+5 V, Serial Input
Complete 12-Bit DAC
DAC8512
a
FEATURES
Space Saving SO-8 or Mini-DIP Packages
Complete, Voltage Output with Internal Reference
1 mV/Bit with 4.095 V Full Scale
Single +5 Volt Operation
No External Components
3-Wire Serial Data Interface, 20 MHz Data Loading Rate
Low Power: 2.5 mW
FUNCTIONAL BLOCK DIAGRAM
1
CLR 6
LD
2
12
SERIAL REGISTER
CLK 3
SDI
Coding for the DAC8512 is natural binary with the MSB loaded
first. The output op amp can swing to either rail and is set to a
range of 0 V to +4.095 V—for a one-millivolt-per-bit resolution.
It is capable of sinking and sourcing 5 mA. An on-chip reference
is laser trimmed to provide an accurate full-scale output voltage
of 4.095 V.
GND
DAC REGISTER
5
CS
The DAC8512 is a complete serial input, 12-bit, voltage output
digital-to-analog converter designed to operate from a single
+5 V supply. It contains the DAC, input shift register and
latches, reference and a rail-to-rail output amplifier. Built using
a CBCMOS process, these monolithic DACs offer the user low
cost, and ease of use in +5 V only systems.
VOUT
12
APPLICATIONS
Portable Instrumentation
Digitally Controlled Calibration
Servo Controls
Process Control Equipment
PC Peripherals
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
12-BIT DAC
8
7
REF
VDD
4
Serial interface is high speed, three-wire, DSP compatible with
data in (SDI), clock (CLK) and load strobe (LD). There is also
a chip-select pin for connecting multiple DACs.
A CLR input sets the output to zero scale at power on or upon
user demand.
The DAC8512 is specified over the extended industrial (–40°C
to +85°C) temperature range. DAC8512s are available in plastic DIPs and SO-8 surface mount packages.
1.0
LINEARITY ERROR – LSB
0.75
0.5
0.25
0
–0.25
–0.5
–0.75
–1.0
0
1024
2048
3072
4096
DIGITAL INPUT CODE – Decimal
Linearity Error vs. Digital Input Code
REV. A
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