Hello, I have a quick question. I have an RC low pass filter and I need to calculate the impedance so I can match it to a SAR ADC.
What would the steps be to calcuate the impedance?
Thanks, Rob
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17 years ago
Impedance Calculation
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17 years ago
Have a read of this
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see if it helps
regards
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17 years ago
You probably shouldn't be doing any such thing as "impedane matching". The SAR should have a high input impedance. That will not only prevent it loading down the LPF and changing its response, but also prevent the LPF from messing up the SAR.
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17 years ago
You need to be careful about the impedance you drive the ADC with. The sample and hold needs to be able to quickly charge / discharge to the next sample value. In this sense quickly is relative to the sample rate and the operational parameters of your converter. Some converters have a setting for the track time before they will isolate the sample cap from the driving circuit. For best results, you really need to understand the characteristics of your converter.
In the absence of other advice, I would suggest driving the circuit with a low impedance buffer or amplifier circuit rather than attempting to match its impedance. You will want at an impedance at least 10X greater at the input to the converter than the driving circuit to account for loading.