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AD5444/AD5446

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SINGLE-SUPPLY APPLICATIONS

Voltage Switching Mode of Operation

Figure 40 shows the AD5444/AD5446 DACs operating in the

voltage switching mode. The reference voltage (VIN) is applied

to the IOUT1 pin, IOUT2 is connected to AGND, and the output

voltage is available at the VREF terminal. In this configuration,

a positive reference voltage results in a positive output voltage,

making single-supply operation possible. The output from

the DAC is voltage at a constant impedance (the DAC ladder

resistance). Therefore, an op amp is necessary to buffer the

output voltage. The reference input no longer sees a constant

input impedance but rather one that varies with code, so the

voltage input should be driven from a low impedance source.

NOTES

1. ADDITIONAL PINS OMITTED FOR CLARITY.

2. C1 PHASE COMPENSATION (1pF TO 2pF) MAY BE REQUIRED,

IF A1 IS A HIGH SPEED AMPLIFIER.

IOUT1

GND

VOUT

VIN

RFB

VDD

VREF

VDD

Figure 40. Single-Supply Voltage Switching Mode Operation

It is important to note that, with this configuration, VIN is lim-

ited to low voltages, because the switches in the DAC ladder do

not have the same source-drain drive voltage. As a result, their

on resistance differs, which degrades the integral linearity of the

DAC. In addition, VIN must not go negative by more than 0.3 V,

or an internal diode turns on, exceeding the maximum ratings

of the device. In this type of application, the full range of the

multiplying capability of the DAC is lost.

Positive Output Voltage

The output voltage polarity is opposite to the VREF polarity for

dc reference voltages. To achieve a positive voltage output, an

applied negative reference to the input of the DAC is preferred

over the output inversion through an inverting amplifier because

of the resistor’s tolerance errors. To generate a negative reference,

the reference can be level-shifted by an op amp such that the

VOUT and GND pins of the reference become the virtual ground

and −2.5 V, respectively, as shown in Figure 41.

VDD

RFB

IOUT1

IOUT2

VOUT = 0V TO +2.5V

GND

VDD = +5V

VREF

NOTES

1. ADDITIONAL PINS OMITTED FOR CLARITY.

2. C1 PHASE COMPENSATION (1pF TO 2pF) MAY BE REQUIRED,

IF A1 IS A HIGH SPEED AMPLIFIER.

ADR03

VOUT

VIN

GND

–5V

+5V

–2.5V

Figure 41. Positive Voltage Output with Minimum Components

ADDING GAIN

In applications in which the output voltage is required to be

greater than VIN, gain can be added with an additional external

amplifier, or it can be achieved in a single stage. It is important

to take into consideration the effect of the temperature coeffi-

cients of the DAC’s thin film resistors. Simply placing a resistor

in series with the RFB resistor can cause mismatches in the

temperature coefficients and result in larger gain temperature

coefficient errors. Instead, increase the gain of the circuit by

using the recommended configuration shown in Figure 42.

R1, R2, and R3 should all have similar temperature coefficients,

but they need not match the temperature coefficients of the

DAC. This approach is recommended in circuits where gains

of greater than 1 are required.

NOTES

1. ADDITIONAL PINS OMITTED FOR CLARITY.

2. C1 PHASE COMPENSATION (1pF TO 2pF) MAY BE REQUIRED,

IF A1 IS A HIGH SPEED AMPLIFIER.

VDD

RFB

IOUT1

IOUT2

VOUT

GND

VDD

VREF

GAIN =

R1 =

R2 + R3

R2R3

R2 + R3

VIN

Figure 42. Increasing Gain of Current Output DAC

DIVIDER OR PROGRAMMABLE GAIN ELEMENT

Current-steering DACs are very flexible and lend themselves to

many different applications. If this type of DAC is connected as

the feedback element of an op amp and RFB is used as the input

resistor, as shown in Figure 43, then the output voltage is

inversely proportional to the digital input fraction, D.

For D = 1 − 2−n, the output voltage is

VOUT = −VIN/D = −VIN/(1 − 2−n)

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