SNIU028D February 2016 – September 2020 UCD3138 , UCD3138064 , UCD3138064A , UCD3138128 , UCD3138A , UCD3138A64
DACSATSTEP configures the DAC increment/decrement value when the EADC is saturated during the Automated Ramp.
If the EADC is saturated high (Verror = Vref – Vsense), the DAC setpoint is lowered by the DACSATSTEP value. The decrement will continue until the EADC is out of saturation. This decrement when the EADC is in saturation occurs periodically when the DAC would be updated with a new DAC value during the ramp.
If the EADC is saturated low, the DAC setpoint is incremented by the DACSATSTEP value. The increment will continue until the EADC is out of saturation. This increment when the EADC is in saturation occurs periodically when the DAC would be updated with a new DAC value during the ramp.
If the step value is carefully chosen, this mode may help to keep the EADC from saturating during a ramp up. It may, however, make the ramp timing undeterministic and non-monotonic.