cpu/sam0_common: adc: implement 16 bit mode by oversampling #19165
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Contribution description
The precision of measurements can be increased by taking multiple measurements.
For this, the ADC implements an summation/averaging mode in hardware.
The best way I found to expose this in our ADC API is via the 16 bit resolution mode.
We can take up to 16 samples without exceeding the internal ADC register (after which 'automatic right shifts' happen - the result gets truncated).
Testing procedure
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