DAC8234
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Quad, 14-Bit, High-Accuracy, ±16V Output, Serial Input
DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTER
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FEATURES
DESCRIPTION
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Bipolar Output: Up to ±16V
Unipolar Output: 0V to +20V
14-Bit Monotonic
The DAC8234 is a high-accuracy, quad-channel,
14-bit digital-to-analog converter (DAC) that operates
from supply voltages of ±5V to ±18V in bipolar output
mode, and from ±5V to +24V/–12V in unipolar mode.
With a 5V reference, the DAC8234 can be configured
to output ±10V, ±5V, 0V to 20V, or 0V to 10V. The
DAC8234 provides 14-bit monotonicity, excellent
integral nonlinearity (INL) error of ±0.5 LSB, low
glitch, and low noise over the operating temperature
range of –40°C to +105°C. This device is trimmed in
production for very low zero and gain errors. In
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Relative Accuracy: 0.5 LSB Max
Low Zero and Gain Errors
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Before User Calibration: 1 LSB
After User Calibration:
0.031 LSB Zero Error, 0.25 LSB Gain Error
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Low Noise: 60nV/√Hz
addition,
the
DAC8234
implements
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Settling Time: 6µs
user-programmable system-level calibration function
to achieve ±0.031 LSB zero error and ±0.25 LSB gain
error.
Configurable Gain: x2/x4
Analog Output Monitor
Power-Down Mode
The DAC8234 has integrated reference buffers and
output buffers. It features a standard high-speed
1.8V, 3V, or 5V serial peripheral interface (SPI) that
operates at clock rates of up to 50MHz to
communicate with a DSP or microprocessor. The four
DAC channels and the auxiliary registers are
addressed with four address bits. The device features
double-buffered interface logic for simultaneous
updates of all DACs. An asynchronous load input
(LDAC) transfers data from the input data register to
the DAC latch, and the contents of the DAC latch set
the output voltage. The asynchronous RST input sets
the output of all four DACs to 0V. The VMON pin is an
analog monitor output that multiplexes the individual
DAC outputs or the AIN pin.
SPI™: Up to 50MHz, 1.8V/3V/5V Logic
Daisy-Chain Mode
Operating Temperature: –40°C to +105°C
Packages: QFN-40 (6x6mm), TQFP-48 (7x7mm)
APPLICATIONS
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Automatic Test Equipment
Instrumentation
Industrial Process Control
Communications
IOVDD
DGND
DVDD
AGND
AVDD
AVSS
REF-A
REFGND-A
DAC8234
Analog
Monitor
VMON
Reference Buffer A
Command Register
DAC Register 0
The DAC8234 is pin-compatible with the DAC8734
(16-bit) and the DAC7716 (12-bit).
CS
SCLK
SDI
RFB1-0
RFB2-0
VOUT-0
SGND-0
SPI
Shift
Register
Input
14-Bit DAC
14-Bit DAC
14-Bit DAC
14-Bit DAC
Zero Register 0
Gain Register 0
Control
Logic
RFB1-1
RFB2-1
VOUT-1
SGND-1
SDO
DAC Register 1
DAC Register 2
DAC Register 3
Zero Register 1
Gain Register 1
RST
RFB1-2
RFB2-2
VOUT-2
SGND-2
UNI/BIP-A
UNI/BIP-B
LDAC
Zero Register 2
Gain Register 2
Control
Logic
RFB1-3
RFB2-3
VOUT-3
SGND-3
GPIO-0
GPIO-1
Zero Register 3
Gain Register 3
Power-Down
Control Logic
Reference Buffer B
AIN
REF-B
REFGND-B
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PRODUCTION DATA information is current as of publication date.
Products conform to specifications per the terms of the Texas
Instruments standard warranty. Production processing does not
necessarily include testing of all parameters.
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