ISLA224S
26
FN7911.2
April 25, 2013
The communication protocol begins with an instruction/address
phase. The first rising SCLK edge following a high-to-low
transition on CSB determines the beginning of the two-byte
instruction/address command; SCLK must be static low before
the CSB transition. Data can be presented in MSB-first order or
LSB-first order. The default is MSB-first, but this can be changed
by setting 0x00[6] high. Figures
52 and
53 show the appropriate
bit ordering for the MSB-first and LSB-first modes, respectively. In
MSB-first mode, the address is incremented for multi-byte
transfers, while in LSB-first mode it’s decremented.
In the default mode, the MSB is R/W, which determines if the
data is to be read (active high) or written. The next two bits, W1
and W0, determine the number of data bytes to be read or
written (see Table
6). The lower 13 bits contain the first address
for the data transfer. This relationship is illustrated in Figure
54,and timing values are given in “Switching Specifications” on
After the instruction/address bytes have been read, the
appropriate number of data bytes are written to or read from the
ADC (based on the R/W bit status). The data transfer will
continue as long as CSB remains low and SCLK is active. Stalling
of the CSB pin is allowed at any byte boundary
(instruction/address or data) if the number of bytes being
transferred is three or less. For transfers of four bytes or more,
CSB is allowed to stall in the middle of the instruction/address
bytes or before the first data byte. If CSB transitions to a high
state after that point the state machine will reset and terminate
the data transfer.
Figures
56 and
57 illustrate the timing relationships for 2-byte
and N-byte transfers, respectively. The operation for a 3-byte
transfer can be inferred from these diagrams.
SPI Configuration
ADDRESS 0X00: CHIP_PORT_CONFIG
Bit ordering and SPI reset are controlled by this register. Bit order
can be selected as MSB to LSB (MSB first) or LSB to MSB (LSB
first) to accommodate various micro controllers.
Bit 7 SDO Active
Bit 6 LSB First
Setting this bit high configures the SPI to interpret serial data
as arriving in LSB to MSB order.
Bit 5 Soft Reset
Setting this bit high resets all SPI registers to default values.
Bit 4 Reserved
This bit should always be set high.
Bits 3:0 These bits should always mirror bits 4:7 to avoid
ambiguity in bit ordering.
ADDRESS 0X02: BURST_END
If a series of sequential registers are to be set, burst mode can
improve throughput by eliminating redundant addressing. The
burst is ended by pulling the CSB pin high. Setting the burst_end
address determines the end of the transfer. During a write
operation, the user must be cautious to transmit the correct
number of bytes based on the starting and ending addresses.
Bits 7:0 Burst End Address
This register value determines the ending address of the burst
data.
Device Information
ADDRESS 0X08: CHIP_ID
ADDRESS 0X09: CHIP_VERSION
The generic die identifier and a revision number, respectively, can
be read from these two registers.
Device Configuration/Control
A common SPI map, which can accommodate single-channel or
multi-channel devices, is used for all Intersil ADC products.
ADDRESS 0X20: OFFSET_COARSE_COREA
ADDRESS 0X21: OFFSET_FINE_COREA
The input offset of ADC coreA can be adjusted in fine and coarse
steps. Both adjustments are made via an 8-bit word as detailed
in Table
7. The data format is twos complement.
The default value of each register will be the result of the
self-calibration after initial power-up. If a register is to be
incremented or decremented, the user should first read the
register value then write the incremented or decremented value
back to the same register. Bit 0 in register 0xFE must be set high
to enable updates written to 0x20 and 0x21 to be used by the
ADC.(See description for 0xFE)
ADDRESS 0X22: GAIN_COARSE_COREA
ADDRESS 0X23: GAIN_MEDIUM_COREA
ADDRESS 0X24: GAIN_FINE_COREA
Gain of the ADC core can be adjusted in coarse, medium and fine
steps. Coarse gain is a 4-bit adjustment while medium and fine
TABLE 6. BYTE TRANSFER SELECTION
[W1:W0]
BYTES TRANSFERRED
00
1
01
2
10
3
11
4 or more
TABLE 7. OFFSET ADJUSTMENTS
CoreA
CoreB
PARAMETER
0x20[7:0]
0x26[7:0]
COARSE OFFSET
0x21[7:0]
0x27[7:0]
FINE OFFSET
Steps
255
–Full Scale (0x00)
-133LSB (-47mV)
-5LSB (-1.75mV)
Mid–Scale (0x80)
0.0LSB (0.0mV)
0.0LSB
+Full Scale (0xFF)
+133LSB (+47mV)
+5LSB (+1.75mV)
Nominal Step Size
1.04LSB (0.37mV)
0.04LSB (0.014mV)