Part Number: ADS124S08
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Part Number: ADS124S08
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Hi Andres Luder,
I tried this on my EVM: I connected a 488kohm resistor between analog inputs AIN8 and AIN9
Then, I turned on the BOCS set to 1uA. I measured a voltage of 0.488V across the input pins (using a DMM, not the ADC).
Then, I disconnected the resistor while the BOCS were enabled, and the DMM immediately read 3.3V
The inputs on the EVM look like the image below
Can you try reducing the capacitance on the pin to see if the settling time decreases?
It would also help to know if the voltage on the pins changes at all, or if the voltage is always 0 during the first test with no delay? Or does it approach 0, but just never get there?
And how are you determining the voltage on the pins? Using a DMM to measure it directly, or using the ADC?

-Bryan
Dear Bryan,
thanks for your quick reply!
In my case, the AIN values also go to VDD and VSS as long as I do not acquire with the ADC.
It would be very interesting to know if you also get the 0.488V with the DMM even if you simultaneously acquire continuously (in a loop) with the ADC?
As mentioned, in my case, the voltage drops as soon as I do that. The voltages actually do no "fall" to zero, but to values inside the valid measurement range so that I cannot detect a faulty (broken) sensor.
Best regards
Andres
Hi Andres Luder,
Below are the ADC readings using the same configuration. I manually disconnected the resistor, then added it back. You can see the voltage goes to full-scale (2.5V) from 0.5V, and then immediately drops back down to 0.5V when the resistor is reconnected
So no, I am not seeing you what you are seeing
Can you try something similar and send your results so I can review?

-Bryan
Dear Bryan,
Thanks, that's very helpful. I want to test the exact same configuration in my design. Can I ask you for more details on this? Is it possible for you to give me the complete configuration registers? Especially 03h (PGA), 04h (DATARATE), 09h (SYS). How long did it take to get the 200 samples? is DATARATE.MODE set to Single-shot or Continuous conversion mode?
Best regards,
Andres Luder
Hi Andres Luder,
Below are the settings I used with the EVM. You can compare the "Current" settings on the left to the "Default" settings on the right to see what I changed
I basically just selected the correct channels (AIN8 and AIN9), turned on the VREF and selected it as the VREF source, and then turned on the BOCS
Since I did not change the data rate from the default of 20 SPS, it took approximately 10 seconds to get 200 samples. This allowed me time to physically disconnect and then reconnect the resistor

-Bryan