
REV. 0
AD5426/AD5432/AD5443
–13–
SYNC
Function
SYNC
is an edge-triggered input that acts as a frame synchroni-
zation signal and chip enable. Data can be transferred into the
device only while
SYNC
is low. To start the serial data transfer,
SYNC
should be taken low observing the minimum
SYNC
falling to SCLK falling edge setup time, t
4
.
Daisy-Chain Mode
Daisy-chain is the default power-on mode. To disable the daisy-
chain function, write 1001 to control word. In daisy-chain mode
the internal gating on SCLK is disabled. The SCLK is continuously
applied to the input shift register when
SYNC
is low. If more
than 16 clock pulses are applied, the data ripples out of the shift
register and appears on the SDO line. This data is clocked out on
the rising edge of SCLK (this is the default, use the control word
to change the active edge) and is valid for the next device on the
falling edge (default). By connecting this line to the D
IN
input on
the next device in the chain, a multidevice interface is constructed.
16 clock pulses are required for each device in the system. There-
fore, the total number of clock cycles must equal 16N where N is
the total number of devices in the chain. See the timing diagram
in Figure 3.
When the serial transfer to all devices is complete,
SYNC
should
be taken high. This prevents any further data being clocked into
the input shift register. A burst clock containing the exact number
of clock cycles may be used and
SYNC
taken high some time
later. After the rising edge of
SYNC
, data is automatically trans-
ferred from each device’s input shift register to the addressed DAC.
When control bits = 0000, the device is in No Operation mode.
This may be useful in daisy-chain applications where the user
does not want to change the settings of a particular DAC in the
chain. Simply write 0000 to the control bits for that DAC and
the following data bits will be ignored.
Standalone Mode
After power-on, write 1001 to control word to disable daisy-chain
mode. The first falling edge of
SYNC
resets a counter that counts
the number of serial clocks to ensure the correct number of bits
are shifted in and out of the serial shift registers. A rising edge on
SYNC
during a write causes the write cycle to be aborted.
After the falling edge of the 16th SCLK pulse, data will automati-
cally be transferred from the input shift register to the DAC. For
another serial transfer to take place, the counter must be reset by
the falling edge of
SYNC
.
CIRCUIT OPERATION
Unipolar Mode
Using a single op amp, these devices can easily be configured to
provide 2-quadrant multiplying operation or a unipolar output
voltage swing as shown in Figure 6.
When an output amplifier is connected in unipolar mode, the
output voltage is given by
V
V
D
2
OUT
REF
n
=
×
–
where
D
is the fractional representation of the digital word
loaded to the DAC, and
n
is the number of bits.
D= 0 to 255 (8-bit AD5426)
= 0 to 1023 (10-bit AD5432)
= 0 to 4095 (12-bit AD5443)
Note that the output voltage polarity is opposite to the V
REF
polarity for dc reference voltages.
These DACs are designed to operate with either negative or
positive reference voltages. The V
DD
power pin is used by
only the internal digital logic to drive the DAC switches’ on
and off states.
These DACs are also designed to accommodate ac reference
input signals in the range of –10 V to +10 V.
V
=
0 TO –V
REF
SCLK SDIN
GND
V
REF
SYNC
I
OUT
2
I
OUT
1
R
FB
MICROCONTROLLER
AGND
AD5426/
AD5432/AD5443
NOTES
1. R1 AND R2 USED ONLY IF GAIN ADJUSTMENT IS REQUIRED.
2. C1 PHASE COMPENSATION (1pF – 2pF) MAY BE REQUIRED
IF A1 IS A HIGH SPEED AMPLIFIER.
R1
R2
A1
V
REF
V
DD
V
DD
C1
Figure 6. Unipolar Operation
With a fixed 10 V reference, the circuit shown in Figure 6 will
give a unipolar 0 V to –10 V output voltage swing. When V
IN
is an ac signal, the circuit performs 2-quadrant multiplication.
Table II shows the relationship between digital code and expected
output voltage for unipolar operation (AD5426, 8-bit device).
Table II. Unipolar Code Table
Digital Input
Analog Output (V)
1111 1111
1000 0000
0000 0001
0000 0000
–V
REF
(255/256)
–V
REF
(128/256) = –V
REF
/2
–V
REF
(1/256)
–V
REF
(0/256) = 0
Bipolar Operation
In some applications, it may be necessary to generate full
4-quadrant multiplying operation or a bipolar output swing.
This can be easily accomplished by using another external
amplifier and some external resistors as shown in Figure 7. In
this circuit, the second amplifier A2 provides a gain of 2. Bias-
ing the external amplifier with an offset from the reference
voltage results in full 4-quadrant multiplying operation. The
transfer function of this circuit shows that both negative and
positive output voltages are created as the input data (D) is
incremented from code zero (V
OUT
= –V
REF
) to midscale
(V
OUT
= 0 V ) to full scale (V
OUT
= +V
REF
).
V
V
D
n
V
OUT
REF
REF
=
×
2
1
–
–
where
D
is the fractional representation of the digital word
loaded to the DAC and
n
is the resolution of the DAC.
D= 0 to 255 (8-bit AD5426)
= 0 to 1023 (10-bit AD5432)
= 0 to 4095 (12-bit AD5443)
When V
IN
is an ac signal, the circuit performs 4-quadrant
multiplication.