MCP3422A0-E/MF MICROCHIP [Microchip Technology], MCP3422A0-E/MF Datasheet
MCP3422A0-E/MF
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Multi-Channel ΔΣ Analog-to-Digital Converter with 2 I C™ Interface and On-Board Reference Features • 18-bit ΔΣ ADC with Differential Inputs channels: MCP3422 and MCP3423 - 4 channels: MCP3424 • Differential Input Full Scale Range REF ...
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MCP3422/3/4 The MCP3422 and MCP3423 devices have two differential input channels and the MCP3424 has four- differential input channels. All electrical properties of these three devices are the same except the differences in the number of input channels and I ...
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Functional Block Diagram MCP3423 CH1+ CH1- CH2+ CH2- Gain = 1,2, Functional Block Diagram CH1+ CH1- CH2+ CH2- CH3+ CH3- Gain = 1,2, CH4+ CH4- © 2009 Microchip Technology Inc Voltage Reference ...
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MCP3422/3/4 NOTES: DS22088C-page 4 © 2009 Microchip Technology Inc. ...
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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS Absolute Maximum Ratings† V ...................................................................................7.0V DD All inputs and outputs ............. ..........V –0. Differential Input Voltage ...................................... |V Output Short Circuit Current ................................ Continuous Current at Input Pins ....................................................±2 mA Current at Output and ...
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MCP3422/3/4 ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (CONTINUED) Electrical Specifications: Unless otherwise specified, all parameters apply for T CHn+ = CHn / /2. All ppm units use 2*V REF INCOM REF Parameters Sym PGA Gain Error Match (Note 6) ...
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TEMPERATURE CHARACTERISTICS Electrical Specifications: Unless otherwise indicated, Parameters Temperature Ranges Specified Temperature Range Operating Temperature Range Storage Temperature Range Thermal Package Resistances Thermal Resistance, 8L-DFN (2x3) Thermal Resistance, 8L-MSOP Thermal Resistance, 8L-SOIC Thermal Resistance, 10L-DFN (3x3) Thermal Resistance, 10L-MSOP Thermal ...
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MCP3422/3/4 NOTES: DS22088C-page 8 © 2009 Microchip Technology Inc. ...
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TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CURVES Note: The graphs and tables provided following this note are a statistical summary based on a limited number of samples and are provided for informational purposes only. The performance characteristics listed herein are not tested or ...
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MCP3422/3/4 Note: Unless otherwise indicated -40°C to +85° /2. INCOM REF 200 180 V = 5.5V DD 160 140 120 V DD 100 -60 -40 -20 0 ...
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PIN DESCRIPTIONS The descriptions of the pins are listed in TABLE 3-1: PIN FUNCTION TABLE MCP3422 MCP3423 MSOP, DFN DFN MSOP SOIC ...
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MCP3422/3/4 CHn PIN EGEND V = Signal Source R = Source Impedance SS CHn = Analog Input Pin C = Input Pin Capacitance PIN V = Threshold Voltage T FIGURE 3-1: Equivalent Analog ...
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DESCRIPTION OF DEVICE OPERATION 4.1 General Overview The MCP3422/3/4 devices are differential multi- channel low-power, 18-Bit Delta-Sigma A/D converters 2 with serial interface. The devices contain an input channel selection multiplexer programmable gain amplifier (PGA), an ...
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MCP3422/3/4 4.5 Input Voltage Range The differential (V ) and common mode voltage the input pins without considering PGA INCOM setting are defined by CHn+ – CHn ...
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Digital Output Codes and Conversion to Real Values 4.9.1 DIGITAL OUTPUT CODE FROM DEVICE The digital output code is proportional to the input voltage and PGA settings. The output data format is a binary two’s complement. With this code ...
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MCP3422/3/4 4.9.2 CONVERTING THE DEVICE OUTPUT CODE TO INPUT SIGNAL VOLTAGE When the user gets the digital output codes from the device as described in Section 4.9.1 “Digital output code from device”, the next step is converting the digital output ...
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USING THE DEVICES 5.1 Operating Modes The user operates the device by setting up the device configuration register using a write (see Figure 5-3) and reads the conversion data using a read command (see Figure 5-4 and The device ...
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MCP3422/3/4 5.2 Configuration Register The device has an 8-bit wide configuration register to select for: input channel, conversion mode, conversion rate, and PGA gain. This register allows the user to change the operating condition of the device and check the ...
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If the configuration byte is read repeatedly by clocking continuously after reading the data bytes (i.e., after the 5th byte in the 18-bit conversion mode), the state of the RDY bit indicates whether the device is ready with new conversion ...
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MCP3422/3/4 Acknowledge bit Start bit Read/Write bit Address Address Byte Address Byte: Device Code Address Bits Note 1: MCP3423 and MCP3424: Configured by the user. See Table 5-3 for address bit configurations. 2: MCP3422: ...
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TABLE 5-3: ADDRESS BITS VS. ADDRESS SELECTION PINS FOR (MCP3423 AND MCP3424 ONLY) (NOTES Device Logic Status of Address Address Bits Selection Pins Adr0 Pin 0 (Addr_Low ...
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MCP3422/3/4 5.3.4 READING OUTPUT CODES AND CONFIGURATION BYTE FROM THE DEVICE When the Master sends a read command (R/W = 1), the device outputs both the conversion data and configuration bytes. Each byte consists of 8 bits with one acknowledge ...
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FIGURE 5-4: Timing Diagram For Reading From The MCP3422/3/4 With 18-Bit Mode. © 2009 Microchip Technology Inc. MCP3422/3/4 DS22088C-page 23 ...
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MCP3422/3/4 FIGURE 5-5: Timing Diagram For Reading From The MCP3422/3/4 With 12-Bit to 16-Bit Modes. DS22088C-page 24 © 2009 Microchip Technology Inc. ...
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General Call The device acknowledges the general call address (0x00 in the first byte). The meaning of the general call address is always specified in the second byte. Refer to Figure 5-6. The device supports the following three general ...
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MCP3422/3/4 5.6.5 ACKNOWLEDGE AND NON- ACKNOWLEDGE The Master (microcontroller) and the slave (MCP3422/ 3/4) use an acknowledge pulse as a hand shake of communication for each byte. The ninth clock pulse of each byte is used for the acknowledgement. The ...
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TABLE 5- SERIAL TIMING SPECIFICATIONS Electrical Specifications: Unless otherwise specified, all limits are specified for 0V, CHn+ = CHn /2. SS REF Parameters Sym Standard Mode (100 kHz) Clock frequency f SCL ...
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MCP3422/3/4 2 TABLE 5- SERIAL TIMING SPECIFICATIONS (CONTINUED) Electrical Specifications: Unless otherwise specified, all limits are specified for 0V, CHn+ = CHn /2. SS REF Parameters Sym High Speed Mode (3.4 MHz) Clock ...
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SU:STA SCL T LOW T SDA HD:STA FIGURE 5- Bus Timing Data. © 2009 Microchip Technology Inc. T HIGH T SU:DAT T HD:DAT T AA MCP3422/3 SU:STO T BUF ...
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MCP3422/3/4 NOTES: DS22088C-page 30 © 2009 Microchip Technology Inc. ...
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BASIC APPLICATION CONFIGURATION The MCP3422/3/4 devices can be used for various precision analog-to-digital converter These devices operate with very simple connections to the application circuit. The following sections discuss the examples of the device connections and applications. 6.1 Connecting ...
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MCP3422/3/4 6.1.4 DEVICE CONNECTION TEST The user can test the presence of the MCP3422/3 the I C bus line without performing an input data conversion. This test can be achieved by checking an acknowledge response from the MCP3422/3/4 ...
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Application Examples The MCP3422/3/4 devices can be used for broad ranges of sensor and data acquisition applications. Figure 6-5 shows a circuit example measuring both the battery voltage and current using the MCP3422 device. Channels 1 and 2 are ...
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MCP3422/3/4 Figure 6-6, shows an example MCP3424 for four-channel thermocouple temperature measurement applications. Thermocouple Sensor Isothermal Block MCP9800 SCL SDA MCP9800 Heat SCL SDA FIGURE 6-6: Four-Channel Thermocouple Applications. With Type K thermocouple, it temperature from 0°C to 1250°C degrees. ...
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Equation 6-2 shows an example of calculating the expected number of output code with various PGA gain settings for Type K thermocouple output. EQUATION 6-2: EXPECTED NUMBER OF OUTPUT CODE FOR TYPE K THERMOCOUPLE ⎛ Expected ⎜ ----------------------- ...
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MCP3422/3/4 EQUATION 6-3: EXPECTED NUMBER OF OUTPUT CODE FOR NPP301 PRESSURE SENSOR ⎛ Expected ⎜ 100 mV ----------------------- - log Number of Output Code = ⎜ 2 15.625 ⎝ ----------------------- - = 12.64 bits for PGA = 1 = 13.64 ...
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DEVELOPMENT TOOL SUPPORT 7.1 MCP3422/3/4 Evaluation Boards The Evaluation Boards for MCP3422/3/4 devices are available from Microchip Technology Inc. The boards work with Microchip’s PICkit™ Serial Analyzer. The user can simply connect any sensing voltage to the input test ...
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PACKAGING INFORMATION 8.1 Package Marking Information 8-Lead DFN (2x3) (MCP3422) XXX YWW NN 8-Lead MSOP (MCP3422) XXXXXX YWWNNN 8-Lead SOIC (300 mil) (MCP3422) XXXXXXXX XXXXXNNN YYWW Legend: XX...X Customer-specific information Y Year code (last digit of calendar year) YY ...
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MCP3422/3/4 Package Marking Information (Continued) 10-Lead DFN (3x3) (MCP3423 XXXX 2 9 XYWW 3 8 NNN 10-Lead MSOP (MCP3423) XXXXXX YWWNNN 14-Lead SOIC (150 mil) (MCP3424) XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX YYWWNNN 14-Lead TSSOP (4.4 mm) (MCP3424) ...
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APPENDIX A: REVISION HISTORY Revision C (August 2009) The following is the list of modifications: 1. Updated the EDS protection parameters. 2. Updated the package marking information and package outline drawings. Revision B (October 2008) The following is the list ...
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... Default option. Contact Microchip factory for other address options. © 2009 Microchip Technology Inc. X /XX Examples: Package MCP3422 a) MCP3422A0-E/MC: 2-Channel ADC, b) MCP3422A0T-E/MC: Tape and Reel, c) MCP3422A0-E/MS: 2-Channel ADC, d) MCP3422A0T-E/MS: Tape and Reel, e) MCP3422A0-E/SN: 2-Channel ADC, f) MCP3422A0T-E/SN: Tape and Reel, MCP3423 a) MCP3423-E/MF: b) MCP3423T-E/MF ...
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Note the following details of the code protection feature on Microchip devices: • Microchip products meet the specification contained in their particular Microchip Data Sheet. • Microchip believes that its family of products is one of the most secure families ...
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