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overhead that is required, eight digital comparators are provided. Conversions from the ADC that
are sent to the digital comparators are compared against the user programmable limits in the ADC
Digital Comparator Range (ADCDCCMPn) registers. If the observed signal moves out of the
acceptable range, a processor interrupt can be generated. The digital comparators four operational
modes (Once, Always, Hysteresis Once, Hysteresis Always) can be applied to three separate regions
(low band, mid band, high band) as defined by the user.
13.3.7.1
Output Functions
ADC conversions can either be stored in the ADC Sample Sequence FIFOs or compared using the
digital comparator resources as defined by the SnDCOP bits in the ADC Sample Sequence n
Operation (ADCSSOPn) register. These selected ADC conversions are used by their respective
digital comparator to monitor the external signal. Each comparator has two possible output functions:
processor interrupts and triggers.
Each function has its own state machine to track the monitored signal. Even though the interrupt
and trigger functions can be enabled individually or both at the same time, the same conversion
data is used by each function to determine if the right conditions have been met to assert the
associated output.
Interrupts
The digital comparator interrupt function is enabled by setting the CIE bit in the ADC Digital
Comparator Control (ADCDCCTLn) register. This bit enables the interrupt function state machine
to start monitoring the incoming ADC conversions. When the appropriate set of conditions is met,
and the DCONSSx bit is set in the ADCIM register, an interrupt is sent to the interrupt controller.
13.3.7.2
Operational Modes
Four operational modes are provided to support a broad range of applications and multiple possible
signaling requirements: Always, Once, Hysteresis Always, and Hysteresis Once. The operational
mode is selected using the CIM field in the ADCDCCTLn register.
Always Mode
In the Always operational mode, the associated interrupt or trigger is asserted whenever the ADC
conversion value meets its comparison criteria. The result is a string of assertions on the interrupt
or trigger while the conversions are within the appropriate range.
Once Mode
In the Once operational mode, the associated interrupt or trigger is asserted whenever the ADC
conversion value meets its comparison criteria, and the previous ADC conversion value did not.
The result is a single assertion of the interrupt or trigger when the conversions are within the
appropriate range.
Hysteresis-Always Mode
The Hysteresis-Always operational mode can only be used in conjunction with the low-band or
high-band regions because the mid-band region must be crossed and the opposite region entered
to clear the hysteresis condition. In the Hysteresis-Always mode, the associated interrupt or trigger
is asserted in the following cases: 1) the ADC conversion value meets its comparison criteria or 2)
a previous ADC conversion value has met the comparison criteria, and the hysteresis condition has
not been cleared by entering the opposite region. The result is a string of assertions on the interrupt
or trigger that continue until the opposite region is entered.
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