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[ts-7000] Re: noise level on MAX197 on 7250

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Subject: [ts-7000] Re: noise level on MAX197 on 7250
From: "j.chitte" <>
Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2008 19:56:40 -0000
--- In  "j.chitte" <> wrote:
>
> --- In  "charliem_1216" <charliem_1216@> 
> wrote:
> >
> > Hi --
> > 
> > --- In  "j.chitte" <j.chitte@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > I am struggling a bit to get clean data off the ADC. Sometimes 
> > > (rarely) it is just a couple of mV bipolar noise, ie 2 LSB on 
> the 5V 
> > > unipolar range I am using. This is fine and matches the spec 
of 
> the 
> > > MAX197
> > 
> > It's been a while since I used the MAX197 (project was shelved
>  ...).
> 
> 
> Hi, thanks for posting back, I'd given up hope of a reply on this 
one.
> 
> I found mostly the problem was a lose connection on one of my 
> regulators on the external board. I'm now down to 4mV which is 
much 
> more reasonable but probably should be better.
> 
> > 
> > > However, most of the time its 10 or 20 mV which makes a bit of 
a 
> joke 
> > > of the 12bit ADC precision.
> > > 
> > > I was wondering if there is enough external capacitance on the 
> 197 
> > > Vref.
> > 
> > Looking at the TS-7250 schematic, it seems there isn't any 
external
> > capacitance.  The datasheet (as I'm sure you've seen) suggests 
> 4.7uF
> > at REF (pin26) and .01uF at REFADJ.  Schematic shows .1 and 
4.7uF 
> on
> > REFADJ.
> 
> 
> Yes , I'd looked into that. I actually think this is a TS 
> documentation error since there is a capacitor on pin 26 , but 
since 
> it is a microscopic smc device I can't tell its value. It seems 
too 
> small to be a 4.7uF though!
> 
> Since the TS schematic shows it connected to another pin I was not 
> sure whether I could trust the value shown either.
> 
> Their engineering team seem very competant so I think the residual 
> noise may be from elsewhere but I'm checking everything at this 
> stage. I'd have been happier if the documentation was accurate.
> 
> 
> > 
> > > 
> > > Anyone routinely getting better than this?
> > 
> > What test setup are you using?  I might be able to dust off my 
TS-
> 7250.
> > 
> > Regards, ...... Charlie
> > 
> > > 
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> >
> 
> I have some op amps buffering my inputs on an external board. They 
> feed into the 7250 via a ribbon cable.
> 
> I was interested to know if I could expect to acheive full 12 bit 
> accuracy with a bit of care.
> 
> Thx
>

Not getting anyway fast with this. 

I see continuous +/- 2mV which is expected 2LSB variations however 
frequent +/- 6mV spikes are spoiling my day.

Nobody here tried to get accurate ADC on the 7250?

Thx.




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