Preliminary Technical Data

ADIS16209

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Table 11. Digital I/O Line Configuration Registers

Function

[Priority]

Register

Data-Ready I/O indicator

[1]

MSC_CTRL

Alarm Indicator

[2]

ALM_CTRL

General-Purpose I/O Configuration

[3]

GPIO_DIR

General-Purpose I/O Line Communication

GPIO_DAT

Data-Ready I/O Indicator

The MSC_CTRL register provides controls for a data-ready

function. For example, writing 0x05 to this register enables this

function, and establishes DIO2 as an active-low, data-ready line.

The duty cycle is 20% (±10% tolerance).

Table 12. MSC_CTRL Bit Descriptions

Bit

Description

(Default = 0x0000)

15:11

Not used

10

Self-test at power-on: 1 = disabled, 0 = enabled

9

Not used

8

Self-test enable (temporary, bit is volatile)

1 = enabled, 0 = disabled

7:3

Not used

2

Data-ready enable: 1 = enabled, 0 = disabled

1

Data-ready polarity: 1 = active high, 0 = active low

0

Data-ready line select: 1 = DIO2, 0 = DIO1

Self-Test

Self-test exercises the sensor’s mechanical structure and

provides a simple method for verifying the operation of the

entire sensor signal conditioning circuit. There are two different

self-test options: startup and manual. If either of these self-tests

results in a failure, the self-test error flag, located in the

STATUS register, sets to 1. See Table 12 for the appropriate

MSC_CTRL bit designations.

General Purpose I/O

The GPIO_CTRL controls the direction and data of the

general-purpose digital lines, DIO1 and DIO2. For example,

writing a 0x02 to the GPIO_DIR register sets DIO2 as an output

line and DIO1 as an input line. Reading the data bits in

GPIO_CTRL reveals the line’s logic level.

Table 13. GPIO_CTRL Bit Descriptions

Bit

Description

(Default = 0x0000)

15:10

Not used

9

General-purpose I/O Line 2 data

8

General-purpose I/O Line 1 data

7:2

Not used

1

General-purpose I/O Line 2, data direction control

1 = output, 0 = input

0

General-purpose I/O Line 1, data direction control

1 = output, 0 = input

Auxiliary DAC

The auxiliary DAC provides a 12-bit level adjustment function.

The AUX_DAC register controls the operation of the auxiliary

DAC function, which is useful for systems that require analog

level controls. It offers a rail-to-rail buffered output that has a

range of 0 V to 2.5 V. The DAC can drive its output to within

5 mV of the ground reference when it is not sinking current. As

the output approaches ground, the linearity begins to degrade

(100 LSB beginning point). As the sink current increases, the

nonlinear range increases. The DAC output latch function,

contained in the COMMAND register provides continuous

operation while writing to each byte of this register. The

contents of this register are volatile, which means that the

desired output level must be set after every reset and power

cycle event.

Table 14. AUX_DAC Bit Descriptions

Bit

Description

(Default = 0x0000)

15:12

Not used

11:0

Data bits, scale factor = 0.6105 mV/code

Offset binary format, 0 V = 0 codes

Global Commands

The COMMAND register provides initiation bits for several

commands, which simplify many common operations. Writing

a 1 to the assigned COMMAND bit exercises its function.

Table 15. COMMAND Bit Descriptions

Bit

Description

(Default = 0x0000)

15:8

Not used

7

Software reset

6:5

Not used

4

Clear status register (reset all bits to 0)

3

Flash update; backs up all registers, per Table 6

2

DAC data latch

1

Factory calibration restore

0

Autonull

The software reset command restarts the internal processor,

which loads all registers with the contents in their flash memory

locations.

The flash update copies the contents of all the flash backup

registers into their assigned, nonvolatile, flash memory

locations. This process takes approximately 50 ms and requires

a power supply that is within the specified operating range.

After waiting the appropriate time for the flash update to

complete, verify successful completion by reading the STATUS

register (if successful, the flash update error is zero). If the flash

update was not successful, reading this error bit accomplishes

two things: (1) alert system processor to try again, and (2) clear

the error flag, which is required for flash memory access.

The DAC data latch command loads the contents of AUX_DAC

into the DAC latches. Because the AUX_DAC contents must be

updated one byte at a time, this command ensures a stable DAC

output voltage during updates.

The autonull command provides a simple method for removing

offset from the sensor outputs. This command takes the