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Amplifier

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CURRENT CONSUMPTION

DRIVING RESISTIVE AND CAPACITIVE LOADS

DAC5574

SLAS407 – DECEMBER 2003

Table 8. Power-Down Modes of Operation for the DAC5574

CTRL[0]

MSB[7]

MSB[6]

OPERATING MODE

1

0

0

High Impedance Output

1

0

1

1 k

Ω to GND

1

1

0

100 k

Ω to GND

1

1

1

High Impedance

When (CTRL[0] = PD0 = 0), the device works normally with its normal power consumption of 150 µA at 5 V per

channel. However, for the power-down modes, the supply current falls to 200 nA at 5 V (50 nA at 3 V). Not only

does the supply current fall but also the output stage is also internally switched from the output of the amplifier to

a resistor network of known values. This has the advantage that the output impedance of the device is known

while in power-down mode. There are three different options: The output is connected internally to GND through

a 1-k

Ω resistor, a 100-kΩ resistor or left open-circuit (high impedance). The output stage is illustrated in

Figure 37.

Figure 37. Output Stage During Power Down

All linear circuitry is shut down when the power-down mode is activated. However, the contents of the DAC

The DAC5574 offers a flexible power-down interface based on channel register operation. A channel consists of

a single 8-bit DAC with power-down circuitry, a temporary storage register (TR) and a DAC register (DR). TR and

DR are both 10 bits wide. Two MSBs represent the power-down condition and the 8 LSBs represent data for TR

and DR. By using bits 9 and 8 of TR and DR, a power-down condition can be temporarily stored and used just

like data. Internal circuits ensure that MSB[7] and MSB[6] get transferred to TR[9] and TR[8] (DR[9] and DR[8])

when the power-down flag (CTRL[0] = PD0) is set. Therefore, DAC5574 treats power-down conditions like data

and all the operational modes are still valid for power down. It is possible to broadcast a power-down condition to

all the DAC5574s in the system, or it is possible to simultaneously power down a channel while updating data on

other channels.

most efficient power operation, CMOS logic levels are recommended at the digital inputs to the DAC. In

power-down mode, typical current consumption is 200 nA.

The DAC5574 output stage is capable of driving loads of up to 1000 pF while remaining stable. Within the offset

and gain error margins, the DAC5574 can operate rail-to-rail when driving a capacitive load. Resistive loads of 2

k

Ω can be driven by the DAC5574 while achieving a good load regulation. When the outputs of the DAC are

driven to the positive rail under resistive loading, the PMOS transistor of each Class-AB output stage can enter

into the linear region. When this occurs, the added IR voltage drop deteriorates the linearity performance of the

DAC. This only occurs within approximately the top 20 mV of the DAC's digital input-to-voltage output transfer

characteristic.

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