SBAS457F October 2010 – September 2019 ADS1118
PRODUCTION DATA.
The principle serial interface connections for the ADS1118 are shown in Figure 45.
Most microcontroller SPI peripherals can operate with the ADS1118. The interface operates in SPI mode 1 where CPOL = 0 and CPHA = 1. In SPI mode 1, SCLK idles low and data are launched or changed only on SCLK rising edges; data are latched or read by the master and slave on SCLK falling edges. Details of the SPI communication protocol employed by the ADS1118 can be found in the Timing Requirements: Serial Interface section.
It is a good practice to place 50-Ω resistors in the series path to each of the digital pins to provide some short circuit protection. Care must be taken to still meet all SPI timing requirements because these additional series resistors along with the bus parasitic capacitances present on the digital signal lines could slew the signals.
The fully-differential input of the ADS1118 is ideal for connecting to differential sources (such as thermocouples and thermistors) with a moderately low source impedance. Although the ADS1118 can read fully-differential signals, the device cannot accept negative voltages on either of its inputs because of ESD protection diodes on each pin. When an input exceeds supply or drops below ground, these diodes turn on to prevent any ESD damage to the device.