SBOS392I August 2007 – April 2026
PRODUCTION DATA
The MSP430 ADC is configured to run from the 1.1MHz SMCLK with an oversampling rate (OSR) of 256, yielding a sample rate of roughly 4.3kHz. The input filter cutoff frequency is set to 1kHz to limit the input signal bandwidth, as shown in Equation 19. R8 is 1kΩ to provide isolation from the capacitive load of the low-pass filter, thereby reducing stability concerns.
where
Reduce C1 to 150nF so that it is a standard value.
The A1– input of the delta-sigma (ΔΣ) converter is not buffered, and therefore requires a large capacitor to supply the charge for the internal sampling capacitor. A 47μF capacitor is selected, resulting in the cutoff frequency illustrated in Equation 20.
In applications that cannot tolerate such a low-frequency cutoff, and therefore a long start-up time, buffer the A1– input with another OPA317 to properly drive the ADC input with a lower-input capacitor.