AD8510/AD8512/AD8513

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TIME (2ms/DIV)

Signal Transmission Applications

One popular signal transmission method uses pulse-width

modulation. High data rates may require a fast comparator

rather than an op amp. However, the need for sharp and

undistorted signals may favor using a linear amplifier.

The AD8510/AD8512/AD8513 make excellent voltage

comparators. In addition to a high slew rate, the AD8510/

AD8512/AD8513 have a very fast saturation recovery time. In

the absence of feedback, the amplifiers are in open-loop mode

(very high gain). In this mode of operation, they spend much of

their time in saturation.

The circuit in Figure 54 compares two signals of different

frequencies, namely a 100 Hz sine wave and a 1 kHz triangular

wave. Figure 56 shows a scope photograph of the output wave-

form. A pull-up resistor (typically 5 kΩ) may be connected from

tive rail. The trade-off is that power consumption will be higher.

Figure 56. Pulse-Width Modulation

Crosstalk

Crosstalk, also known as channel separation, is a measure of

signal feedthrough from one channel to the other on the same

IC. The AD8512/AD8513 have a channel separation better than

−90 dB for frequencies up to 10 kHz, and better than −50 dB for

frequencies up to 10 MHz. Figure 57 shows the typical channel

separation behavior between amplifier A (driving amplifier),

with respect to amplifiers B, C, and D.

V1

V2

4

2

6

7

3

–15V

+15V

FREQUENCY (Hz)

100

–160

10k

–140

–120

–80

1k

–60

–20

–40

100k

1M

10M

–100

0

CH-D

CH-C

CH-B

Figure 54. Pulse-Width Modulator

1

2

7

6

5

4

3

8

20k

Ω

2.2k

Ω

5k

Ω

5k

Ω

18V p-p

CROSSTALK = 20 LOG

Figure 57. Channel Separation

Figure 55. Crosstalk Test Circuit