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Stellaris^® LM3S2793 Microcontroller
13.3.2
Module Control
Outside of the sample sequencers, the remainder of the control logic is responsible for tasks such
as:
■ Interrupt generation
■ DMA operation
■ Sequence prioritization
■ Trigger configuration
■ Comparator configuration
■ External voltage reference
■ Sample phase control
Most of the ADC control logic runs at the ADC clock rate of 16 MHz. The internal ADC divider is
configured for 16-MHz operation automatically by hardware when the system XTAL is selected with
the PLL.
13.3.2.1
Interrupts
The register configurations of the sample sequencers and digital comparators dictate which events
generate raw interrupts, but do not have control over whether the interrupt is actually sent to the
interrupt controller. The ADC module's interrupt signals are controlled by the state of the MASK bits
in the ADC Interrupt Mask (ADCIM) register. Interrupt status can be viewed at two locations: the
ADC Raw Interrupt Status (ADCRIS) register, which shows the raw status of the various interrupt
signals; and the ADC Interrupt Status and Clear (ADCISC) register, which shows active interrupts
that are enabled by the ADCIM register. Sequencer interrupts are cleared by writing a 1 to the
corresponding IN bit in ADCISC. Digital comparator interrupts are cleared by writing a 1 to the ADC
Digital Comparator Interrupt Status and Clear (ADCDCISC) register.
13.3.2.2
DMA Operation
DMA may be used to increase efficiency by allowing each sample sequencer to operate independently
and transfer data without processor intervention or reconfiguration. The ADC module provides a
request signal from each sample sequencer to the associated dedicated channel of the μDMA
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 359 for more details about programming
the μDMA controller.
13.3.2.3
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
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