8-BIT ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTERS WITH SERIAL CONTROL
D
8-Bit Resolution
D
Easy Microprocessor Interface or
Standalone Operation
D
Operates Ratiometrically or With 5-V
Reference
D
Single Channel or Multiplexed Twin
Channels With Single-Ended or Differential
Input Options
D
Input Range 0 to 5 V With Single 5-V Supply
D
Inputs and Outputs Are Compatible With
TTL and MOS
D
Conversion Time of 32 µs at
f
= 250 kHz
clock
D
Designed to Be Interchangeable With
National Semiconductor ADC0831 and
ADC0832
D
Total Unadjusted Error...±1 LSB
description
TLC0831C, TLC0831I
TLC0832C, TLC0832I
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TLC0831 ...D OR P PACKAGE
TLC0832 ...D OR P PACKAGE
CS
IN+
IN–
GND
CS
CH0
CH1
GND
(TOP VIEW)
1
2
3
4
(TOP VIEW)
8
7
6
5
1
2
3
4
8
7
6
5
V
CC
CLK
DO
REF
V
CC
CLK
DO
DI
/REF
These devices are 8-bit successive-approximation analog-to-digital converters. The TLC0831 has single input
channels; the TLC0832 has multiplexed twin input channels. The serial output is configured to interface with
standard shift registers or microprocessors.
The TLC0832 multiplexer is software configured for single-ended or differential inputs. The differential analog
voltage input allows for common-mode rejection or offset of the analog zero input voltage value. In addition, the
voltage reference input can be adjusted to allow encoding any smaller analog voltage span to the full 8 bits of
resolution.
The operation of the TLC0831 and TLC0832 devices is very similar to the more complex TLC0834 and TLC0838
devices. Ratiometric conversion can be attained by setting the REF input equal to the maximum analog input
signal value, which gives the highest possible conversion resolution. Typically, REF is set equal to V
CC
(done
internally on the TLC0832).
The TLC0831C and TLC0832C are characterized for operation from 0°C to 70°C. The TLC0831I and TLC0832I
are characterized for operation from –40°C to 85°C.
AVAILABLE OPTIONS
PACKAGE
T
A
0°C to 70°C TLC0831CD TLC0832CD TLC0831CP TLC0832CP
–40°C to 85°C TLC0831ID TLC0832ID TLC0831IP TLC0832IP
SMALL OUTLINE
(D)
PLASTIC DIP
(P)
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PRODUCTION DATA information is current as of publication date.
Products conform to specifications per the terms of Texas Instruments
standard warranty. Production processing does not necessarily include
testing of all parameters.
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TLC0831C, TLC0831I
TLC0832C, TLC0832I
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functional block diagram
CLK
CS
(TLC0832
only)
CH0/IN+
CH1/IN–
(TLC0831
DI
only)
REF
To Internal
Circuits
Shift Register
D
CLK
SGL/DIF
Analog
MUX
EN
EN
Ladder
and
Decoder
ODD/EVEN
Start
Comparator
Bits 0–7
One
Shot
EN
CS
R
SAR
Logic
and
Latch
MSB
First
Bits 0–7
Bit 1
LSB
First
Time
Delay
CLK
Register
CS
9-Bit
Shift
Start
Flip-Flop
CLK
S
R
CLK
S
R
CS
CS
R
EOC
R
CLK
D
CS
DO
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TLC0831C, TLC0831I
TLC0832C, TLC0832I
8-BIT ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTERS WITH SERIAL CONTROL
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functional description
The TLC0831 and TLC0832 use a sample-data-comparator structure that converts differential analog inputs
by a successive-approximation routine. The input voltage to be converted is applied to an input terminal and
is compared to ground (single ended), or to an adjacent input (differential). The TLC0832 input terminals can
be assigned a positive (+) or negative (–) polarity . The TLC0831 contains only one differential input channel with
fixed polarity assignment; therefore it does not require addressing. The signal can be applied differentially,
between IN+ and IN–, to the TLC0831 or can be applied to IN+ with IN– grounded as a single ended input. When
the signal input applied to the assigned positive terminal is less than the signal on the negative terminal, the
converter output is all zeros.
Channel selection and input configuration are under software control using a serial-data link from the controlling
processor. A serial-communication format allows more functions to be included in a converter package with no
increase in size. In addition, it eliminates the transmission of low-level analog signals by locating the converter
at the analog sensor and communicating serially with the controlling processor. This process returns noise-free
digital data to the processor.
A conversion is initiated by setting CS
conversion process. A clock input is then received from the processor. An interval of one clock period is
automatically inserted to allow the selected multiplexed channel to settle. DO comes out of the high-impedance
state and provides a leading low for one clock period of multiplexer settling time. The SAR comparator compares
successive outputs from the resistive ladder with the incoming analog signal. The comparator output indicates
whether the analog input is greater than or less than the resistive-ladder output. As the conversion proceeds,
conversion data is simultaneously output from DO, with the most significant bit (MSB) first. After eight clock
periods, the conversion is complete. When CS
output circuits go to the high-impedance state. If another conversion is desired, CS
transition followed by address information.
A TLC0832 input configuration is assigned during the multiplexer-addressing sequence. The multiplexer
address shifts into the converter through the data input (DI) line. The multiplexer address selects the analog
inputs to be enabled and determines whether the input is single ended or differential. When the input is
differential, the polarity of the channel input is assigned. In addition to selecting the differential mode, the polarity
may also be selected. Either channel of the channel pair may be designated as the negative or positive input.
On each low-to-high transition of the clock input, the data on DI is clocked into the multiplexer-address shift
register. The first logic high on the input is the start bit. A 2-bit assignment word follows the start bit on the
TLC0832. On each successive low-to-high transition of the clock input, the start bit and assignment word are
shifted through the shift register. When the start bit is shifted into the start location of the multiplexer register,
the input channel is selected and conversion starts. The TLC0832 DI terminal to the multiplexer shift register
is disabled for the duration of the conversion.
The TLC0832 outputs the least-significant-bit (LSB) first data after the MSB-first data stream. The DI and DO
terminals can be tied together and controlled by a bidirectional processor I/O bit received on a single wire. This
is possible because DI is only examined during the multiplexer-addressing interval and DO is still in the
high-impedance state.
low, which enables all logic circuits. CS must be held low for the complete
goes high, all internal registers are cleared. At this time, the
must make a high-to-low
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TLC0832C, TLC0832I
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sequence of operation
TLC0831
10987654321
CLK
t
su
CS
t
conv
CLK
CS
DI
(TLC0832
only)
DO
Bit
DO
t
su
SGL
DIF
MUX
+Sign Bit
MUX
Settling Time
Start
Settling Time
Hi-Z
ODD
EVEN
MSB
MSB
MSB-First Data
t
conv
MSB-First Data
TLC0832
Don’t Care
1765 243
LSB-First Data
LSB
0
Hi-Z
21201918141312123456 1011
Hi-Z
MSBLSB
176201267
TLC0832 MUX-ADDRESS CONTROL LOGIC TABLE
MUX ADDRESS
SGL/DIF
L
L
H
H
H = high level, L = low level,
– or + = terminal polarity for the selected input channel
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ODD/EVEN CH0 CH1
L
H
L
H
CHANNEL NUMBER
+
–
+
–
+
+