Datasheet
DAC8552
FEATURES DESCRIPTION
APPLICATIONS
DACA
DACB
V
REF
V
DD
V A
OUT
V B
OUT
Power-Down
ControlLogic
Resistor
Network
2
Channel
Select
Load
Control
8
ControlLogic
GND
SYNC
SCLK
D
IN
16
24-Bit,
Serial-to-
Parallel
Shift
Register
Data
BufferA
Data
BufferB
DAC
ARegister
DAC
RegisterB
DAC8552
SLAS430A – JULY 2006 – REVISED OCTOBER 2006
16-BIT, DUAL CHANNEL, ULTRA-LOW GLITCH, VOLTAGE OUTPUT
DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTER
• Relative Accuracy: 4LSB
The DAC8552 is a 16-bit, dual channel, voltage
output digital-to-analog converter (DAC) offering low
• Glitch Energy: 0.15nV-s
power operation and a flexible serial host interface.
• MicroPower Operation:
Each on-chip precision output amplifier allows
155 µ A per Channel at 2.7V
rail-to-rail output swing to be achieved over the
• Power-On Reset to Zero-Scale
supply range of 2.7V to 5.5V. The device supports a
standard 3-wire serial interface capable of operating
• Power Supply: 2.7V to 5.5V
with input data clock frequencies up to 30MHz for
• 16-Bit Monotonic Over Temperature
V
DD
= 5V.
• Settling Time: 10 µ s to ± 0.003% FSR
The DAC8552 requires an external reference voltage
• Ultra-Low AC Crosstalk: –100dB Typ
to set the output range of each DAC channel. Also
• Low-Power Serial Interface with
incorporated into the device is a power-on reset
Schmitt-Triggered Inputs
circuit which ensures that the DAC outputs power up
at zero-scale and remain there until a valid write
• On-Chip Output Buffer Amplifier with
takes place. The DAC8552 provides a flexible
Rail-to-Rail Operation
power-down feature, accessed over the serial
• Double-Buffered Input Architecture
interface, that reduces the current consumption of
• Simultaneous or Sequential Output Update
the device to 700nA at 5V.
and Power-down
The low-power consumption of this device in normal
• Available in a Tiny MSOP-8 Package
operation makes it ideally suited for portable,
battery-operated equipment and other low-power
applications. The power consumption is 0.5mW per
channel at 2.7V, reducing to 1 µ W in power-down
• Portable Instrumentation
mode.
• Closed-Loop Servo Control
The DAC8552 is available in a MSOP-8 package
• Process Control
with a specified operating temperature range of
• Data Acquisition Systems
–40 ° C to +105 ° C.
• Programmable Attenuation
• PC Peripherals
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Copyright © 2006, Texas Instruments Incorporated
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