DAC7578SRGET

Product Overview

Category: Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC)

Use: The DAC7578SRGET is a high-performance, 12-bit digital-to-analog converter designed for precision applications. It converts digital input signals into analog output voltages with exceptional accuracy and linearity.

Characteristics: - High resolution: 12-bit resolution provides fine-grained control over the analog output. - Low noise: The DAC7578SRGET offers low noise performance, ensuring clean and accurate analog signals. - Fast settling time: With a fast settling time of less than 10 microseconds, it can quickly respond to changes in the digital input. - Wide voltage range: The DAC7578SRGET operates over a wide voltage range, making it suitable for various applications. - Low power consumption: It consumes minimal power, making it ideal for battery-powered devices.

Package: The DAC7578SRGET comes in a small-sized package, which makes it suitable for space-constrained applications. It is available in a surface-mount package.

Essence: The essence of the DAC7578SRGET lies in its ability to convert digital signals into precise analog voltages, enabling accurate control and manipulation of analog systems.

Packaging/Quantity: The DAC7578SRGET is typically sold in reels or tubes, with a quantity of 250 units per reel/tube.

Specifications

• Resolution: 12 bits
• Number of channels: 8
• Output type: Voltage
• Output voltage range: 0V to Vref
• Reference voltage range: 2.5V to 5.5V
• Supply voltage range: 2.7V to 5.5V
• Operating temperature range: -40°C to +125°C
• Interface: Serial (SPI)
• Package type: VQFN
• Package dimensions: 4mm x 4mm

Detailed Pin Configuration

The DAC7578SRGET has a total of 16 pins, which are assigned as follows:

1. VDD - Power supply voltage
2. VREF - Reference voltage input
3. AGND - Analog ground
4. AOUT0 - Analog output channel 0
5. AOUT1 - Analog output channel 1
6. AOUT2 - Analog output channel 2
7. AOUT3 - Analog output channel 3
8. AOUT4 - Analog output channel 4
9. AOUT5 - Analog output channel 5
10. AOUT6 - Analog output channel 6
11. AOUT7 - Analog output channel 7
12. SCLK - Serial clock input
13. DIN - Serial data input
14. CS - Chip select input
15. RESET - Reset input
16. DGND - Digital ground

Functional Features

• High precision: The DAC7578SRGET offers excellent linearity and accuracy, ensuring precise analog output voltages.
• Low glitch energy: It minimizes glitches during transitions, resulting in smooth and stable analog signals.
• Power-on reset: The device includes a power-on reset circuit that ensures the outputs start at zero volts upon power-up.
• Daisy-chain capability: Multiple DAC7578SRGET devices can be daisy-chained together using the serial interface, allowing for easy scalability.
• Hardware and software shutdown: It supports both hardware and software shutdown modes, reducing power consumption when not in use.

Advantages and Disadvantages

Advantages: - High resolution and accuracy - Low noise performance - Fast settling time - Wide voltage range - Low power consumption - Daisy-chain capability for scalability

Disadvantages: - Limited number of channels (8 channels)

Working Principles

The DAC7578SRGET operates based on the principle of converting digital input signals into corresponding analog output voltages. It utilizes a 12-bit digital-to-analog conversion technique to achieve high-resolution and accurate analog outputs. The device receives digital input data through a serial interface (SPI) and converts it into analog voltages using an internal digital-to-analog converter circuit. The converted analog voltages are then available at the respective analog output channels.

Detailed Application Field Plans

The DAC7578SRGET finds applications in various fields, including:

1. Industrial automation: It can be used for precise control of analog processes in industrial automation systems.
2. Test and measurement equipment: The DAC7578SRGET is suitable for generating accurate analog signals in test and measurement applications.
3. Audio equipment: It can be employed in audio systems for digital-to-analog conversion, ensuring high-quality sound reproduction.
4. Instrumentation: The device is well-suited for precision instrumentation applications that require accurate analog voltage generation.
5. Communication systems: It can be utilized in communication systems for generating analog signals with high resolution and low noise.

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