MCP3421 - Microchip

MCP34216.0 BASIC APPLICATIONCONFIGURATIONInput Signals V DD V DDThe MCP3421 can be used for various precisionanalog-to-digital converter applications. The deviceoperates with very simple connections to theapplication circuit. The following sections discuss theexamples of the device connections and applications.6.1 Connecting to the ApplicationCircuitsMCP34211 V IN + V IN - 62 V SS V DD 53 SCL SDL 4C1C2R pR p6.1.1 BYPASS CAPACITORS ON V DD PINFor an accurate measurement, the application circuitneeds a clean supply voltage and must block any noisesignal to the MCP3421 device. Figure 6-1 shows anexample of using two bypass capacitors (a 10 µFtantalum capacitor and a 0.1 µF ceramic capacitor) onthe V DD line of the MCP3421. These capacitors arehelpful to filter out any high frequency noises on theV DD line and also provide the momentary bursts ofextra currents when the device needs from the supply.These capacitors should be placed as close to the V DDpin as possible (within one inch). If the applicationcircuit has separate digital and analog power supplies,the V DD and V SS of the MCP3421 device should resideon the analog plane.6.1.2 CONNECTING TO I 2 C BUS USINGPULL-UP RESISTORSThe SCL and SDA pins of the MCP3421 are open-drainconfigurations. These pins require a pull-up resistor asshown in Figure 6-1. The value of these pull-upresistors depends on the operating speed and loadingcapacitance of the I 2 C bus line. Higher value of pull-upresistor consumes less power, but increases the signaltransition time (higher RC time constant) on the bus.Therefore, it can limit the bus operating speed. Thelower value of resistor, on the other hand, consumeshigher power, but allows higher operating speed. If thebus line has higher capacitance due to long bus line orhigh number of devices connected to the bus, a smallerpull-up resistor is needed to compensate the long RCtime constant. The pull-up resistor is typically chosenbetween 5 kΩ and 10 kΩ ranges for standard and fastmodes.TO MCU(MASTER)R P is the pull-up resistor:5kΩ - 10 kΩ for f SCL = 100 kHz to 400 kHzC1: 0.1 µF, Ceramic capacitorC2: 10 µF, Tantalum capacitorFIGURE 6-1:Example.Typical ConnectionThe number of devices connected to the bus is limitedonly by the maximum bus capacitance of 400 pF. Thebus loading capacitance affects on the bus operatingspeed. Figure 6-2 shows an example of multiple deviceconnections.Microcontroller(PIC16F876)MCP3421SDASCLMCP4725TemperatureSensor(MCP9804)FIGURE 6-2: Example of Multiple DeviceConnection on I 2 C Bus.© 2009 Microchip Technology Inc. DS22003E-page 27