SBAS660C August   2016  – June 2017 ADS124S06 , ADS124S08

PRODUCTION DATA.  

  1. 1 Features
  2. 2 Applications
  3. 3 Description
    1.     Device Images
      1.      Functional Block Diagram
  4. 4 Revision History
  5. 5 Device Family Comparison Table
  6. 6 Pin Configuration and Functions
    1.     Pin Functions
  7. 7 Specifications
    1. 7.1 Absolute Maximum Ratings
    2. 7.2 ESD Ratings
    3. 7.3 Recommended Operating Conditions
    4. 7.4 Thermal Information
    5. 7.5 Electrical Characteristics
    6. 7.6 Timing Characteristics
    7. 7.7 Switching Characteristics
    8. 7.8 Typical Characteristics
  8. 8 Parameter Measurement Information
    1. 8.1 Noise Performance
  9. 9 Detailed Description
    1. 9.1 Overview
    2. 9.2 Functional Block Diagram
    3. 9.3 Feature Description
      1. 9.3.1  Multiplexer
      2. 9.3.2  Low-Noise Programmable Gain Amplifier
        1. 9.3.2.1 PGA Input-Voltage Requirements
        2. 9.3.2.2 PGA Rail Flags
        3. 9.3.2.3 Bypassing the PGA
      3. 9.3.3  Voltage Reference
        1. 9.3.3.1 Internal Reference
        2. 9.3.3.2 External Reference
        3. 9.3.3.3 Reference Buffers
      4. 9.3.4  Clock Source
      5. 9.3.5  Delta-Sigma Modulator
      6. 9.3.6  Digital Filter
        1. 9.3.6.1 Low-Latency Filter
          1. 9.3.6.1.1 Low-Latency Filter Frequency Response
          2. 9.3.6.1.2 Data Conversion Time for the Low-Latency Filter
        2. 9.3.6.2 Sinc3 Filter
          1. 9.3.6.2.1 Sinc3 Filter Frequency Response
          2. 9.3.6.2.2 Data Conversion Time for the Sinc3 Filter
        3. 9.3.6.3 Note on Conversion Time
        4. 9.3.6.4 50-Hz and 60-Hz Line Cycle Rejection
        5. 9.3.6.5 Global Chop Mode
      7. 9.3.7  Excitation Current Sources (IDACs)
      8. 9.3.8  Bias Voltage Generation
      9. 9.3.9  System Monitor
        1. 9.3.9.1 Internal Temperature Sensor
        2. 9.3.9.2 Power Supply Monitors
        3. 9.3.9.3 Burn-Out Current Sources
      10. 9.3.10 Status Register
        1. 9.3.10.1 POR Flag
        2. 9.3.10.2 RDY Flag
        3. 9.3.10.3 PGA Output Voltage Rail Monitors
        4. 9.3.10.4 Reference Monitor
      11. 9.3.11 General-Purpose Inputs and Outputs (GPIOs)
      12. 9.3.12 Low-Side Power Switch
      13. 9.3.13 Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC)
      14. 9.3.14 Calibration
        1. 9.3.14.1 Offset Calibration
        2. 9.3.14.2 Gain Calibration
    4. 9.4 Device Functional Modes
      1. 9.4.1 Reset
        1. 9.4.1.1 Power-On Reset
        2. 9.4.1.2 RESET Pin
        3. 9.4.1.3 Reset by Command
      2. 9.4.2 Power-Down Mode
      3. 9.4.3 Standby Mode
      4. 9.4.4 Conversion Modes
        1. 9.4.4.1 Continuous Conversion Mode
        2. 9.4.4.2 Single-Shot Conversion Mode
        3. 9.4.4.3 Programmable Conversion Delay
    5. 9.5 Programming
      1. 9.5.1 Serial Interface
        1. 9.5.1.1 Chip Select (CS)
        2. 9.5.1.2 Serial Clock (SCLK)
        3. 9.5.1.3 Serial Data Input (DIN)
        4. 9.5.1.4 Serial Data Output and Data Ready (DOUT/DRDY)
        5. 9.5.1.5 Data Ready (DRDY)
        6. 9.5.1.6 Timeout
      2. 9.5.2 Data Format
      3. 9.5.3 Commands
        1. 9.5.3.1  NOP
        2. 9.5.3.2  WAKEUP
        3. 9.5.3.3  POWERDOWN
        4. 9.5.3.4  RESET
        5. 9.5.3.5  START
        6. 9.5.3.6  STOP
        7. 9.5.3.7  SYOCAL
        8. 9.5.3.8  SYGCAL
        9. 9.5.3.9  SFOCAL
        10. 9.5.3.10 RDATA
        11. 9.5.3.11 RREG
        12. 9.5.3.12 WREG
      4. 9.5.4 Reading Data
        1. 9.5.4.1 Read Data Direct
        2. 9.5.4.2 Read Data by RDATA Command
        3. 9.5.4.3 Sending Commands When Reading Data
      5. 9.5.5 Interfacing with Multiple Devices
    6. 9.6 Register Map
      1. 9.6.1 Configuration Registers
        1. 9.6.1.1  Device ID Register (address = 00h) [reset = xxh]
          1. Table 26. Device ID (ID) Register Field Descriptions
        2. 9.6.1.2  Device Status Register (address = 01h) [reset = 80h]
          1. Table 27. Device Status (STATUS) Register Field Descriptions
        3. 9.6.1.3  Input Multiplexer Register (address = 02h) [reset = 01h]
          1. Table 28. Input Multiplexer (INPMUX) Register Field Descriptions
        4. 9.6.1.4  Gain Setting Register (address = 03h) [reset = 00h]
          1. Table 29. Gain Setting (PGA) Register Field Descriptions
        5. 9.6.1.5  Data Rate Register (address = 04h) [reset = 14h]
          1. Table 30. Data Rate (DATARATE) Register Field Descriptions
        6. 9.6.1.6  Reference Control Register (address = 05h) [reset = 10h]
          1. Table 31. Reference Control (REF) Register Field Descriptions
        7. 9.6.1.7  Excitation Current Register 1 (address = 06h) [reset = 00h]
          1. Table 32. Excitation Current Register 1 (IDACMAG) Register Field Descriptions
        8. 9.6.1.8  Excitation Current Register 2 (address = 07h) [reset = FFh]
          1. Table 33. Excitation Current Register 2 (IDACMUX) Register Field Descriptions
        9. 9.6.1.9  Sensor Biasing Register (address = 08h) [reset = 00h]
          1. Table 34. Sensor Biasing (VBIAS) Register Field Descriptions
        10. 9.6.1.10 System Control Register (address = 09h) [reset = 10h]
          1. Table 35. System Control (SYS) Register Field Descriptions
        11. 9.6.1.11 Offset Calibration Register 1 (address = 0Ah) [reset = 00h]
          1. Table 36. Offset Calibration Register 1 (OFCAL0) Register Field Descriptions
        12. 9.6.1.12 Offset Calibration Register 2 (address = 0Bh) [reset = 00h]
          1. Table 37. Offset Calibration Register 2 (OFCAL1) Register Field Descriptions
        13. 9.6.1.13 Offset Calibration Register 3 (address = 0Ch) [reset = 00h]
          1. Table 38. Offset Calibration Register 3 (OFCAL2) Register Field Descriptions
        14. 9.6.1.14 Gain Calibration Register 1 (address = 0Dh) [reset = 00h]
          1. Table 39. Gain Calibration Register 1 (FSCAL0) Register Field Descriptions
        15. 9.6.1.15 Gain Calibration Register 2 (address = 0Eh) [reset = 00h]
          1. Table 40. Gain Calibration Register 2 (FSCAL1) Field Descriptions
        16. 9.6.1.16 Gain Calibration Register 3 (address = 0Fh) [reset = 40h]
          1. Table 41. Gain Calibration Register 3 (FSCAL2) Field Descriptions
        17. 9.6.1.17 GPIO Data Register (address = 10h) [reset = 00h]
          1. Table 42. GPIO Data (GPIODAT) Register Field Descriptions
        18. 9.6.1.18 GPIO Configuration Register (address = 11h) [reset = 00h]
          1. Table 43. GPIO Configuration (GPIOCON) Register Field Descriptions
  10. 10Application and Implementation
    1. 10.1 Application Information
      1. 10.1.1 Serial Interface Connections
      2. 10.1.2 Analog Input Filtering
      3. 10.1.3 External Reference and Ratiometric Measurements
      4. 10.1.4 Establishing a Proper Input Voltage
      5. 10.1.5 Unused Inputs and Outputs
      6. 10.1.6 Pseudo Code Example
    2. 10.2 Typical Application
      1. 10.2.1 Design Requirements
      2. 10.2.2 Detailed Design Procedure
        1. 10.2.2.1 Register Settings
      3. 10.2.3 Application Curves
    3. 10.3 Do's and Don'ts
  11. 11Power Supply Recommendations
    1. 11.1 Power Supplies
    2. 11.2 Power-Supply Sequencing
    3. 11.3 Power-On Reset
    4. 11.4 Power-Supply Decoupling
  12. 12Layout
    1. 12.1 Layout Guidelines
    2. 12.2 Layout Example
  13. 13Device and Documentation Support
    1. 13.1 Device Support
      1. 13.1.1 Development Support
    2. 13.2 Documentation Support
      1. 13.2.1 Related Documentation
    3. 13.3 Related Links
    4. 13.4 Receiving Notification of Documentation Updates
    5. 13.5 Community Resources
    6. 13.6 Trademarks
    7. 13.7 Electrostatic Discharge Caution
    8. 13.8 Glossary
  14. 14Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable Information

Package Options

Refer to the PDF data sheet for device specific package drawings

Mechanical Data (Package|Pins)
  • RHB|32
  • PBS|32
Thermal pad, mechanical data (Package|Pins)
Orderable Information

9.1 Overview

The ADS124S06 and ADS124S08 are precision 24-bit, delta-sigma (ΔΣ) ADCs with an integrated analog front end (AFE) to simplify precision sensor connections. The ADC provides output data rates from 2.5 SPS to 4000 SPS for flexibility in resolution and data rates over a wide range of applications. The low-noise and low-drift architecture make these devices suitable for precise measurement of low-voltage sensors, such as load cells and temperature sensors.

The ADS124S0x incorporate several features that simplify precision sensor measurements. Key integrated features include:

  • Low-noise, CMOS PGA with integrated signal fault detection
  • Low-drift, 2.5-V voltage reference
  • Two sets of buffered external reference inputs with reference voltage level detection
  • Dual, matched, sensor-excitation current sources (IDACs)
  • Internal 4.096-MHz oscillator
  • Temperature sensor
  • Four general-purpose input/output pins (GPIOs)
  • A low-resistance switch (when connected to AVSS) can be used to disconnect bridge sensors to reduce current consumption

As described in the Functional Block Diagram section, these devices provide 13 (ADS124S08) or 7 (ADS124S06) analog inputs that are configurable as either single-ended inputs, differential inputs, or any combination of the two. Many of the analog inputs have additional features as programmed by the user. The analog inputs can be programmed to enable the following extended features:

  • Two sensor excitation current sources: all analog input pins (and REFP1 and REFN1 on the ADS124S06)
  • Sensor biasing voltage (VBIAS): pins AIN0, AIN1, AIN2, AIN3, AIN4, AIN5, AINCOM
  • Four GPIO pins: AIN8, AIN9, AIN10, AIN11 (ADS124S08 only, the ADS124S06 has dedicated GPIOs)
  • Sensor burn-out current sources: analog input pins selected for ADC input

Following the input multiplexer (MUX), the ADC features a high input-impedance, low-noise, programmable gain amplifier (PGA), eliminating the need for an external amplifier. The PGA gain is programmable from 1 to 128 in binary steps. The PGA can be bypassed to allow the input range to extend 50 mV below ground or above supply. The PGA has output voltage monitors to verify the integrity of the conversion result.

An inherently stable delta-sigma modulator measures the ratio of the input voltage to the reference voltage to provide the ADC result. The ADC operates with the internal 2.5-V reference, or with up to two external reference inputs. The external reference inputs can be continuously monitored for low (or missing) voltage. The REFOUT pin provides the buffered 2.5-V internal voltage reference output that can be used to bias external circuitry.

The digital filter provides two filter modes, sinc3 and low-latency, allowing optimization of settling time and line-cycle rejection. The third-order sinc filter offers simultaneous 50-Hz and 60-Hz line-cycle rejection at data rates of 2.5 SPS, 5 SPS, and 10 SPS, 50-Hz rejection at data rates of 16.6 SPS and 50 SPS, and 60-Hz rejection at data rates of 20 SPS and 60 SPS. The low-latency filter provides settled data with 50-Hz and 60-Hz line-cycle rejection at data rates of 2.5 SPS, 5 SPS, 10 SPS, and 20 SPS, 50-Hz rejection at data rates of 16.6 SPS and 50 SPS, and 60-Hz rejection at a data rate of 60 SPS.

Two programmable excitation current sources provide bias to resistive sensors [such as resistance temperature detectors (RTDs) or thermistors]. The ADC integrates several system monitors for read back, such as temperature sensor and supply monitors. Four GPIO pins are available as either dedicated pins (ADS124S06) or combined with analog input pins (ADS124S08).

The ADS124S0x system clock is either provided by the internal low-drift, 4.096-MHz oscillator or an external clock source on the CLK input.

The SPI-compatible serial interface is used to read the conversion data and also to configure and control the ADC. The serial interface consists of four signals: CS, SCLK, DIN, and DOUT/DRDY. The conversion data are provided with an optional CRC code for improved data integrity. The dual function DOUT/DRDY output indicates when conversion data are ready and also provides the data output. The serial interface can be implemented with as little as three connections by tying CS low. Start ADC conversions with either the START/SYNC pin or with commands. The ADC can be programmed for a continuous conversion mode or to perform single-shot conversions.

The AVDD analog supply operates with bipolar supplies from ±1.5 V to ±2.625 V or with a unipolar supply from 2.7 V to 5.25 V. For unipolar-supply operation, use the VBIAS voltage to bias isolated (floating) sensors. The digital supplies operate with unipolar supplies only. The DVDD digital power supply operates from 2.7 V to 3.6 V and the IOVDD supply operates from DVDD to 5.25 V.