Texas Instruments DAC8560, User Manual

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User's Guide
SLAU211A – March 2007 – Revised November 2009
DAC8560 Evaluation Module
This user’s guide describes the characteristics, operation, and the use of the DAC8560 evaluation module
(EVM). It covers all pertinent areas to properly use this EVM board along with the devices that it supports.
The physical PCB layout, schematic diagram, and circuit descriptions are included.
Contents
1 EVM Overview
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2 PCB Design and Performance
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3 EVM Operation
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4 Related Documentation from Texas Instruments
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5 Using the DAC8560 EVM with DXP
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6 Bill of Materials
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List of Figures
1 EVM Block Diagram
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2 Top Silkscreen
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3 Layer 1 (Top Signal Plane)
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4 Layer 2 (Ground Plane)
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5 Layer 3 (Power Plane)
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6 Layer 4 (Bottom Signal Plane)
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7 Bottom Silkscreen
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8 INL and DNL Characteristic Plot
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9 DAC8560EVM Default Jumper Configuration
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10 DAC8560EVM Schematic
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11 MMB0 with DAC8560EVM Installed
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12 Loading a DAC8560EVM Configuration
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13 DAC8560EVM: Frequency/Amplitude and Update Rate Adjustments
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14 DAC Output Update Options
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List of Tables
1 Factory Default Jumper Settings
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2 DAC Output Channel Mapping
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3 Unity Gain Output Jumper Settings
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4 Gain of Two Output Jumper Settings
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5 Capacitive Load Drive Output Jumper Settings
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6 Jumper Setting Functions
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7 Output Update Features
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8 DAC8560EVM Parts List
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