
[AK4673] 
MS0670-E-00 
2007/09 
- 76 - 
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 Control Command  
The control command, 8 bits, provided to the AK4673 via SDA, is shown in the following table. This command includes 
start bit, channel selection bit, power-down bit and resolution bit.  The AK4673 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 60
.  
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 when S bit is “1”. 
Sleep mode selection when S bit is “0”. 
0 
X2 
Don’t care 
Input 
Status of Driver Switch 
Function 
ADC input 
(
Δ
AIN) 
Reference 
Voltage 
(
Δ
VREF) 
VREF+
S 
A2 
A1 
A0 
XP 
XN 
YP
YN
AIN+ 
AIN- 
VREF
- 
XN 
Note 
0 
1 
1 
0 
1 
0 
1 
0 
Sleep  
Accelerate 
X-Driver 
Accelerate 
Y-Driver 
Accelerate Y+, 
 X- Driver 
X-axis  
Y-axis 
Z1 (Pen Pressure)
Z2 (Pen Pressure)
ON 
ON 
OFF
OFF
YP 
XN 
XP 
1 
0 
0 
1 
OFF OFF 
ON
ON
XP 
YN 
YP 
YN 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
0 
0 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
0 
0 
1 
1 
0 
1 
0 
1 
0 
1 
OFF 
OFF 
ON 
OFF OFF 
OFF 
OFF 
ON 
ON 
ON 
ON
ON
OFF
ON
ON
ON
OFF
OFF
OFF
ON
OFF
OFF
XP 
YN 
YP 
XP 
XN 
XN 
XN 
YN 
XN 
XN 
YP 
YP 
XP 
YP 
YP 
YP 
XN 
XN 
XN 
YN 
XN 
XN 
ON 
ON 
XP (Z1)
YN 
(Z2) 
Table 60   Control Command List 
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 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 the 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 
Table 61 Power –Down Control 
Function