Datasheet

Data Sheet AD5380
Rev. C | Page 25 of 40
HARDWARE FUNCTIONS
RESET
FUNCTION
Bringing the
RESET
line low resets the contents of all internal
registers to their power-on reset state. Reset is a negative edge-
sensitive input. The default corresponds to m at full scale and to
c at zero scale. The contents of the DAC registers are cleared,
setting VOUT0 to VOUT39 to 0 V. The hardware reset
activation time takes 270 µs. The falling edge of
RESET
initiates
the reset process;
BUSY
goes low for the duration, returning
high when
RESET
is complete. While
BUSY
is low, all interfaces
are disabled and all
LDAC
pulses are ignored. When
BUSY
returns high, the part resumes normal operation and the status
of the
RESET
pin is ignored until the next falling edge is
detected.
ASYNCHRONOUS CLEAR FUNCTION
Bringing the
CLR
line low clears the contents of the DAC
registers to the data contained in the user configurable
CLR
register and sets VOUT0 to VOUT9 accordingly. This func-
tion can be used in system calibration to load zero scale and
full scale to all channels. The execution time for a
CLR
is 35 µs.
BUSY
AND
LDAC
FUNCTIONS
BUSY
is a digital CMOS output that indicates the status of the
AD5380. The value of x2, the internal data loaded to the DAC
data register, is calculated each time the user writes new data to
the corresponding x1, c, or m registers. During the calculation
of x2, the
BUSY
output goes low. While
BUSY
is low, the user
can continue writing new data to the x1, m, or c registers, but
no DAC output updates can take place. The DAC outputs are
updated by taking the
LDAC
input low. If
LDAC
goes low while
BUSY
is active, the
LDAC
event is stored and the DAC outputs
update immediately after
BUSY
goes high. The user may hold
the
LDAC
input permanently low, in which case the DAC
outputs update immediately after
BUSY
goes high.
BUSY
also
goes low during power-on reset and when a falling edge is
also detected on the
RESET
pin. During this time, all interfaces
are disabled and any events on
LDAC
are ignored. The AD5380
contains an extra feature whereby a DAC register is not up-
dated unless its x2 register has been written to since the last
time
LDAC
was brought low. Normally, when
LDAC
is brought
low, the DAC registers are filled with the contents of the x2
registers. However, the AD5380 will only update the DAC
register if the x2 data has changed, thereby removing
unnecessary digital crosstalk.
FIFO OPERATION IN PARALLEL MODE
The AD5380 contains a FIFO to optimize operation when
operating in parallel interface mode. The FIFO Enable (level
sensitive, active high) is used to enable the internal FIFO. When
connected to DVDD, the internal FIFO is enabled allowing the
user to write to the device at full speed. FIFO is only available in
parallel interface mode. The status of the FIFO EN pin is sam-
pled on power-up, and after a
CLR
or
RESET
, to determine if
the FIFO is enabled. In either serial or I
2
C interface modes,
FIFO EN should be tied low. Up to 128 successive instructions
can be written to the FIFO at maximum speed in parallel mode.
When the FIFO is full, any further writes to the device are
ignored.
Figure 29 shows a comparison between FIFO mode
and non-FIFO mode in terms of channel update time. Figure 29
also outlines digital loading time.
NUMBER OF WRITES
TIME (µs)
1 4 7 10 13 16 19 22 25 28 31 34 37
0
10
5
15
25
20
40
WITHOUT FIFO
(CHANNEL UPDATE TIME)
WITH FIFO
(CHANNEL UPDATE TIME)
WITH FIFO
(DIGITAL LOADING TIME)
03731-029
Figure 29. Channel Update Rate (FIFO vs. NON-FIFO)
POWER-ON RESET
The AD5380 contains a power-on reset generator and state
machine. The power-on reset resets all registers to a predefined
state and configures the analog outputs as high impedance. The
BUSY
pin goes low during the power-on reset sequencing,
preventing data writes to the device.
POWER-DOWN
The AD5380 contains a global power-down feature that puts all
channels into a low power mode and reduces the analog power
consumption to 2 µA max and digital power consumption to
20 µA max. In power-down mode, the output amplifier can be
configured as a high impedance output or provide a 100 kΩ
load to ground. The contents of all internal registers are re-
tained in power-down mode. When exiting power-down, the
settling time of the amplifier will elapse before the outputs settle
to their correct values.