47.4.2 Analog-to-Digital (ADC) Characteristics

Table 47-7. Differential Mode (1)(2)
Symbol Parameters Conditions Measurements Unit
Min. Typ. Max.
ENOB Effective Number of bits Fadc = 1Msps Vref = 2.0V Vddana = 3.0V 9.1 10.2 10.8 bits
Vref = 1.0V Vddana = 1.62V to 3.6V 9.0 10.1 10.6
Vref = Vddana = 1.62V to 3.6V 8.9 9.9 11.0
Bandgap Reference, Vddana = 1.62V to 3.6V 9.0 9.8 10.6
TUE Total Unadjusted Error without offset and gain compensation Vref = Vddana = 1.62V to 3.6V - 7 32 LSB
INL Integral Non Linearity without offset and gain compensation Vref = Vddana = 1.62V to 3.6V - +/-1.9 +/-4.8
DNL Differential Non Linearity without offset and gain compensation Vref = Vddana = 1.62V to 3.6V - +0.94/-1 +1.85/-1
Gain Gain Error without gain compensation Vref = 1V Vddana = 1.62V to 3.6V - +/-0.38 +/-1.9 %
Vref = 3V Vddana = 1.62V to 3.6V - +/-0.14 +/-0.9
Bandgap Reference - +/-0.64 +/-5.4
Vref = Vddana = 1.62V to 3.6V - +/-0.15 +/-0.9
Offset Offset Error without offset compensation Vref = 1V Vddana = 1.62V to 3.6V - +/-0.13 +/-15.8 mV
Vref = 3V Vddana = 1.62V to 3.6V - +/-1.82 +/-14.9
Bandgap Reference - +/-2.07 +/-15.8
Vref = Vddana = 1.62V to 3.6V - +/-1.82 +/-15.3
SFDR Spurious Free Dynamic Range Fs = 1MHz/Fin = 13 kHz/Full range Input signal Vref = 2.0V Vddana = 3.0V 58.1 70.5 77.5 dB
SINAD Signal to Noise and Distortion ratio 56.7 63.4 66.5
SNR Signal to Noise ratio 56.5 64.4 67.1
THD Total Harmonic Distortion -74.7 -68.7 -57.7
Noise RMS External Reference voltage External Reference voltage - 0.42 - mV
Note:
  1. These values are given without any ADC oversampling and decimation features enabled.
  2. These values are based on characterization, and are not covered in test limits in production.
Table 47-8. Single- Ended Mode (1)(2)
Symbol Parameters Conditions Measurements Unit
Min. Typ. Max.
ENOB Effective Number of bits Fadc = 1Msps Vref = 2.0V Vddana = 3.0V 8.0 9.3 9.7 bits
Vref = 1.0V Vddana = 1.62V to 3.6V 7.9 8.2 9.4
Vref = Vddana = 1.62V to 3.6V 8.6 9.2 9.9
Bandgap Reference, Vddana = 1.62V to 3.6V 7.8 8.4 8.9
TUE Total Unadjusted Error without offset and gain compensation Vref = 2.0V Vddana = 3.0V - 12 66 LSB
INL Integral Non Linearity without offset and gain compensation Vref = 2.0V Vddana = 3.0V - +/-3.4 +/-9.1
DNL Differential Non Linearity without offset and gain compensation Vref = 2.0V Vddana = 3.0V - +0.9/-1 +1.8/-1
Gain Gain Error without gain compensation Vref = 1V Vddana = 1.62V to 3.6V - +/-0.3 +/-5.1 %
Vref = 3V Vddana = 1.62V to 3.6V - +/-0.3 +/-5.1
Bandgap Reference - +/-0.4 +/-5.1
Vref = Vddana = 1.62V to 3.6V - +/-0.2 +/-0.8
Offset Offset Error without offset compensation Vref = 1V Vddana = 1.62V to 3.6V - +/-2.6 +/-48 mV
Vref = 3V Vddana = 1.62V to 3.6V - +/-2.6 +/-48
Bandgap Reference - +/-1.3 +/-35
Vref = Vddana = 1.62V to 3.6V - +/-1.8 +/-38
SFDR Spurious Free Dynamic Range Fs = 1 MHz/Fin = 13 kHz/Full range Input signal Vref = 2.0V Vddana = 3.0V 56.1 63.8 72.6 dB
SINAD Signal to Noise and Distortion ratio 50.0 57.7 60.1
SNR Signal to Noise ratio 51.9 58.3 59.8
THD Total Harmonic Distortion -72.5 -62.4 -52.3
Noise RMS External Reference voltage External Reference voltage - 0.80 - mV
Note:
  1. These values are given without any ADC oversampling and decimation features enabled.
  2. These values are based on characterization, and are not covered in test limits in production.
Figure 47-1. ADC Analog Input AINx
The minimum sampling time tsamplehold for a given Rsource can be found using this formula:

t samplehold ( R sample + R source ) × ( C sample ) × ( n + 2 ) × ln ( 2 )

For 12-bit accuracy:

t samplehold ( R sample + R source ) × ( C sample ) × 9.7