SBAS784A January 2019 – May 2019 ADS1260-Q1 , ADS1261-Q1
PRODUCTION DATA.
The ADC incorporates a reference monitor that detects an invalid reference voltage. As shown in Figure 15 and Figure 16, if the reference voltage (VREF = VREFP – VREFN) is below 0.4 V, the REFL_ALM bit is set in the STATUS byte. The alarm is read-only and resets at the next conversion after the low reference condition is cleared.
Use the reference monitor to detect a missing or failed reference voltage. To implement detection of a missing reference, use a 100-kΩ resistor across the reference inputs. If either input is unconnected, the resistor biases the differential reference input towards 0 V so that the missing reference can be detected.