LTC1257
PIN FUNCTIONS
V
(Pin 8): The positive supply input. 4.75V ≤ V
≤
CC
V
(Pin 7): The buffered DAC output is capable of
CC
OUT
15.75V. Requires a bypass capacitor to ground.
sourcing 2mA over temperature while pulling within 2.7V
of V . The output will pull to ground through an internal
CC
250Ω equivalent resistance.
DEFINITIONS
LSB:Theleastsignificantbitortheidealvoltagedifference
between two successive codes.
OUTPUT
VOLTAGE
n
LSB = (V – V )/2 – 1
FS
OS
n
V
V
= The number of digital input bits
0V
NEGATIVE
OFFSET
DAC CODE
= The zero code error or offset of the DAC
= The full-scale output voltage of the DAC
measured when all bits are set to 1
{
OS
FS
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Figure 1. Effect of Negative Offset
Resolution: The resolution is the number of DAC output
The offset of the part is measured at the first code that
produces an output voltage 0.5LSB greater than the
previous code:
n
states (2 ) that divide the full-scale range. The resolution
does not imply linearity.
INL:End-pointintegralnonlinearityisthemaximumdevia-
tion from a straight line passing through the end-points of
the DAC transfer curve. Because the part operates from
a single supply and the output cannot go below ground,
the linearity is measured between full-scale and the first
code that guarantees a positive output. The INL error at
a given input code is calculated as follows:
n
V
= V
– [(Code)(V )/(2 – 1)]
OS
OUT
FS
Full-ScaleError:Full-scaleerroristhedifferencebetween
the ideal and measured DAC output voltages with all bits
set to one (Code = 4095). The full-scale error includes the
offset error and is calculated as follows:
FSE = (V
V
V
– V
)/LSB
REF OS
=Thereferencevoltage,eitherinternalorexternal
OUT
IDEAL
–n
= (V )(1 – 2 ) – V
INL = (V
– V
)/LSB
IDEAL
IDEAL
REF
OUT
V
IDEAL
V
OUT
= (Code)(LSB) + V
OS
= The output voltage of the DAC measured at
the given input code
Gain Error: Gain error is the difference between the ideal
and measured slope of the DAC transfer characteristic.
Gain error is equal to full-scale error minus offset error.
DNL: Differential nonlinearity is the difference between
the measured change and the ideal 1LSB change between
any two adjacent codes. The DNL error between any two
codes is calculated as follows:
Digital Feedthrough: The glitch that appears at the analog
outputcausedbyACcouplingfromthedigitalinputswhen
they change state. The area of the glitch is specified in
(nV)(sec).
DNL = (∆V
– LSB)/LSB
OUT
∆V
= The measured voltage difference between two
OUT
adjacent codes
Offset Error: The theoretical voltage at the output when
the DAC is loaded with all zeros. The output amplifier can
have a true negative offset, but because the part is oper-
ated from a single supply, the output cannot go below
ground. If the offset is negative, the output will remain
near 0V resulting in the transfer curve shown in Figure 1.
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