SBASAE4 December 2025 ADS125P08
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This section provides details about the DRDY pin behavior in various scenarios. In all cases, the DRDY_CFG[1:0] bits are reset to 00b. DRDY transitions low whenever new conversion data complete. If DRDY is low when a new conversion completes, then DRDY drives high tw(DRH) before the DRDY falling edge (see Figure 7-63 and Figure 7-65).
The device avoids data corruption if new conversions N+1 complete while conversion data N are being read. Conversion data N+1 are held in an internal buffer until the read of conversion data N is complete. In the following frame, conversion data N+1 are loaded into the SDO output buffer. DRDY does not transition high after conversion data N have been read in this case to indicate that new conversion data N+1 are available for readout (see Figure 7-65).
DRDY transitions high at the eighth SCLK falling edge during conversion data read (Figure 7-62), assuming the STATUS header is disabled. If CS is driven high before the eighth SCLK, then DRDY stays low, indicating that conversion data is not read (Figure 7-63 and Figure 7-64).
Figure 7-64 shows that the same conversion data can be read multiple times until new conversions complete. The conversion counter (CONV_COUNT[3:0] bits in the STATUS_LSB register) indicates if the same data are read again or if new data is read.
Figure 7-66 illustrates that conversion data N+1 are lost when the host does not read the data before conversions N+2 complete. The conversion counter is helpful in this situation to detect if the host missed reading the intermediate conversion results.
For the following examples, assume that STOP_BEHAVIOR[1:0] = 00b. Setting the STOP bit stops conversions at the last SCLK falling edge within the SPI frame where the CONVERSION_CTRL register is written. However, the DRDY pin does not transition high and old conversion data can still be read until new conversions become available. Figure 7-67 shows the device behavior when setting the STOP bit to abort an ongoing conversion while reading out conversion data. Figure 7-68 shows a scenario where new conversions complete while setting the STOP bit and reading out conversion data.