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Digital to Analogue Converter
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ADC Characteristics
• All real world quantities are analog in nature. We need to
convert that analog quantities to digital as computer
understand the world of 1’s and 0’s. Then we are able to
display an analog quantity.
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Temperature sensor
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ADC resolution
• ADC has n-bit resolution, where n can be 8, 10, 12, 16 or
24 bits.
• The higher resolution provides a smaller step size,
where step size is the smallest change that can be
discerned by an ADC.
• Although the resolution of ADC chip is decided at the
time of its design and cannot be changed, but we can
control the step size with the help of what is called vref.
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Resolution of ADC
• Resolution vs step size for ADC (vref=5V)
N-bit
Number of steps
Step size (mV)
8
256
5/19.53=19.53
10
1024
5/1024=4.88
12
4096
5/4096=1.2
16
65536
5/65536=0.076
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Conversion time
• Conversion time is defined as the time, it takes to
convert the analog input to a digital (binary ) number.
• The conversion time is dictated by the clock source
connected to the ADC in addition to the method used for
data conversion and technology used in the fabrication
of ADC chip such as MOS or TTL technology
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V reference
• Vref is input voltage used for the reference voltage.
• The voltage connected to this pin, along with the
resolution of the ADC chip, dictate the step size.
• For an 8-bit ADC, the step size is Vref/256.
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Vref relation to Vin range for an 8bit ADC
Vref (V)
Vin (V)
Step size (mV)
5
0 to 5
5/256=19.53
4
0 to 4
4/256=15.62
3
0 to 3
3/256=11.71
2
0 to 2
2/256=7.81
1
0 to 1
1/256=3.9
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Vref relation to Vin range for an 10bit ADC
Vref (V)
Vin (V)
Step size (mV)
5
0 to 5
5/1024=4.88
4.096
0 to 4.096
4.096/1024=4
3
0 to 3
3/1024=2.93
2.048
0 to 2.048
2.048/1024=2
1.024
0 to 1.024
1.024/1024=1
In some applications, we need the differential reference
voltage where Vref=Vref(+) – Vref(-).
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Digital data output
• In an 8 bit ADC, we have an 8 bit digital data output of
D0-D7 while in the 10 bit ADC the data output is D0-D9.
• To calculate the output voltage, the formula used is
Dout= Vin/ step size
Where Dout =digital data output (in decimal), Vin=analog
input voltage and step size (resolution) is the smallest
change, which is Vref/256 for an 8 bit ADC.
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Example
• For an 8 bit ADC, we have Vref=2.56 V. calculate the
D0-D7 output if analog input is
a) 1.7 V
b) 2.1 V
Solution:A)Step size is 2.56/256= 10 mv,
Dout= 1.7/10mv =170 in decimal
Binary 170=10101011
Find out solution for b.
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Analog input channels
• Normally, many data acquisition systems have more
than one ADC channels.
• PIC16F877a have 11 Analog channels and it can accept
11 analog sources to be digitized but only one input
channel can be digitized at a time.
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Start conversion and end of conversion
signals
• In case of multiple analog input channels and a single
digital output register makes it necessary for start
conversion (SC) and end of conversion (EOC) signals.
• When SC activated, the ADC starts converting the
analog input value of Vin to an n-bit digital number.
• The amount of time it takes to convert varies depending
on the conversion method.
• When the data conversion is complete, the end EOC
signal notifies the CPU that the converted data is ready
to be picked up.
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Steps to follow for ADC Chip
1. Select a channel
2. Activate the start of conversion (SC) signal to start the
analog input.
3. Keep monitoring the end of conversion signal
4. After the EOC has been activated, read the data out
from ADC chip
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ADC in PIC
• Following registers control the functionality of ADC in
PIC 16f877a.
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ADCON0, ADCON1
ADRESH, ADRESL
ADSELH, ADSEL
INTCON, PIE1, PIR1
PORTA, B, C
TRISA, B, C
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ADC in PIC microcontroller.
• PIC has 10 bit resolution Analog-to-Digital Converter.
• This device uses analog inputs, which are multiplexed into a single
sample and hold circuit. The output of the sample and hold is
connected to the input of the converter.
• The converter generates a 10-bit binary result via successive
approximation and stores the conversion result into the ADC result
registers (ADRESL and ADRESH).
• The ADC voltage reference is software selectable to either VDD or a
voltage applied to the external reference pins.
• The ADC can generate an interrupt upon completion of a
conversion. This interrupt can be used to wake-up the device from
Sleep.
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ADC Block diagram
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ADC Configuration
• When configuring and using the ADC the following
functions must be considered:
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Port configuration
Channel selection
ADC voltage reference selection
ADC conversion clock source
Interrupt control
Results formatting
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PORT CONFIGURATION and channel
selection
• The ADC can be used to convert both analog and digital
signals. When converting analog signals, the I/O pin
should be configured for analog by setting the
associated TRIS and ADCON1 bits.
• The CHS bits of the ADCON0 register determine which
channel is connected to the sample and hold circuit.
When changing channels, a delay is required before
starting the next conversion.
• The required delay is basically the time allowed to
discharge the capacitor
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CONVERSION CLOCK
• The ADC conversion clock is the time that will be used to
convert the analog voltage present on the pin to a 10-bit
value in the ADRESH:ADRESL registers.
• It takes 11 of these conversion clock cycles to perform a
complete ADC. If the conversion clock period is
insufficient, an incomplete ADC result will occur.
• The electrical specifications for the PIC16F877a state
that the conversion clock must have a period of at least
1.5 μSeconds or a frequency of approximately 667 kHz.
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CONVERSION CLOCK
• The source of the conversion clock is software selectable via
the ADCS bits of the ADCON0 AND ADCON1 register.
• There are seven possible clock options:
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FOSC/2
FOSC/4
FOSC/8
FOSC/16
FOSC/32
FOSC/64
FRC (dedicated internal oscillator)
• The time to complete one bit conversion is defined as TAD.
One full 10-bit conversion requires 11 TAD periods
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Acquisition time
• When an specific channel is selected the voltage from
that input channel is stored in an internal holding
capacitor. It takes some time for the capacitor to get fully
charged and become equal to the applied voltage. This
time is called acquisition time. Once acquisition time is
over the input channel is disconnected from the source
and the conversion begin. The acquisition times depends
on several factor like the source impedance, Vdd of the
system and temperature.
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INTERRUPTS
• The ADC module allows for the ability to generate an interrupt upon
completion of an Analog-to-Digital conversion. The ADC interrupt
flag is the ADIF bit in the PIR1 register. The ADC interrupt enable is
the ADIE bit in the PIE1 register. The ADIF bit must be cleared in
software.
• This interrupt can be generated while the device is operating or
while in Sleep. If the device is in Sleep, the interrupt will wake-up the
device. Upon waking from Sleep, the next instruction following the
SLEEP instruction is always executed. If the user is attempting to
wake-up from Sleep and resume in-line code execution, the global
interrupt must be disabled. If the global interrupt is enabled,
execution will switch to the interrupt service routine.
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Result formating
• The 10-bit A/D conversion result can be supplied in two
formats, left justified or right justified. The ADFM bit of
the ADCON0 register controls the output format.
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ADC Result register high for ADFM=0
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ADC result register high ADFM=1
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A/D CONVERSION PROCEDURE
• This is an example procedure for using the ADC to perform an
Analog-to-Digital conversion:
1. Configure Port:
– Disable pin output driver (See TRIS register)
– Configure pin as analog
2. Configure the ADC module:
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Select ADC conversion clock
Configure voltage reference
Select ADC input channel
Select result format
Turn on ADC module
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3.Configure ADC interrupt (optional):
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Clear ADC interrupt flag
Enable ADC interrupt
Enable peripheral interrupt
Enable global interrupt(1)
4. Wait the required acquisition time
5. Start conversion by setting the GO/DONE bit.
6. Wait for ADC conversion to complete by one of the following:
– Polling the GO/DONE bit
– Waiting for the ADC interrupt (interrupts enabled)
7. Read ADC Result
8. Clear the ADC interrupt flag (required if interrupt is enabled).
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Steps in programming the A/D converter
using polling
1. Make the pin for the selected ADC an input channel.
2. Select voltage reference and A/C input channel.
3. Select the conversion clock.
4. Wait for the required acquisition time.
5. Turn on the ADC module .
6. Activate the start conversion bit of Go/Done.
7. Wait for the conversion to be completed by polling the end of
conversion bit.
8. After the GO/DONE bit has gone LOW, read the ADRESL and
ADRESH register
9. Go to step 5.
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