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Data acquisition and manipulation

Data acquisition and manipulation. Chapter Eleven 11.1 - 11.3. Outline. Introduction The main features of a data acquisition system The characteristics of an analog-to-digital converter The characteristics of the 16F873A analog-to-digital converter Summary. Analog vs. Digital.

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Data acquisition and manipulation

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  1. Data acquisition and manipulation Chapter Eleven 11.1 - 11.3 Dr. Gheith Abandah

  2. Outline • Introduction • The main features of a data acquisition system • The characteristics of an analog-to-digital converter • The characteristics of the 16F873A analog-to-digital converter • Summary Dr. Gheith Abandah

  3. Analog vs. Digital Dr. Gheith Abandah

  4. Analog to Digital Conversion • Most physical signals are analog. • Analog signals are captured by sensors or transducers. • Examples: temperature, sound, pressure, … • Need to convert to digital signals to facilitate processing by the microcontroller. • The device that does this is analog-to-digital converter (ADC). Dr. Gheith Abandah

  5. ADC Types • Dual ramp (slow with very high accuracy, for precision measurements) • Flash converter (fast, lesser accuracy, for video or radar) • Successive approximation (medium speed and accuracy, for general-purpose industrial applications, commonly found in embedded systems) Dr. Gheith Abandah

  6. Conversion characteristic Voltage Range Vr = Vmax – 0 Resolution = Vr / 2n Quantization error = ± Resolution / 2 = Vr / 2n+1 Dr. Gheith Abandah

  7. Conversion Steps • Get Sample • Start conversion • Wait • Read digital value (in parallel or serially) • Usually need a voltage reference Dr. Gheith Abandah

  8. Elements of a data acquisition system • Transducers: physical to electrical • Amplify and offset circuits • The input voltage should traverse as much of its input range as possible • Voltage level shifting may also be required • Filter: get rid of unwanted signal components • Multiplexer: select one of multiple inputs • Sampler: the conversion rate must be at least twice the highest signal frequency (Nyquist sampling criterion) • ADC Dr. Gheith Abandah

  9. Elements of a data acquisition system Dr. Gheith Abandah

  10. Sample and hold, and acquisition time Dr. Gheith Abandah

  11. Sample and hold, and acquisition time Dr. Gheith Abandah

  12. Example • What should be the acquisition time for a 10-bit ADC? The voltage should rise to ≥ Vs – quantization error = Vs - Vs / 2n+1 ≥ Vs(2047/2048) = 0.9995 Vs VC = Vs {1 − exp(−t/RC)} 0.9995Vs = Vs {1 − exp(−t/RC)} exp(−t/RC) = 1 − 0.9995 −t = RC ln(0.0005) t = 7.6RC Dr. Gheith Abandah

  13. Typical timing requirement of one A-to-D conversion Dr. Gheith Abandah

  14. Data acquisition in the microcontroller environment • To operate to a good level of accuracy, an ADC needs a clean power supply and ground and no electromagnetic interference. • When an ADC is integrated inside a microcontroller, it will be affected by the noisy internal power sources. • So, integrated ADCs are not very accurate, typically 8- or 10-bit. Dr. Gheith Abandah

  15. The PIC 16 Series Dr. Gheith Abandah

  16. The PIC® 16F87XA ADC module Dr. Gheith Abandah

  17. Controlling the ADC The ADC is controlled by two SFRs: ADCON0 (1Fh) ADCON1 (9Fh) The result of the conversion is placed in: ADRESH (1Eh) ADRESL (9Eh) Dr. Gheith Abandah

  18. ADCON0: A/D Control Register 0 (address 1Fh) • ADCS1:0: conversion clock select • CHS2:0: analog channel select • GO/DONE’: conversion status The ADC interrupt flag ADIF and interrupt enable ADIE bits can also be used • U: unimplemented • ADON: A/D On Dr. Gheith Abandah

  19. A/D Conversion Clock Select bits • A full 10-bit conversion takes around 12 TAD cycles • TAD should be equal to or just greater than 1.6 μs • Minimum 2TAD between two successive conversions • Maximum conversion rate is 30 kHz, higher rate by switching to higher TAD after starting the conversion Dr. Gheith Abandah

  20. ADCON1: A/D Control Register 1 (address 9Fh) • ADFM: result format select 1 = Right justified 0 = Left justified • ADCS2: conversion clock select • U: unimplemented • PCFG3:0: port configuration control Dr. Gheith Abandah

  21. A/D result format Dr. Gheith Abandah

  22. A/D Port Configuration Control Dr. Gheith Abandah

  23. The analog input model Dr. Gheith Abandah

  24. Calculating acquisition time tac = Amplifier settling time + Hold capacitor charging time + Temperature coefficient tac = 2 μs + 7.6RC for 10-bit accuracy + (Temperature − 25◦C)(0.05 μs/◦C) Dr. Gheith Abandah

  25. Calculating acquisition time - Example RSS = 7kΩ, RIC = 1kΩ (VDD = 5V), RS = 0, Temp = 35 ◦C, TAD = 1.6 μs tac = 2 μs + 7.6(7kΩ + 1kΩ + 0)(120pF) + (35 − 25)(0.05 μs/◦C) = 2 + 7.3 + 0.5 = 9.8 μs Total time = tac + 12TAD = 9.8 + 19.2 μs = 29μs Dr. Gheith Abandah

  26. A/D Example – Page 1 ... bsf status,rp0 movlw B'00001011' ;set port A bits, movwf trisa ;ADC set as inputs movlw B'10000100' ;bits 0,1,3 analog input movwf adcon1 ;right justify result ... Dr. Gheith Abandah

  27. A/D Example – Page 2 ... bcf status,rp0 movlw B'01000001' ;set up ADC: clock Fosc/8, ;switch ADC on but not converting, ;channel selection now is irrelevant movwf adcon0 Dr. Gheith Abandah

  28. A/D Example – Page 3 main_loop movlw B'01000001' ;select channel 0 movwf adcon0 call delay20u ;acquisition time bsf adcon0,go ;start conversion btfsc adcon0,go_done ;conversion ended? goto $-1 movf adresh,0 ;read ADC output data high movwf ldr_left_hi bsf status,rp0 movf adresl,0 ;read ADC output data low bcf status,rp0 movwf ldr_left_lo Dr. Gheith Abandah

  29. Summary - 1 • Most signals produced by transducers are analog in nature, while all processing done by a microcontroller is digital. • Analog signals can be converted to digital form using an analog-to-digital converter (ADC). The ADC generally forms just one part of a larger data acquisition system. • Considerable care needs to be taken in applying ADCs and data acquisition systems, using knowledge among other things of timing requirements, signal conditioning, grounding and the use of voltage references. Dr. Gheith Abandah

  30. Summary - 2 • The 16F873A has a 10-bit ADC module that contains the features of a data acquisition system. • Data values, once acquired, are likely to need further processing, including offsetting, scaling and code conversion. Standard algorithms exist for all of these, and Assembler libraries are published. • A simple interface between the analog and digital world is the comparator, which is commonly used to classify an analog signal into one of two states. Dr. Gheith Abandah

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