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Figure 26-7. ADC Timing Diagram, Free Running Conversion
11 12 13
Sign and MSB of Result
LSB of Result
ADC Clock
ADSC
ADIF
ADCH
ADCL
Cycle Number
1
2
One Conversion Next Conversion
3 4
Conversion
Complete
Sample and Hold
MUX and REFS
Update
Table 26-1. ADC Conversion Time
Condition Sample & Hold
(Cycles from Start of Conversion)
Conversion Time
(Cycles)
First conversion 13.5 25
Normal conversions, single ended 1.5 13
Auto Triggered conversions 2 13.5
Normal conversions, differential 1.5/2.5 13/14
26.4.1. Differential Gain Channels
When using differential gain channels, certain aspects of the conversion need to be taken into
consideration.
Differential conversions are synchronized to the internal clock CK
ADC2
equal to half the ADC clock. This
synchronization is done automatically by the ADC interface in such a way that the sample-and-hold
occurs at a specific edge of CK
ADC2
. A conversion initiated by the user (that is, all single conversions, and
the first free running conversion) when CK
ADC2
is low will take the same amount of time as a single ended
conversion (13 ADC clock cycles from the next prescaled clock cycle). A conversion initiated by the user
when CK
ADC2
is high will take 14 ADC clock cycles due to the synchronization mechanism. In free
running mode, a new conversion is initiated immediately after the previous conversion completes, and
since CK
ADC2
is high at this time, all automatically started (that is, all but the first) free running
conversions will take 14 ADC clock cycles.
The gain stage is optimized for a bandwidth of 4kHz at all gain settings. Higher frequencies may be
subjected to non-linear amplification. An external low-pass filter should be used if the input signal
contains higher frequency components than the gain stage bandwidth. Note that the ADC clock frequency
is independent of the gain stage bandwidth limitation. For example the ADC clock period may be 6μs,
allowing a channel to be sampled at 12kSPS, regardless of the bandwidth of this channel.
If differential gain channels are used and conversions are started by Auto Triggering, the ADC must be
switched off between conversions. When Auto Triggering is used, the ADC prescaler is reset before the
conversion is started. Since the gain stage is dependent of a stable ADC clock prior to the conversion,
this conversion will not be valid. By disabling and then re-enabling the ADC between each conversion
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