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STPMS2

Theory of operation

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Figure 19: Block diagram and definition of DFE digital signals

9.3.1

Decoder for different modes of operations

The decoder defines the operating mode according to the state of the bootstrap MS0, MS1,

MS2 and MS3 pins. Two different operational modes can be defined:



Hard mode: in this case the device configuration is bootstrapped at startup and signals

come from VIN and VIP for voltage channels, and CIP and CIN for current channels or

from internal BIST DAC.



Soft mode: in this mode all possible settings from hard mode are accessible, as well

as additional settings such as dither and chopper signal frequencies and operation.

9.3.2

Generator for clock frequency

Chopper and BIST frequency generator

The chopper block generates the chopper frequencies and BIST signals for the voltage

and current channels. The BIST DAC output levels are appropriately adjusted for the

current channel according to the gain selection, while for the voltage channel the max. DC

voltage is used. The levels are 300 mV for the voltage channel and 300 mV / 150 mV / 75

mV / 37.5 mV for the current channel, in accordance with gain settings 2/4/8/16,

respectively in soft mode, while 300 mV / 37.5 mV based on gain settings 2/16 in hard

mode.

Pseudo random

The pseudo random block generates pseudo random signals for the voltage and current

channels. These random signals are used to implement a dithering technique to

decorrelate the output of the modulators and avoid accumulation points on the frequency

spectrum.

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