Electronic – connect an amp directly to an adc

adcinstrumentation-amplifier

My question is simple. I'm designing a circuit and read some articles saying that you need to provide a DC bias current return path. These articles always referenced using them with floating inputs and when ac coupled. I've also seen this referenced in many adc datasheets. I have a return path for the inputs of my amp.
My question is do I need a return path between the amp and adc or would that be taken care of innately by the amp?

schematic

simulate this circuit – Schematic created using CircuitLab

My design is like the bottom one. I have quite a few amps connected to the adc so if the resistor is unnecessary that would simplify the design a bit. Thanks for any insight you guys can provide. Not sure if this affects anything but I'm using instrumentation amps.

Best Answer

The DC bias can be provided by the opamp. However, some opamps may do better than others. Some ADCs are harder to drive than others. Unless you know how to analyze the opamp and ADC specs, I would use the opamp model that's recommended by the ADC application sheet.