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a Timer/Counter output or the PWM event line. The periodic acquisition of several samples can
be processed automatically without any intervention of the processor thanks to the PDC.
The sequence can be customized by programming the Sequence Channel Registers,
ADC_SEQR1 and ADC_SEQR2 and setting to 1 the USEQ bit of the Mode Register (ADC_MR).
The user can choose a specific order of channels and can program up to 16 conversions by
sequence. The user is totally free to create a personal sequence, by writing channel numbers in
ADC_SEQR1 and ADC_SEQR2. Not only can channel numbers be written in any sequence,
channel numbers can be repeated several times. Only enabled sequence bitfields are con-
verted, consequently to program a 15-conversion sequence, the user can simply put a disable in
ADC_CHSR[15], thus disabling the 16THCH field of ADC_SEQR2.
If all ADC channels (i.e. 16) are used on an application board, there is no restriction of usage of
the user sequence. But as soon as some ADC channels are not enabled for conversion but
rather used as pure digital inputs, the respective indexes of these channels cannot be used in
the user sequence fields (ADC_SEQR1, ADC_SEQR2 bitfields). For example, if channel 4 is
disabled (ADC_CSR[4] = 0), ADC_SEQR1, ADC_SEQR2 register bitfields USCH1 up to
USCH16 must not contain the value 4. Thus the length of the user sequence may be limited by
this behavior.
As an example, if only 4 channels over 16 (CH0 up to CH3) are selected for ADC conversions,
the user sequence length cannot exceed 4 channels. Each trigger event may launch up to 4 suc-
cessive conversions of any combination of channels 0 up to 3 but no more (i.e. in this case the
sequence CH0, CH0, CH1, CH1, CH1 is impossible).
A sequence that repeats several times the same channel requires more enabled channels than
channels actually used for conversion. For example, a sequence like CH0, CH0, CH1, CH1
requires 4 enabled channels (4 free channels on application boards) whereas only CH0, CH1
are really converted.
Note:
The reference voltage pins always remain connected in normal mode as in sleep mode.
40.6.7
Comparison Window
The ADC Controller features automatic comparison functions. It compares converted values to a
low threshold or a high threshold or both, according to the CMPMODE function chosen in the
Extended Mode Register (ADC_EMR). The comparison can be done on all channels or only on
the channel specified in CMPSEL field of ADC_EMR. To compare all channels the CMP_ALL
parameter of ADC_EMR should be set.
The flag can be read on the COMPE bit of the Interrupt Status Register (ADC_ISR) and can trig-
ger an interrupt.
The High Threshold and the Low Threshold can be read/write in the Comparison Window Regis-
ter (ADC_CWR).
If the comparison window is to be used with LOWRES bit in ADC_MR set to 1, the thresholds do
not need to be adjusted as adjustment will be done internally. Whether or not the LOWRES bit is
set, thresholds must always be configured in consideration of the maximum ADC resolution.
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