Hi,

I have read several documents mentioning the importance of filtering the signal generator outputs before feeding these to the ADC inputs. I have a couple of questions here:

(1) As bandpass filters are the best in terms of removing all out-of-band harmonics and noise, they are preferred over lowpass filters. However, this introduces the problem of having to provide a DC bias to the filtered signals.
Are there any critical points to consider when choosing the signal source to provide this DC? I think its response time is of some concern even though it is common-mode.

(2) Passive filters used for filtering the inputs are very sensitive to the termination impedance. Since the ADC input presents a very rapidly switching  capacitance, how does one handle this? It is tempting to assume that the effect is the same as a resistance R = (1/Fs.C) but this is not the case from a dynamic point of view, or is it?

(3) Can one use a fixed termination resistor and connect the input of the ADC to it all the same?

(4) How does one generate high-purity clocks? If the clock signals from the generator are passed through an RF transformer to create differential clocks and then filtered, then one gets sinewave signals. Is it fine to use these after "digitizing" them on-chip?

Thanks
Vivek