Datasheet
Table Of Contents
- FEATURES
- APPLICATIONS
- DESCRIPTION
- ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
- THERMAL INFORMATION
- ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
- PIN CONFIGURATIONS
- TIMING DIAGRAM
- TIMING REQUIREMENTS
- TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS: DAC at AVDD = 5.5 V
- TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS: DAC AT AVDD = 3.6 V
- TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS: DAC AT AVDD = 2.7 V
- THEORY OF OPERATION
- DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTER (DAC)
- RESISTOR STRING
- OUTPUT AMPLIFIER
- TWO-WIRE, I2C-COMPATIBLE INTERFACE
- DACx578 I2C UPDATE SEQUENCE
- POWER-ON RESET TO ZERO-SCALE OR MIDSCALE
- LDAC FUNCTIONALITY
- POWER-DOWN COMMANDS
- CLEAR CODE REGISTER AND CLR PIN
- SOFTWARE RESET FUNCTION
- OPERATING EXAMPLES: DAC7578
- Example 1: Write Mid Scale to Data Buffer A and Update Channel A Output
- Example 2: Power-Down Channel B, C, and H with Hi-Z Output
- Example 3: Read-back the value of the input register of DAC Channel G
- Example 4: Write multiple bytes of data to Channel F. Write Full Scale and then Quarter Scale to Channel F
- Example 5: Write Mid Scale and then Full Scale to all DAC channels.
- APPLICATION INFORMATION
- PARAMETER DEFINITIONS
- Revision History

Temperature ( C)°
Power Supply Current (mA)
-40 -25 -10 5 20 35 50 65 80 95 110 125
0.8
0.9
1.0
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
External Reference = 5V
Temperature ( C)°
Offset Error (mV)
-40 -25 -10 5 20 35 50 65 80 95 110 125
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
3
4
External Reference = 5V
CH A
CH B
CH C
CH D
CH E
CH F
CH G
CH H
Temperature ( C)°
Power Supply Current (
μA)
-40 -25 -10 5 20 35 50 65 80 95 110 125
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
External Reference = 5V
Temperature ( C)°
Full-Scale Error (%FSR)
-40 -25 -10 5 20 35 50 65 80 95 110 125
-0.20
-0.15
-0.10
-0.05
0.00
0.05
0.10
0.15
0.20
External Reference = 5V
DAC A
DAC B
DAC C
DAC D
DAC E
DAC F
DAC G
DAC H
Temperature ( C)°
Gain Error (%FSR)
-40 -25 -10 5 20 35 50 65 80 95 110 125
-0.15
-0.10
-0.05
0.00
0.05
0.10
0.15
External Reference = 5V
DAC A
DAC B
DAC C
DAC D
DAC E
DAC F
DAC G
DAC H
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DAC6578
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SBAS496A –MARCH 2010–REVISED AUGUST 2010
TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS: DAC at AV
DD
= 5.5 V (continued)
At T
A
= 25°C, external reference used, DAC output not loaded, and all DAC codes in straight binary data format, DAC7578
graphs shown (unless otherwise noted).
POWER SUPPLY CURRENT OFFSET ERROR
vs TEMPERATURE vs TEMPERATURE
Figure 26. Figure 27.
POWER-DOWN CURRENT FULL-SCALE ERROR
vs TEMPERATURE vs TEMPERATURE
Figure 28. Figure 29.
GAIN ERROR
vs TEMPERATURE
Figure 30.
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