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Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC)
controller. The ADC does not support single transfer requests. A burst transfer request is asserted
when the interrupt bit for the sample sequence is set (IE bit in the ADCSSCTLn register is set).
The arbitration size of the μDMA transfer must be a power of 2, and the associated IE bits in the
ADDSSCTLn register must be set. For example, if the μDMA channel of SS0 has an arbitration
size of four, the IE3 bit (4th sample) and the IE7 bit (8th sample) must be set. Thus the μDMA
request occurs every time 4 samples have been acquired. No other special steps are needed to
enable the ADC module for μDMA operation.
Refer to the “Micro Direct Memory Access (μDMA)” on page 327 for more details about programming
the μDMA controller.
12.3.2.3
Prioritization
When sampling events (triggers) happen concurrently, they are prioritized for processing by the
values in the ADC Sample Sequencer Priority (ADCSSPRI) register. Valid priority values are in
the range of 0-3, with 0 being the highest priority and 3 being the lowest. Multiple active sample
sequencer units with the same priority do not provide consistent results, so software must ensure
that all active sample sequencer units have a unique priority value.
12.3.2.4
Sampling Events
Sample triggering for each sample sequencer is defined in the ADC Event Multiplexer Select
(ADCEMUX) register. Trigger sources include processor (default), analog comparators, an external
signal on GPIO PB4, a GP Timer, and continuous sampling. The processor triggers sampling by
setting the SSx bits in the ADC Processor Sample Sequence Initiate (ADCPSSI) register.
Care must be taken when using the continuous sampling trigger. If a sequencer's priority is too high,
it is possible to starve other lower priority sequencers. Generally, a sample sequencer using
continuous sampling should be set to the lowest priority. Continuous sampling can be used with a
digital comparator to cause an interrupt when a particular voltage is seen on an input.
12.3.2.5
Sample Phase Control
The sample time can be delayed from the standard sampling time in 22.5° increments up to 337.5º
using the ADC Sample Phase Control (ADCSPC) register. Figure 12-2 on page 510 shows an
example of various phase relationships at a 1 Msps rate.
Figure 12-2. ADC Sample Phases
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ADC Sample Clock
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PHASE 0x1 (22.5°)
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PHASE 0xE (315.0°)
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PHASE 0xF (337.5°)
12.3.3
Hardware Sample Averaging Circuit
Higher precision results can be generated using the hardware averaging circuit, however, the
improved results are at the cost of throughput. Up to 64 samples can be accumulated and averaged
to form a single data entry in the sequencer FIFO. Throughput is decreased proportionally to the
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