Analog Comparator
Disable
When this bit is
written logic one, the power to the Analog Comparator is switched off. This bit can
be set at any time to turn off the Analog Comparator. This will reduce power
consumption in Active and Idle mode. When changing the ACD bit, the Analog
Comparator Interrupt must be disabled by clearing the ACIE bit in ACSR. Otherwise an
interrupt can occur when the bit is changed.
Analog Comparator
Bandgap ENABLE
When this bit is set, 1.1V bandgap reference voltage is enabled. When ACPMUX bit
is also set, bandgap reference voltage is applied to the positive input of
analog comparator. It is advised that bandgap reference is first enabled by
writing one to ACBG bit and then selected by writing one to ACPMUX bit to allow
the stabilization of voltage.
Analog Comparator Output
The output of the Analog Comparator is synchronized and then
directly connected to ACO. The synchronization introduces a delay of 1 - 2 clock
cycles.
Analog Comparator Interrupt Flag
This bit is set by hardware when a comparator output event triggers
the interrupt mode defined by ACIS1 and ACIS0. The Analog Comparator interrupt
routine is executed if the ACIE bit is set and the I-bit in SREG is set. ACI is
cleared by hardware when executing the corresponding interrupt handling vector.
Alternatively, ACI is cleared by writing a logic one to the
flag.
Analog Comparator Interrupt Enable
When the ACIE bit is written logic one and the I-bit in the Status
Register is set, the Analog Comparator interrupt is activated. When written logic
zero, the interrupt is disabled.
Analog Comparator Input Capture Enable
When written logic
one, this bit enables the input capture function in Timer/Counter0 to be triggered
by the Analog Comparator. The comparator output is in this case directly connected
to the input capture front-end logic, making the comparator utilize the noise
canceler and edge select features of the Timer/Counter0 Input Capture interrupt.
When written logic zero, no connection between the Analog Comparator and the input
capture function exists. To make the comparator trigger the Timer/Counter0 Input
Capture interrupt, the ICIE1 bit in the Timer Interrupt Mask Register (TIMSK0) must
be set.
Analog Comparator Interrupt Mode Select [n =
1:0]
These bits determine which comparator events that trigger the Analog Comparator
interrupt.
Table 1. ACIS[1:0] SettingsACIS1 |
ACIS0 |
Interrupt Mode |
0 |
0 |
Comparator Interrupt on Output Toggle. |
0 |
1 |
Reserved |
1 |
0 |
Comparator Interrupt on Falling Output Edge. |
1 |
1 |
Comparator Interrupt on Rising Output Edge. |
When changing the ACIS1/ACIS0 bits, the Analog Comparator Interrupt must be
disabled by clearing its Interrupt Enable bit in the ACSR Register. Otherwise an
interrupt can occur when the bits are changed.