AD7298
Preliminary Technical Data
Figure 7. Partial Power Down Mode of Operation
FULL POWER-DOWN MODE
In this mode, all internal circuitry on the AD7298 is powered-
down and no information is retained in the control register or any
other internal register. If the averaging feature for the
temperature sensor is enabled in the control register
(TSENSEAVG), the averaging is reset once the device enters
power-down mode. The AD7298 is placed into full power-down
mode by bringing the logic level on the PD pin low for greater
than 100ns. The PD pin is asynchronous to the clock, hence it
can be triggered at any time. The part can be powered up for
normal operation by bringing the PD pin logic level back to a
high logic state. The full power-down feature can be used to
reduce the average power consumed by the AD7298 when
operating at lower throughput rates. The user should ensure
that tPOWER_UP has elapsed prior to programming the control
register and initiating a valid conversion.
POWERING UP THE AD7298
The AD7298 contains a power on reset circuit, which sets the
control register to its default setting of all zero’s, hence the
internal reference is enabled and the device is configured for
normal mode of operation. It takes 100μs to power up the
AD7298 when using the internal reference. When an external
reference is used TBD μs are required to power up the AD7298
with a 1μF decoupling capacitor.
When supplies are first applied to the AD7298, the user must
wait the specified power up time, tPOWER UP, before programming
the control register to select the desired channels for
conversion.
RESET
The AD7298 includes a reset feature, which can be used to reset
the device and the content of all internal registers including the
control register to their default state. To activate the reset
operation, the PD pin should be brought low for a minimum of
TBD ns and a maximum of 100ns and is asynchronous to the
clock, hence it can be triggered at any time. If the PD pin is held
low for greater than 100ns the part will enter full power-down
mode. It is imperative that the PD pin be held at a stable logic
level at all times to ensure normal operation.
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