User's Guide
SLAU173A – December 2005 – Revised November 2009
DAC8580/81 Evaluation Module
This user guide describes the characteristics, operation, and the use of the DAC8580/81 Evaluation
Module. It covers all pertinent areas involved to properly use this EVM board along with the devices that it
supports. The physical printed circuit board (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
Using the DAC8581EVM with DXP
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5
Bill of Materials
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List of Figures
1
DAC8580/81EVM Block Diagram
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2
Top Silkscreen
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3
Layer 1 (Top Signal Plane)
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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 Characteristic Plot for the DAC8581
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9
DNL Characteristic Plot for the DAC8581
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10
DAC8580EVM Default Jumper Setting
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11
DAC8581EVM Default Jumper Setting
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12
DAC Output Waveform
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13
MMB0 with DAC8581EVM Installed
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14
Loading a DAC8581EVM Configuration
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15
DAC8581EVM: Frequency/Amplitude and Update Rate Adjustments
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16
DAC Output Update Options
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List of Tables
1
DAC8580/81EVM Factory Default Jumper Setting
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2
Unity Gain Output Jumper Settings
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3
Gain of Two Output Jumper Settings
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4
Jumper Settings for a Gain of Five With Inverted Output
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5
Jumper Setting Function
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6
DAC8581EVM: GPIO Options
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7
Output Update Features
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8
DAC8580/81EVM Bill of Materials
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SLAU173A – December 2005 – Revised November 2009
DAC8580/81 Evaluation Module
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