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AMC1303E0510 Datasheet, PDF (19/40 Pages) Texas Instruments – Small, High-Precision, Reinforced Isolated Delta-Sigma Modulators with Internal Clock
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SBAS771 – JUNE 2017
Feature Description (continued)
8.3.2 Modulator
The modulator implemented in the AMC1303 (such as the one conceptualized in Figure 38) is a second-order,
switched-capacitor, feed-forward ΔΣ modulator. The analog input voltage VIN and the output V5 of the 1-bit
digital-to-analog converter (DAC) are subtracted, providing an analog voltage V1 at the input of the first integrator
stage. The output of the first integrator feeds the input of the second integrator stage, resulting in output voltage
V3 that is subtracted from the input signal VIN and the output of the first integrator V2. Depending on the polarity
of the resulting voltage V4, the output of the comparator is changed. In this case, the 1-bit DAC responds on the
next clock pulse by changing its analog output voltage V5, causing the integrators to progress in the opposite
direction and forcing the value of the integrator output to track the average value of the input.
fCLKIN
V1
V2
V3
V4
VIN
Integrator 1
Integrator 2
CMP
0V
V5
DAC
Figure 38. Block Diagram of a Second-Order Modulator
The modulator shifts the quantization noise to high frequencies; see Figure 37. Therefore, use a low-pass digital
filter at the output of the device to increase the overall performance. This filter is also used to convert the 1-bit
data stream at a high sampling rate into a higher-bit data word at a lower rate (decimation). TI's microcontroller
families TMS320F2807x and TMS320F2837x offer a suitable programmable, hardwired filter structure called a
sigma-delta filter module (SDFM) optimized for usage with the AMC1303 family. Also, SD24_B converters on the
MSP430F677x microcontrollers offer a path to directly access the integrated sinc-filters, thus offering a system-
level solution for multichannel, isolated current sensing. An additional option is to use a suitable application-
specific device, such as the AMC1210 (a four-channel digital sinc-filter). Alternatively, a field-programmable gate
array (FPGA) can be used to implement the filter.
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