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DS1825 Programmable Resolution 1-Wire Digital Thermometer With 4-Bit ID
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OPERATION¾MEASURING TEMPERATURE
The core functionality of the DS1825 is its direct-to-digital temperature sensor. The resolution of the temperature
sensor is user-configurable to 9, 10, 11, or 12 bits, corresponding to increments of 0.5°C, 0.25°C, 0.125°C, and
0.0625°C, respectively. The default resolution at power-up is 12-bit. The DS1825 powers-up in a low-power idle
state; to initiate a temperature measurement and A-to-D conversion, the master must issue a Convert T [44h]
command. Following the conversion, the resulting thermal data is stored in the 12-bit temperature register in the
scratchpad memory and the DS1825 returns to its idle state. If the DS1825 is powered by an external supply, the
master can issue “read time slots” (see the 1-Wire BUS SYSTEM section) after the Convert T command and the
DS1825 will respond by transmitting 0 while the temperature conversion is in progress and 1 when the conversion
is done. If the DS1825 is powered with parasite power, this notification technique cannot be used since the bus
must be pulled high by a strong pullup during the entire temperature conversion. The bus requirements for parasite
power are explained in detail in the POWERING THE DS1825 section of this data sheet.
The DS1825 output temperature data is calibrated in degrees centigrade; for Fahrenheit applications, a lookup
table or conversion routine must be used. The temperature data is stored as a 16-bit sign-extended two’s
complement number in the temperature register (see Figure 2). The sign bits (S) indicate if the temperature is
positive or negative: for positive numbers S = 0 and for negative numbers S = 1. If the DS1825 is configured for 12-
bit resolution, all bits in the temperature register will contain valid data. For 11-bit resolution, bit 0 is undefined. For
10-bit resolution, bits 1 and 0 are undefined, and for 9-bit resolution bits 2, 1 and 0 are undefined. Table 3 gives
examples of digital output data and the corresponding temperature reading for 12-bit resolution conversions.
Figure 2. TEMPERATURE REGISTER FORMAT
bit 7 bit 6 bit 5 bit 4 bit 3 bit 2 bit 1 bit 0
LS Byte
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
0
2
-1
2
-2
2
-3
2
-4
bit 15
bit 14 bit 13 bit 12 bit 11 bit 10 bit 9 bit 8
MS Byte
S S S S S 2
6
2
5
2
4
Table 3. TEMPERATURE/DATA RELATIONSHIP
TEMPERATURE
DIGITAL OUTPUT
(Binary)
DIGITAL OUTPUT
(Hex)
+125°C 0000 0111 1101 0000 07D0h
+85°C* 0000 0101 0101 0000 0550h
+25.0625°C 0000 0001 1001 0001 0191h
+10.125°C 0000 0000 1010 0010 00A2h
+0.5°C 0000 0000 0000 1000 0008h
0°C 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000h
-0.5°C 1111 1111 1111 1000 FFF8h
-10.125°C 1111 1111 0101 1110 FF5Eh
-25.0625°C 1111 1110 0110 1111 FE6Fh
-55°C 1111 1100 1001 0000 FC90h
*The power-on reset value of the temperature register is +85°C
OPERATION¾ALARM SIGNALING
After the DS1825 performs a temperature conversion, the temperature value is compared to the user-defined two’s
complement alarm trigger values stored in the 1-byte T
H
and T
L
registers (see Figure 3). The sign bit (S) indicates if
the value is positive or negative: for positive numbers S = 0 and for negative numbers S = 1. The T
H
and T
L
registers are NV (EEPROM) so they will retain data when the device is powered down. T
H
and T
L
can be accessed
through bytes 2 and 3 of the scratchpad as explained in the MEMORY section of this data sheet.