ESI Operation
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SLAU367P – October 2012 – Revised April 2020
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Extended Scan Interface (ESI)
37.2 ESI Operation
The ESI is configured with user software. The setup and operation of the ESI is described in the following
sections.
37.2.1 ESI Analog Front End
There are two analog front ends available in the ESI. The analog front end AFE1 provides sensor
excitation and sample-and-hold circuit for measurements. The analog front end is automatically controlled
by the timing state machine (TSM) according to the information in the timing state machine table.
shows the analog front end block diagram.
NOTE:
Timing State Machine Signals
Throughout this chapter, signals from the ESITSMx registers (x = 0 to 31) are noted in the
signal name with (tsm). For example, the signal ESIEX(tsm) comes from the actual active
ESITSMx register.