ADS1196

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Low-Power, 6-Channel, 16-Bit Analog Front-End for ECG

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Applications 5-lead ECG, 6-lead ECG, Patient monitoring Number of input channels 6 Resolution (Bits) 16 Interface type SPI Operating temperature range (°C) 0 to 70 Rating Catalog
Applications 5-lead ECG, 6-lead ECG, Patient monitoring Number of input channels 6 Resolution (Bits) 16 Interface type SPI Operating temperature range (°C) 0 to 70 Rating Catalog
NFBGA (ZXG) 64 64 mm² 8 x 8 TQFP (PAG) 64 144 mm² 12 x 12
  • Eight Low-Noise PGAs and
    Eight High-Resolution ADCs (ADS1198)
  • Low Power: 0.55mW/channel
  • Input-Referred Noise:
    12µVPP (150Hz BW, G = 6)
  • Input Bias Current: 200pA
  • Data Rate: 125SPS to 8kSPS
  • CMRR: –105dB
  • Programmable Gain: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, or 12
  • Supports AAMI EC11, EC13, IEC60601-1, IEC60601-2-27, and IEC60601-2-51 Standards
  • Supplies: Unipolar or Bipolar
    • Analog: 2.7V to 5.25V
    • Digital: 1.65V to 3.6V
  • Built-In Right Leg Drive Amplifier, Lead-Off Detection, WCT, Test Signals
  • Pace Detection Channel Select
  • Built-In Oscillator and Reference
  • Flexible Power-Down, Standby Mode
  • SPI™-Compatible Serial Interface
  • Operating Temperature Range:
    0°C to +70°C
  • Eight Low-Noise PGAs and
    Eight High-Resolution ADCs (ADS1198)
  • Low Power: 0.55mW/channel
  • Input-Referred Noise:
    12µVPP (150Hz BW, G = 6)
  • Input Bias Current: 200pA
  • Data Rate: 125SPS to 8kSPS
  • CMRR: –105dB
  • Programmable Gain: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, or 12
  • Supports AAMI EC11, EC13, IEC60601-1, IEC60601-2-27, and IEC60601-2-51 Standards
  • Supplies: Unipolar or Bipolar
    • Analog: 2.7V to 5.25V
    • Digital: 1.65V to 3.6V
  • Built-In Right Leg Drive Amplifier, Lead-Off Detection, WCT, Test Signals
  • Pace Detection Channel Select
  • Built-In Oscillator and Reference
  • Flexible Power-Down, Standby Mode
  • SPI™-Compatible Serial Interface
  • Operating Temperature Range:
    0°C to +70°C

The ADS1194/6/8 are a family of multichannel, simultaneous sampling, 16-bit, delta-sigma (ΔΣ) analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) with a built-in programmable gain amplifier (PGA), internal reference, and an onboard oscillator.

With its high levels of integration and exceptional performance, the ADS1194/6/8 family enables the creation of scalable medical instrumentation systems at significantly reduced size, power, and overall cost.

The ADS1194/6/8 have a flexible input multiplexer per channel that can be independently connected to the internally-generated signals for test, temperature, and lead-off detection. Additionally, any configuration of input channels can be selected for derivation of the right leg drive (RLD) output signal. The ADS1194/6/8 operate at data rates as high as 8kSPS, thereby allowing the implementation of software pace detection. Lead-off detection can be implemented internal to the device, either with a pull-up/pull-down resistor or an excitation current sink/source. Three integrated amplifiers generate the Wilson Center Terminal (WCT) and the Goldberger terminals (GCT) required for a standard 12-lead medical electrocardiogram (ECG).

Multiple ADS1194/6/8 devices can be cascaded in high channel count systems in a daisy-chain configuration.

Package options include a tiny 8mm × 8mm, 64-ball BGA and a TQFP-64. Both packages are specified over the temperature range of 0°C to +70°C.

The ADS1194/6/8 are a family of multichannel, simultaneous sampling, 16-bit, delta-sigma (ΔΣ) analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) with a built-in programmable gain amplifier (PGA), internal reference, and an onboard oscillator.

With its high levels of integration and exceptional performance, the ADS1194/6/8 family enables the creation of scalable medical instrumentation systems at significantly reduced size, power, and overall cost.

The ADS1194/6/8 have a flexible input multiplexer per channel that can be independently connected to the internally-generated signals for test, temperature, and lead-off detection. Additionally, any configuration of input channels can be selected for derivation of the right leg drive (RLD) output signal. The ADS1194/6/8 operate at data rates as high as 8kSPS, thereby allowing the implementation of software pace detection. Lead-off detection can be implemented internal to the device, either with a pull-up/pull-down resistor or an excitation current sink/source. Three integrated amplifiers generate the Wilson Center Terminal (WCT) and the Goldberger terminals (GCT) required for a standard 12-lead medical electrocardiogram (ECG).

Multiple ADS1194/6/8 devices can be cascaded in high channel count systems in a daisy-chain configuration.

Package options include a tiny 8mm × 8mm, 64-ball BGA and a TQFP-64. Both packages are specified over the temperature range of 0°C to +70°C.

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* Data sheet Low-Power, 8-Channel, 16-Bit Analog Front-End for Biopotential Measurements datasheet (Rev. C) 29 Nov 2011
White paper Understanding Functional Safety FIT Base Failure Rate Estimates per IEC 62380 and SN 29500 (Rev. A) PDF | HTML 30 Apr 2024
Application note Digital Filter Types in Delta-Sigma ADCs (Rev. A) PDF | HTML 29 Mar 2023
E-book Fundamentals of Precision ADC Noise Analysis 19 Jun 2020
Analog Design Journal How delta-sigma ADCs work, Part 1 (Rev. A) 19 Sep 2016
E-book Best of Baker's Best: Precision Data Converters -- Delta-Sigma ADCs 19 Mar 2015
User guide TIPD111 Verified Design Reference Guide 18 Jun 2013
Analog Design Journal How delta-sigma ADCs work, Part 2 09 Nov 2011
Application note Improving Common-Mode Rejection Using the Right-Leg Drive Amplifier 06 Jul 2011
Application note Thermal Noise Analysis in ECG Applications 03 May 2011
Application note Respiration Rate Measurement Using Impedance Pneumography 01 Mar 2011
Application note Analog Front-End Design for ECG Systems Using Delta-Sigma ADCs (Rev. A) 13 Apr 2010

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