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Analysis Mode
3.2
Measurement Modes
Raw: In this measurement, codes are read from the installed ADS device and displayed. No processing or
analysis is done on the sample stream. Data can be displayed as hexadecimal codes, decimal codes, or
volts.
Voltage is calculated according to
v
x
REF
v =
·
B
1
A
-
Where:
•
A is the converter gain (64 for the ADS1131 and 128 for the ADS1231)
•
v
is the voltage at the converter reference input
REF
•
x is the ADC decimal code
•
B is the number of converter bits, 2
v
is adjustable from Configuration mode. By default, it is 5V.
REF
The voltage display is autoranging. All ranges are shown with six significant figures having three decimal
places. The ranges are given in
RMS noise: In this mode, a number of codes are read from the installed ADS device, and an RMS noise
calculation is performed on them using the standard-deviation formula (given in
N
1
s =
å
(x
-
N
N
i
i =1
The result can be displayed as decimal codes, volts, or an effective number of bits (ENOB). For decimal
codes, s
is displayed directly. (Hexadecimal is not available because s
N
is converted to a voltage as in raw mode.
ENOB: E is calculated using
N
log s :
-
2 N
E =
24 : s
Where N is the maximum number of available bits (18 for the ADS1131 and 24 for the ADS1231).
The zero case is needed when a string of equal codes is read. This can happen when the converter is
clipping.
This measurement requires a number of codes to be read before a calculation can be made. Therefore,
during the first run, the display shows the word
event happens when the mode is first entered, when the converter configuration changes, or when NEW
BLOCK is pressed.
The number of codes used in the calculation is selected in Configuration mode; 50 codes are used in
laboratory characterization, so this value is the default.
Peak-to-peak noise: In this mode, a number of codes are collected, and the absolute value of the
difference between the minimum and maximum is calculated. The result can be displayed in decimal or
hexadecimal codes, volts, or noise-free bits (ENOB). Volts are calculated as in raw mode; ENOB is
calculated in the same way as in RMS mode.
12
ADS1131REF and ADS1231REF
Equation
18
for the ADS1131 and 2
Table
4.
Table 4. Voltage Display Ranges
VOLTAGE RANGE
Nanovolts
Microvolts
Millivolts
Volts
2
x
)
Equation
5:
s
0
¹
N
0
=
N
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3:
24
for the ADS1231
DISPLAY SUFFIX
< 1μV
< 1mV
< 1V
≥ 1V
followed by the number of samples collected. This
GOT
n
u
m
V
Equation
4):
may be fractional.) For volts, s
N
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(3)
(4)
N
(5)
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