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1. Set the appropriate channels to Sleep mode (a hard reset to
the AD6635
RESET
pin brings all four channels up in sleep
mode).
2. Note that the time from when the Sync pin goes high to
when the NCO begins processing data is the contents of the
Start Update Holdoff counter(s) (0x83) plus three master
clock cycles.
3. Write the Start Update Holdoff counter(s) (0x83) to the
appropriate value (greater than 1 and less than 216 – 1). If
the chip(s) is not initialized, all other registers should be
loaded at this step.
4. Set the Start on Pin Sync bit and the appropriate Sync Pin
Enable high (Ext address 4; A, B, C, or D).
5. When the Sync pin is sampled high by the AD6635 CLK,
this enables the countdown of the Start Update Holdoff
counter. The counter is clocked with the AD6635 CLK
signal. When it reaches a count of one, the Sleep bit of the
appropriate channel(s) is set low to activate the channel(s).
6. Unlike Soft Syncs, Pin Syncs have effect on all the channels at
the same time. See Step 6 of the previous section, Start with
Soft Sync to understand the delays between the two sets of
channels. These delays do not occur with Pin Sync since the
Sync pins are shared between all the AD6635 channels.
Hop
Hop is a jump from one NCO frequency to a new NCO fre-
quency. This change in frequency can be synchronized via
microprocessor control (Soft Sync) or an external Sync signal
(Pin Sync) as described below.
To set the NCO frequency without synchronization, the follow-
ing method should be used.
Set Frequency No Hop
1. Set the NCO Freq Holdoff counter to 0.
2. Load the appropriate NCO frequency. The new frequency
will be immediately loaded to the NCO.
Hop with Soft Sync
The AD6635 includes the ability to synchronize a change in
NCO frequency on multiple channels or chips under micropro-
cessor control. The NCO Freq Holdoff counter (0x84) in
conjunction with the Hop bit and the Sync bit (Ext address 4)
allow this synchronization. Basically, the NCO Freq Holdoff
counter delays the new frequency being loaded into the NCO
by its value (number of AD6635 CLKs). The following method
is used to synchronize a hop in frequency on multiple channels
via microprocessor control.
1. Note that the time from when the RDY (
DTACK
) pin goes
high to when the NCO begins processing data is the contents
of the NCO Freq Holdoff counter (0x84) plus seven master
clock cycles.
2. Write the NCO Freq Hold Off (0x84) counter to the appro-
priate value (greater than 1 and less than 216 – 1).
3. Write the NCO Frequency register(s) to the new desired
frequency.
4. Write the Hop bit and the Sync(s) bit high (Ext address 4).
5. This starts the NCO Freq Holdoff counter counting down.
The counter is clocked with the AD6635 CLK signal. When
it reaches a count of one, the new frequency is loaded into
the NCO.
6. Note that channels 0 to 3 and 4 to 7 will receive syncs during
different microport writes (separate syncs have to be used for
Channels 0 to 3 and 4 to 7). This time difference for the two
sets of channels (separate microport writes) should be noted.
Hop with Pin Sync
The AD6635 includes four Sync pins to provide the most accu-
rate synchronization, especially between multiple AD6635s.
Synchronization of hopping to a new NCO frequency with an
external signal is accomplished with the following method.
1. Note that the time from when the SYNC pin goes high to
when the NCO begins processing data is the contents of the
NCO Freq Holdoff counter (0x84) plus five master clock
cycles.
2.
Write the NCO Freq Holdoff counter(s) (0x84) to the
appropriate value (greater than 1 and less than 216 – 1).
3. Write the NCO Frequency register(s) to the new desired
frequency.
4. Set the Hop on Pin Sync bit and the appropriate Sync Pin
Enable high.
5. When the selected Sync pin is sampled high by the AD6635
CLK, this enables the countdown of the NCO Freq Holdoff
counter. The counter is clocked with the AD6635 CLK
signal. When it reaches a count of one, the new frequency is
loaded into the NCO.
6. Unlike Soft Syncs, Pin Syncs have effect on all the channels
at the same time. See Step 6 of the section, Start with Soft
Sync, to understand the delays between the two sets of chan-
nels. These delays do not occur with Pin Sync since all the
Sync pins are shared between all the AD6635 channels.
PARALLEL OUTPUT PORTS
The AD6635 incorporates four independent 16-bit parallel
ports and link ports for output data transfer. The parallel ports
and link ports share pins and internal mux circuitry. For each
data path, i.e., for each Output Port (A, B, C, or D), either a
parallel port or a link port can be selected, but not both. A
parallel port and a link port can be used simultaneously, but
only if they do not share the same data path; for example, Paral-
lel Port A along with Link Port B, or Parallel Port B with Link
Port A. Figure 34 illustrates a simplified block diagram showing
the AD6635’s output data routing configuration for one output
port. It also shows the shared pins; eight pins of AD6635 are
shared with link port data pins and the parallel port channel
indicator pins are shared with the link port clock in and clock
out pins.