TIME-DOMAIN TESTING OF A/D CONVERTERS

Dj. Haddadi, D. Dallet, Ph. Marchegay
Abstract:
Time-domain testing of A/D converter in single tone mode amounts to the identification of fundamental and harmonic tones in noise. The variable projection method reduces this problem to frequency estimation by minimising a onedimensional function. In this paper it is shown that the bias due to ignoring the harmonic distortion effect is negligible, and this approximation leads to fast frequency estimation algorithms. Three methods are examined (Newton, Gauss-Newton and Golden section search) and compared to the method which takes into account the effect of the distortion through simulations and experimental data. The convergence and implementation issues of the algorithms are also treated.
Keywords:
ADC dynamic testing, sine-wave fitting, variable projection method, global convergence
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IMEKO-WC-2000-EWADC-P619.pdf
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Event details
Event name:
XVI IMEKO World Congress
Title:

Measurement - Supports Science - Improves Technology - Protects Environment ... and Provides Employment - Now and in the Future

Place:
Vienna, AUSTRIA
Time:
25 September 2000 - 28 September 2000