Data Sheet ADM1191
Rev. C | Page 13 of 16
READ VOLTAGE AND/OR CURRENT DATA BYTES
Depending on how the device is configured, ADM1191 can be
set up to provide information in three ways after a conversion
(or conversions): voltage and current readback, voltage only
readback, and current only readback. See the Write Command
Byte section for more details.
Voltage and Current Readback
The ADM1191 digitizes both voltage and current. Three bytes
are read back in the format shown in Table 12.
Table 12. Voltage and Current Readback
Byte Contents B7 B6 B5 B4 B3 B2 B1 B0
1 Voltage
MSBs
V11 V10 V9 V8 V7 V6 V5 V4
2 Current
MSBs
I11 I10 I9 I8 I7 I6 I5 I4
3 LSBs V3 V2 V1 V0 I3 I2 I1 I0
Voltage Readback
The ADM1191 digitizes voltage only. Two bytes are read back in
the format shown in Table 13.
Table 13. Voltage Only Readback Format
Byte Contents B7 B6 B5 B4 B3 B2 B1 B0
MSBs
2 Voltage
LSBs
V3 V2 V1 V0 0 0 0 0
Current Readback
The ADM1191 digitizes current only. Two bytes are read back
in the format shown in Table 14.
Table 14. Current Only Readback Format
Byte Contents B7 B6 B5 B4 B3 B2 B1 B0
1 Current
MSBs
I11 I10 I9 I8 I7 I6 I5 I4
2 Current
LSBs
I3 I2 I1 I0 0 0 0 0
The following series of events occurs when the master receives
three bytes (voltage and current data) from the slave device:
1. The master device asserts a start condition on SDA.
2. The master sends the 7-bit slave address, followed by the
read bit (high).
3. The addressed slave device asserts an acknowledge on SDA.
4. The master receives the first data byte.
5. The master asserts an acknowledge on SDA.
6. The master receives the second data byte.
7. The master asserts an acknowledge on SDA.
8. The master receives the third data byte.
9. The master asserts a no acknowledge on SDA.
10. The master asserts a stop condition on SDA, and the
transaction ends.
For cases where the master is reading voltage only or current
only, two data bytes are read and Step 7 and Step 8 are not required.
S
SLAVE
ADDRESS
R A
DATA 1 DATA 2
N PDATA 3A
A
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
05804-010
Figure 22. Three-Byte Read from ADM1191
S
SLAVE
ADDRESS
R A
DATA 1
N P
DATA 2
A
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
05804-011
Figure 23. Two-Byte Read from ADM1191
Converting ADC Codes to Voltage and Current Readings
Equation 1 and Equation 2 can be used to convert ADC codes
representing voltage and current from the ADM1191 12-bit ADC
into actual voltage and current values.
Voltage = (V
FULLSCALE
/4096) × Code (1)
where:
V
FULLSCALE
= 6.65 V (7:2 range) or 26.52 V (14:1 range).
Code is the ADC voltage code read from the device
(Bit V11 to Bit V0).
Current = ((I
FULLSCALE
/4096) × Code)/Sense Resistor (2)
where:
I
FULLSCALE
= 105.84 mV.
Code is the ADC current code read from the device
(Bit I11 to Bit I0).
Read Status Register
A single register of status data can also be read from the
ADM1191 as follows:
1. The master device asserts a start condition on SDA.
2. The master sends the 7-bit slave address, followed by the
read bit (high).
3. The addressed slave device asserts an acknowledge on SDA.
4. The master receives the status byte.
5. The master asserts an acknowledge on SDA.
05804-012
S
SLAVE
ADDRESS
STATUS
BYTE
R A
A
1 2 3 4 5
Figure 24. Status Read from ADM1191
Table 15 shows the ADM1191 STATUS registers in detail. Note
that Bit 1, Bit 3, and Bit 5 are cleared by writing to Bit 4 (the
CLEAR bit) of the ALERT_EN register.