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1999 Microchip Technology Inc.
Preliminary
DS21034A-page 13
MCP3202
5.0
SERIAL COMMUNICATIONS
5.1
Overview
Communication with the MCP3202 is done using a
standard SPI-compatible serial interface. Initiating
communication with the device is done by bringing the
CS line low. See Figure 5-1. If the device was powered
up with the CS pin low, it must be brought high and back
low to initiate communication. The first clock received
with CS low and D
IN
high will constitute a start bit. The
SGL/DIFF bit and the ODD/SIGN bit follow the start bit
and are used to select the input channel configuration.
The SGL/DIFF is used to select single ended or
psuedo-differential mode. The ODD/SIGN bit selects
which channel is used in single ended mode, and is
used to determine polarity in pseudo-differential mode.
Following the ODD/SIGN bit, the MSBF bit is transmit-
ted to and is used to enable the LSB first format for the
device. If the MSBF bit is low, then the data will come
from the device in MSB first format and any further
clocks with CS low will cause the device to output
zeros. If the MSBF bit is high, then the device will output
the converted word LSB first afterthe word has been
transmitted in the MSB first format. See Figure 5-2.
Table 5-1 shows the configuration bits for the
MCP3202. The device will begin to sample the analog
input on the second rising edge of the clock, after the
start bit has been received. The sample period will end
on the falling edge of the third clock following the start
bit.
On the falling edge of the clock for the MSBF bit, the
device will output a low null bit. The next sequential
12 clocks will output the result of the conversion with
MSB first as shown in Figure 5-1. Data is always output
from the device on the falling edge of the clock. If all 12
data bits have been transmitted and the device contin-
ues to receive clocks while the CS is held low, (and
MSBF = 1), the device will output the conversion result
LSB first as shown in Figure 5-2. If more clocks are pro-
vided to the device while CS is still low (after the LSB
first data has been transmitted), the device will clock
out zeros indefinitely.
If necessary, it is possible to bring CS low and clock in
leading zeros on the D
IN
line before the start bit. This is
often done when dealing with microcontroller-based
SPI ports that must send 8 bits at a time. Refer to
Section 6.1 for more details on using the MCP3202
devices with hardware SPI ports.
CONFIG
BITS
CHANNEL
SELECTION
GND
SGL/
DIFF
ODD/
SIGN
0
1
SINGLE
ENDED MODE
1
1
0
1
+
-
-
+
PSEUDO-
DIFFERENTIAL
MODE
0
0
0
1
IN+
IN-
IN-
IN+
TABLE 5-1:
Configuration Bits for the MCP3202.
CS
CLK
D
IN
D
OUT
HI-Z
Null
Bit
B11
B10
B9
B8
B7
B6
B5
B4
B3
B2
B1
B0*
HI-Z
t
SAMPLE
t
CONV
SGL/
DIFF
Start
t
CYC
t
CSH
t
CYC
* After completing the data transfer, if further clocks are applied with CS low, the A/D Converter will output zeros indefinitely. See
Figure 5-2 below for details on obtaining LSB first data.
** t
: during this time, the bias current and the comparator power down while the reference input becomes a high impedance
node, leaving the CLK running to clock out the LSB-first data or zeros.
t
DATA
**
t
SUCS
ODD/
SGL/
DIFF
Start
ODD/
SIGN
Don’t Care