AD7942 Data Sheet
Rev. C | Page 22 of 24
Chain Mode with Busy Indicator
This mode can also be used to daisy-chain multiple AD7942s
on a 3-wire serial interface while providing a busy indicator.
This feature is useful for reducing component count and wiring
connections, for example, in isolated multiconverter applica-
tions or for systems with a limited interfacing capacity. Data
readback is analogous to clocking a shift register. A connection
diagram example using three AD7942s is shown in Figure 40
and the corresponding timing diagram is given in Figure 41.
When SDI and CNV are low, SDO is driven low. With SCK
high, a rising edge on CNV initiates a conversion, selects the
chain mode, and enables the busy indicator feature. In this
mode, CNV is held high during the conversion phase and the
subsequent data readback. When all ADCs in the chain have
completed their conversions, SDO in the near end ADC
(ADC C in Figure 40) is driven high. This transition on SDO
can be used as a busy indicator to trigger the data readback
controlled by the digital host. The AD7942 then enters the
acquisition phase and powers down. The data bits stored in the
internal shift register are then clocked out, MSB first, by subsequent
SCK falling edges. For each ADC, SDI feeds the input of the
internal shift register and is clocked by the SCK falling edge.
Each ADC in the chain outputs its data MSB first, and 14 × N + 1
clocks are required to readback the N ADCs. Although the
rising edge can be used to capture the data, a digital host also
using the SCK falling edge allows a faster reading rate and
consequently more AD7942s in the chain, provided the digital
host has an acceptable hold time. For instance, with a 5 ns digital
host setup time and a 3 V interface, up to eight AD7942s
running at a conversion rate of 220 kSPS can be daisy-chained
to a single 3-wire port.
CNV
SCK
SDOSDI
CLK
CONVERT
DATA IN
IRQ
DIGITAL HOST
AD7942
C
CNV
SCK
SDOSDI
AD7942
B
04657-040
CNV
SCK
SDOSDI
AD7942
A
Figure 40. Chain Mode with Busy Indicator Connection Diagram
04657-041
SDO
A
= SDI
B
D
A
13 D
A
12 D
A
11
SCK
123 35 41 42
t
EN
CONVERSION
CQUISITION
t
CONV
t
CYC
t
ACQ
ACQUISITION
CNV = SDI
A
D
A
1
413
t
SCK
t
SCKH
t
SCKL
D
A
0
15 3114
SDO
B
= SDI
C
D
B
13 D
B
12 D
B
11 D
A
1D
B
1D
B
0D
A
13 D
A
12
43
t
SSDISCK
t
HSDISCK
t
HSDO
t
DSDO
SDO
C
D
C
13 D
C
12 D
C
11 D
A
1D
A
0D
C
1D
C
0D
A
12
17 27 2816
29
D
B
1D
B
0D
A
13D
B
13 D
B
12
t
DSDOSDI
t
SSCKCNV
t
HSCKCNV
D
A
0
t
DSDOSDI
t
DSDOSDI
t
DSDOSDI
Figure 41. Chain Mode with Busy Indicator, Serial Interface Timing