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21.5 A/D Conversions
Figure 21-3 shows the operation of the A/D Converter
after the GO/DONE bit has been set and the
ACQT2:ACQT0 bits are cleared. A conversion is
started after the following instruction to allow entry into
Sleep mode before the conversion begins.
Figure 21-4 shows the operation of the A/D Converter
after the GO/DONE bit has been set, 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.
21.6 Use of the ECCP2 Trigger
An A/D conversion can be started by the “Special Event
Trigger” of the ECCP2 module. This requires that the
CCP2M3:CCP2M0 bits (CCP2CON<3:0>) be
programmed as ‘1011’ and that the A/D module is
enabled (ADON bit is set). When the trigger occurs, the
GO/DONE bit will be set, starting the A/D acquisition
and conversion, and the Timer1 (or Timer3) counter will
be reset to zero. Timer1 (or Timer3) is reset to auto-
matically repeat the A/D acquisition period with minimal
software overhead (moving ADRESH/ADRESL to the
desired location). The appropriate analog input
channel must be selected and the minimum acquisition
period is either timed by the user, or an appropriate
TACQ time is selected before the Special Event Trigger
sets the GO/DONE bit (starts a conversion).
If the A/D module is not enabled (ADON is cleared), the
Special Event Trigger will be ignored by the A/D module
but will still reset the Timer1 (or Timer3) counter.
FIGURE 21-3:
A/D CONVERSION TAD CYCLES (ACQT2:ACQT0 = 000, TACQ = 0)
TCY - TAD TAD1 TAD2 TAD3 TAD4 TAD5 TAD6 TAD7 TAD8 TAD9 TAD10 TAD11
b9 b8 b7 b6 b5 b4 b3 b2 b1 b0
Conversion starts
Holding capacitor is disconnected from analog input (typically 100 ns)
Set GO/DONE bit
Next Q4: ADRESH/ADRESL is loaded, GO/DONE bit is cleared,
ADIF bit is set, holding capacitor is connected to analog input.
FIGURE 21-4:
A/D CONVERSION TAD CYCLES (ACQT2:ACQT0 = 010, TACQ = 4 TAD)
TACQT Cycles
TAD Cycles
123
Automatic
Acquisition
Time
412345678
b9 b8 b7 b6 b5 b4 b3
Conversion starts
(Holding capacitor is disconnected)
9 10 11
b2 b1 b0
Set GO/DONE bit
(Holding capacitor continues
acquiring input)
Next Q4: ADRESH:ADRESL is loaded, GO/DONE bit is cleared,
ADIF bit is set, holding capacitor is reconnected to analog input.
DS39778D-page 300
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