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AFE4404: ADC_RDY pin's voltage dropdown

Part Number: AFE4404

Dear E2E Community,

I try to control AFE4404 by MCU.But ADC_RDY pin's output voltage lower than MCU threshold voltage.

I think that the cause is ADC_RDY pin's drive current.

Could you tell me information for ADC_RDY pins's electrical specification  more than datasheet(7.5).

[Application infomation]

・Supply 2.5V to IO_SUP,RX_SUP(AFE4404) and MCU.

・Connect ADC_RDY(AFE4404) to GPIO(MCU)

・GPIO is INPUT setting

Thanks,

Koh

  • Hi Koh,

    Level of ADC_RDY is governed by IO_SUP, so if you are giving same IO_SUP to MCU there should not be a problem.
    Also, can you please remove the connection of ADC_RDY to MCU and confirm (by probing) that ADC_RDY is pulsing as expected.

    Regards,
    Prabin
  • Hi Prabin Yadav,

    Thank you for comment.
    Unfortunately,I can't remove connection of ADC_RDY to MCU.Because connection line hide to package of AFE4404 and MCU.
    Could you tell me specification of IO_SUP current. Is drive current of IO_SUP 20 uA only?

    Regards,
    Koh
  • Hi Koh,

    I don't think this is problem of current driving capability of IO_SUP. Also if the GPIO of MCU (where ADC_RDY is connected) is configured as input why would it need current greater than 20uA. By the way IO_SUP can drive upto few hundreds of uA.
    I think something is fundamentally wrong in your setup. Do you see LEDs connected to the TX pins of AFE4404 glowing?


    Regards,
    Prabin
  • Hi Prabin Yadav,

    This issue solved.The cause is that I used a broken probe.
    I retested ADC_RDY voltage with normal probe(another one).ADC_RDY pin rose up to 2.43V.

    Thank you for your cooperation.
    Regards,
    Koh