19-3538; Rev 0; 2/05
Dual, 8-Bit, Low-Power, 2-Wire, Serial
Voltage-Output DAC
General Description
Features
The MAX5820 is a dual, 8-bit voltage-output, digital-to-
analog converter (DAC) with an I2C*-compatible,
2-wire interface that operates at clock rates up to 400kHz.
The device operates from a single 2.7V to 5.5V supply
♦ Ultra-Low Supply Current
115µA at V
135µA at V
= 3.6V
= 5.5V
DD
DD
♦ 300nA Low-Power Power-Down Mode
(115µA at V
= 3.6V). A power-down mode decreases
DD
♦ Single 2.7V to 5.5V Supply Voltage
♦ Fast 400kHz I2C-Compatible 2-Wire
current consumption to less than 1µA. The MAX5820 fea-
tures three software-selectable power-down output
impedances: 100kΩ, 1kΩ, and high impedance. Other
features include internal precision rail-to-rail output
buffers and a power-on reset (POR) circuit that powers up
the DAC in the 100kΩ power-down mode.
Serial Interface
♦ Schmitt-Trigger Inputs for Direct Interfacing
to Optocouplers
The MAX5820 features a double-buffered I2C-compatible
serial interface that allows multiple devices to share a sin-
gle bus. All logic inputs are CMOS-logic compatible and
buffered with Schmitt triggers, allowing direct interfacing
to optocoupled and transformer-isolated interfaces. The
MAX5820 minimizes digital noise feedthrough by discon-
necting the clock (SCL) signal from the rest of the device
when an address mismatch is detected.
♦ Rail-to-Rail Output Buffer Amplifiers
♦ Three Software-Selectable Power-Down Output
Impedances
100kΩ, 1kΩ, and High Impedance
♦ Readback Mode for Bus and Data Checking
♦ Power-On Reset to Zero
♦ 8-Pin µMAX Package
The MAX5820 is specified over the extended (-40°C to
+85°C) temperature range and is available in a small
Ordering Information
®
8-pin µMAX package. Refer to the MAX5822 data
sheet for the 12-bit version and to the MAX5821 data
sheet for a 10-bit version.
TEMP
RANGE
PIN-
PACKAGE
PART
ADDRESS
MAX5820LEUA -40°C to +85°C 8 µMAX
MAX5820MEUA -40°C to +85°C 8 µMAX
0111 00X
1011 00X
Applications
Digital Gain and Offset Adjustments
Programmable Voltage and Current Sources
Programmable Attenuation
Typical Operating Circuit
V
VCO/Varactor Diode Control
DD
V
DD
Low-Cost Instrumentation
µC
Battery-Operated Instrumentation
SDA
SCL
R
P
R
P
Pin Configuration
R
R
S
S
TOP VIEW
SCL
V
DD
MAX5820
OUTA
OUTB
SDA
REF
V
1
2
3
4
8
7
6
5
OUTB
OUTA
REF
DD
GND
ADD
SCL
MAX5820
R
R
S
S
V
SCL
DD
MAX5820
OUTA
OUTB
SDA
REF
SDA
µMAX
REF
µMAX is a registered trademark of Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.
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license under the Philips I C Patent Rights to use these components in an I C system, provided that the system conforms to the
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I C Standard Specification defined by Philips.
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