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(1) CS shown twice for clarity.
(2) SAR = Successive Approximation Register.
Figure 48. Block Diagram
After the “1” is clocked through the 8-bit shift register (which completes the SAR search) it appears as the input
to the D-type latch, LATCH 1. As soon as this “1” is output from the shift register, the AND gate, G2, causes the
new digital word to transfer to the TRI-STATE output latches. When LATCH 1 is subsequently enabled, the Q
output makes a high-to-low transition which causes the INTR F/F to set. An inverting buffer then supplies the
INTR input signal.
Note that this SET control of the INTR F/F remains low for 8 of the external clock periods (as the internal clocks
run at 1/8 of the frequency of the external clock). If the data output is continuously enabled (CS and RD both
held low), the INTR output will still signal the end of conversion (by a high-to-low transition), because the SET
input can control the Q output of the INTR F/F even though the RESET input is constantly at a M"1M " level in
this operating mode. This INTR output will therefore stay low for the duration of the SET signal, which is 8
periods of the external clock frequency (assuming the A/D is not started during this interval).
When operating in the free-running or continuous conversion mode (INTR pin tied to WR and CS wired low – see
Continuous Conversions), the START F/F is SET by the high-to-low transition of the INTR signal. This resets the
SHIFT REGISTER which causes the input to the D-type latch, LATCH 1, to go low. As the latch enable input is
still present, the Q output will go high, which then allows the INTR F/F to be RESET. This reduces the width of
the resulting INTR output pulse to only a few propagation delays (approximately 300 ns).
When data is to be read, the combination of both CS and RD being low will cause the INTR F/F to be reset and
the TRI-STATE output latches will be enabled to provide the 8-bit digital outputs.
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