C8051F02X Datasheet, PDF (28/272 Pages) Silicon Laboratories – 8K ISP FLASH MCU Family

C8051F020/1/2/3
1.7. 12-Bit Analog to Digital Converter
The C8051F020/1 has an on-chip 12-bit SAR ADC (ADC0) with a 9-channel input multiplexer and programmable
gain amplifier. With a maximum throughput of 100 ksps, the ADC offers true 12-bit accuracy with an INL of ±1LSB.
C8051F022/3 devices include a 10-bit SAR ADC with similar specifications and configuration options. The ADC0
voltage reference is selected between the DAC0 output and an external VREF pin. On C8051F020/2 devices, ADC0
has its own dedicated VREF0 input pin; on C8051F021/3 devices, the ADC0 shares the VREFA input pin with the 8-
bit ADC1. The on-chip 15 ppm/°C voltage reference may generate the voltage reference for other system components
or the on-chip ADCs via the VREF output pin.
The ADC is under full control of the CIP-51 microcontroller via its associated Special Function Registers. One input
channel is tied to an internal temperature sensor, while the other eight channels are available externally. Each pair of
the eight external input channels can be configured as either two single-ended inputs or a single differential input.
The system controller can also put the ADC into shutdown mode to save power.
A programmable gain amplifier follows the analog multiplexer. The gain can be set in software from 0.5 to 16 in
powers of 2. The gain stage can be especially useful when different ADC input channels have widely varied input
voltage signals, or when it is necessary to "zoom in" on a signal with a large DC offset (in differential mode, a DAC
could be used to provide the DC offset).
Conversions can be started in four ways; a software command, an overflow of Timer 2, an overflow of Timer 3, or an
external signal input. This flexibility allows the start of conversion to be triggered by software events, external HW
signals, or a periodic timer overflow signal. Conversion completions are indicated by a status bit and an interrupt (if
enabled). The resulting 10 or 12-bit data word is latched into two SFRs upon completion of a conversion. The data
can be right or left justified in these registers under software control.
Window Compare registers for the ADC data can be configured to interrupt the controller when ADC data is within
or outside of a specified range. The ADC can monitor a key voltage continuously in background mode, but not inter-
rupt the controller unless the converted data is within the specified window.
Figure 1.11. 12-Bit ADC Block Diagram
Analog Multiplexer
AIN0.0
AIN0.1
AIN0.2
AIN0.3
AIN0.4
AIN0.5
AIN0.6
AIN0.7
+
-
+
- 9-to-1
+ ^AMUX
(SE or
- ^DIFF)
+
-
TEMP
SENSOR
AGND
Configuration, Control, and Data
Registers
Window Compare
Logic
Window
Compare
Interrupt
Programmable Gain
Amplifier
AV+
X
+
-
External VREF
Pin
DAC0 Output
12-Bit
SAR
12
ADC
VREF
Start
Conversion
ADC Data
Registers
Conversion
Complete
Interrupt
Write to AD0BUSY
Timer 3 Overflow
CNVSTR
Timer 2 Overflow
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