33.3.3.3 Clock Generation

The ADC peripheral contains a prescaler which generates the ADC clock (CLK_ADC) from the peripheral clock (CLK_PER). The minimum ADC_CLK frequency is 125 kHz. The prescaling is selected by writing to the Prescaler (PRESC) bit field in the Control C (ADCn.CTRLC) register. The prescaler begins counting from the moment the ADC conversion starts and is reset for every new conversion. Refer to Figure 33-3.

When initiating a conversion by writing a ‘1’ to the Start Conversion (STCONV) bit in the ADCn.COMMAND register or from event, the conversion starts after one CLK_PER cycle. The prescaler is kept in Reset, as long as there is no ongoing conversion. This assures a fixed delay from the trigger to the actual start of a conversion of maximum 2 CLK_PER cycles.