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DAC6574

GND

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SDA

SCL

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GPIO-1

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POWER SUPPLY REJECTION

DAC6574

SLAS408 – DECEMBER 2003

APPLICATION INFORMATION (continued)

Figure 39. Using GPIO With a Single DAC6574

Bit-banging I

output modes to apply the proper bus states. To drive the line low, the pin is set to output a zero; to let the line

go high, the pin is set to input. When the pin is set to input, the state of the pin can be read; if another device is

pulling the line low, this reads as a zero in the port's input register.

Note that no pullup resistor is shown on the SCL line. In this simple case the resistor is not needed. The

microcontroller can simply leave the line on output, and set it to one or zero as appropriate. It can do this

because the DAC6574 never drives its clock line low. This technique can also be used with multiple devices, and

has the advantage of lower current consumption due to the absence of a resistive pullup.

If there are any devices on the bus that may drive their clock lines low, the above method should not be used.

The SCL line should be high-Z or zero, and a pullup resistor provided as usual. Note also that this cannot be

done on the SDA line in any case, because the DAC6574 drives the SDA line low from time to time, as all I

devices do.

Some microcontrollers have selectable strong pullup circuits built in to their GPIO ports. In some cases, these

can be switched on and used in place of an external pullup resistor. Weak pullups are also provided on some

microcontrollers, but usually these are too weak for I

production.

The positive reference voltage input of DAC6574 is internally tied to the power supply pin of the device. This

increases I

eliminate the supply noise appearing at the DAC output, the user must pay close attention to how DAC6574 is

powered. The supply to DAC6574 must be clean and well regulated. For best performance, use of a precision

voltage reference is recommended to supply power to DAC6574. This is equivalent to providing a precision

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