Data Sheet ADIS16475
Rev. D | Page 33 of 37
POWER SUPPLY CONSIDERATIONS
The ADIS16475 contains 6 µF of decoupling capacitance across
the VDD and GND pins. When the VDD voltage rises from 0 V
to 3.3 V, the charging current for this capacitor bank imposes
the following current profile (in amperes):
()()
dt
tdVDD
dt
dVDD
CtI
DD
××==
−6
106
where:
IDD(t) is the current demand on the VDD pin during the initial
power supply ramp, with respect to time.
C is the internal capacitance across the VDD and GND pins (6 µF).
VDD(t) is the voltage on the VDD pin, with respect to time.
For example, if VDD follows a linear ramp from 0 V to 3.3 V,
in 66 µs, the charging current is 300 mA for that timeframe.
The ADIS16475 also contains embedded processing functions
that present transient current demands during initialization or
reset recovery operations. During these processes, the peak
current demand reaches 250 mA and occurs at a time that is
approximately 40 ms after VDD reaches 3.0 V (or ~40 ms
after initiating a reset sequence).
SERIAL PORT OPERATION
Maximum Throughput
When operating with the maximum output data (DEC_RATE =
0x0000, as described in Table 109), the maximum SCLK rate
(defined in Table 2), and minimum stall time, the SPI port can
support up to 12, 16-bit register reads in between each pulse of
the data ready signal. Attempting to read more than 12 registers
can result in a datapath overrun error in the DIAG_STAT
register (see Table 10). The serial port stall time (tSTALL) to meet
these requirements must be no more than 10% greater than the
minimum specification for tSTALL in Table 2.
The number of allowable registers reads between each pulse on
the data ready line increases proportionally with the decimation
rate (set by the DEC_RATE register, see Table 109). For example,
when the decimation rate equals 3 (DEC_RATE = 0x0002), the
SPI is able to support up to 36 register reads, assuming
maximum SCLK rate and minimum stall times in the protocol.
Decreasing the SCLK rate and increasing the stall time lowers
the total number of register reads supported by the ADIS16465
before a datapath overrun error occurs.
This limitation of reading 12, 16-bit registers does not impact
the ability of the user to access the full precision of the
gyroscopes and accelerometers if the factory default settings of
DEC_RATE = 0x0000 and FILT_CTRL = 0x0000 are used. In
this case, the data width for the gyroscope and accelerometer
data is 16 bits, and application processors can acquire all
relevant information through the X_GYRO_OUT,
Y_GYRO_OUT, Z_GYRO_OUT, X_ACCEL_OUT,
Y_ACCEL_OUT, and Z_ACCEL_OUT registers. Thirty-two
bit reads of the sensor data do not provide additional precision
in this case. See the Gyroscope Data Width (Digital Resolution)
section and the Accelerometer Data Width (Digital Resolution)
section for more information.
Serial Port SCLK Underrun/Overrun Conditions
The serial port operates in 16-bit segments, and it is critical that
the number of SCLK cycles be equal to an integer multiple of 16
when the CS pin is low. Failure to meet this condition causes
the serial port controller inside of the ADIS16465 to be unable
to correctly receive and respond to new requests.
If too many SCLK cycles are received before the CS pin is
deasserted, the user can recover serial port operation by
asserting CS, providing 17 rising edges on the SCLK line,
deasserting CS, and then attempting to correctly read the
PROD_ID (or other read-only) register on the ADIS16475. The
user should repeat these steps up to a maximum of 15 times
until the correct data is read.
If CS is deasserted before enough SCLK cycles are received, the
user must either power cycle or issue a hard reset (using the
RST pin) to regain SPI port access.
DIGITAL RESOLUTION OF GYROSCOPES AND
ACCELEROMETERS
Gyroscope Data Width (Digital Resolution)
The decimation filter (DEC_RATE register, see Table 109) and
Bartlett window filter (FILT_CTRL register, see Table 101)
have direct influence over the total number of bits in the output
data registers, which contain relevant information. When using
the factory default settings (DEC_RATE = 0x0000, FILT_CTRL =
0x0000) for these filters, the gyroscope data width is 16 bits, which
means that application processors can acquire all relevant
information through the X_GYRO_OUT, Y_GYRO_OUT, and
Z_GYRO_OUT registers.
The X_GYRO_LOW, Y_GYRO_LOW, and Z_GYRO_LOW
registers capture the bit growth that comes from each
accumulation operation in the decimation and Bartlett window
filters. When using these filters (DEC_RATE ≠ 0x0000 and/or
FILT_CTRL ≠ 0x0000), the data width increases by one bit
every time the number of summations (in a filter stage) increases
by a factor of two. For example, when DEC_RATE = 0x0007, the
decimation filter adds eight (7 + 1 = 8, see Table 109) successive
samples together, which causes the data width to increase by 3
bits (log28 = 3). When FILT_CTRL = 0x0002, both stages in the
Bartlett window filter use four (22 = 4, see Table 101) summation
operations, which increases the data width by two bits (log24 =
2). When using both DEC_RATE = 0x0007 and FILT_CTRL =
0x0002, the total bit growth is 7 bits, which increases the overall
data width to 23 bits.
Accelerometer Data Width (Digital Resolution)
The decimation filter (DEC_RATE register, see Table 109) and
Bartlett window filter (FILT_CTRL register, see Table 101)
have direct influence over the total number of bits in the output
data registers, which contain relevant information. When using
the factory default settings (DEC_RATE = 0x0000, FILT_CTRL