EVAL-AD5693RSDZ User Guide
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Rev. A | Page 5 of 12
BLOCK DIAGRAM AND DESCRIPTION
software is organized to appear
similar to the functional block diagram shown in the
data sheet. Therefore, correlating the functions on the
evaluation board with the description in the
data sheet is simplified.
For a full description of each block, register, and its settings, see
the
data sheet.
Some of the blocks and their functions are described in this section
as they pertain to the evaluation board. The block diagram is
shown in Figure 4. Table 1 describes the functionality of each block.
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A
C
I
B
F
D
G
E
H
Block Diagram with Labels
Table 1. Block Diagram Functions (See Labels in Figure 4)
Label Button/Function
Name Description
A
CONFIGURATION
Wizard
Used to set the initial configuration for the board. Select the reference gain case from the
Output
Gain
dropdown menu. A gain of 1 is the default. After setting up the initial configuration, click
Apply
to
apply the values. These settings can be modified at any stage while evaluating the board.
B
LDAC
and
RESET
(GPIO
buttons)
Act as external GPIO pulses to the LDAC and RESET pins. The
LDAC
button transfers data from the input
register (D) to the DAC register (E). The
RESET
button clears all data from the input register and the
DAC register. These buttons are live; therefore, there is no need to click
Apply Changes
(J).
C
Select a Command
Command option dropdown menu selects how the data being transferred to the device affects the
input and DAC registers. After a data value is entered in the input register (D), this menu determines
the internal DAC registers affected by updating the input register (D). After a new value is written in
the input register (D), the data can be transferred to the DAC input register, or to the DAC input
register and the DAC register simultaneously. If the data is transferred to both registers, the channel
DAC register (E) reflects the new value.
D
Input register
16-bit data word to be transferred to the device. Click
Apply Changes
(J) to transfer this 16-bit data
word to the device.
E DAC
register
Displays the value that is currently present in the DAC register on the device. Update the DAC register
by selecting the appropriate command option or by toggling
LDAC
(B).
F
Software RESET
Returns the evaluation board and software to default values. This button is live; therefore, there is no
need to click
Apply Changes
(J).
G
Load DAC
Users can individually control which channel loads the values from the input register to the DAC register.
Note that the
is a single-channel DAC and only offers one channel option for the
Load DAC
function.
H
DAC
DAC configuration options provide access to individual channel configuration options such as power-
down options and hardware LDAC mask enable/disable settings.
I
Internal Reference
Select
Enable
from this setting to enable the on-chip reference for the evaluation board. If
Disable
is
selected, an external reference must be applied. This control is only available on the
J
Apply Changes
Applies all modified values to the device. Note that if an evaluation board is not connected, values
entered into the input register are not transferred to the DAC register.