The CS501X family of A/D converters have within their capacitor-based architecture a trackand- hold function. Upon completing a conversion the A/D converter immediately begins to track the input signal. The design is such that the input signal is buffered (internal to the A/D) from the capacitor array for six cycles of the master clock. Then the buffer is bypassed and the array is directly connected to the AIN pin of the converter. This allows the converter to settle to its final value within the accuracy specifications. The period of time that the buffer is connected is known as the coarse charge time.