Detailed Description
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SLAU805 – July 2019
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DAC53401EVM
3.2.2.3.4
Alarms Tab
The Alarm tab on the quick-start page is a special medical alarm function provided by DACx3401. The
settings for this function are as shown in
. The ramp generation settings are similar to that of
function generation: code-step, slew-rate, margin-low, and margin-high. In addition to these settings, the
medical alarms have three more settings: interburst time, pulse-off time, and pulse-on time. These settings
have four common settings that take different values depending on the type of alarm selected. Refer to the
for these timing details. There are three types of alarms: low-priority, medium-
priority, and high-priority. The radio buttons are used to trigger any one of the alarms. The register settings
are programmed or retrieved using the EEPROM
PROGRAM
or
RELOAD
buttons, respectively.
Figure 16. DAC Quick-Start Page: Alarms Tab