LM3S3739 Datasheet, PDF (712/805 Pages) Texas Instruments – Stellaris® LM3S3739 Microcontroller

Analog Comparators
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Analog Comparators
An analog comparator is a peripheral that compares two analog voltages, and provides a logical
output that signals the comparison result.
Note: Not all comparators have the option to drive an output pin. See the Comparator Operating
Mode tables in “Functional Description” on page 714 for more information.
The comparator can provide its output to a device pin, acting as a replacement for an analog
comparator on the board, or it can be used to signal the application via interrupts or triggers to the
ADC to cause it to start capturing a sample sequence. The interrupt generation and ADC triggering
logic is separate. This means, for example, that an interrupt can be generated on a rising edge and
the ADC triggered on a falling edge.
The Stellaris^® Analog Comparators module has the following features:
■ Two independent integrated analog comparators
■ Configurable for output to drive an output pin, generate an interrupt, or initiate an ADC sample
sequence
■ Compare external pin input to external pin input or to internal programmable voltage reference
■ Compare a test voltage against any one of these voltages
– An individual external reference voltage
– A shared single external reference voltage
– A shared internal reference voltage
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