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APPLICATION INFORMATION (continued)
REFERENCE
The ADS644X has built-in internal references REFP and REFM, requiring no external components. Design
schemes are used to linearize the converter load seen by the references; this and the on-chip integration of the
requisite reference capacitors eliminates the need for external decoupling. The full-scale input range of the
converter can be controlled in the external reference mode as explained below. The internal or external
reference modes can be selected by programming the register bit <REF> (refer to Table 13).
VCM
INTREF
Internal
Reference
1 kW
4 kW
EXTREF
INTREF
REFM
REFP
ADS6xxx
S0165-04
Figure 88. Reference Section
Internal Reference
When the device is in internal reference mode, the REFP and REFM voltages are generated internally.
Common-mode voltage (1.5 V nominal) is output on VCM pin, which can be used to externally bias the analog
input pins.
External Reference
When the device is in external reference mode, the VCM acts as a reference input pin. The voltage forced on
the VCM pin is buffered and gained by 1.33 internally, generating the REFP and REFM voltages. The differential
input voltage corresponding to full-scale is given by Equation 2.
Full−scale differential input pp + (Voltage forced on VCM) 1.33
(2)
In this mode, the range of voltage applied on VCM should be 1.45 V to 1.55 V. The 1.5-V common-mode voltage
to bias the input pins has to be generated externally.
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