AD8310

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Features .............................................................................................. 1

 

Applications....................................................................................... 1

 

Functional Block Diagram .............................................................. 1

 

General Description ......................................................................... 1

 

Revision History ............................................................................... 2

 

Specifications..................................................................................... 3

 

Absolute Maximum Ratings............................................................ 4

 

ESD Caution.................................................................................. 4

 

Pin Configuration and Function Descriptions............................. 5

 

Typical Performance Characteristics ............................................. 6

 

Theory of Operation ........................................................................ 9

 

Progressive Compression ............................................................ 9

 

Slope and Intercept Calibration................................................ 10

 

Offset Control ............................................................................. 10

 

Product Overview........................................................................... 11

 

Enable Interface .......................................................................... 11

 

Input Interface ............................................................................ 11

 

Offset Interface ........................................................................... 12

 

Output Interface ......................................................................... 12

 

Using the AD8310 .......................................................................... 14

 

Basic Connections...................................................................... 14

 

Transfer Function in Terms of Slope and Intercept............... 15

 

dBV vs. dBm ............................................................................... 15

 

Input Matching ........................................................................... 15

 

Narrow-Band Matching ............................................................ 16

 

General Matching Procedure.................................................... 16

 

Slope and Intercept Adjustments ............................................. 17

 

Increasing the Slope to a Fixed Value ...................................... 17

 

Output Filtering.......................................................................... 18

 

Lowering the High-Pass Corner Frequency of the Offset

Compensation Loop .................................................................. 18

 

Applications Information .............................................................. 19

 

Cable-Driving ............................................................................. 19

 

DC-Coupled Input ..................................................................... 19

 

Evaluation Board ............................................................................ 20

 

Die Information.............................................................................. 22

 

Outline Dimensions ....................................................................... 23

 

Ordering Guide .......................................................................... 23

 

REVISION HISTORY

6/10—Rev. E to Rev. F

Added Die Information Section ................................................... 22

Updated Outline Dimensions ....................................................... 23

Changes to Ordering Guide .......................................................... 23

6/05—Rev. D to Rev. E

Changes to Figure 6.......................................................................... 6

Change to Basic Connections Section ......................................... 14

Changes to Equation 10 ................................................................. 17

Changes to Ordering Guide .......................................................... 22

10/04—Rev. C to Rev. D

Format Updated..................................................................Universal

Typical Performance Characteristics Reordered.......................... 6

Changes to Figure 41 and Figure 42............................................. 20

7/03—Rev. B to Rev. C

Replaced TPC 12 ...............................................................................5

Change to DC-Coupled Input Section ........................................ 14

Replaced Figure 20 ......................................................................... 15

Updated Outline Dimensions....................................................... 16

2/03—Rev. A to Rev. B

Change to Evaluation Board Section ........................................... 15

Change to Table III......................................................................... 16

Updated Outline Dimensions....................................................... 16

1/00—Rev. 0 to Rev. A

10/99—Revision 0: Initial Version