((ADC Temp sensor measurement) - (stored Cal value) / 28 = Temperature C
However, I am getting odd results. For example, I measure 0xE84 from the temperature sensor. The cal value stored in flash at 0xFFD4-0xFFD5 reads back 0x10C7A. This results in the following formula.
(0xE84-0x1C7A) / 28 = -127.6 C
This can't be right since the measurement is being performed at room temperature. What is going on here?
Diagnosis
The temp sensor cal value is taken with the internal voltage reference at 1.65 V, and the ADC set to 14-bit mode with a PGA gain of 1 (rather than 0.5). The settings for taking a temperature sensor reading must be identical, or the measured value will be on the wrong scale compared to the temperature sensor.
Solution
Make sure that the ADC is set to 14-bit mode, 1.65 V internal reference, and PGA gain of 1 (0.5 is the default). As a result, our previous measurement at the same temperature now reads 0x20A9.
The resulting formula is then:
(0x20A9 - 0x1C7A) / 28 = 29.2 C
This is an expected result for a measurement near room temperature.
Measuring Temperature with EFM8LB1
Symptoms
I am measuring the internal temperature sensor with the ADC. I then use the formula from the appnote (https://www.silabs.com/documents/public/application-notes/AN929.pdf) to calculate the temperature, using the internal temp sensor calibration reading.
((ADC Temp sensor measurement) - (stored Cal value) / 28 = Temperature C
However, I am getting odd results. For example, I measure 0xE84 from the temperature sensor. The cal value stored in flash at 0xFFD4-0xFFD5 reads back 0x10C7A. This results in the following formula.
(0xE84-0x1C7A) / 28 = -127.6 C
This can't be right since the measurement is being performed at room temperature. What is going on here?
Diagnosis
The temp sensor cal value is taken with the internal voltage reference at 1.65 V, and the ADC set to 14-bit mode with a PGA gain of 1 (rather than 0.5). The settings for taking a temperature sensor reading must be identical, or the measured value will be on the wrong scale compared to the temperature sensor.
Solution
Make sure that the ADC is set to 14-bit mode, 1.65 V internal reference, and PGA gain of 1 (0.5 is the default). As a result, our previous measurement at the same temperature now reads 0x20A9.
The resulting formula is then:
(0x20A9 - 0x1C7A) / 28 = 29.2 C
This is an expected result for a measurement near room temperature.