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ADATE318 pre-emphasis

Category: Hardware
Product Number: ADATE318

Hi,
we noticed the overshoot/undershoot on ADATE318 output on our prototype board is significantly higher than advertised in datasheet. The driver output is impedance-matched 50 ohm line terminated with 50 ohm to ground at the end. For output voltage swing 0-2V the overshoot is 500mV. We tested it on two different chips, both outputs (we have multiple ADATE318 chips on the board).
Our test procedure only executes  software reset (SPI control register write), programs  VIH and HIL DAC registers and enable DLC functionality in DLc control register.  All other registers values are left default values. Moreover, when we program CLC register (0x1F) and enable the driver cable loss compensation (bits 15-13), we see not change in overshoot, instead noticed both low and high levels for driver output signal will be shifted by negative offset. The higher value we program the more both signals are offset with as much as -200mV for 111 value.
Can you think of anything we do wrong that  might cause such an effect? 
Previously we tested other functionality for comparators, programmable loads and high voltage driver so far and all works fine. 

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  • Hi,  

    Thanks for sending us this inquiry. As a starter, I'd like to ask about the equipment you are using for measurements. Is the termination set at 50ohms for your oscilloscope? If you have this configuration already in place, you should not need an extra 50ohm termination.

    Thanks,
    Mac

  • Hi Mac,
    thank you for your help. We already resolved the issue with the help of Ivan Rusov, ADI application engineer. We were using SPI with a frequency a hair below 500kHz. We changed it to 2MHz and added extra clocks after register write cycles (judging by /BUSY signal sometimes writing to control register need four extra clocks not three ) and this did the trick.