20-101-1139 Rabbit Semiconductor, 20-101-1139 Datasheet - Page 41

• Manufacturer Part Number: 20-101-1139
• Description: RCM4310 RABBITCORE
• Manufacturer: Rabbit Semiconductor

Specifications of 20-101-1139

• Module/board Type: MPU Core Module
• Product: Microcontroller Modules
• Data Bus Width: 8 bit
• Core Processor: Rabbit 4000
• Clock Speed: 58.98 MHz
• Interface Type: Ethernet
• Flash: 1 MByte
• Timers: 10 x 8 bit
• Operating Supply Voltage: 3.3 V
• Board Size: 72 mm x 47 mm x 21 mm
• For Use With/related Products: RCM4310
• Lead Free Status / RoHS Status: Lead free / RoHS Compliant
• Other names: 316-1142

4.4 A/D Converter (RCM4300 only)
The RCM4300 has an onboard ADS7870 A/D converter whose scaling and filtering are
done via the motherboard on which the RCM4300 module is mounted. The A/D converter
multiplexes converted signals from eight single-ended or four differential inputs to Serial
Port B on the Rabbit 4000.
The eight analog input pins, LN0–LN7, each have an input impedance of 6–7 M,
depending on whether they are used as single-ended or differential inputs. The input signal
can range from -2 V to +2 V (differential mode) or from 0 V to +2 V (single-ended mode).
Use a resistor divider such as the one shown in Figure 10 to measure voltages above 2 V
on the analog inputs.
Figure 10. Resistor Divider Network for Analog Inputs
The R1 resistors are typically 20 k to 100 k, with a lower resistance leading to more
accuracy, but at the expense of a higher current draw. The R0 resistors would then be
180 k to 900 k for a 10:1 attenuator. The capacitor filters noise pulses on the A/D
converter input.
The actual voltage range for a signal going to the A/D converter input is also affected by
the 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 16, and 20 V/V software-programmable gains available on each channel
of the ADS7870 A/D converter. Thus, you must scale the analog signal with an attenuator
circuit and a software-programmable gain so that the actual input presented to the A/D
converter is within the range limits of the ADS7870 A/D converter chip (-2 V to + 2 V or
0 V to + 2 V).
The A/D converter chip can only accept positive voltages. With the R1 resistors connected
to ground, your analog circuit is well-suited to perform positive A/D conversions. When
the R1 resistors are tied to ground for differential measurements, both differential inputs
must be referenced to analog ground, and both inputs must be positive with respect to
analog ground.
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