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newbieinelectronics
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 09 May 2008 14:54 Analog and Digital Ground - What are the differences |
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Hi.
I would like to know what is the difference between analog and digital ground.
How do I connect them?
Can you please point me some books about it?
Thanks.
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zhongdg
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| 09 May 2008 15:12 Re: Analog and Digital Ground - What are the differences |
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Analog ground is for analog block and has less noise.
Digital ground is for digital block. The noise is very big.
So it's better to seperate and connect it at board level.
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newbieinelectronics
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| 09 May 2008 15:20 Re: Analog and Digital Ground - What are the differences |
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Hi. Thanks for your answer.
But I still have some doubts:
1 - Supose that my circuit has analog and digital parts and I have a power supply. How can I separate the analog and the digital ground if they have the same power supplier?
2 - How do I connect them at board level?
Do you know any documentation that I could read ?
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davidgrm
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| 09 May 2008 16:25 Re: Analog and Digital Ground - What are the differences |
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| You would usually have two voltage regulators, one for the analogue and one for the digital devices. The two grounds would be connected together at the ground pins of the regulators. You would use a ferrite bead or a choke to make this join, this will filter out noise. The type and value of the device depends on the frequency's involved.
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Miguel Gaspar
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| 10 May 2008 18:26 Analog and Digital Ground - What are the differences |
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Another way to reduce noise is to put a capacitor en each digital chip about 0.1uF. Or put a choke betwen the voltage regulator and the digital devices.
Good luck
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ckshivaram
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| 27 May 2008 6:26 Re: Analog and Digital Ground - What are the differences |
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| http://www.sigcon.com/Pubs/news/7_02.htm
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newbieinelectronics
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| 27 May 2008 23:50 Re: Analog and Digital Ground - What are the differences |
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ckshivaram, this link is very good.
Thanks.
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