ATMEGA169 ATMEL [ATMEL Corporation], ATMEGA169 Datasheet - Page 244

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

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Table 105. Boundary-scan Signals for the ADC
Note:
If the ADC is not to be used during scan, the recommended input values from Table 105
should be used. The user is recommended not to use the Differential Amplifier during
scan. Switch-Cap based differential amplifier requires fast operation and accurate timing
which is difficult to obtain when used in a scan chain. Details concerning operations of
the differential amplifier is therefore not provided.
The AVR ADC is based on the analog circuitry shown in Figure 115 with a successive
approximation algorithm implemented in the digital logic. When used in Boundary-scan,
the problem is usually to ensure that an applied analog voltage is measured within some
limits. This can easily be done without running a successive approximation algorithm:
apply the lower limit on the digital DAC[9:0] lines, make sure the output from the com-
parator is low, then apply the upper limit on the digital DAC[9:0] lines, and verify the
output from the comparator to be high.
The ADC need not be used for pure connectivity testing, since all analog inputs are
shared with a digital port pin as well.
When using the ADC, remember the following
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Signal
Name
SCTEST
ST
VCCREN
The port pin for the ADC channel in use must be configured to be an input with pull-
up disabled to avoid signal contention.
In Normal mode, a dummy conversion (consisting of 10 comparisons) is performed
when enabling the ADC. The user is advised to wait at least 200ns after enabling the
ADC before controlling/observing any ADC signal, or perform a dummy conversion
before using the first result.
The DAC values must be stable at the midpoint value 0x200 when having the HOLD
signal low (Sample mode).
1. Incorrect setting of the switches in Figure 115 will make signal contention and may
damage the part. There are several input choices to the S&H circuitry on the negative
input of the output comparator in Figure 115. Make sure only one path is selected
from either one ADC pin, Bandgap reference source, or Ground.
Direction
as Seen
from the
ADC
Input
Input
Input
Description
Switch-cap TEST
enable. Output from
differential amplifier is
sent out to Port Pin
having ADC_4
Output of differential
amplifier will settle
faster if this signal is
high first two ACLK
periods after AMPEN
goes high.
Selects Vcc as the
ACC reference
voltage.
(1)
Recommen-
ded Input
when not
in Use
(Continued)
0
0
0
Output Values when
Recommended Inputs
are Used, and CPU is
not Using the ADC
2514P–AVR–07/06
0
0
0