Texas Instruments MSP430x1xx manual 6. Timing for Temperature Measurement Systems

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Comparator_A Operation

The thermistor measurement is based on a ratiometric conversion principle. The ratio of two capacitor discharge times is calculated as shown in Figure 16−6.

Figure 16−6. Timing for Temperature Measurement Systems

VC

 

 

 

 

VCC

 

 

 

 

0.25 VCC

 

 

 

Rmeas

 

 

 

 

Rref

Phase I:

Phase II:

Phase III:

Phase IV:

t

Charge

Discharge

Charge

Discharge

 

tref

tmeas

The VCC voltage and the capacitor value should remain constant during the conversion, but are not critical since they cancel in the ratio:

 

 

–Rmeas

C

ln

 

Vref

Nmeas

+

 

VCC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nref

–Rref

C

ln

 

Vref

 

 

 

 

 

VCC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nmeas

+

Rmeas

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nref

Rref

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nmeas

 

 

 

 

 

Rmeas

+ Rref

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nref

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16-8Comparator_A

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Texas Instruments MSP430x1xx manual 6. Timing for Temperature Measurement Systems