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ADC of ARM MBED (LPC1768) - MBED

The document discusses the analog to digital converter (ADC) on the ARM MBED LPC1768 microcontroller. It notes there are 12-bit 6 analog input channels available from pins P15 to P20, with P18 also capable of analog output. An AnalogIn object is used to read the analog voltage as a float from 0 to 1 or unsigned 16-bit value. An example connects a potentiometer to P20 to control an onboard LED based on the ADC reading.

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ADC of ARM MBED (LPC1768) - MBED

The document discusses the analog to digital converter (ADC) on the ARM MBED LPC1768 microcontroller. It notes there are 12-bit 6 analog input channels available from pins P15 to P20, with P18 also capable of analog output. An AnalogIn object is used to read the analog voltage as a float from 0 to 1 or unsigned 16-bit value. An example connects a potentiometer to P20 to control an onboard LED based on the ADC reading.

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ADC of ARM MBED (LPC1768)

ADC (Analog to Digital converter) is most widely used device in embedded systems which is designed especially to convert analog
signal into digital signal. ARM MBED LPC1768 has in-built 12-bit ADC.

MBED LPC1768 has on-board 6 ADC channels (analog inputs) i.e. p15 – p20 which is shown in below image,

ADC Pins of MBED board

Note: p18 pin can be used as analog output too.

In the MBED board, there are total 12-bit 6 Analog Input available from p15 to p20 and 1 Analog output pin is available on p18.
The function for analog input is as follows.

Analog Input:

AnalogIN (pin)

Create an AnalogIN Object for pin that we are using as analog input.

pin: give the pin name which we read as an input (from p15 to p20).

Ex. AnalogIn sensor_one(p15)

ADC.read()

This statement is used for to read the analog input voltage in the float value from 0.0 to 1.0 volt.

Ex. sensor_one.read();

ADC.read_u16()

This statement is used for to read the analog input voltage in the unsigned value from 0x0 to 0xFFFF.

Ex. sensor_one.read_u16();

 
Note:  AnalogIn() reads the voltage as a fraction of the system voltage  The value is a floating point from 0.0 (VSS) to 1.0 (VCC).
For example, if you have a 3.3V system and the applied voltage is 1.65V, then AnalogIn() reads 0.5 as the value.

Interfacing Diagram

ADC interfacing diagram

Connect a potentiometer to the p20 pin of ARM mbed board as shown in above figure and monitor the on-board LED1.

Example

ADC read’s the changeable potentiometer values and comparing it, as well as print these values on serial monitor.
When ADC value is greater than 0.3 volt then LED1 will turn ON.
And when ADC value is less than 0.3 volt then LED1 will turn OFF.

Program
#include "mbed.h"

// Initialize a pins to perform analog input and digital output functions

AnalogIn ain(A5);

DigitalOut dout(LED1);

int main(void)

while (1) {

// test the voltage on the initialized analog pin

// and if greater than 0.3 * VCC set the digital pin

// to a logic 1 otherwise a logic 0

if(ain > 0.3f) {

dout = 1;

} else {

dout = 0;

// print the percentage and 16 bit normalized values

printf("percentage: %3.3f%%\n", ain.read()*100.0f);

printf("normalized: 0x%04X \n", ain.read_u16());

wait(0.2f);

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