AD7768-EVB HDL project#

Overview#

The EVAL-AD7768FMCZ / EVAL-AD7768-4FMCZ evaluation kit features the AD7768 / AD7768-4 24-bit, 256 kSPS, analog-to-digital converter (ADC). A 7 V to 9 V external bench top supply is regulated to 5 V and 3.3 V to supply the AD7768 / AD7768-4 and support components. The AD7768 / AD7768-4 are 8-channel and 4-channel simultaneous sampling sigma-delta (Σ-Δ) analog-to-digital converters (ADCs), respectively, with a Σ-Δ modulator and digital filter per channel, enabling synchronized sampling of ac and dc signals. The AD7768 / AD7768-4 achieve 108 dB dynamic range at a maximum input bandwidth of 110.8 kHz, combined with typical performance of ±2 ppm integral nonlinearity (INL), ±50 μV offset error, and ±30 ppm gain error.

The AD7768 / AD7768-4 user can trade off input bandwidth, output data rate, and power dissipation, and select one of three power modes to optimize for noise targets and power consumption. The flexibility of the AD7768 / AD7768-4 allows it to become a reusable platform for low power dc and high performance ac measurement module. The AD7768 / AD7768-4 has three modes: fast mode (256 kSPS maximum, 110.8 kHz input bandwidth, 51.5 mW per channel), median mode (128 kSPS maximum, 55.4 kHz input bandwidth, 27.5 mW per channel) and low power mode (32 kSPS maximum, 13.8 kHz input bandwidth, 9.375 mW per channel). The AD7768 / AD7768-4 offers extensive digital filtering capabilities, such as a wideband, low ±0.005 dB pass-band ripple, antialiasing low-pass filter with sharp roll-off, and 105 dB attenuation at the Nyquist frequency. Frequency domain measurements can use the wideband linear phase filter. This filter has a flat pass band (±0.005 dB ripple) from dc to 102.4 kHz at 256 kSPS, from dc to 51.2 kHz at 128 kSPS, or from dc to 12.8 kHz at 32 kSPS.

The AD7768 / AD7768-4 also offers sinc response via a sinc5 filter, a low latency path for low bandwidth, and low noise measurements. The wideband and sinc5 filters can be selected and run on a per channel basis. Within these filter options, the user can improve the dynamic range by selecting from decimation rates of ×32, ×64, ×128, ×256, ×512, and ×1024. The ability to vary the decimation filtering optimizes noise performance to the required input bandwidth. Embedded analog functionality on each ADC channel makes design easier, such as a precharge buffer on each analog input that reduces analog input current and a precharge reference buffer per channel reduces input current and glitches on the reference input terminals.

The device operates with a 5 V AVDD1A and AVDD1B supply, a 2.25 V to 5.0 V AVDD2A and AVDD2B supply, and a 2.5 V to 3.3 V or 1.8 V IOVDD supply (see the 1.8 V IOVDD Operation section for specific requirements for operating at 1.8 V IOVDD). The device requires an external reference; the absolute input reference voltage range is 1 V to AVDD1 − AVSS. The specified operating temperature range is −40°C to +105°C. The device is housed in a 10 mm × 10 mm 64-lead LQFP package with a 12 mm × 12 mm printed circuit board (PCB) footprint.

Supported boards#

Supported devices#

Supported carriers#

Block design#

Block diagram#

The data path and clock domains are depicted in the below diagram:

AD7768-EVB#

AD7768-EVB block diagram

Jumper setup#

Jumper/Solder link

Position

Description

LK1

B

LK1 selects the input voltage source. Position B: J1 is selected.

LK2

B

Position B: external power supply from either J1 or J3.

SL4A

B

Crystal oscillator or LVDS option.

CPU/Memory interconnects addresses#

The addresses are dependent on the architecture of the FPGA, having an offset added to the base address from HDL(see more at HDL Architecture).

Instance

Address

axi_ad7768_adc

0x43C0_0000

ad7768_dma

0x7C40_0000

ad7768_dma_2

0x7C48_0000

I2C connections#

I2C type

I2C manager instance

Alias

Address

I2C subordinate

PL

iic_fmc

axi_iic_fmc

0x4162_0000

PL

iic_main

axi_iic_main

0x4160_0000

GPIOs#

The Software GPIO number is calculated as follows:

  • Zynq-7000: if PS7 is used, then offset is 54

GPIO signal

Direction

HDL GPIO EMIO

Software GPIO

(from FPGA view)

Zynq-7000

gpio_1_mode_3

INOUT

51

105

gpio_1_mode_2

INOUT

50

104

gpio_1_mode_1

INOUT

49

103

gpio_0_mode_0

INOUT

48

102

reset_n

OUT

32

86

Interrupts#

Below are the Programmable Logic interrupts used in this project.

Instance name

HDL

Linux Zynq

Actual Zynq

ad7768_dma

13

57

89

ad7768_dma_2

10

54

87

Building the HDL project#

The design is built upon ADI’s generic HDL reference design framework. ADI distributes the bit/elf files of these projects as part of the ADI Kuiper Linux. If you want to build the sources, ADI makes them available on the HDL repository. To get the source you must clone the HDL repository, and then build the project as follows:

Linux/Cygwin/WSL

1user@analog:~$ cd hdl/projects/ad7768evb/zed
2user@analog:~/hdl/projects/ad7768evb/zed$ make

A more comprehensive build guide can be found in the Build an HDL project user guide.

Resources#

More information#

Support#

Analog Devices, Inc. will provide limited online support for anyone using the reference design with ADI components via the EngineerZone FPGA reference designs forum.

For questions regarding the ADI Linux device drivers, device trees, etc. from our Linux GitHub repository, the team will offer support on the EngineerZone Linux software drivers forum.

For questions concerning the ADI No-OS drivers, from our No-OS GitHub repository, the team will offer support on the EngineerZone microcontroller No-OS drivers forum.

It should be noted, that the older the tools’ versions and release branches are, the lower the chances to receive support from ADI engineers.