Datasheet
AD7982 Data Sheet
Rev. B | Page 22 of 24
CHAIN MODE WITH BUSY INDICATOR
This mode can also be used to daisy-chain multiple AD7982s
on a 3-wire serial interface while providing a busy indicator.
This feature is useful for reducing component count and wiring
connections, for example, in isolated multiconverter applications or
for systems with a limited interfacing capacity. Data readback is
analogous to clocking a shift register.
A connection diagram example using three AD7982s is shown
in Figure 39, and the corresponding timing is given in Figure 40.
When SDI and CNV are low, SDO is driven low. With SCK
high, a rising edge on CNV initiates a conversion, selects the
chain mode, and enables the busy indicator feature. In this
mode, CNV is held high during the conversion phase and the
subsequent data readback. When all ADCs in the chain have
completed their conversions, the SDO pin of the ADC closest to
the digital host (see the AD7982 ADC labeled C in Figure 39) is
driven high. This transition on SDO can be used as a busy indicator
to trigger the data readback controlled by the digital host. The
AD7982 then enters the acquisition phase and powers down.
The data bits stored in the internal shift register are clocked out,
MSB first, by subsequent SCK falling edges. For each ADC, SDI
feeds the input of the internal shift register and is clocked by the
SCK falling edge. Each ADC in the chain outputs its data MSB
first, and 18 × N + 1 clocks are required to read back the N ADCs.
Although the rising edge can be used to capture the data, a digital
host using the SCK falling edge allows a faster reading rate and
consequently more AD7982s in the chain, provided the digital
host has an acceptable hold time.
CONVERT
DATA IN
CLK
DIGITAL HOST
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AD7982
SDI
SDO
CNV
C
SCK
AD7982
SDI
SDO
CNV
A
SCK
IRQ
AD7982
SDI
SDO
CNV
B
SCK
Figure 39. Chain Mode with Busy Indicator Connection Diagram
SDO
A
= SDI
B
D
A
17 D
A
16 D
A
15
SCK
1 2 3 39 53 54
t
EN
CONVERSION
ACQUISITION
t
CONV
t
CYC
t
ACQ
ACQUISITION
CNV = SDI
A
D
A
1
4 17
t
SCK
t
SCKH
t
SCKL
D
A
0
19 3818
SDO
B
= SDI
C
D
B
17 D
B
16 D
B
15 D
A
1D
B
1 D
B
0 D
A
17 D
A
16
55
t
SSDISCK
t
HSDISCK
t
HSDO
t
DSDO
SDO
C
D
C
17 D
C
16 D
C
15 D
A
1 D
A
0D
C
1 D
C
0 D
A
16
21 35 3620
37
D
B
1 D
B
0 D
A
17D
B
17 D
B
16
t
DSDOSDI
t
SSCKCNV
t
HSCKCNV
D
A
0
t
DSDOSDI
t
DSDOSDI
t
DSDOSDI
t
DSDOSDI
06513-027
Figure 40. Chain Mode with Busy Indicator Serial Interface Timing