PD1 PD0 PENIRQ DESCRIPTION
IOVDD
0
0
Enabled Power-Down Between Conversions. When each
conversion is finished, the converter enters a
low-power mode. At the start of the next conver-
sion, the device instantly powers up to full power.
There is no need for additional delays to ensure
full operation, and the very first conversion is
valid. The Y– switch is on when in power-down.
Level
Shifter
PENIRQ
+VCC
50kΩ
or
90kΩ
+VCC
TEMP0
TEMP1
0
1
1
1
0
Disabled Reference is off and ADC is on.
Enabled Reference is on and ADC is off.
Y+
High except
when TEMP0,
TEMP1 activated.
1
Disabled Device is always powered. Reference is on and
ADC is ON.
TEMP
DIODE
TABLE V. Power-Down and Internal Reference Selection.
X+
Y–
that the status of the internal reference power-down is
latched into the part (internally) with BUSY going high. In
order to turn the reference off, an additional write to the
TSC2046 is required after the channel has been converted.
On
Y+ or X+ drivers on,
or TEMP0, TEMP1
measurements activated.
PENIRQ OUTPUT
The pen-interrupt output function is shown in Figure 10. While
in power-down mode with PD0 = 0, the Y– driver is on and
connects the Y-plane of the touch screen to GND. The
PENIRQ output is connected to the X+ input through two
transmission gates. When the screen is touched, the X+ input
is pulled to ground through the touch screen.
FIGURE 10. PENIRQ Functional Block Diagram.
processor. During the measurement cycle for X-, Y-, and Z-
Position, the X+ input is disconnected from the PENIRQ
internal pull-up resistor. This is done to eliminate any leak-
age current from the internal pull-up resistor through the
touch screen, thus causing no errors.
In most of the TSC2046 models, the internal pullup resistor
value is nominally 50kΩ, but this may vary between 36kΩ
and 67kΩ given process and temperature variations. In
order to assure a logic low of 0.35VDD is presented to the
PENIRQ circuitry, the total resistance between the X+ and
Y- terminals must be less than 21kΩ.
Furthermore, the PENIRQ output is disabled and low during
the measurement cycle for X-, Y-, and Z-Position. The PENIRQ
output is disabled and high during the measurement cycle for
battery monitor, auxiliary input, and chip temperature. If the
last control byte written to the TSC2046 contains PD0 = 1, the
pen-interrupt output function is disabled and is not able to
detect when the screen is touched. In order to re-enable the
pen-interrupt output function under these circumstances, a
control byte needs to be written to the TSC2046 with PD0 = 0.
If the last control byte written to the TSC2046 contains PD0
= 0, the pen-interrupt output function is enabled at the end of
the conversion. The end of the conversion occurs on the
falling edge of DCLK after bit 1 of the converted data is
The -90 version of the TSC2046 uses a nominal 90kΩ pullup
resistor, which allows the total resistance between the X+
and Y- terminals to be as high as 30kΩ. Note that the higher
pullup resistance will cause a slower response time of the
PENIRQ to a screen touch, so user software should take this
into account.
The PENIRQ output goes low due to the current path through
the touch screen to ground, which initiates an interrupt to the
CS
DCLK
1
8
1
8
1
8
1
DIN
BUSY
DOUT
S
S
Control Bits
Control Bits
11 10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
11 10 9
FIGURE 11. Conversion Timing, 16 Clocks-per-Conversion, 8-Bit Bus Interface. No DCLK delay required with dedicated
serial port.
TSC2046
14
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