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
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1.0
1.1
1.2
1.3
External Reference = 2.5V
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 = 2.5V
DAC A
DAC B
DAC C
DAC D
DAC E
DAC F
DAC G
DAC H
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 = 2.5V
DAC A
DAC B
DAC C
DAC D
DAC E
DAC F
DAC G
DAC H
0.00
0.60
0.90
1.50
2.10
2.70
3.00
3.90
4.50
4.70
Power Supply Current - Am
-40 -25 -10 5 20 35 50 65 80 95 110 125
T - Temperature -°C
0.30
1.20
1.80
2.40
3.30
3.60
4.20
AV = 2.7 V,
External Reference = 2.5 V
DD
Temperature ( C)°
Gain Error (%FSR)
-40 -25 -10 5 20 35 50 65 80 95 110 125
-0.15
-0.10
-0.05
0.0
0.05
0.10
0.15
External Reference = 2.5V
DAC A
DAC B
DAC C
DAC D
DAC E
DAC F
DAC G
DAC H
DAC5578
DAC6578
DAC7578
SBAS496A –MARCH 2010–REVISED AUGUST 2010
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TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS: DAC AT AV
DD
= 2.7 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 84. Figure 85.
POWER-DOWN CURRENT FULL-SCALE ERROR
vs TEMPERATURE vs TEMPERATURE
Figure 86. Figure 87.
GAIN ERROR
vs TEMPERATURE
Figure 88.
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