ATMEGA169 ATMEL [ATMEL Corporation], ATMEGA169 Datasheet - Page 196

• Manufacturer Part Number: ATMEGA169
• Description: 8-bit Microcontroller with 16K Bytes In-System Programmable Flash
• Manufacturer: ATMEL [ATMEL Corporation]

Prescaling and
Conversion Timing
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The ADSC bit will be read as one during a conversion, independently of how the conver-
sion was started.
Figure 85. ADC Prescaler
By default, the successive approximation circuitry requires an input clock frequency
between 50 kHz and 200 kHz to get maximum resolution. If a lower resolution than 10
bits is needed, the input clock frequency to the ADC can be higher than 200 kHz to get a
higher sample rate.
The ADC module contains a prescaler, which generates an acceptable ADC clock fre-
quency from any CPU frequency above 100 kHz. The prescaling is set by the ADPS bits
in ADCSRA. The prescaler starts counting from the moment the ADC is switched on by
setting the ADEN bit in ADCSRA. The prescaler keeps running for as long as the ADEN
bit is set, and is continuously reset when ADEN is low.
When initiating a single ended conversion by setting the ADSC bit in ADCSRA, the con-
version starts at the following rising edge of the ADC clock cycle.
A normal conversion takes 13 ADC clock cycles. The first conversion after the ADC is
switched on (ADEN in ADCSRA is set) takes 25 ADC clock cycles in order to initialize
the analog circuitry.
When the bandgap reference voltage is used as input to the ADC, it will take a certain
time for the voltage to stabilize. If not stabilized, the first value read after the first conver-
sion may be wrong.
The actual sample-and-hold takes place 1.5 ADC clock cycles after the start of a normal
conversion and 13.5 ADC clock cycles after the start of an first conversion. When a con-
version is complete, the result is written to the ADC Data Registers, and ADIF is set. In
Single Conversion mode, ADSC is cleared simultaneously. The software may then set
ADSC again, and a new conversion will be initiated on the first rising ADC clock edge.
When Auto Triggering is used, the prescaler is reset when the trigger event occurs. This
assures a fixed delay from the trigger event to the start of conversion. In this mode, the
sample-and-hold takes place two ADC clock cycles after the rising edge on the trigger
source signal. Three additional CPU clock cycles are used for synchronization logic.
When using Differential mode, along with Auto triggering from a source other than the
ADC Conversion Complete, each conversion will require 25 ADC clocks. This is
because the ADC must be disabled and re-enabled after every conversion.
ADEN
START
ADPS0
ADPS1
ADPS2
CK
Reset
7-BIT ADC PRESCALER
ADC CLOCK SOURCE
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