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# 1.2 ADC Automatic Window Comparison

This example application shows how to sample an analog input in polled mode and send the converted data to console using automatic window comparison of converted values.

## Description

This example application shows how to use the ADC Peripheral library to perform automatic window comparison of converted values.

The ADC peripheral is configured to operate in window mode. In this example, Analog input voltage in the range of 0 V to 3.3 V is fed to the ADC input channel AD5. The ADC conversion is triggered by software and converted result is displayed on the console whenever input voltage goes below window lower threshold.

## Downloading and Building the Application

To clone or download this application from Github, go to the main page of this repository and then click Clone button to clone this repository or download as zip file. This content can also be downloaded using content manager by following these instructions.

Path of the application within the repository is apps/adc/adc_automatic_window_comparison/firmware.

To build the application, refer to the following table and open the project using its IDE.

Project Name | Description
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sam_a7g5_ek.X | MPLABX project for SAMA7G54 Evaluation Kit

## Setting Up AT91Bootstrap Loader

To load the application binary onto the target device, we need to use at91bootstrap loader. Refer to the at91bootstrap loader documentation for details on how to configure, build and run bootstrap loader project and use it to bootstrap the application binaries.

## Setting Up the Hardware

The following table shows the target hardware for the application projects.

Project Name | Description
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sam_a7g5_ek.X | SAMA7G54 Evaluation Kit

### Setting Up SAMA7G5 Evaluation Kit

SETTING UP THE BOARD

- Connect the USB port J7 on board to the computer using a micro USB cable (to power the board)
- Connect the USB port J24 on board to the computer using a micro USB cable (to enable debug com port)
- AD5 pin is used for analog input
- Use a jumper wire to connect Pin 11 (SDA) of mikroBUS 2 connector (AD5 is used for input and is mapped to Port Pin PC18) to 3.3 V or GND (OR Use Potentiometer to vary input voltage from GND to 3.3 V and vice versa)

## Running the Application

1. Build the application using its IDE
2. Open the Terminal application (Ex.:Tera term) on the computer.
3. Connect to the Jlink Virtual COM port and configure the serial settings as follows:
   - Baud : 115200
   - Data : 8 Bits
   - Parity : None
   - Stop : 1 Bit
   - Flow Control : None
4. Console displays ADC Count and ADC Input Voltage whenever input voltage goes below lower window threshold value (output is not updated on console, if the values are within the threshold)
   Note: Image provided in above step is for illustration purpose only. ADC count and ADC Input voltage are printed on the console whenever input voltage goes below 2.417 V ((3000/4095) &ast; 3.3V).