIN.
Bit 2 is set to 1 on the same clock edge, producing an output
V
VREF
2
V
from the DAC of REF or
4
+
REF depending on the state
4
of the MSB. This voltage is compared to VIN and on the next
clock edge a decision is made regarding bit 2, whilst bit 3 is set
to1. Thisprocedureisrepeatedforalleightbits. Ontheeighth
negative clock edge BUSY goes high indicating that the
conversion is complete.
The converter is cleared by a low-going CONVERT pulse,
which sets the most significant bit and results all the other bits
andtheBUSYflag. WhilsttheCONVERTinputislowtheMSB
outputoftheDACiscontinuouslycomparedwiththeanalogue
input, but otherwise the converter is inhibited.
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