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Automatic RF MESFET Amplifier
Drain-Current Controllers
Table 12a. GATE Voltage Hysteresis Levels
VGHYST1
0
0
1
1
VGHYST0
0
1
0
1
8 LSBs of hysteresis.
16 LSBs of hysteresis.
32 LSBs of hysteresis.
64 LSBs of hysteresis.
FUNCTION
Table 12b. Sense Voltage/Temperature Hysteresis Levels
ITHYST1
0
0
1
1
ITHYST0
0
1
0
1
8 LSBs of hysteresis.
16 LSBs of hysteresis.
32 LSBs of hysteresis.
64 LSBs of hysteresis.
FUNCTION
Table 12c. ALARM Clamp Modes
ALM_CLMP1
0
ALM_CLMP0
0
FUNCTION
Default state. The GATE_ outputs are clamped to the respective external voltage applied at
ACLAMP_ independent of alarms. GATE_ remains clamped until this register value is changed
or a software clear command is issued.
The corresponding ALARM bit in the ALARM flag register goes high if an alarm condition is
0
1
triggered by a conversion of sense voltage, temperature, or GATE_ voltage. However, the
GATE_ outputs are not clamped.
Fully automatic clamping. The GATE_ outputs are clamped to the respective external voltage
applied at ACLAMP_ when an alarm condition is triggered. The clamp is removed if a
1
0
subsequent temperature or sense voltage conversion removes the alarm condition. GATE_
remains clamped when a GATE_ voltage alarm is triggered. For a GATE_ voltage alarm,
ALM_CLMP 10 mode functions the same as 11 mode. This exception breaks the feedback
loop created by sampling GATE_ voltage and then clamping the same signal.
Semi-automatic clamping. The GATE_ outputs are clamped to the respective external voltage
1
1
applied at ACLAMP_ when an alarm condition is triggered. If an ALARM condition is triggered,
the ALM_CLMP bits are overwritten to 00, causing a permanent clamp condition. Clear this
permanent clamp condition with a subsequent write to reset the ALM_CLMP bits.
ALMSCFG (Read/Write)
The software ALARM configuration register controls
which voltage and temperature channels trigger the
ALARM output and whether the ALARM comparators
operate in windowing or hysteresis mode. Set the com-
mand byte to 3Eh to write to the software ALARM con-
figuration register. Set the command byte to BEh to
read the software ALARM configuration register. Bits
D15–D12 are don’t care. Set the VALARM2 bit, D11, to
1 to enable alarm functionality for GATE2 voltage mea-
surements. Set the VWIN2 bit, D10, to 1 to monitor the
GATE2 voltage with the ALARM comparator in window-
ing mode. Set VWIN2 to 0 to monitor the GATE2 voltage
with the ALARM comparator in hysteresis mode.
Set the TALARM2 bit, D9, to 1 to enable alarm function-
ality for channel 2 temperature measurements. Set the
TWIN2 bit, D8, to 1 to monitor the channel 2 tempera-
ture with the ALARM comparator in windowing mode.
Set TWIN2 to 0 to monitor the channel 2 temperature
with the ALARM comparator in hysteresis mode. Set the
IALARM2 bit, D7, to 1 to enable alarm functionality for
channel 2 sense voltage (RCS2+ to RCS2-) measure-
ments. Set the IWIN2 bit, D6, to 1 to monitor the chan-
nel 2 sense voltage with the ALARM comparator in
windowing mode. Set IWIN2 to 0 to monitor the channel
2 sense voltage with the ALARM comparator in hystere-
sis mode.
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