7 Detailed Description
7.1 Overview
The 12-bit DAC63202 and 10-bit DAC53202 (DACx3202) are a pin-compatible family of dual-channel
buffered voltage-output and current-output smart digital-to-analog converters (DACs). The DAC channels are
independently configurable as voltage or current output. The DAC outputs change to Hi-Z when VDD is off;
a feature useful in voltage-margining applications. These smart DACs contain nonvolatile memory (NVM), an
internal reference, automatically detectable I
2
C or SPI interface, PMBus-compatibility in I
2
C mode, force-sense
output, and a general-purpose input. These devices support Hi-Z power-down modes by default, which can be
configured to 10 kΩ-GND or 100 kΩ-GND using the NVM. The DACx3202 have a power-on-reset (POR) circuit
that makes sure all the registers start with default or user-programmed settings using NVM. The DACx3202
operate with either an internal reference, external reference, or with a power supply as the reference, and
provide a full-scale output of 1.8 V to 5.5 V.
The DACx3202 devices support I
2
C standard mode (100 kbps), fast mode (400 kbps), and fast mode plus
(1 Mbps). The I
2
C interface can be configured with four target addresses using the A0 pin. These devices also
support specific PMBus commands such as
turn on/off
,
margin high or low
, and more. SPI mode supports a
3-wire interface by default with up to 50-MHz SCLK input. The GPIO input can be configured as SDO in the NVM
for SPI read capability. The GPIO input can alternatively be configurable as LDAC, PD, STATUS, FAULT-DUMP,
RESET, and PROTECT functions.
The DACx3202 also include digital slew rate control, and support standard waveform generation such as
sine
,
cosine
,
triangular
, and
sawtooth
waveforms. These devices can generate pulse-width modulation (PWM) output
with the combination of the triangular or sawtooth waveform and the FB pin. The force-sense outputs of the DAC
channels can be used as programmable comparators. The comparator mode allows programmable hysteresis,
latching comparator, window comparator, and fault-dump to the NVM. These features enable the DACx3202
to go beyond the limitations of a conventional DAC that depends on a processor to function. As a result of
processor-less
operation and the
smart
feature set, the DACx3202 are called smart DACs.
7.2 Functional Block Diagram
DAC
Register
DAC
Buffer
BUF
Power Down Logic
I
2
C / SPI
Interface
Power On Reset
AGND
VDD
DAC
Internal
Reference
Nonvolatile
Memory
CAP
LDO
+
-
R2
FB0-1
OUT0-1
GPIO/SDO
GPIO
Handle
r
GPIO
Configur
ation
A0/SDI
SCL/SYNC
SDA/SCLK
VREF
R1
Channel 0
Output
Configuration
Function Generation
MUX
Channel 1
Figure 7-1. Functional Block Diagram
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