
ASAHI KASEI
[AK4183]
Control Command  
The control command, 8 bits, provided to the AK4183 via SDA, is shown in the following table. This command includes start bit, 
channel selection bit, power-down bit and resolution bit.  The AK4183 latches the serial command at the rising edge of SCL. Refer 
to the detailed information regarding the bit order, function, the status of driver switch, ADC input as shown in Table 3.  
BIT 
Name 
7 
S 
Start Bit.  “1” Accelerate and Axis Command, “0”: Sleep mode Command 
6-4 
A2-A0 
Channel Selection Bits.  Analog inputs to the A/D converter and the activated driver switches are 
selected.  Please see the following table for the detail. 
3 
X1 
Don’t care 
2 
PD0 
Power down bit (refer to power-down control) 
1 
MODE 
Resolution of A/D converter. “0”: 12 bit output    “1”: 8 bit output 
0 
X2 
Don’t care 
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Function 
Input 
Status of Driver Switch 
ADC input (
AIN)
Reference Voltage 
(
VREF) 
VREF+
XP 
YP 
YP 
YP 
XP 
YP 
YP 
YP 
S 
0 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
A2 
1 
0 
0 
0 
0 
1 
1 
1 
1 
A1 
1 
0 
0 
1 
1 
0 
0 
1 
1 
A0 
1 
0 
1 
0 
1 
0 
1 
0 
1 
XP 
ON 
OFF 
OFF 
OFF 
ON 
OFF 
OFF 
OFF 
XN 
ON 
OFF 
ON 
ON 
ON 
OFF 
ON 
ON 
YP 
OFF
ON 
ON 
ON 
OFF
ON 
ON 
ON 
YN
AIN+ 
YP 
XP 
XP 
YN 
YP 
XP 
XP (Z1)
YN (Z2)
AIN- 
XN 
YN 
XN 
XN 
XN 
YN 
XN 
XN 
VREF- Note 
XN 
YN 
XN 
XN 
XN 
YN 
XN 
XN 
Sleep  
Accelerate X-Driver
Accelerate Y-Driver
Accelerate Y+, 
 X- Driver 
X-axis  
Y-axis 
Z1 (Pen Pressure) 
Z2 (Pen Pressure) 
OFF
ON
OFF
OFF
OFF
ON
OFF
OFF
Table 3   Control Command List 
Power-down Control
A/D converter and power-down control of touch driver switch are determined by PD0 bit. 
PD0 
PENIRQN 
0 
Enabled 
Auto power-down Mode 
A/D converter is automatically powered up at the start of the conversion, and goes to power- 
down state automatically at the end of the conversion. All touch screen driver switches except for 
YN switch are turned off and relative pins are open state.  Only YN driver switch is turned ON 
and YN pin is forced to the ground in this case.   PEN interrupt function is enabled except for the 
sampling time and conversion time. 
1 
Disabled 
ADC ON Mode 
When X-axis or Y-axis are selected on the write operation with PD0 = “1” A/D converter and 
touch panel driver are always powered up until next conversion. This mode is effective if more 
settling time is required to suppress the electrical bouncing of touch plate.   
PEN interrupt function is disabled and PENIRQN is forced to “L” state 
Function 
Table 4 Powers –Down Control