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MCP3426/7/8

5.3.4 READING OUTPUT CODES AND

CONFIGURATION BYTE FROM THE

DEVICE

When the Master sends a read command (R/W = 1),

the device outputs both the conversion data and

configuration bytes. Each byte consists of 8 bits with

one acknowledge (ACK) bit. The ACK bit after the

address byte is issued by the device and the ACK bits

after each conversion data bytes are issued by the

Master.

When the device receives a read command, it outputs

two data bytes followed by a configuration register. In

16-bit conversion mode, the MSB (= sign bit) of the first

data byte is D15. In 14-bit conversion mode, the first

two bits in the first data byte are repeated MSB bits and

can be ignored, and the 3rd bit (D13) is the MSB (=sign

bit) of the conversion data. In 12-bit conversion mode,

the first four bits are repeated MSB bits and can be

ignored. The 5th bit (D11) of the byte represents the

MSB (= sign bit) of the conversion data. Table 5-4

summarizes the conversion data output of each

conversion mode.

The configuration byte follows the output data bytes.

The device repeatedly outputs the configuration byte

only if the Master sends clocks repeatedly after the

data bytes.

The device terminates the current outputs when it

receives a Not-Acknowledge (NAK) with a repeated

start or a stop bit at the end of each output byte. It is not

required to read the configuration byte. However, the

Master may read the configuration byte to check the

RDY

bit condition.The Master may continuously send

clock (SCL) to repeatedly read the configuration byte

(to check the RDY bit status).

Figure 5-4 shows the timing diagram for reading the

ADC conversion data.

TABLE 5-4: OUTPUT CODES OF EACH RESOLUTION OPTION

Conversion

Option

Digital Output Codes

16-bits D15 ~ D8 (1st data byte) - D7 ~ D0 (2nd data byte) - Configuration byte. (Note 1)

14-bits MMD13D ~ D8 (1st data byte) - D7 ~ D0 (2nd data byte) - Configuration byte. (Note 2)

12-bits MMMMD11 ~ D8 (1st data byte) - D7 ~ D0 (2nd data byte) - Configuration byte. (Note 3)

Note 1: D15 is MSB (= sign bit).

2: D13 is MSB (= sign bit), M is repeated MSB of the data byte.

3: D11 is MSB (= sign bit), M is repeated MSB of the data byte.