Operation – Rainbow Electronics ATmega3290P_V User Manual

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Figure 84. Analog to Digital Converter Block Schematic

Operation

The ADC converts an analog input voltage to a 10-bit digital value through successive
approximation. The minimum value represents GND and the maximum value represents
the voltage on the AREF pin minus 1 LSB. Optionally, AVCC or an internal 1.1V refer-
ence voltage may be connected to the AREF pin by writing to the REFSn bits in the
ADMUX Register. The internal voltage reference may thus be decoupled by an external
capacitor at the AREF pin to improve noise immunity.

The analog input channel is selected by writing to the MUX bits in ADMUX. Any of the
ADC input pins, as well as GND and a fixed bandgap voltage reference, can be selected
as single ended inputs to the ADC. The ADC is enabled by setting the ADC Enable bit,
ADEN in ADCSRA. Voltage reference and input channel selections will not go into effect
until ADEN is set. The ADC does not consume power when ADEN is cleared, so it is
recommended to switch off the ADC before entering power saving sleep modes.

The ADC generates a 10-bit result which is presented in the ADC Data Registers,
ADCH and ADCL. By default, the result is presented right adjusted, but can optionally
be presented left adjusted by setting the ADLAR bit in ADMUX.

If the result is left adjusted and no more than 8-bit precision is required, it is sufficient to
read ADCH. Otherwise, ADCL must be read first, then ADCH, to ensure that the content
of the Data Registers belongs to the same conversion. Once ADCL is read, ADC access

ADC CONVERSION

COMPLETE IRQ

8-BIT DATA BUS

ADC MULTIPLEXER

SELECT (ADMUX)

ADC CTRL. & STATUS

ADC DATA REGISTER

(ADCH/ADCL)

MUX2

ADIE

ADATE

ADSC

ADEN

ADIF

MUX1

MUX0

ADPS0

ADPS1

ADPS2

MUX3

CONVERSION LOGIC

10-BIT DAC

SAMPLE & HOLD
COMPARATOR

INTERNAL

REFERENCE

MUX DECODER

MUX4

AVCC

ADC7

ADC6

ADC5

ADC4

ADC3

ADC2

ADC1

ADC0

REFS0

REFS1

ADLAR

CHANNEL SELECTION

ADC[

:0]

ADC MULTIPLEXER
OUTPUT

DIFFERENTIAL
AMPLIFIER

AREF

BANDGAP

REFERENCE

PRESCALER

SINGLE ENDED / DIFFERENTIAL SELECTION

GND

POS.

INPUT

MUX

NEG.

INPUT

MUX

TRIGGER

SELECT

ADTS[2:0]

INTERRUPT

FLAGS

START