SLVSDR1A February   2018  – April 2020 ADC08DJ3200

PRODUCTION DATA.  

  1. 1 Features
    1.     ADC08DJ3200 Measured Input Bandwidth
  2. 2 Applications
  3. 3 Description
  4. 4 Revision History
  5. 5 Pin Configuration and Functions
    1.     Pin Functions
  6. 6 Specifications
    1. 6.1  Absolute Maximum Ratings
    2. 6.2  ESD Ratings
    3. 6.3  Recommended Operating Conditions
    4. 6.4  Thermal Information
    5. 6.5  Electrical Characteristics: DC Specifications
    6. 6.6  Electrical Characteristics: Power Consumption
    7. 6.7  Electrical Characteristics: AC Specifications (Dual-Channel Mode)
    8. 6.8  Electrical Characteristics: AC Specifications (Single-Channel Mode)
    9. 6.9  Timing Requirements
    10. 6.10 Switching Characteristics
    11. 6.11 Typical Characteristics
  7. 7 Detailed Description
    1. 7.1 Overview
    2. 7.2 Functional Block Diagram
    3. 7.3 Feature Description
      1. 7.3.1 Device Comparison
      2. 7.3.2 Analog Inputs
        1. 7.3.2.1 Analog Input Protection
        2. 7.3.2.2 Full-Scale Voltage (VFS) Adjustment
        3. 7.3.2.3 Analog Input Offset Adjust
      3. 7.3.3 ADC Core
        1. 7.3.3.1 ADC Theory of Operation
        2. 7.3.3.2 ADC Core Calibration
        3. 7.3.3.3 Analog Reference Voltage
        4. 7.3.3.4 ADC Overrange Detection
        5. 7.3.3.5 Code Error Rate (CER)
      4. 7.3.4 Temperature Monitoring Diode
      5. 7.3.5 Timestamp
      6. 7.3.6 Clocking
        1. 7.3.6.1 Noiseless Aperture Delay Adjustment (tAD Adjust)
        2. 7.3.6.2 Aperture Delay Ramp Control (TAD_RAMP)
        3. 7.3.6.3 SYSREF Capture for Multi-Device Synchronization and Deterministic Latency
          1. 7.3.6.3.1 SYSREF Position Detector and Sampling Position Selection (SYSREF Windowing)
          2. 7.3.6.3.2 Automatic SYSREF Calibration
      7. 7.3.7 JESD204B Interface
        1. 7.3.7.1 Transport Layer
        2. 7.3.7.2 Scrambler
        3. 7.3.7.3 Link Layer
          1. 7.3.7.3.1 Code Group Synchronization (CGS)
          2. 7.3.7.3.2 Initial Lane Alignment Sequence (ILAS)
          3. 7.3.7.3.3 8b, 10b Encoding
          4. 7.3.7.3.4 Frame and Multiframe Monitoring
        4. 7.3.7.4 Physical Layer
          1. 7.3.7.4.1 SerDes Pre-Emphasis
        5. 7.3.7.5 JESD204B Enable
        6. 7.3.7.6 Multi-Device Synchronization and Deterministic Latency
        7. 7.3.7.7 Operation in Subclass 0 Systems
      8. 7.3.8 Alarm Monitoring
        1. 7.3.8.1 Clock Upset Detection
    4. 7.4 Device Functional Modes
      1. 7.4.1 Dual-Channel Mode
      2. 7.4.2 Single-Channel Mode (DES Mode)
      3. 7.4.3 JESD204B Modes
        1. 7.4.3.1 JESD204B Output Data Formats
      4. 7.4.4 Power-Down Modes
      5. 7.4.5 Test Modes
        1. 7.4.5.1 Serializer Test-Mode Details
        2. 7.4.5.2 PRBS Test Modes
        3. 7.4.5.3 Ramp Test Mode
        4. 7.4.5.4 Short and Long Transport Test Mode
          1. 7.4.5.4.1 Short Transport Test Pattern
        5. 7.4.5.5 D21.5 Test Mode
        6. 7.4.5.6 K28.5 Test Mode
        7. 7.4.5.7 Repeated ILA Test Mode
        8. 7.4.5.8 Modified RPAT Test Mode
      6. 7.4.6 Calibration Modes and Trimming
        1. 7.4.6.1 Foreground Calibration Mode
        2. 7.4.6.2 Background Calibration Mode
        3. 7.4.6.3 Low-Power Background Calibration (LPBG) Mode
      7. 7.4.7 Offset Calibration
      8. 7.4.8 Trimming
      9. 7.4.9 Offset Filtering
    5. 7.5 Programming
      1. 7.5.1 Using the Serial Interface
        1. 7.5.1.1 SCS
        2. 7.5.1.2 SCLK
        3. 7.5.1.3 SDI
        4. 7.5.1.4 SDO
        5. 7.5.1.5 Streaming Mode
    6. 7.6 Register Maps
      1. 7.6.1 Memory Map
      2. 7.6.2 Register Descriptions
        1. 7.6.2.1  Standard SPI-3.0 (0x000 to 0x00F)
          1. Table 23. Standard SPI-3.0 Registers
          2. 7.6.2.1.1 Configuration A Register (address = 0x000) [reset = 0x30]
            1. Table 24. CONFIG_A Field Descriptions
          3. 7.6.2.1.2 Device Configuration Register (address = 0x002) [reset = 0x00]
            1. Table 25. DEVICE_CONFIG Field Descriptions
          4. 7.6.2.1.3 Chip Type Register (address = 0x003) [reset = 0x03]
            1. Table 26. CHIP_TYPE Field Descriptions
          5. 7.6.2.1.4 Chip ID Register (address = 0x004 to 0x005) [reset = 0x0020]
            1. Table 27. CHIP_ID Field Descriptions
          6. 7.6.2.1.5 Chip Version Register (address = 0x006) [reset = 0x01]
            1. Table 28. CHIP_VERSION Field Descriptions
          7. 7.6.2.1.6 Vendor Identification Register (address = 0x00C to 0x00D) [reset = 0x0451]
            1. Table 29. VENDOR_ID Field Descriptions
        2. 7.6.2.2  User SPI Configuration (0x010 to 0x01F)
          1. 7.6.2.2.1 User SPI Configuration Register (address = 0x010) [reset = 0x00]
            1. Table 31. USR0 Field Descriptions
        3. 7.6.2.3  Miscellaneous Analog Registers (0x020 to 0x047)
          1. 7.6.2.3.1 Clock Control Register 0 (address = 0x029) [reset = 0x00]
            1. Table 33. CLK_CTRL0 Field Descriptions
          2. 7.6.2.3.2 Clock Control Register 1 (address = 0x02A) [reset = 0x00]
            1. Table 34. CLK_CTRL1 Field Descriptions
          3. 7.6.2.3.3 SYSREF Capture Position Register (address = 0x02C-0x02E) [reset = Undefined]
            1. Table 35. SYSREF_POS Field Descriptions
          4. 7.6.2.3.4 INA Full-Scale Range Adjust Register (address = 0x030-0x031) [reset = 0xA000]
            1. Table 36. FS_RANGE_A Field Descriptions
          5. 7.6.2.3.5 INB Full-Scale Range Adjust Register (address = 0x032-0x033) [reset = 0xA000]
            1. Table 37. FS_RANGE_B Field Descriptions
          6. 7.6.2.3.6 Internal Reference Bypass Register (address = 0x038) [reset = 0x00]
            1. Table 38. BG_BYPASS Field Descriptions
          7. 7.6.2.3.7 TMSTP± Control Register (address = 0x03B) [reset = 0x00]
            1. Table 39. TMSTP_CTRL Field Descriptions
        4. 7.6.2.4  Serializer Registers (0x048 to 0x05F)
          1. 7.6.2.4.1 Serializer Pre-Emphasis Control Register (address = 0x048) [reset = 0x00]
            1. Table 41. SER_PE Field Descriptions
        5. 7.6.2.5  Calibration Registers (0x060 to 0x0FF)
          1. 7.6.2.5.1  Input Mux Control Register (address = 0x060) [reset = 0x01]
            1. Table 43. INPUT_MUX Field Descriptions
          2. 7.6.2.5.2  Calibration Enable Register (address = 0x061) [reset = 0x01]
            1. Table 44. CAL_EN Field Descriptions
          3. 7.6.2.5.3  Calibration Configuration 0 Register (address = 0x062) [reset = 0x01]
            1. Table 45. CAL_CFG0 Field Descriptions
          4. 7.6.2.5.4  Calibration Status Register (address = 0x06A) [reset = Undefined]
            1. Table 46. CAL_STATUS Field Descriptions
          5. 7.6.2.5.5  Calibration Pin Configuration Register (address = 0x06B) [reset = 0x00]
            1. Table 47. CAL_PIN_CFG Field Descriptions
          6. 7.6.2.5.6  Calibration Software Trigger Register (address = 0x06C) [reset = 0x01]
            1. Table 48. CAL_SOFT_TRIG Field Descriptions
          7. 7.6.2.5.7  Low-Power Background Calibration Register (address = 0x06E) [reset = 0x88]
            1. Table 49. CAL_LP Field Descriptions
          8. 7.6.2.5.8  Calibration Data Enable Register (address = 0x070) [reset = 0x00]
            1. Table 50. CAL_DATA_EN Field Descriptions
          9. 7.6.2.5.9  Calibration Data Register (address = 0x071) [reset = Undefined]
            1. Table 51. CAL_DATA Field Descriptions
          10. 7.6.2.5.10 Channel A Gain Trim Register (address = 0x07A) [reset = Undefined]
            1. Table 52. GAIN_TRIM_A Field Descriptions
          11. 7.6.2.5.11 Channel B Gain Trim Register (address = 0x07B) [reset = Undefined]
            1. Table 53. GAIN_TRIM_B Field Descriptions
          12. 7.6.2.5.12 Band-Gap Reference Trim Register (address = 0x07C) [reset = Undefined]
            1. Table 54. BG_TRIM Field Descriptions
          13. 7.6.2.5.13 VINA Input Resistor Trim Register (address = 0x07E) [reset = Undefined]
            1. Table 55. RTRIM_A Field Descriptions
          14. 7.6.2.5.14 VINB Input Resistor Trim Register (address = 0x07F) [reset = Undefined]
            1. Table 56. RTRIM_B Field Descriptions
          15. 7.6.2.5.15 Timing Adjust for A-ADC, Single-Channel Mode, Foreground Calibration Register (address = 0x080) [reset = Undefined]
            1. Table 57. TADJ_A_FG90 Field Descriptions
          16. 7.6.2.5.16 Timing Adjust for B-ADC, Single-Channel Mode, Foreground Calibration Register (address = 0x081) [reset = Undefined]
            1. Table 58. TADJ_B_FG0 Field Descriptions
          17. 7.6.2.5.17 Timing Adjust for A-ADC, Single-Channel Mode, Background Calibration Register (address = 0x082) [reset = Undefined]
            1. Table 59. TADJ_B_FG0 Field Descriptions
          18. 7.6.2.5.18 Timing Adjust for C-ADC, Single-Channel Mode, Background Calibration Register (address = 0x083) [reset = Undefined]
            1. Table 60. TADJ_B_FG0 Field Descriptions
          19. 7.6.2.5.19 Timing Adjust for C-ADC, Single-Channel Mode, Background Calibration Register (address = 0x084) [reset = Undefined]
            1. Table 61. TADJ_B_FG0 Field Descriptions
          20. 7.6.2.5.20 Timing Adjust for B-ADC, Single-Channel Mode, Background Calibration Register (address = 0x085) [reset = Undefined]
            1. Table 62. TADJ_B_FG0 Field Descriptions
          21. 7.6.2.5.21 Timing Adjust for A-ADC, Dual-Channel Mode Register (address = 0x086) [reset = Undefined]
            1. Table 63. TADJ_A Field Descriptions
          22. 7.6.2.5.22 Timing Adjust for C-ADC Acting for A-ADC, Dual-Channel Mode Register (address = 0x087) [reset = Undefined]
            1. Table 64. TADJ_CA Field Descriptions
          23. 7.6.2.5.23 Timing Adjust for C-ADC Acting for B-ADC, Dual-Channel Mode Register (address = 0x088) [reset = Undefined]
            1. Table 65. TADJ_CB Field Descriptions
          24. 7.6.2.5.24 Timing Adjust for B-ADC, Dual-Channel Mode Register (address = 0x089) [reset = Undefined]
            1. Table 66. TADJ_B Field Descriptions
          25. 7.6.2.5.25 Offset Adjustment for A-ADC and INA Register (address = 0x08A-0x08B) [reset = Undefined]
            1. Table 67. OADJ_A_INA Field Descriptions
          26. 7.6.2.5.26 Offset Adjustment for A-ADC and INB Register (address = 0x08C-0x08D) [reset = Undefined]
            1. Table 68. OADJ_A_INB Field Descriptions
          27. 7.6.2.5.27 Offset Adjustment for C-ADC and INA Register (address = 0x08E-0x08F) [reset = Undefined]
            1. Table 69. OADJ_C_INA Field Descriptions
          28. 7.6.2.5.28 Offset Adjustment for C-ADC and INB Register (address = 0x090-0x091) [reset = Undefined]
            1. Table 70. OADJ_C_INB Field Descriptions
          29. 7.6.2.5.29 Offset Adjustment for B-ADC and INA Register (address = 0x092-0x093) [reset = Undefined]
            1. Table 71. OADJ_B_INA Field Descriptions
          30. 7.6.2.5.30 Offset Adjustment for B-ADC and INB Register (address = 0x094-0x095) [reset = Undefined]
            1. Table 72. OADJ_B_INB Field Descriptions
          31. 7.6.2.5.31 Offset Filtering Control 0 Register (address = 0x097) [reset = 0x00]
            1. Table 73. OSFILT0 Field Descriptions
          32. 7.6.2.5.32 Offset Filtering Control 1 Register (address = 0x098) [reset = 0x33]
            1. Table 74. OSFILT1 Field Descriptions
        6. 7.6.2.6  ADC Bank Registers (0x100 to 0x15F)
          1. 7.6.2.6.1  Timing Adjustment for Bank 0 (0° Clock) Register (address = 0x102) [reset = Undefined]
            1. Table 76. B0_TIME_0 Field Descriptions
          2. 7.6.2.6.2  Timing Adjustment for Bank 0 (–90° Clock) Register (address = 0x103) [reset = Undefined]
            1. Table 77. B0_TIME_90 Field Descriptions
          3. 7.6.2.6.3  Timing Adjustment for Bank 1 (0° Clock) Register (address = 0x112) [reset = Undefined]
            1. Table 78. B1_TIME_0 Field Descriptions
          4. 7.6.2.6.4  Timing Adjustment for Bank 1 (–90° Clock) Register (address = 0x113) [reset = Undefined]
            1. Table 79. B1_TIME_90 Field Descriptions
          5. 7.6.2.6.5  Timing Adjustment for Bank 2 (0° Clock) Register (address = 0x122) [reset = Undefined]
            1. Table 80. B2_TIME_0 Field Descriptions
          6. 7.6.2.6.6  Timing Adjustment for Bank 2 (–90° Clock) Register (address = 0x123) [reset = Undefined]
            1. Table 81. B2_TIME_90 Field Descriptions
          7. 7.6.2.6.7  Timing Adjustment for Bank 3 (0° Clock) Register (address = 0x132) [reset = Undefined]
            1. Table 82. B3_TIME_0 Field Descriptions
          8. 7.6.2.6.8  Timing Adjustment for Bank 3 (–90° Clock) Register (address = 0x133) [reset = Undefined]
            1. Table 83. B3_TIME_90 Field Descriptions
          9. 7.6.2.6.9  Timing Adjustment for Bank 4 (0° Clock) Register (address = 0x142) [reset = Undefined]
            1. Table 84. B4_TIME_0 Field Descriptions
          10. 7.6.2.6.10 Timing Adjustment for Bank 4 (–90° Clock) Register (address = 0x143) [reset = Undefined]
            1. Table 85. B4_TIME_90 Field Descriptions
          11. 7.6.2.6.11 Timing Adjustment for Bank 5 (0° Clock) Register (address = 0x152) [reset = Undefined]
            1. Table 86. B5_TIME_0 Field Descriptions
          12. 7.6.2.6.12 Timing Adjustment for Bank 5 (–90° Clock) Register (address = 0x153) [reset = Undefined]
            1. Table 87. B5_TIME_90 Field Descriptions
        7. 7.6.2.7  LSB Control Registers (0x160 to 0x1FF)
          1. 7.6.2.7.1 LSB Control Bit Output Register (address = 0x160) [reset = 0x00]
            1. Table 89. ENC_LSB Field Descriptions
        8. 7.6.2.8  JESD204B Registers (0x200 to 0x20F)
          1. 7.6.2.8.1  JESD204B Enable Register (address = 0x200) [reset = 0x01]
            1. Table 91. JESD_EN Field Descriptions
          2. 7.6.2.8.2  JESD204B Mode Register (address = 0x201) [reset = 0x02]
            1. Table 92. JMODE Field Descriptions
          3. 7.6.2.8.3  JESD204B K Parameter Register (address = 0x202) [reset = 0x1F]
            1. Table 93. KM1 Field Descriptions
          4. 7.6.2.8.4  JESD204B Manual SYNC Request Register (address = 0x203) [reset = 0x01]
            1. Table 94. JSYNC_N Field Descriptions
          5. 7.6.2.8.5  JESD204B Control Register (address = 0x204) [reset = 0x02]
            1. Table 95. JCTRL Field Descriptions
          6. 7.6.2.8.6  JESD204B Test Pattern Control Register (address = 0x205) [reset = 0x00]
            1. Table 96. JTEST Field Descriptions
          7. 7.6.2.8.7  JESD204B DID Parameter Register (address = 0x206) [reset = 0x00]
            1. Table 97. DID Field Descriptions
          8. 7.6.2.8.8  JESD204B Frame Character Register (address = 0x207) [reset = 0x00]
            1. Table 98. FCHAR Field Descriptions
          9. 7.6.2.8.9  JESD204B, System Status Register (address = 0x208) [reset = Undefined]
            1. Table 99. JESD_STATUS Field Descriptions
          10. 7.6.2.8.10 JESD204B Channel Power-Down Register (address = 0x209) [reset = 0x00]
            1. Table 100. PD_CH Field Descriptions
          11. 7.6.2.8.11 JESD204B Extra Lane Enable (Link A) Register (address = 0x20A) [reset = 0x00]
            1. Table 101. JESD204B Extra Lane Enable (Link A) Field Descriptions
          12. 7.6.2.8.12 JESD204B Extra Lane Enable (Link B) Register (address = 0x20B) [reset = 0x00]
            1. Table 102. JESD204B Extra Lane Enable (Link B) Field Descriptions
        9. 7.6.2.9  Digital Down Converter Registers (0x210-0x2AF)
          1. 7.6.2.9.1 Overrange Threshold 0 Register (address = 0x211) [reset = 0xF2]
            1. Table 104. OVR_T0 Field Descriptions
          2. 7.6.2.9.2 Overrange Threshold 1 Register (address = 0x212) [reset = 0xAB]
            1. Table 105. OVR_T1 Field Descriptions
          3. 7.6.2.9.3 Overrange Configuration Register (address = 0x213) [reset = 0x07]
            1. Table 106. OVR_CFG Field Descriptions
        10. 7.6.2.10 Spin Identification Register (address = 0x297) [reset = Undefined]
          1. Table 107. SPIN_ID Field Descriptions
      3. 7.6.3 SYSREF Calibration Registers (0x2B0 to 0x2BF)
        1. 7.6.3.1 SYSREF Calibration Enable Register (address = 0x2B0) [reset = 0x00]
          1. Table 109. SRC_EN Field Descriptions
        2. 7.6.3.2 SYSREF Calibration Configuration Register (address = 0x2B1) [reset = 0x05]
          1. Table 110. SRC_CFG Field Descriptions
        3. 7.6.3.3 SYSREF Calibration Status Register (address = 0x2B2 to 0x2B4) [reset = Undefined]
          1. Table 111. SRC_STATUS Field Descriptions
        4. 7.6.3.4 DEVCLK Aperture Delay Adjustment Register (address = 0x2B5 to 0x2B7) [reset = 0x000000]
          1. Table 112. TAD Field Descriptions
        5. 7.6.3.5 DEVCLK Timing Adjust Ramp Control Register (address = 0x2B8) [reset = 0x00]
          1. Table 113. TAD_RAMP Field Descriptions
      4. 7.6.4 Alarm Registers (0x2C0 to 0x2C2)
        1. 7.6.4.1 Alarm Interrupt Register (address = 0x2C0) [reset = Undefined]
          1. Table 115. ALARM Field Descriptions
        2. 7.6.4.2 Alarm Status Register (address = 0x2C1) [reset = 0x1F]
          1. Table 116. ALM_STATUS Field Descriptions
        3. 7.6.4.3 Alarm Mask Register (address = 0x2C2) [reset = 0x1F]
          1. Table 117. ALM_MASK Field Descriptions
  8. 8 Application and Implementation
    1. 8.1 Application Information
    2. 8.2 Typical Applications
      1. 8.2.1 Wideband RF Sampling Receiver
        1. 8.2.1.1 Design Requirements
          1. 8.2.1.1.1 Input Signal Path
          2. 8.2.1.1.2 Clocking
        2. 8.2.1.2 Detailed Design Procedure
          1. 8.2.1.2.1 Calculating Values of AC-Coupling Capacitors
        3. 8.2.1.3 Application Curves
      2. 8.2.2 Reconfigurable Dual-Channel 2.5-GSPS or Single-Channel 5.0-Gsps Oscilloscope
        1. 8.2.2.1 Design Requirements
          1. 8.2.2.1.1 Input Signal Path
          2. 8.2.2.1.2 Clocking
          3. 8.2.2.1.3 ADC08DJ3200
        2. 8.2.2.2 Application Curves
    3. 8.3 Initialization Set Up
  9. 9 Power Supply Recommendations
    1. 9.1 Power Sequencing
  10. 10Layout
    1. 10.1 Layout Guidelines
    2. 10.2 Layout Example
  11. 11Device and Documentation Support
    1. 11.1 Device Support
      1. 11.1.1 Third-Party Products Disclaimer
      2. 11.1.2 Development Support
    2. 11.2 Documentation Support
      1. 11.2.1 Related Documentation
    3. 11.3 Receiving Notification of Documentation Updates
    4. 11.4 Support Resources
    5. 11.5 Trademarks
    6. 11.6 Electrostatic Discharge Caution
    7. 11.7 Glossary
  12. 12Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable Information

7.3.3.4 ADC Overrange Detection

To ensure that system gain management has the quickest possible response time, a low-latency configurable overrange function is included. The overrange function works by monitoring the converted 8-bit samples at the ADC to quickly detect if the ADC is near saturation or already in an overrange condition. The absolute value of the 8 bits of the ADC data are checked against two programmable thresholds, OVR_T0 and OVR_T1. These thresholds apply to both channel A and channel B in dual-channel mode. Table 2 lists how an ADC sample is converted to an absolute value for a comparison of the thresholds.

Table 2. Conversion of ADC Sample for Overrange Comparison

ADC SAMPLE
(Offset Binary)		 ADC SAMPLE
(2's Complement)		 ABSOLUTE VALUE 8 BITS USED FOR COMPARISON
1111 1111 (255) 0111 1111 (+127) 111 1111 (127) 1111 1111 (255)
1000 0000 (128) 0000 0000 (0) 000 0000 (0) 0000 0000 (0)
0000 0001 (1) 1000 0001 (–127) 111 1111 (127) 1111 1110 (254)
0000 0000 (0) 1000 0000 (–128) 111 1111 (127) 1111 1111 (255)

If the 8 bits of the absolute value equal or exceed the OVR_T0 or OVR_T1 thresholds during the monitoring period, then the overrange bit associated with the threshold is set to 1, otherwise the overrange bit is 0. In dual-channel mode, the overrange status can be monitored on the ORA0 and ORA1 pins for channel A and the ORB0 and ORB1 pins for channel B, where ORx0 corresponds to the OVR_T0 threshold and ORx1 corresponds to the OVR_T1 threshold. In single-channel mode, the overrange status for the OVR_T0 threshold is determined by monitoring both the ORA0 and ORB0 outputs and the OVR_T1 threshold is determined by monitoring both ORA1 and ORB1 outputs. In single-channel mode, the two outputs for each threshold must be OR'd together to determine whether an overrange condition occurred. OVR_N can be used to set the output pulse duration from the last overrange event. Table 3 lists the overrange pulse lengths for the various OVR_N settings (see the overrange configuration register).

Table 3. Overrange Monitoring Period for the ORA0, ORA1, ORB0, and ORB1 Outputs

OVR_N OVERRANGE PULSE LENGTH SINCE LAST OVERRANGE EVENT (DEVCLK Cycles)
0 8
1 16
2 32
3 64
4 128
5 256
6 512
7 1024

Typically, the OVR_T0 threshold can be set near the full-scale value (228 for example). When the threshold is triggered, a typical system can turn down the system gain to avoid clipping. The OVR_T1 threshold can be set much lower. For example, the OVR_T1 threshold can be set to 64 (peak input voltage of −12 dBFS). If the input signal is strong, the OVR_T1 threshold is tripped occasionally. If the input is quite weak, the threshold is never tripped. The downstream logic device monitors the OVR_T1 bit. If OVR_T1 stays low for an extended period of time, then the system gain can be increased until the threshold is occasionally tripped (meaning the peak level of the signal is above −12 dBFS).