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Table 11. channel id tag codes, Switching network – Rainbow Electronics MAX1401 User Manual

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MAX1401

+3V, 18-Bit, Low-Power, Multichannel,
Oversampling (Sigma-Delta) ADC

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Table 11. Channel ID Tag Codes

Switching Network

A switching network provides selection between three
fully differential input channels or five pseudo-differen-
tial channels, using AIN6 as a shared common. The
switching network provides two additional fully differen-
tial input channels intended for system calibration,
which may be used as extra fully differential signal
channels. Table 12 shows the channel configurations
available for both operating modes.

Scanning (SCAN Mode)

To sample and convert the available input channels
sequentially, set the SCAN control bit in the global
setup register. The sequence is determined by DIFF
(fully differential or pseudo-differential) and by the
mode control bits M1 and M0 (Tables 8, 9, and 10).
With SCAN set, the part automatically sequences
through each available channel, transmitting a single
conversion result before proceeding to the next chan-
nel. The MAX1401 automatically allows sufficient time
for each conversion to fully settle, to ensure optimum
resolution before asserting the data-ready signal and
moving to the next available channel. The scan rate,
therefore, depends on the clock bit (CLK), the filter
control bits (FS1, FS0), and the modulator frequency
selection bits (MF1, MF0).

Burn-Out Currents

The input circuitry also provides two “burn-out” cur-
rents. These small currents may be used to test the
integrity of the selected transducer. They can be selec-
tively enabled or disabled by the BOUT bit in the global
setup register.

CHANNEL

CID2

1

1

AIN1–AIN2

AIN5–AIN6

1

Calibration

1

1

0

1

1

AIN3–AIN4

1

0

0

0

0

0

AIN1–AIN6

AIN3–AIN6

0

AIN4–AIN6

1

1

0

1

0

AIN2–AIN6

1

0

CID0

0

CID1

0

Table 12. Input Channel Configuration in Fully Differential and Pseudo-Differential
Mode (SCAN = 0)

X = Don’t care

*

This combination is available only in pseudo-differential mode when using the internal scanning logic.

**

These combinations are only available in the calibration modes.

0

M0

0

DIFF

0

0

AIN2

0

0

0

0

0

AIN4

0

AIN3

AIN1

0

0

0

1

0

1

AIN3

0

0

1

1

X

CALOFF+**

0

AIN5

AIN1

0

0

0

X

1

X

CALOFF+**

M1

0

0

X

HIGH INPUT

CALGAIN+**

AIN5*

1

0

0

X

CALGAIN+**

1

0

A1

0

1

1

0

0

1

X

X

X

X

X

MODE

Pseudo-

Differential

Fully

Differential

0

A0

1

0

1

0

1

0

X

X

X

X

X

AIN6

AIN6

AIN6

AIN6

AIN4

CALOFF-**

AIN6

AIN2

CALOFF-**

LOW INPUT

CALGAIN-**

AIN6*

CALGAIN-**