SLASFM1A June 2025 – December 2025 AFE10004-EP
PRODUCTION DATA
The device continuously monitors the state of the temperature analog-to-digital converter (ADC), the temperature limit comparators, and the connection to the remote sensor. The results are reported through the status register. If any of these five alarm conditions trigger, the TMPSTAT bit is set, and the device generates an alarm event. Table 6-7 shows the temperature status bits.
| BIT | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| BUSY | Temperature ADC status |
| LHIGH | Local temperature high-limit alarm |
| LLOW | Local temperature low-limit alarm |
| RHIGH | Remote temperature high-limit alarm |
| RLOW | Remote temperature low-limit alarm |
| OPEN | Remote sensor open circuit alarm |
Reading the temperature status register clears the five flags, as long as the condition that caused the setting of the flags is not present anymore (that is, the value of the corresponding result register is within the limits, or the remote sensor is connected properly and functional).
Figure 6-7 shows how the temperature sensor handles overtemperature and undertemperature alarms according to the ALERT/THERM configuration mode.
A high alarm is set when the temperature exceeds the high limit in both ALERT and THERM modes. A low alarm is set when the temperature drops to less than the low limit in ALERT mode only.
When configured in ALERT mode, the consecutive alert setting (CONAL[2:0]) determines the number of limit violations before an alarm event is generated.
When configured in THERM mode, only the high limits are monitored. The THERM hysteresis register allows hysteresis to be added so that the high flag resets when the temperature returns to or drops to less than the limit value minus the hysteresis value.