AD7705/AD7706

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REV. A

Data Register (RS2, RS1, RS0 = 0, 1, 1)

The Data Register on the part is a 16-bit read-only register that contains the most up-to-date conversion result from the AD7705/

AD7706. If the Communications Register sets up the part for a write operation to this register, a write operation must actually take

place to return the part to where it is expecting a write operation to the Communications Register. However, the 16 bits of data

written to the part will be ignored by the AD7705/AD7706.

Test Register (RS2, RS1, RS0 = 1, 0, 0); Power-On/Reset Status: 00 Hex

The part contains a Test Register that is used when testing the device. The user is advised not to change the status of any of the bits

in this register from the default (Power-on or RESET) status of all 0s as the part will be placed in one of its test modes and will not

operate correctly.

Zero-Scale Calibration Register (RS2, RS1, RS0 = 1, 1, 0); Power-On/Reset Status: 1F4000 Hex

The AD7705/AD7706 contains independent sets of zero-scale registers, one for each of the input channels. Each of these registers is

a 24-bit read/write register; 24 bits of data must be written otherwise no data will be transferred to the register. This register is used

in conjunction with its associated full-scale register to form a register pair. These register pairs are associated with input channel

pairs as outlined in Table VII. While the part is set up to allow access to these registers over the digital interface, the part itself no

longer has access to the register coefficients to correctly scale the output data. As a result, there is a possibility that after accessing the

calibration registers (either read or write operation) the first output data read from the part may contain incorrect data. In addition, a

write to the calibration register should not be attempted while a calibration is in progress. These eventualities can be avoided by

taking the FSYNC bit in the mode register high before the calibration register operation and taking it low after the operation is

complete.

Full-Scale Calibration Register (RS2, RS1, RS0 = 1, 1, 1); Power-On/Reset Status: 5761AB Hex

The AD7705/AD7706 contains independent sets of full-scale registers, one for each of the input channels. Each of these registers is a

24-bit read/write register; 24 bits of data must be written otherwise no data will be transferred to the register. This register is used in

conjunction with its associated zero-scale register to form a register pair. These register pairs are associated with input channel pairs

as outlined in Table VII. While the part is set up to allow access to these registers over the digital interface, the part itself no longer

has access to the register coefficients to correctly scale the output data. As a result, there is a possibility that after accessing the cali-

bration registers (either read or write operation) the first output data read from the part may contain incorrect data. In addition, a

write to the calibration register should not be attempted while a calibration is in progress. These eventualities can be avoided by

taking FSYNC bit in the mode register high before the calibration register operation and taking it low after the operation is complete.

CALIBRATION SEQUENCES

The AD7705/AD7706 contains a number of calibration options as previously outlined. Table XIII summarizes the calibration types,

the operations involved and the duration of the operations. There are two methods of determining the end of calibration. The first is

to monitor when

DRDY returns low at the end of the sequence. DRDY not only indicates when the sequence is complete, but also

that the part has a valid new sample in its data register. This valid new sample is the result of a normal conversion which follows the

calibration sequence. The second method of determining when calibration is complete is to monitor the MD1 and MD0 bits of the

Setup Register. When these bits return to 0 (0 following a calibration command), it indicates that the calibration sequence is com-

plete. This method does not give any indication of there being a valid new result in the data register. However, it gives an earlier

indication than

DRDY that calibration is complete. The duration to when the Mode Bits (MD1 and MD0) return to 0 (0 represents

the duration of the calibration carried out). The sequence to when

DRDY goes low also includes a normal conversion and a pipeline

× t

in the table.

Table XIII. Calibration Sequences

MD1, MD0

Calibration Sequence

Duration to Mode Bits

Duration to DRDY

Self-Calibration

0, 1

Internal ZS Cal @ Selected Gain +

6

× 1/Output Rate

9

× 1/Output Rate + t

P

Internal FS Cal @ Selected Gain

ZS System Calibration

1, 0

ZS Cal on AIN @ Selected Gain

3

× 1/Output Rate

4

× 1/Output Rate + t

P

FS System Calibration

1, 1

FS Cal on AIN @ Selected Gain

3

× 1/Output Rate

4

× 1/Output Rate + t

P