lm12l458civf National Semiconductor Corporation, lm12l458civf Datasheet - Page 22

• Manufacturer Part Number: lm12l458civf
• Description: 12-bit Sign Data Acquisition System With Self-calibration
• Manufacturer: National Semiconductor Corporation

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2.0 Internal User-Programmable
Registers
R
higher integer value. If D is greater than 15, it is advisable to
lower the source impedance by using an analog buffer be-
tween the signal source and the LM12L458’s multiplexer
inputs.
Instruction RAM “01”
The second Instruction RAM section is selected by placing a
“01” in Bits 8 and 9 of the Configuration register.
Bits 0–7 hold “watchdog” limit #1. When Bit 11 of Instruction
RAM “00” is set to a “1”, the LM12L458 performs a “watch-
dog” comparison of the sampled analog input signal with the
limit #1 value first, followed by a comparison of the same
sampled analog input signal with the value found in limit #2
(Instruction RAM “10”).
Bit 8 holds limit #1’s sign.
Bit 9’s state determines the limit condition that generates a
“watchdog” interrupt. A “1” causes a voltage greater than
limit #1 to generate an interrupt, while a “0” causes a voltage
less than limit #1 to generate an interrupt.
Bits 10–15 are not used.
Instruction RAM “10”
The third Instruction RAM section is selected by placing a
“10” in Bits 8 and 9 of the Configuration register.
Bits 0–7 hold “watchdog” limit #2. When Bit 11 of Instruction
RAM “00” is set to a “1”, the LM12L458 performs a “watch-
dog” comparison of the sampled analog input signal with the
limit #1 value first (Instruction RAM “01”), followed by a
comparison of the same sampled analog input signal with
the value found in limit #2.
Bit 8 holds limit #2’s sign.
Bit 9’s state determines the limit condition that generates a
“watchdog” interrupt. A “1” causes a voltage greater than
limit #2 to generate an interrupt, while a “0” causes a voltage
less than limit #2 to generate an interrupt.
Bits 10–15 are not used.
2.2 CONFIGURATION REGISTER
The Configuration register, 1000 (A4–A1, BW = 0) or 1000x
(A4–A0, BW = 1) is a 16-bit control register with read/write
capability. It acts as the LM12L458’s “control panel” holding
global information as well as start/stop, reset, self-
calibration, and stand-by commands.
Bit 0 is the START/STOP bit. Reading Bit 0 returns an
indication of the Sequencer’s status. A “0” indicates that the
Sequencer is stopped and waiting to execute the next in-
struction. A “1” shows that the Sequencer is running. Writing
a “0” halts the Sequencer when the current instruction has
finished execution. The next instruction to be executed is
pointed to by the instruction pointer found in the status
register. A “1” restarts the Sequencer with the instruction
currently pointed to by the instruction pointer. (See Bits 8–10
in the Interrupt Status register.)
Bit 1 is the LM12L458’s system RESET bit. Writing a “1” to
Bit 1 stops the Sequencer (resetting the Configuration reg-
ister’s START/STOP bit), resets the Instruction pointer to
“000” (found in the Interrupt Status register), clears the Con-
version FIFO, and resets all interrupt flags. The RESET bit
will return to “0” after two clock cycles unless it is forced high
by writing a “1” into the Configuration register’s Standby bit.
S
is in kΩ and f
CLK
(Continued)
is in MHz. Round the result to the next
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A reset signal is internally generated when power is first
applied to the part. No operation should be started until the
RESET bit is “0”.
Writing a “1” to Bit 2 initiates an auto-zero offset voltage
calibration. Unlike the eight-sample auto-zero calibration
performed during the full calibration procedure, Bit 2 initiates
a “short” auto-zero by sampling the offset once and creating
a correction coefficient (full calibration averages eight
samples of the converter offset voltage when creating a
correction coefficient). If the Sequencer is running when Bit 2
is set to “1”, an auto-zero starts immediately after the con-
clusion of the currently running instruction. Bit 2 is reset
automatically to a “0” and an interrupt flag (Bit 3, in the
Interrupt Status register) is set at the end of the auto-zero
(76 clock cycles). After completion of an auto-zero calibra-
tion, the Sequencer fetches the next instruction as pointed to
by the Instruction RAM’s pointer and resumes execution. If
the Sequencer is stopped, an auto-zero is performed imme-
diately at the time requested.
Writing a “1” to Bit 3 initiates a complete calibration process
that includes a “long” auto-zero offset voltage correction (this
calibration averages eight samples of the comparator offset
voltage when creating a correction coefficient) followed by
an ADC linearity calibration. This complete calibration is
started after the currently running instruction is completed if
the Sequencer is running when Bit 3 is set to “1”. Bit 3 is
reset automatically to a “0” and an interrupt flag (Bit 4, in the
Interrupt Status register) will be generated at the end of the
calibration procedure (4944 clock cycles). After completion
of a full auto-zero and linearity calibration, the Sequencer
fetches the next instruction as pointed to by the Instruction
RAM’s pointer and resumes execution. If the Sequencer is
stopped, a full calibration is performed immediately at the
time requested.
Bit 4 is the Standby bit. Writing a “1” to Bit 4 immediately
places the LM12L458 in Standby mode. Normal operation
returns when Bit 4 is reset to a “0”. The Standby command
(“1”) disconnects the external clock from the internal circuitry,
decreases the LM12L458’s internal analog circuitry power
supply current, and preserves all internal RAM contents.
After writing a “0” to the Standby bit, the LM12L458 returns
to an operating state identical to that caused by exercising
the RESET bit. A Standby completion interrupt is issued after
a power-up completion delay that allows the analog circuitry
to settle. The Sequencer should be restarted only after the
Standby completion is issued. The Instruction RAM can still
be accessed through read and write operations while the
LM12L458 are in Standby Mode.
Bit 5 is the Channel Address Mask. If Bit 5 is set to a “1”, Bits
13–15 in the conversion FIFO will be equal to the sign bit (Bit
12) of the conversion data. Resetting Bit 5 to a “0” causes
conversion data Bits 13 through 15 to hold the instruction
pointer value of the instruction to which the conversion data
belongs.
Bit 6 is used to select a “short” auto-zero correction for every
conversion. The Sequencer automatically inserts an auto-
zero before every conversion or “watchdog” comparison if
Bit 6 is set to “1”. No automatic correction will be performed
if Bit 6 is reset to “0”.
The LM12L458’s offset voltage, after calibration, has a typi-
cal drift of 0.1 LSB over a temperature range of −40˚C to
+85˚C. This small drift is less than the variability of the
change in offset that can occur when using the auto-zero
correction with each conversion. This variability is the result
of using only one sample of the offset voltage to create a
correction value. This variability decreases when using the