40-Channel, 14-Bit, Parallel and

Serial Input, Bipolar Voltage-Output DAC

AD5379

Rev. 0

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FEATURES

40-channel DAC in 13 mm × 13 mm 108-lead CSPBGA

Guaranteed monotonic to 14 bits

Buffered voltage outputs

Maximum output voltage span of 17.5 V

System calibration function allowing user-programmable

offset and gain

Pseudo differential outputs relative to REFGND

Clear function to user-defined REFGND (CLR pin)

Simultaneous update of DAC outputs (LDAC pin)

DAC increment/decrement mode

Channel grouping and addressing features

Interface options:

Parallel interface

DSP/microcontroller-compatible 3-wire serial interface

2.5 V to 5.5 V JEDEC-compliant digital levels

SDO daisy-chaining option

Power-on reset

Digital reset (RESET pin and soft reset function)

APPLICATIONS

Level setting in automatic test equipment (ATE)

Variable optical attenuators (VOA)

Optical switches

Industrial control systems

FUNCTIONAL BLOCK DIAGRAM

AGND

RESET

POWER-ON

RESET

DGND

LDAC

VBIAS

DAC 0–1

DAC

REG

0–1

DAC

REG

2

DAC

REG

7

DAC

REG

8–9

INPUT

REG

0–1

INPUT

REG

2

INPUT

REG

7

INPUT

REG

8–9

DAC 2

DAC 7

DAC 8–9

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DCEN/WR

SYNC/CS

REG0

REG1

DB13

SCLK/DB12

DIN/DB11

DB0

A7

A0

SER/PAR

DIN

SCLK

SDO

FIFOEN

REFGND B1

REFGND B2

REFGND C1

REFGND C2

REFGND D1

REFGND D2

BUSY

CLR

VOUT 0

VOUT 1

VOUT 2

VOUT 3

VOUT 4

VOUT 5

VOUT 6

VOUT 7

VOUT 8

VOUT 9

VOUT 10

VOUT 39

×4

m REG0–1

c REG0–1

m REG2

c REG2

m REG7

c REG7

m REG8–9

c REG8–9

Figure 1.

AD5379—Protected by U.S. Patent No. 5,969,657; other patents pending.