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as the channel is selected (after the fifth SCLK). In this case the sampling period is not started until CS has
become inactive. Therefore the non-overlapped CSTART low time must meet the minimum sampling time
requirement. The low–to–high transition of CSTART terminates the sampling period and starts the conversion
period. The conversion clock can also be configured to use either internal OSC or external SCLK. This function is
useful for an application that requires:
• The use of an extended sampling period to accommodate different input source impedance.
• The use of a faster I/O clock on the serial port but not enough sampling time is available due to the fixed
number of SCLKs. This could be due to a high input source impedance or due to higher MUX ON resistance
at lower supply voltage.
Once the conversion is complete, the processor can initiate a read cycle by using either the read FIFO command
to read the conversion result or by simply selecting the next channel number for conversion. Since the device
has a valid conversion result in the output buffer, the conversion result is simply presented at the serial data
output. To completely get out of the extended sampling mode, CS must be toggled twice from a high-to-low
transition while CSTART is high. The read cycle mentioned above followed by another configuration cycle of the
ADC qualifies this condition and successfully puts the ADC back to its normal sampling mode. This can be
viewed in Figure 9.
Table 5. Sample and Convert Conditions
CONDITIONS SAMPLE CONVERT
No sampling clock (SCLK) required.
Sampling period is totally controlled by the low
time of CSTART. The high–to–low transition
of CSTART (when CS = 1) starts the sampling
CS = 1 of the analog input signal. The low time of
CSTART (see Figure 11 and CSTART dictates the sampling period. The
Figure 19) low–to–high transition of CSTART ends
sampling period and begins the conversion
cycle. (Note: this trigger only works when
internal reference is selected for conversion
modes 01, 10, and 11.)
1) If the internal clock OSC is selected, a
maximum conversion time of 3.86 μs can be
CSTART = 1 SCLK is required. Sampling period is
CS
achieved.
FS = 1 programmable under normal sampling. When
2) If external SCLK is selected, conversion
programmed to sample under short sampling,
time is t
conv
= 14 x DIV/f
(SCLK)
, where DIV can
12 SCLKs are generated to complete
be 1, 2, or 4.
sampling period. 24 SCLKs are generated
when programmed for long sampling. A
command set to configure the device requires
4 SCLKs thereby extending to 16 or 28
CSTART = 1
SCLKs respectively before conversion takes
FS
CS = 0
place. (Note: Because the ADC only bypasses
a valid channel select command, the user can
use select channel 0, 0000b, as the SDI input
when either CS or FS is used as trigger for
conversion. The ADC responds to commands
such as SW powerdown, 1000b.)
TLV2548 Conversion Modes
The TLV2548 has four different conversion modes (mode 00, 01, 10, 11). The operation of each mode is slightly
different, depending on how the converter performs the sampling and which host interface is used. The trigger for
a conversion can be an active CSTART (extended sampling), CS (normal sampling, SPI interface), or FS (normal
sampling, TMS320 DSP interface). When FS is used as the trigger, CS can be held active, i.e. CS does not need
to be toggled through the trigger sequence. SDI can be one of the channel select commands, such as SELECT
CHANNEL 0. Different types of triggers should not be mixed throughout the repeat and sweep operations. When
CSTART is used as the trigger, the conversion starts on the rising edge of CSTART. The minimum low time for
CSTART is equal to t
(SAMPLE)
. If an active CS or FS is used as the trigger, the conversion is started after the 16th
or 28th SCLK edge. Enough time (for conversion) should be allowed between consecutive triggers so that no
conversion is terminated prematurely.
One Shot Mode (Mode 00)
One shot mode (mode 00) does not use the FIFO, and the EOC is generated as the conversion is in progress (or
INT is generated after the conversion is done).
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