Preliminary Technical Data
Temperature Value Format
One LSB of the ADC corresponds to 0.25°C. The temperature
reading from the ADC is stored in a 12-bit twos complement
format, to accommodate both positive and negative
temperature measurements. The temperature data format is
provided in Table 9.
Table 9. Temperature Data Format
Temperature (°C) Digital Output
−40
1111 0110 0000
−25
1111 1001 1100
−10
1111 1101 1000
−0.25
1111 1111 1111
0
0000 0000 0000
+0.25
0000 0000 0001
+10
0000 0010 1000
+25
0000 0110 0100
+50
0000 1100 1000
+75
0001 0010 1100
+100
0001 1001 0000
+105
0001 1010 0100
+125
0001 1111 0100
Temperature Conversion Formula:
Positive Temperature = ADC Code/4
Negative Temperature = (4096 - ADC Code)/4
VDRIVE
The AD7298 also has the VDRIVE feature. VDRIVE controls the volt-
age at which the serial interface operates. VDRIVE allows the ADC
to easily interface to both a 1.8V and 3V processors. For
example, if the AD7298 were operated with a VDD of 3.3V, the
VDRIVE pin could be powered from a 1.8V supply. This enables
the AD7298 to operate with a larger dynamic range with an VDD
of 3.3V while still being able to interface to 1.8V processors.
Take care to ensure VDRIVE does not exceed VDD by more than
0.3V (see the Maximum Ratings Section).
AD7298
THE REFERENCE
The AD7298 can operate with either the internal 2.5V on-chip
reference or an externally applied reference. The EXT_REF bit
in the control register is used to determine whether the internal
reference is used. If the EXT_REF bit is selected in the control
register, an external reference can be supplied through the VREF
pin. On power-up, the internal reference is enabled. Suitable
external reference sources for the AD7298 include AD780,
AD1582, ADR431, REF193, and ADR391.
The internal reference circuitry consists of a 2.5V band-gap
reference and a reference buffer. When the AD7298 is operated
in internal reference mode, the 2.5V internal reference is avail-
able at the VREF pin, which should be decoupled to AGND using a
10 μF capacitor. It is recommended that the internal reference be
buffered before applying it elsewhere in the system. The internal
reference is capable of sourcing up to TBD μA of current when
the converter is static. The reference buffer requires 10ms to
power up and charge the TBD μF decoupling capacitor during
the power-up time.
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