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Overview
Features and Benefits
- 16-bit resolution with no missing codes
- Throughput: 2.5 MSPS (TURBO high), 2.0 MSPS (TURBO low)
- Low power dissipation
- 15.5 mW at 2.5 MSPS, with external reference
- 28 mW at 2.5 MSPS, with internal reference
- INL: ±0.7 LSB typical, ±1.5 LSB maximum
- SNR
- 88.5 dB, with on-chip reference
- 90 dB, with external reference
- 4.096 V internal reference: typical drift of ±10 ppm/°C
- Pseudo differential analog input voltage range
- 0 V to VREF with VREF up to 5.0 V
- Allows use of any input range
- See data sheet for additional features
Product Details
The AD7985 is a 16-bit, 2.5 MSPS successive approximation analog-to-digital converter (SAR ADC). It contains a low power, high speed, 16-bit sampling ADC, an internal conversion clock, an internal reference (and buffer), error correction circuits, and a versatile serial interface port. On the rising edge of CNV, the AD7985 samples an analog input, IN+, between 0 V and REF with respect to a ground sense, IN−. The AD7985 features a very high sampling rate turbo mode (TURBO is high) and a reduced power normal mode (TURBO is low) for low power applications where the power is scaled with the throughput.
In normal mode (TURBO is low), the SPI-compatible serial interface also features the ability, using the SDI input, to daisy-chain several ADCs on a single 3-wire bus and provide an optional busy indicator. It is compatible with 1.8 V, 2.5 V, and 2.7 V supplies using the separate VIO supply.
The AD7985 is available in a 20-lead LFCSP with operation specified from −40°C to +85°C.
Applications
- Battery-powered equipment
- Communications
- ATE
- Data acquisition systems
- Medical instruments
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Product Lifecycle
Production
At least one model within this product family is in production and available for purchase. The product is appropriate for new designs but newer alternatives may exist.
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Documentation
Application Notes (1)
Technical Books (1)
Tools & Simulations
Precision ADC Driver Tool
The Precision ADC Driver Tool is a web application that simulates the performance of precision ADC and driver combinations. Potential issues with driver selection, kickback settling, and distortion are flagged, and design tradeoffs can be quickly evaluated. Simulations and calculations include system noise, distortion, and settling of the ADC input

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Product Recommendations
AD7985 Companion Parts
Recommended Digital Isolators
- For SPI Interface, smallest package, low voltage I/O (1.8 V to 5.5 V): ADUM3481.
- For SPI Interface, lowest power, 2.5 kVrms isolation: ADUM1401.
- For SPI Interface, enhanced system-level ESD performance, 2.5 kVrms isolation: ADUM3401.
- For SPI Interface, low power, 5.0 kVrms isolation: ADUM4401.
Recommended External Voltage References
Recommended Driver Amplifiers
- For precision, low power, low distortion applications: ADA4841-1, ADA4896-2, AD8031, AD8031.
- For low frequency, precision, low bias current applications: ADA4627-1, ADA4637-1, AD8610.
- For high frequency, low noise, low distortion applications: ADA4897-1, AD8021.
Reference Materials
Product Selection Guide (1)
Technical Articles (5)
Rarely Asked Questions (1)
Design Resources
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