MB89630 Series
6. A/D Converter Glossary
• Resolution
Analog changes that are identifiable with the A/D converter.
• Linearity error
The deviation of the straight line connecting the zero transition point (“00 0000 0000” ↔ “00 0000 0001”) with
the full-scale transition point (“11 1111 1110” ↔ “11 1111 1111”) from actual conversion characteristics
• Differential linearity error
The deviation of input voltage needed to change the output code by 1 LSB from the theoretical value
• Total error (unit: LSB)
The difference between theoretical and actual conversion values caused by the zero transition error, full-scale
transition error, linearity error, quantization error, and noise
Theoretical I/O characteristics
3FF
3FE
VFST
3FD
1.5 LSB
004
003
VOT
002
1 LSB
001
AVSS
0.5 LSB
Analog input
AVR
1 LSB =
VFST – VOT
(V)
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Total error
3FF
3FE
Actual conversion
value
3FD
{1 LSB × N + 0.5 LSB}
004
003
002
001
AVSS
VNT
Actual conversion
value
Theoretical value
Analog input
AVR
Digital output N total error = VNT – {1 LSB × N + 0.5 LSB}
1 LSB
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