
- •FEATURES
- •APPLICATIONS
- •DESCRIPTION
- •ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
- •ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
- •PIN CONFIGURATION
- •SERIAL WRITE OPERATION
- •TIMING CHARACTERISTICS
- •TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS: VDD = 5V
- •TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS: VDD = 2.7V
- •THEORY OF OPERATION
- •DAC SECTION
- •RESISTOR STRING
- •OUTPUT AMPLIFIER
- •SERIAL INTERFACE
- •INPUT SHIFT REGISTER
- •SYNC INTERRUPT
- •POWER-ON RESET
- •POWER-DOWN MODES
- •OPERATION EXAMPLES
- •MICROPROCESSOR INTERFACING
- •DAC8552 to 8051 INTERFACE
- •DAC8552 to Microwire INTERFACE
- •DAC8552 to 68HC11 INTERFACE
- •DAC8552 to TMS320 DSP INTERFACE
- •APPLICATION INFORMATION
- •CURRENT CONSUMPTION
- •DRIVING RESISTIVE AND CAPACITIVE LOADS
- •CROSSTALK AND AC PERFORMANCE
- •OUTPUT VOLTAGE STABILITY
- •SETTLING TIME AND OUTPUT GLITCH PERFORMANCE
- •USING REF02 AS A POWER SUPPLY FOR DAC8552
- •BIPOLAR OPERATION USING THE DAC8552
- •LAYOUT

DAC8552
www.ti.com
SLAS430A – JULY 2006 – REVISED OCTOBER 2006
SERIAL WRITE OPERATION
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TIMING CHARACTERISTICS(1) (2)
VDD = 2.7V to 5.5V, all specifications –40°C to +105°C (unless otherwise noted).
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(1)All input signals are specified with tR = tF = 5ns (10% to 90% of VDD) and timed from a voltage level of (VIL + VIH)/2.
(2)See Serial Write Operation Timing Diagram.
(3)Maximum SCLK frequency is 30MHz at VDD = 3.6V to 5.5V and 20MHz at VDD = 2.7V to 3.6V.
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DAC8552
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SLAS430A – JULY 2006 – REVISED OCTOBER 2006
TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS: VDD = 5V
At TA = +25°C, unless otherwise noted.
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08192 16384 24576 32768 40960 49152 57344 65536
Digital Input Code
Figure 1.
ZERO-SCALE ERROR vs TEMPERATURE
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08192 16384 24576 32768 40960 49152 57344 65536
Digital Input Code
Figure 2.
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FULL-SCALE ERROR |
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VDD = 5V |
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VREF = 4.99V |
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Figure 4.
SOURCE CURRENT CAPABILITY
AT POSITIVE RAIL
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4.4 |
VDD = 5.5V |
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VREF = VDD − 10mV |
DAC Loaded with FFFFh
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ISOURCE (mA)
Figure 5.
SINK CURRENT CAPABILTY
AT NEGATIVE RAIL
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VREF = VDD − 10mV |
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DAC Loaded with 0000h |
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VDD = 2.7V |
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OUT |
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ISINK (mA)
Figure 6.
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DAC8552
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SLAS430A – JULY 2006 – REVISED OCTOBER 2006
TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS: VDD = 5V (continued)
At TA = +25°C, unless otherwise noted.
SUPPLY CURRENT |
SUPPLY CURRENT |
vs DIGITAL INPUT CODE |
vs SUPPLY VOLTAGE |
600 Reference Current Included
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Digital Input Code |
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VDD (V)
Figure 7. |
Figure 8. |
SUPPLY CURRENT vs TEMPERATURE
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Figure 9.
POWER SPECTRAL DENSITY
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fOUT = 1kHz |
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Figure 11.
SUPPLY CURRENT
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VLOGIC (V)
Figure 10.
TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION vs OUTPUT FREQUENCY
−40 VDD = 5V
−50 VREF = 4.9V -1dB FSR Digital Input
fS = 1MSPS
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fOUT (kHz)
Figure 12.
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DAC8552
www.ti.com
SLAS430A – JULY 2006 – REVISED OCTOBER 2006
TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS: VDD = 5V (continued)
At TA = +25°C, unless otherwise noted.
SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO vs OUTPUT FREQUENCY
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Figure 13.
FULL-SCALE SETTLING TIME: 5V RISING EDGE
Trigger Pulse 5V/div
VDD = 5V
VREF = 4.096V
From Code: D000
To Code: FFFF
Rising Edge
1V/div Zoomed Rising Edge
1mV/div
Time (2 s/div)
Figure 15.
HALF-SCALE SETTLING TIME: 5V RISING EDGE
Trigger Pulse 5V/div
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Figure 17.
OUTPUT NOISE DENSITY
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Code = 7FFFh |
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Figure 14.
FULL-SCALE SETTLING TIME: 5V FALLING EDGE
Trigger Pulse 5V/div
VDD = 5V
VREF = 4.096V
From Code: FFFF
To Code: 0000
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Figure 16.
HALF-SCALE SETTLING TIME: 5V FALLING EDGE
Trigger Pulse 5V/div
VDD = 5V
VREF = 4.096V
From Code: CFFF
To Code: 4000
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Figure 18.
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TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS: VDD = 5V (continued)
At TA = +25°C, unless otherwise noted.
GLITCH ENERGY: 5V, 1LSB STEP, RISING EDGE
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VREF = 4.096V |
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Glitch: 0.08nV-s |
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Time (400ns/div)
Figure 19.
GLITCH ENERGY: 5V, 16LSB STEP, RISING EDGE
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VREF = 4.096V |
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From Code: 8000 |
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To Code: 8010 |
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Glitch: 0.04nV-s |
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Time (400ns/div)
Figure 21.
GLITCH ENERGY: 5V, 256LSB STEP, RISING EDGE
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VDD = 5V |
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VREF = 4.096V |
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From Code: 8000 |
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To Code: 80FF |
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Glitch: Not Detected |
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Figure 23. |
GLITCH ENERGY: 5V, 1LSB STEP, FALLING EDGE
(500 V/div) |
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VDD = 5V |
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VREF = 4.096V |
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From Code: 8000 |
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Glitch: 0.16nV-s |
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Figure 20.
GLITCH ENERGY: 5V, 16LSB STEP, FALLING EDGE
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VDD = 5V |
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VREF = 4.096V |
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Glitch: 0.08nV-s |
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To Code: 8000 |
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Time (400ns/div)
Figure 22.
GLITCH ENERGY: 5V, 256LSB STEP, FALLING EDGE
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VDD = 5V |
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VREF = 4.096V |
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Glitch: Not Detected |
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Time (400ns/div)
Figure 24.
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