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| Analog-to-digital converter (ADC) transforms an analog voltage value to a digital value. The allowed voltage range on an ADC input of an AVR microcontroller is 0 to 5.5 V. The size of the digital value is 10 bits, but its precision is ±2 units. The error may be even larger, if the microcontroller' | Analog-to-digital converter (ADC) transforms an analog voltage value to a digital value. The allowed voltage range on an ADC input of an AVR microcontroller is 0 to 5.5 V. The size of the digital value is 10 bits, but its precision is ±2 units. The error may be even larger, if the microcontroller' | ||
| - | AVR ADC works on the principal of successive approximation. In short, the measured voltage is compared to specific voltage levels and the results are reported as a bit array. This method is relatively slow, as each bit in the final result is calculated separately. AVR spends 13 clock cycles for each measuring, except the first (on start-up), which takes 25 cycles. These cycles are not the controller' | + | AVR ADC works on the principal of successive approximation. In short, the measured voltage is compared to specific voltage levels and the results are reported as a bit array. This method is relatively slow, as each bit in the final result is calculated separately. AVR spends 13 clock cycles for each measuring, except the first (on start-up), which takes 25 cycles. These cycles are not the controller' |
| - | The measured value can be read as an 8- or 10-bit value. Since AVR itself is an 8-bit device, it has two 8-bit registers for storing the ADC values. It is possible to specify in the settings whether the first two or the last two bits go to a separate register. If the two younger bits, which characterize the result less, are separated, the result can be read as an 8-bit value - a combination like that is called a left aligned result. The other combination, | + | The measured value can be read as an 8- or 10-bit value. Since AVR itself is an 8-bit device, it has two 8-bit registers for storing the ADC values. It is possible to specify in the settings whether the first two or the last two bits go to a separate register. If the two younger bits, which characterize the result less, are separated, the result can be read as an 8-bit value - a combination like that is called a left-aligned result. The other combination, |
| A typical AVR has 8 analog voltage input channels, ATtiny series have only a few, some ATmega devices have 16, but there is always only one converter. To make it possible to use different inputs, the device has a built-in multiplexer. The input of the multiplexer is definable using a special register. The ADC unit has a few more properties: using the processor' | A typical AVR has 8 analog voltage input channels, ATtiny series have only a few, some ATmega devices have 16, but there is always only one converter. To make it possible to use different inputs, the device has a built-in multiplexer. The input of the multiplexer is definable using a special register. The ADC unit has a few more properties: using the processor' | ||
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