Analog-to-digital Converter - Testing

Testing

Testing an Analog to Digital Converter requires an analog input source, hardware to send control signals and capture digital data output. Some ADCs also require an accurate source of reference signal.

The key parameters to test a SAR ADC are following:

  1. DC Offset Error
  2. DC Gain Error
  3. Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR)
  4. Total Harmonic Distortion (THD)
  5. Integral Non Linearity (INL)
  6. Differential Non Linearity (DNL)
  7. Spurious Free Dynamic Range
  8. Power Dissipation

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