Datasheet

__________Applications Information
Unipolar Output
For a unipolar output, the output voltages and the refer-
ence inputs have the same polarity. Figure 9 shows the
MAX5250 unipolar output circuit, which is also the typi-
cal operating circuit. Table 2 lists the unipolar output
codes.
For rail-to-rail outputs, see Figure 10. This circuit shows
the MAX5250 with the output amplifiers configured with
a closed-loop gain of +2 to provide 0V to 5V full-scale
range when a 2.5V reference is used.
Bipolar Output
The MAX5250 outputs can be configured for bipolar
operation using Figure 11’s circuit:
V
OUT
= V
REF
[(2NB / 1024) - 1]
where NB is the numeric value of the DAC’s binary
input code. Table 3 shows digital codes (offset binary)
and corresponding output voltages for Figure 11’s
circuit.
MAX5250
Low-Power, Quad, 10-Bit Voltage-Output DAC
with Serial Interface
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Table 2. Unipolar Code Table
Table 3. Bipolar Code Table
( ) Sub-bits
DAC CONTENTS
ANALOG OUTPUT
MSB LSB
1023
1111 1111 11(00) +V
REF
( ——— )
1024
513
1000 0000 01(00) +V
REF
( ——— )
1024
512 +V
REF
1000 0000 00(00) +V
REF
( ——— )= ————
1024 2
511
0111 1111 11(00) +V
REF
( ——— )
1024
1
0000 0000 01(00) +V
REF
( ——— )
1024
0000 0000 00(00) 0V
DAC CONTENTS
ANALOG OUTPUT
MSB LSB
511
1111 1111 11(00) +V
REF
( ——— )
512
1
1000 0000 01(00) +V
REF
( ——— )
512
1000 0000 00(00) 0V
1
0111 1111 11(00) -V
REF
( ——— )
512
511
0000 0000 01(00) -V
REF
( ——— )
512
512
0000 0000 00(00) -V
REF
( ——— )= -V
REF
512
MAX5250
DAC A
DAC B
DAC C
DAC D
OUTA
FBA
FBB
FBC
FBD
OUTB
OUTC
OUTD
DGNDAGND
REFAB
REFCD
REFERENCE INPUTS
+5V
V
DD
Figure 9. Unipolar Output Circuit