
Overview
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SLAU805 – July 2019
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DAC53401EVM
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Overview
The DAC53401EVM is an easy-to-use platform to evaluate the functionality and performance of the
DAC53401 device. The 10-bit DAC53401 and 8-bit DAC43401 (DACx3401) are a pin-compatible family of
buffered voltage-output digital-to-analog converters (DACs). These devices have nonvolatile memory
(NVM), an internal reference, and a PMBus™ compatible I
2
C interface. The DACx3401 operates with
either an internal reference or the power supply as a reference, and provides full-scale output of 1.8 V to
5.5 V. The devices communicate through the I
2
C interface. These devices support I
2
C standard mode (100
kbps), fast mode (400 kbps), and fast mode plus (1 Mbps). The DACx3401 are feature rich, and include
features such as PMBus voltage margin commands (for example, Turn On/Off, Margin High/Low, and
more), digital slew rate control, user-programmable power up to high impedance, a standalone waveform
generator (square, ramp, and sawtooth), a medical alarm tone generator (low, medium, and high priority),
and a dedicated feedback pin. The EVM provides the GPIO and I
2
C programming interface using a PC-
based graphical user interface (GUI).
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Kit Contents
details the contents of the EVM kit. Contact the TI Product Information Center nearest you if any
component is missing. TI highly recommends that the user verify latest versions of the related software at
the TI website,
.
Table 1. Contents of DAC53401EVM Kit
Item
Quantity
DAC53401EVM evaluation board PCB
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Table 2. Required Components Not Included With Kit
Item
Quantity
BOOSTXL-DAC-PORT
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MSP-EXP432E401Y Launchpad
(Analog EVM Controller)
1
The Analog EVM Controller can be purchased from
on www.ti.com.
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Related Documentation from Texas Instruments
The following document provides information regarding Texas Instruments integrated circuits used in the
assembly of the DAC53401EVM. This user's guide is available from the TI web site under literature
number SLAU805. Any letter appended to the literature number corresponds to the document revision that
is current at the time of the writing of this document. Newer revisions may be available from the TI web
site at http://www.ti.com/, or call the Texas Instruments Literature Response Center at (800) 477-8924 or
the Product Information Center at (972) 644-5580. When ordering, identify the document by both title and
literature number.
Table 3. Related Documentation
Document
Literature Number
product data sheet