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

Digital Input Code
Power Supply Current (mA)
0 512 1024 1536 2048 2560 3072 3584 4096
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
1.2
1.4
0.0
0.4
0.8
External Reference = 5V
Code Loaded to all Eight DAC Channels
Power Supply Voltage (V)
Power Supply Current (mA)
2.7 3.1 3.5 3.9 4.3 4.7 5.1 5.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1.0
1.1
1.2
AV = 2.7V to 5.5V
DD
1.4
1.3
Power Supply Voltage (V)
Power Supply Current ( A)m
2.7 3.1 3.5 3.9 4.3 4.7 5.1 5.5
0.00
0.05
0.10
0.15
0.20
0.25
0.30
0.35
0.40
0.45
AV = 2.7V to 5.5V
DD
% of Population
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
0.90
0.91
0.92
0.93
0.94
0.95
0.96
0.97
0.98
0.99
1.00
1.01
1.02
1.03
1.04
1.05
1.06
1.07
1.08
1.09
1.10
1.11
1.12
1.13
1.14
1.15
External Reference = 5V
Supply Current (mA)
Zoomed Rising Edge
100 V/divm
Rising Edge
2 V/div
Trigger Pulse
5 V/div
Time (5 s/div)m
From Code 000h to FFFh
Zoomed Falling Edge
100 V/divm
Falling Edge
2 V/div
Trigger Pulse
5 V/div
Time (5 s/div)m
From Code FFFh to 000h
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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 POWER SUPPLY CURRENT
vs DIGITAL INPUT CODE vs POWER SUPPLY VOLTAGE
Figure 37. Figure 38.
POWER-SUPPLY CURRENT
POWER DOWN CURRENT
vs POWER SUPPLY VOLTAGE HISTOGRAM
Figure 39. Figure 40.
FULL-SCALE SETTLING TIME: FULL-SCALE SETTLING TIME:
5V RISING EDGE 5V FALLING EDGE
Figure 41. Figure 42.
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