Byusinglow-costmicroprocessorsandaprogram-controlled

numerical-integrationtechnique,youcanachievegoodnoise

rejectionandtakefulladvantageofthehigherspeedsofferedby

recentlydevelopeddual-slopeA/DconverterssuchastheTC7109.

Thisandsimilarconvertersovercomethespeedlimitations

imposedbylogic-gateandanalogcomparatordelaysinearlier

dual-slopedevices,andthemodernunitscanoperateatratesas

highas30to100samples/sec.Nevertheless,operatingthemat

theirmaximumconversionratesoftenmakesitdifficultorimpos-

sibletoachievethehighnormal-modeline-frequencyrejectionthat

dual-slopeA/Dconvertersinherentlyofferatslowerconversion

rates.Thus,noiseconsiderationshaveoftenprecludeduseof

theseconvertersattheirratedspeeds—especiallyinindustrial

environments,whereline-frequencyandotherlow-frequencynoise

componentscanbeaparticularproblem.AN788Numerical-IntegrationTechniquesSpeedDual-SlopeA/DConversionTheintegratingA/DconverterintegratesthesignalonlyinacertainAuthor:GaryGrandboisandWesFreeman,timewindow,asFigure1bshows.ThislimitedintegrationperiodMicrochipTechnology,Inc.resultsinnormal-modenoiserejectiononlywhentheintegration

数字集成技术的高速双斜率A D转换

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