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LTC1968

1968f

VOUT = (√(5mV AC)2 + (0.4mV DC)2) • 1.001 + 0.2mV

= 5.221mV

= 5mV + 4.42%

As can be seen, the gain term dominates with large inputs,

while the offset terms become significant with smaller

inputs. In fact, 5mV is the minimum RMS level needed to

keep the LTC1968 calculation core functioning normally,

so this represents the worst-case of usable input levels.

Using the worst-case values of the LTC1968 static errors,

the total conversion error is:

VOUT =(√(500mVAC)2+(1.5mVDC)2)•1.003+0.75mV

= 502.25mV

= 500mV + 0.45%

VOUT = (√(50mV AC)2 + (1.5mV DC)2) • 1.003 + 0.75mV

= 50.923mV

= 50mV + 1.85%

VOUT = (√(5mV AC)2 + (1.5mV DC)2) • 1.003 + 0.75mV

= 5.986mV

= 5mV + 19.7%

These static error terms are in addition to dynamic error

terms that depend on the input signal. See the Design

Cookbook for a discussion of the DC conversion error with

low frequency AC inputs. The LTC1968 bandwidth limita-

tions cause additional errors with high frequency inputs.

Another dynamic error is due to crest factor. The LTC1968

performance versus crest factor is shown in the Typical

Performance Characteristics.

Output Errors Versus Frequency

As mentioned in the design cookbook, the LTC1968 per-

forms very well with low frequency and very low frequency

inputs, provided a large enough averaging capacitor is used.

However, the LTC1968 will have additional dynamic errors

as the input frequency is increased. The LTC1968 is de-

signed for high accuracy RMS-to-DC conversion of sig-

nals up to 100kHz. However, the switched capacitor cir-

cuitry samples the inputs at a modest 2MHz nominal. The

response versus frequency is depicted in the Typical Per-

formance Characteristics titled Input Signal Bandwidth.

APPLICATIO S I FOR ATIO

Although there is a pattern to the response versus fre-

quency that repeats every sample frequency, the errors

are not overwhelming. This is because LTC1968 RMS

calculation is inherently wideband, operating properly with

minimal oversampling, or even undersampling, using sev-

eral proprietary techniques to exploit the fact that the RMS

value of an aliased signal is the same as the RMS value of

the original signal. However, a fundamental feature of the

∆Σ modulator is that sample estimation noise is shaped

such that minimal noise occurs with input frequencies

much less than the sampling frequency, but such noise

peaks when input frequency reaches half the sampling

frequency. Fortunately the LTC1968 output averaging fil-

ter greatly reduces this error, but the RMS-to-DC topology

frequency shifts the noise to low (baseband) frequencies.

See Output Noise vs Input Frequency in the Typical Perfor-

mance Characteristics.

Input Impedance

The LTC1968 true RMS-to-DC converter utilizes a 0.8pF

capacitor to sample the input at a nominal 2MHz sample

frequency. This accounts for the 1.2MΩ input impedance.

See Figure 20 for the equivalent analog input circuit. Note

however, that the 1.2MΩ input impedance does not di-

rectly affect the input sampling accuracy. For instance, if

a 15.5k source resistance is used to drive the LTC1968, the

sampling action of the input stage will drag down the

voltage seen at the input pins with small spikes at every

sample clock edge as the sample capacitor is connected to

be charged. The time constant of this combination is

small, 0.8pF • 15.5kΩ = 12.5ns, and during the 125ns

period devoted to sampling, ten time constants elapse.

Figure 20. LTC1968 Equivalent Analog Input Circuit

IN1

VDD

VSS

RSW (TYP)

CEQ

0.8pF

(TYP)

CEQ

0.8pF

(TYP)

IIN1

IN2

IIN2

1968 F20

RSW (TYP)

IIN

AVG

1.2

()

−

()

−

Ω

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