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

LDAC
1
LDAC
2
CLR
Low Byte Ack Cycle
P S
t
HD:STA
t
HD:DAT
t
SU:DAT
t
SU:STA
t
HD:STA
S P
SCL
SDA
t
LOW
t
R
t
F
t
BUF
t
SU:STO
t
1
t
2
t
3
t
4
t
HIGH
DAC5578
DAC6578
DAC7578
SBAS496A –MARCH 2010–REVISED AUGUST 2010
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TIMING DIAGRAM
(1) Asynchronous LDAC update mode. For more information and details, see the LDAC Functionality section.
(2) Synchronous LDAC update mode. For more information and details, see the LDAC Functionality section.
Figure 1. Serial Write Operation
TIMING REQUIREMENTS
(1)
At AV
DD
= 2.7 V to 5.5 V and –40°C to +125°C range (unless otherwise noted).
STANDARD FAST HIGH SPEED
MODE MODE MODE
PARAMETER UNIT
MIN MAX MIN MAX MIN MAX
SCL frequency, f
SCL
0.1 0.4 3.4 MHz
Bus free time between STOP and START conditions, t
BUF
4.7 1.3 µs
Hold time after repeated start, t
HDSTA
4 0.6 0.16 µs
Repeated Start setup time, t
SUSTA
4.7 0.6 0.16 µs
STOP condition setup time, t
SUSTO
4 0.6 0.16 µs
Data hold time, t
HDDAT
0 0 0 ns
Data setup time, t
SUDAT
250 100 10 ns
SCL clock LOW period, t
LOW
4700 1300 160 ns
SCL clock HIGH period, t
HIGH
4000 600 60 ns
Clock/Data fall time, t
F
300 300 160 ns
Clock/Data rise time, t
R
1000 300 160 ns
LDAC pulse width LOW time, t
1
40 10 1.2 µs
SCL falling edge to LDAC falling edge for asynchronous LDAC update, t
2
20 5 0.6 µs
LDAC falling edge to SCL falling edge for synchronous LDAC update, t
3
360 90 10.5 µs
CLR pulse width LOW time, t
4
40 10 1.2 µs
(1) See the Serial Write Operation timing diagram.
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