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Product data sheet Rev. 5 — 9 September 2014  97 of 122
NXP Semiconductors
LPC178x/7x
32-bit ARM Cortex-M3 microcontroller
13. DAC electrical characteristics 
The values of resistor components R
cmp
 and R
sw
 vary with temperature and input voltage and are 
process-dependent.
Fig 29. ADC interface to pins ADC0_IN[n]
Table 30. ADC interface components
Component Range Description
R
cmp
90  to 300  Switch-on resistance for the comparator input switch. Varies 
with temperature, input voltage, and process.
R
sw
500  to 2 k Switch-on resistance for channel selection switch. Varies with 
temperature, input voltage, and process.
C1 110 fF Parasitic capacitance from the ADC block level.
C2 80 fF Parasitic capacitance from the ADC block level.
C3 1.6 pF Sampling capacitor.
LPC178x/7x
AD0[n]
110 fF
80 fF
C
ia
1.6 pF
R
vsi
R
sw
500 Ω - 2 kΩ
R
cmp
90 Ω - 300 Ω
V
SS
V
EXT
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ADC
COMPARATOR
BLOCK
C1
C3
C2
Table 31. 10-bit DAC electrical characteristics
V
DDA
= 2.7 V to 3.6 V; T
amb
=
40
C to +85
C unless otherwise specified
Symbol Parameter Min Typ Max Unit
E
D
differential linearity error - 1- LSB
E
L(adj)
integral non-linearity - 1.5 - LSB
E
O
offset error - 0.6 - %
E
G
gain error - 0.6 - %
C
L
load capacitance - - 200 pF
R
L
load resistance 1 - - k










