Applications of Sample and Hold Amps 1314747719
Applications of Sample and Hold Amps 1314747719
Applications of Sample and Hold Amps 1314747719
Applications of Monolithic
Sample-and-Hold Amplifiers
Application Note August 9, 2005 AN517.0
Author: Don Jones and Al Little
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1. The holding capacitor must charge up and settle to its
final value as quickly as possible.
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2. When holding, the leakage current at the capacitor must -INPUT - +
be as near zero as possible to minimize voltage drift with 2 + OUTPUT
+INPUT
time. 14 HA-2420/2425
S/H
3. Other sources of error must be minimized. CONTROL
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Application Note 517
S/H 8 Since the internal hold capacitor is not assessable in the HA-
CONTROL 5330, no P.C. layout consideration to minimize leakage is
necessary.
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Although the hold capacitor is configured differently for the
SUPPLY V- SIGNAL three sample/hold devices as shown in Figure 5, most
GND GND
applications are common to all. For simplicity, the hold
FIGURE 3. HA-5330 FUNCTIONAL DIAGRAM capacitor has been excluded from circuit diagrams in the
following examples and the S/H’s are depicted as op amps
with a sample/hold control. This symbol is intended to
Sample-and-Hold Applications remind the user of the “op amp” capability of these devices.
A number of basic applications are shown on the following
pages. These devices are exceptionally versatile, since they
can be wired into any of the hundreds of feedback
configurations possible with any operational amplifier. In
many applications the device will replace both an operational
amplifier and a sample-and-hold module.
The larger the value of the hold capacitor, the longer time it
will hold the signal without excessive drift; however, it will
also reduce the charging rate/slew rate and the amplifier
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Application No. 1
Feedback is the same as a conventional op amp voltage
follower which yields a unity gain, non-inverting output. This
hookup also has a very high input impedance. Application No. 3
The only difference between a track-and-hold and sample- This illustrates another application in which the hookup
and-hold is the time period during which the switch is closed. versatility of a sample/hold often eliminates the need for a
In track-and-hold operation, the switch is closed for a separate operational amplifier and sample-and-hold module.
relatively long period during which the output signal may This hookup will have somewhat higher input to output
change appreciably; the output will hold the level present at feedthrough during “hold”, than the non-inverting connection,
the instant the switch is opened. In sample-and-hold since output impedance is the open-loop value during “hold”,
operation, the switch is closed only for the period of time and feedthrough will be: V R IN O
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necessary to fully charge the holding capacitor. R1 + R2 + R0
Application No. 2
This is the standard non-inverting amplifier feedback circuit. Application No. 4
It is often required that a signal be filtered prior to sampling.
It illustrates one of the many ways in which a sample/hold This can be accomplished with only one device. Any of the
amplifier may be used to perform both op amp and sampling inverting and non-inverting filters which can be built with op
functions, eliminating the need for a separate scaling amps can be implemented. However, it is necessary that the
amplifier and sample-and-hold module. sampling switch be closed for sufficient time for the filter to
In general, it is usually best design practice to scale the gain settle when active filter types are connected around the
such that the largest expected signal will give an output device.
close to + or -10 volts. Drift current is essentially
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FILTERED SAMPLE-AND-HOLD The sample/hold may be used to remove many other types
of “glitches” in a system. If a delayed sample pulse is
required, this can be generated using a dual monostable
multivibrator I.C.
DE-GLITCHER
Application No. 5
Short sample times require a low value holding capacitor;
while long, accurate hold times require a high value holding Application No. 7
capacitor. So, achieving a very long hold with a short sample
This circuit reconstructs and separates analog signals which
appears to be contradictory. However, it can be
have been time division multiplexed.
accomplished by cascading two S/H circuits, the first with a
low value capacitor, the second with a high value. Then the The conventional method, shown on the left, has several
second S/H can sample for as long a time as the first circuit restrictions, particularly when a short dwell time and a long,
can accurately hold the signal. accurate hold time is required. The capacitors must charge
from a low impedance source through the resistance and
CASCADE SAMPLE-AND-HOLD
current limiting characteristics of the multiplexer. When
holding, the high impedance lines are relatively long and
subject to noise pickup and leakage. When FET input buffer
amplifiers are used for low leakage, severe temperature
offset errors are often introduced.
DE-MULTIPLEXER
Application No. 6
The word “glitch” has been a universal slang expression
among electronics people for an unwanted transient
condition. In D to A converters, the word has achieved semi-
official status for an output transient which occurs when the
digital input address is changed.
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Application No. 10
This useful application illustrates how fast repetitive
waveforms can be slowed down using sampling techniques.
The input signal is much too fast to be tracked directly by the
X-Y recorder, but sampling allows the recorder to be driven
as slow as necessary.
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