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Si7015-A10
5.1.2. Performing a Temperature Measurement
The following steps should be performed in sequence to take a temperature measurement:
1. Set START (D0) and TEMP (D4) in CONFIG (register 0x03) to begin a new conversion, i.e., write CONFIG
with 0x11
2. Poll RDY (D0) in STATUS (register 0) until it is low (=0). This must be done at least once prior to reading
results even if the host waits longer than tCONV.
3. Read the upper and lower bytes of the temperature value from DATAh and DATAl (registers 0x01 and
0x02), respectively
Table 13 shows the format of the 14-bit temperature result. This value may be converted to °C using the following
equation:
TemperatureC
=


T-----E-3---M2-----P---
– 50
where TEMP is the measured value returned in DATAh:DATAI.
Table 14 shows the 14-bit values that correspond to various measured temperature levels.
Table 13. 14-Bit Temperature Result Available in Registers 1 and 2
DATAh
DATAI
D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 D0 D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 D0
14-Bit Temperature Code
The above sequence assumes normal mode, i.e., tCONV = 5.8 ms (typical). Conversions may be performed in fast
mode. See Section “5.1.4. Fast Conversion Mode”.
5.1.3. Entering Low-Power Mode
Either of the following sequences can be used to place the Si7015 into its low-power standby mode following an
RH conversion:
Option A:
Bring CSb high. This puts the Si7015 in low-power mode and disables I2C communication. This is similar to Si7005
except that the response to CSb high takes only a few usec and the VDD current is <1 µA (as opposed to Si7005
which can take >1second and can have VDD current of up to 100 µA).
Option B:
1. Poll /RDY until it returns zero, indicating that the conversion is finished.
2. Read the results of the RH conversion from DATAh:DATAl.
3. Clear the start bit (START) by writing 0x0 to register 3.
4. Clear the start bit (START) a second time by again writing 0x0 to register 3.
The Si7015 does enter its low-power standby mode following a temperature conversion. No action is required in
this case. However, please note that doing a temperature conversion following an RH conversion will not put the
Si7015 in low power state.
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