ST STM32 Application Note

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3.4 High impedance source measurement
This section describes the ADC measurement behavior of STM32 ADC when a signal
source with high internal impedance is used. It explains how to design an application to
reach the requested precision and provides workarounds.
3.4.1 ADC input stage problem
The ADC embedded in STM32 devices is a switched-capacitor ADC. Switched capacitors
work also as sampling capacitors (see Section 1.1 for a detailed explanation).
When a signal comes from a voltage source with high internal impedance (for instance,
150 kΩ), an additional error can be seen in measurement results. Error signals have also
b
een observed on the ADC input pin, as shown in Figure 33 (if the voltage source has zero
voltage: U
in
= 0 V, R
in
= 150 kΩ, C
ext
= 0 pF):
Figure 31. Typical voltage source connection to ADC input
Figure 32. Noise observed on ADC input pin during ADC conversions
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ST STM32 Specifications

General

Series	STM32
Category	Microcontrollers
Core	ARM Cortex-M0, Cortex-M0+, Cortex-M3, Cortex-M4, Cortex-M7, Cortex-M33
Clock Speed	Up to 480 MHz
GPIO Pins	Up to 144
Communication Interfaces	I2C, SPI, USART, USB, CAN, Ethernet
Package Types	LQFP, BGA, WLCSP
ADC Resolution	12-bit, 16-bit (varies by series)
DAC Resolution	12-bit (varies by series)
Operating Temperature	-40°C to +85°C or +105°C