This LSI includes a successive approximation type 10-bit A/D converter that allows up to sixteen
analog input channels to be selected. The block diagram of the A/D converter is shown in figure
17.1.
17.1
Features
• 10-bit resolution
• Sixteen input channels
• Conversion time: 11.08 µs per channel (at 24 MHz operation)
• Two operating modes
Single mode: Single-channel A/D conversion
Scan mode: Continuous A/D conversion on 1 to 4 channels
• Four data registers
Conversion results are held in a 16-bit data register for each channel
• Sample and hold function
• Three conversion start methods
Software
16-bit timer pulse unit (TPU) conversion start trigger
External trigger signal
• Interrupt request
An A/D conversion end interrupt request (ADI) can be generated
• Module stop mode can be set
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Section 17 A/D Converter
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