ADS8866 3-Wire CS Mode
This interface option is most useful when a single ADC is connected to an SPI-compatible digital host. In this
interface option, DIN can be connected to DVDD and CONVST functions as CS (as shown in Figure 43). As
shown in Figure 44, a CONVST rising edge forces DOUT to 3-state, samples the input signal, and causes the
device to enter a conversion phase. Conversion is done with the internal clock and continues regardless of the
state of CONVST. As a result, CONVST (functioning as CS) can be pulled low after the start of the conversion to
select other devices on the board. However, CONVST must return high before the minimum conversion time
(t conv-min ) elapses and is held high until the maximum possible conversion time (t conv-max ) elapses.