Freescale Semiconductor MC68HC908MR32 - Manual (Page 49)

Functional Description
MC68HC908MR32 • MC68HC908MR16 Data Sheet, Rev. 6.1
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significant bits (LSB), located in the ADC data register low, ADRL, can be ignored. However, ADRL must
be read after ADRH or else the interlocking will prevent all new conversions from being stored.
Right justification will place only the two MSBs in the corresponding ADC data register high, ADRH, and
the eight LSBs in ADC data register low, ADRL. This mode of operation typically is used when a 10-bit
unsigned result is desired.
Left justified sign data mode is similar to left justified mode with one exception. The MSB of the 10-bit
result, AD9 located in ADRH, is complemented. This mode of operation is useful when a result,
represented as a signed magnitude from mid-scale, is needed. Finally, 8-bit truncation mode will place
the eight MSBs in ADC data register low, ADRL. The two LSBs are dropped. This mode of operation is
used when compatibility with 8-bit ADC designs are required. No interlocking between ADRH and ADRL
is present.
NOTE
Quantization error is affected when only the most significant eight bits are
used as a result. See
Figure 3-3 .
Figure 3-3. 8-Bit Truncation Mode Error
3.3.6 Monotonicity
The conversion process is monotonic and has no missing codes.
IDEAL 10-BIT CHARACTERISTIC
WITH QUANTIZATION = ±1/2
IDEAL 8-BIT CHARACTERISTIC
WITH QUANTIZATION = ±1/2
10-BIT TRUNCATED
TO 8-BIT RESULT
WHEN TRUNCATION IS USED,
ERROR FROM IDEAL 8-BIT = 3/8 LSB
DUE TO NON-IDEAL QUANTIZATION.
000
001
002
003
004
005
006
007
008
009
00A
00B
000
001
002
003
8-BIT
RESUL T
10-BIT
RESULT
INPUT VOLTAGE
REPRESENTED AS 10-BIT
INPUT VOLTAGE
REPRESENTED AS 8-BIT
1/2 2 1/2 4 1/2 6 1/2 8 1/2
1 1/2 3 1/2 5 1/2 7 1/2 9 1/2
1/2 2 1/2 1 1/2