PIC18LF4610T-I Datasheet, PDF (219/376 Pages) Microchip Technology – 28/40/44-Pin Flash Microcontrollers

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18.6 A/D Conversions
Figure 18-4 shows the operation of the A/D converter
after the GO bit has been set and the ACQT2:ACQT0
bits are cleared. A conversion is started after the follow-
ing instruction to allow entry into Sleep mode before the
conversion begins.
Figure 18-5 shows the operation of the A/D converter
after the GO bit has been set and the ACQT2:ACQT0
bits are set to ‘010’ and selecting a 4 TAD acquisition
time before the conversion starts.
Clearing the GO/DONE bit during a conversion will
abort the current conversion. The A/D Result register
pair will NOT be updated with the partially completed
A/D conversion sample. This means the
ADRESH:ADRESL registers will continue to contain
the value of the last completed conversion (or the last
value written to the ADRESH:ADRESL registers).
After the A/D conversion is completed or aborted, a
2 TAD wait is required before the next acquisition can be
started. After this wait, acquisition on the selected
channel is automatically started.
Note: The GO/DONE bit should NOT be set in
the same instruction that turns on the A/D.
18.7 Discharge
The discharge phase is used to initialize the value of
the capacitor array. The array is discharged before
every sample. This feature helps to optimize the unity-
gain amplifier, as the circuit always needs to charge the
capacitor array, rather than charge/discharge based on
previous measure values.
FIGURE 18-4:
A/D CONVERSION TAD CYCLES (ACQT<2:0> = 000, TACQ = 0)
TCY - TAD TAD1 TAD2 TAD3 TAD4 TAD5 TAD6 TAD7 TAD8 TAD9 TAD10 TAD11 TAD1
b9 b8 b7 b6 b5 b4 b3 b2 b1 b0
Conversion starts
Discharge
Holding capacitor is disconnected from analog input (typically 100 ns)
Set GO bit
On the following cycle:
ADRESH:ADRESL is loaded, GO bit is cleared,
ADIF bit is set, holding capacitor is connected to analog input.
FIGURE 18-5:
A/D CONVERSION TAD CYCLES (ACQT<2:0> = 010, TACQ = 4 TAD)
TACQT Cycles
TAD Cycles
123412345678
Automatic
Acquisition
Time
b9 b8 b7 b6 b5 b4 b3
Conversion starts
(Holding capacitor is disconnected)
9 10 11 TAD1
b2 b1 b0
Discharge
Set GO bit
(Holding capacitor continues
acquiring input)
On the following cycle:
ADRESH:ADRESL is loaded, GO bit is cleared,
ADIF bit is set, holding capacitor is connected to analog input.
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