Note 9: Typical figures are at TJ = 25°C, and represent most likely parametric norms. Test limits are guaranteed to National's AOQL (Average Outgoing Quality
Level).
Note 10: This parameter is guaranteed by design and/or characterization and is not tested in production.
LSB = VREF / 2n
Specification Definitions
where VREF is the supply voltage for this product, and "n" is
the DAC resolution in bits, which is 12 for the DAC124S085.
DIFFERENTIAL NON-LINEARITY (DNL) is the measure of
the maximum deviation from the ideal step size of 1 LSB,
MAXIMUM LOAD CAPACITANCE is the maximum capaci-
which is VREF / 4096 = VA / 4096.
tance that can be driven by the DAC with output stability
DAC-to-DAC CROSSTALK is the glitch impulse transferred
maintained.
to a DAC output in response to a full-scale change in the out-
MONOTONICITY is the condition of being monotonic, where
put of another DAC.
the DAC has an output that never decreases when the input
DIGITAL CROSSTALK is the glitch impulse transferred to a
code increases.
DAC output at mid-scale in response to a full-scale change in
MOST SIGNIFICANT BIT (MSB) is the bit that has the largest
value or weight of all bits in a word. Its value is 1/2 of VA.
the input register of another DAC.
DIGITAL FEEDTHROUGH is a measure of the energy inject-
ed into the analog output of the DAC from the digital inputs
MULTIPLYING BANDWIDTH is the frequency at which the
output amplitude falls 3dB below the input sine wave on
when the DAC outputs are not updated. It is measured with a
VREFIN with a full-scale code loaded into the DAC.
full-scale code change on the data bus.
POWER EFFICIENCY is the ratio of the output current to the
FULL-SCALE ERROR is the difference between the actual
total supply current. The output current comes from the power
output voltage with a full scale code (FFFh) loaded into the
supply. The difference between the supply and output cur-
DAC and the value of VA x 4095 / 4096.
rents is the power consumed by the device without a load.
GAIN ERROR is the deviation from the ideal slope of the
transfer function. It can be calculated from Zero and Full-
SETTLING TIME is the time for the output to settle to within
1/2 LSB of the final value after the input code is updated.
Scale Errors as GE = FSE - ZE, where GE is Gain error, FSE
TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION (THD) is the measure of
the harmonics present at the output of the DACs with an ideal
sine wave applied to VREFIN. THD is measured in dB.
is Full-Scale Error and ZE is Zero Error.
GLITCH IMPULSE is the energy injected into the analog out-
put when the input code to the DAC register changes. It is
specified as the area of the glitch in nanovolt-seconds.
WAKE-UP TIME is the time for the output to exit power-down
mode. This is the time from the falling edge of the 16th SCLK
pulse to when the output voltage deviates from the power-
down voltage of 0V.
INTEGRAL NON-LINEARITY (INL) is a measure of the de-
viation of each individual code from a straight line through the
input to output transfer function. The deviation of any given
code from this straight line is measured from the center of that
code value. The end point method is used. INL for this product
is specified over a limited range, per the Electrical Tables.
ZERO CODE ERROR is the output error, or voltage, present
at the DAC output after a code of 000h has been entered.
LEAST SIGNIFICANT BIT (LSB) is the bit that has the small-
est value or weight of all bits in a word. This value is
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