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4.2.1
Channel Scan Sequence
The scanning order of the channels is related to the order in which the user adds
channels. When the acquisition task starts, the channels added by the user will be
assigned to each ADC according to the group to which they belong. Each ADC will
automatically switch channels through the multiplexer to traverse all enabled
channels of the ADC for analog to digital conversion.
For a single ADC, the scan order is always consistent with the order in which the
channels within the ADC packet range are added. However, since the four ADCs work
at the same time, the scanning order of all the channels is not necessarily exactly the
same as the order in which the user adds the channels.
Figure 9 shows a typical channel scan sequence. In this case, the user added all
channels (Ch 0 ~ Ch 19) in order under the
“4
-
wire mdoe”
topology, and these
channels were automatically assigned to 4 ADCs. At the beginning of the acquisition
task, each ADC will start working at the same time, and then switch the channels in its
group.
ADC0
Ch0
Ch1
Ch2
Ch3
Ch4
Ch5
Ch18
Ch6
Ch7
Ch8
Ch9
Ch10
Ch11
Ch12
Ch13
Ch14
Ch15
Ch16
Ch17
Ch19
Ch5
Ch6
Ch7
Ch8
Ch9
Ch10
Ch11
Ch12
Ch13
Ch14
Ch18
Ch15
Ch16
Ch17
Ch19
Ch0
Ch1
Ch2
Ch3
Ch4
ADC1
ADC2
ADC3
Channels added by user
Ch0
Ch1
Ch2
Ch3
Ch4
Convert Sequence
time
Sample 0
Ch5
Ch6
Ch7
Ch8
Ch9
Ch10
Ch11
Ch12
Ch13
Ch14
Ch15
Ch16
Ch17
Ch18
Ch19
Figure 9 Typical channel scan sequence
Figure 10 shows another typical channel scan sequence, in which case the user added
some channels in random order under the
“4
-
wire mdoe”
topology.