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

Power Supply Current (mA)
Digital Input Code
0.00
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70
0.80
0.90
1.00
1.10
1.20
1.30
0 512 1024 1536 2048 2560 3072 3584 4096
AV = 2.7 V,
External Reference = 2.5 V,
Code Loaded to all Eight DAC Channels
DD
% of Population
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
0.70
0.71
0.72
0.73
0.74
0.75
0.76
0.77
0.78
0.79
0.80
0.81
0.82
0.83
0.84
0.85
0.86
0.87
0.88
0.89
0.90
External Reference = 2.5V
Supply Current (mA)
Zoomed Rising Edge
100 V/divm
From Code 000h to FFFh
External Reference = 2.5 V
Rising Edge
2 V/div
Trigger Pulse
5 V/div
Time (5 s/div)m
Falling Edge
2 V/div
From Code FFFh to 000h
External Reference = 2.5 V
Time (5 s/div)m
Zoomed Falling Edge
100 V/divm
Trigger Pulse
5 V/div
Falling Edge
2 V/div
Time (5 s/div)m
Zoomed Falling Edge
100 V/divm
Trigger Pulse
5 V/div
From Code C00h to 400h
External Reference = 2.5 V
Rising Edge
2 V/div
Time (5 s/div)m
Zoomed Rising Edge
100 V/divm
Trigger Pulse
5 V/div
From Code 400h to C00h
External Reference = 2.5 V
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 POWER SUPPLY CURRENT
DIGITAL INPUT CODE HISTOGRAM
Figure 95. Figure 96.
FULL-SCALE SETTLING TIME: FULL-SCALE SETTLING TIME:
2.7V RISING EDGE 2.7V FALLING EDGE
Figure 97. Figure 98.
HALF-SCALE SETTLING EDGE: HALF-SCALE SETTLING TIME:
2.7V RISING EDGE 2.7V FALLING EDGE
Figure 99. Figure 100.
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