µC RePrograms Audio DAC via Serial Interface:  01/07/99 EDN-Design Ideas / (added 08/05) [Note:  File contains multiple circuits scroll to find this circuit]  You can use a simple µC to continuously program an audio DAC so that it operates in a 20-bit resolution mode ( Figure 1 ). After power-on,  PCM1710 delta-sigma DAC (Burr-Brown Corp, www.burr-brown.com) operates in its default 16-bit resolution....

12-Bit Analog I/O Port uses AD7549 Dual 12-Bit DAC and 8051 Microcomputer:  AN-325 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

12-Bit Voltage-Output DACs for Single-Supply 5V and 12V Systems:  AN-225 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

14-Bit DACs Maintain High Performance over Extended Temperature Range:  AN-314 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

2 DAC Circuit Adds and Subtracts:  09/01/98 EDN-Design Ideas / (added 3/03)  

3-Phase Sine Wave Generation using the AD7226 Quad DAC:  AN-321 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

3V and 5V 12-Bit Rail-To-Rail Micropower DACs Combine Flexibility and Performance:  DN127  Design Notes (Linear Technology) (app note added 1/06)

4-20 mA Digital-to-Process Current Transmitter:  AN-21 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)  Describes a 3 I.C. Digital to 4-20 mA Current Output Circuit (DAC08, REF01 and OP221) 

8th Order Programmable Low-Pass Analog Filter using Dual 12-Bit CMOS Multiplying DACs:  AN-209 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

A Design and Manufacturing Guide for the Lead Frame Chip Scale Package (LFCSP):  AN-772 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

A Digitally Programmable Gain and Attenuation Amplifier Design:  AN-137 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

A Standards Lab Grade 20-Bit DAC with 0.1ppm/ °C Drift:  AN86 Linear Technology This publication details a true 1ppm D-to-A converter. Total DC error of this processor corrected DAC remains within 1ppm from 18-32°C, including reference drift. DAC error exclusive of reference drift is substantially better. Construction details and performance verification techniques are included, along with a complete software listing.

AB-6: Single Supply Operation of the DAC08:  AB-6 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

AD5232–Programmable Oscillator using Digital Potentiometers:  AN-585 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

AD5235 Evaluation Kit User Manual:  AN-627 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

AD7224 Provides Programmable Voltages over Varying Ranges:  AN-316 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

AD7528 Dual 8-Bit CMOS Multiplying DAC:  AN-318 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)  This Application Note details a myriad of circuit applications made possible by  multiplying characteristics and/or resistor ladder matching characteristics of  AD7528.

ADC & DAC Glossary:  Maxim Application Notes / 641 / Feb-04  (app note added 6/06)

Add Programmable Gain, Attenuation:  AN-254 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)  Simple CMOS Multiplying DAC Circuit Provides Digital Control of Gain and Attenuation of Analog Signal

Adding HART® Capability to the AD421, Loop-Powered 4 mA–20 mA DAC using the 20C15 HART Modem:  AN-534 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

ADN2850 Evaluation Kit User Manual:  AN-628 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

An Outboard Digital-to-Analog Converter for Digital Audio Sources:  AN-394 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

AN-109: Understanding and Preventing Latch-up in CMOS DACs:  AN-109 Analog Devices App Notes  (app note added 2/06)

AN-137: A Digitally Programmable Gain and Attenuation Amplifier Design:  AN-137 Analog Devices App Notes  (app note added 2/06)

AN-142: Voltage Adjustment Applications of the DAC-8800 TrimDAC®, an Octal, 8-Bit D/A Converter:  AN-142 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

AN-156: Specifying A/D and D/A Converters:  National Semiconductor Application Note   (app note added 2/06)

AN-17: DAC08 Applications Collection:  AN-17 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

AN-19: Differential and Multiplying D/A Converter Applications:  AN-19 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

AN-205: Video Formats and Required Load Terminations:  AN-205 Analog Devices App Notes  (app note added 2/06)

AN-206: CMOS Multiplying DAC Based Panning Circuit Provides Almost Constant Output Power:  AN-206 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)  Audio signal processing sometimes requires splitting or "panning" a single signal source into multiple channels. This application note describes how CMOS M-DACs can control  relative signal levels of  derived channels.

AN-207: Interfacing Two 16 Bit AD1856 (AD1861) Audio DACs with the Philips SAA7220 Digital Filter:  AN-207 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

AN-208: Understanding LOGDACs:  AN-208 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)  LOGDACs are CMOS Multiplying DACs With an Expontial (Anti-Logarithmic)   Digital-to-Analog Transfer Characteristic (Rar Than a Linear D/A Transfer Characteristic) 

AN-209: 8th Order Programmable Low-Pass Analog Filter using Dual 12-Bit CMOS Multiplying DACs:  AN-209 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

AN-21: 4-20 mA Digital-to-Process Current Transmitter:  AN-21 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)  Describes a 3 I.C. Digital to 4-20 mA Current Output Circuit (DAC08, REF01 and OP221) 

AN-213: Low Cost, Two-Chip, Voltage-Controlled Amplifier and Video Switch:  AN-213 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

AN-214: Ground Rules for High Speed Circuits:  AN-214 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

AN-219: Electronic Adjustment Made Easy with the TrimDAC®:  AN-219 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

AN-221: Power Down Circuit Cuts Power to AD7769 and AD7774:  AN-221 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

AN-224: Input/Output Level Shifting with the AD7769:  AN-224 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

AN-225: 12-Bit Voltage-Output DACs for Single-Supply 5V and 12V Systems:  AN-225 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

AN-23: D/A Converter Generates Hyperbolic Functions:  AN-23 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

AN-237: Choosing DACs for Direct Digital Synthesis:  AN-237 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

AN-254: Add Programmable Gain, Attenuation:  AN-254 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)  Simple CMOS Multiplying DAC Circuit Provides Digital Control of Gain and Attenuation of Analog Signal

AN-269: Circuit Applications of Multiplying CMOS D to a Converters:  National Semiconductor Application Note   (app note added 2/06)

AN-271: Applying the New CMOS Micro-Dacs:  National Semiconductor Application Note   (app note added 2/06)

AN-271: Build Precise S/H Amps for Fast 12-Bit ADCs:  AN-271 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 6/06)

AN-275: CMOS D/A Converters Match Most Microprocessors:  National Semiconductor Application Note   (app note added 2/06)

AN-280: Mixed Signal Circuit Technologies:  AN-280 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)  Considers problems which arise when reality (& Murphy)   intervene in a design which orwise seems satisfactory in terms of ory and modeling.

AN-284: Implement Infinite Sample-and-Hold Circuits using Analog Input/Output Ports:  AN-284 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

AN-293: Control Applications of CMOS DACs:  National Semiconductor Application Note   (app note added 2/06)

AN-302: Exploit Digital Advantages in an SSB Receiver:  AN-302 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

AN-310: Single Supply 12-Bit DAC Circuits using the AD7568:  AN-310 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

AN-311: How to Reliably Protect CMOS Circuits Against Power Supply OverVoltaging:  AN-311 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

AN-313: Getting the Most from High Resolution D/A Converters:  AN-313 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

AN-314: 14-Bit DACs Maintain High Performance over Extended Temperature Range:  AN-314 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

AN-316: AD7224 Provides Programmable Voltages over Varying Ranges:  AN-316 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

AN-317: Circuit Applications of the AD7226 Quad CMOS DAC:  AN-317 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

AN-318: AD7528 Dual 8-Bit CMOS Multiplying DAC:  AN-318 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)  This Application Note details a myriad of circuit applications made possible by  multiplying characteristics and/or resistor ladder matching characteristics of  AD7528.

AN-319: Simple Interface between D/A Converter and Microcomputer Leads to Programmable Sine-Wave Oscillators:  AN-319 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

AN-320A: CMOS Multiplying DACs and Op Amps Combine to Build Programmable Gain Amplifier, Part 1:  AN-320A Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

AN-320B: CMOS Multiplying DACs and Op Amps Combine to Build Programmable Gain Amplifiers, Part 2:  AN-320B Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

AN-321: 3-Phase Sine Wave Generation using the AD7226 Quad DAC:  AN-321 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

AN-322: Improve Function Generators with Matched D/A Converters:  AN-322 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)  AD7528 Dual 8-Bit CMOS Multiplying DAC Makes Function Generation Practical and Affordable

AN-324: Simple DAC-Based Circuit Implements Constant Linear Velocity Motor Speed Control:  AN-324 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

AN-325: 12-Bit Analog I/O Port uses AD7549 Dual 12-Bit DAC and 8051 Microcomputer:  AN-325 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

AN-326: Interfacing the AD7549 to the MCS-48 and MCS-51 Microcomputer Families:  AN-326 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

AN-327: DAC ICs: How Many Bits is Enough?:  AN-327 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

AN-328: Generate 4 Channels of Analog Output using AD7542 12-Bit DAC and Control the Lot with Only 2 Wires:  AN-328 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

AN-333 Design and Layout of a Video Graphics System for Reduced EMI:  AN-333 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

AN-336A: Image Compression-Spelling Out the Options:  AN-336A Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

AN-336B: JPEG Compression-Software Based? or Which Hardware Type? More Mysteries Clarified.:  AN-336B Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

AN-342: Analog Signal-Handling for High Speed and Accuracy.:  AN-342 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

AN-345: Grounding for Low-and-High-Frequency Circuits:  AN-345 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)  Know Your Ground and Signal Paths for Effective Designs. Current Flow Seeks Path of Least Impedance-Not Just Resistance....

AN-347: Shielding and Guarding:  AN-347 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)  How to Exclude Interference-Type Noise. What to do and Why to do it-A Rational Approach

AN-348: Avoiding Passive-Component Pitfalls:  AN-348 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)  The Wrong Passive Component Can Derail Even  Best Op Amp or Data Converter. Here Are Some Basic Traps to Watch For.

AN-349: Keys to Longer Life for CMOS:  AN-349 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

AN-351: Ask the Applications Engineer-2:  AN-351 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)  Trimming Offset and Gain in A/D's and D/A's

AN-354: Ask the Applications Engineer 1-Multi Troubles:  AN-354 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

AN-364: Enhancing the Performance of the AD7111A and AD7112 LOGDACs:  AN-364 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

AN-394: An Outboard Digital-to-Analog Converter for Digital Audio Sources:  AN-394 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

AN-412: Video-Standard Selection Circuit for the AD722 using Low Cost Crystals:  AN-412 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

AN-414: Low Cost, Low Power Devices for HDSL Applications:  AN-414 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

AN-420: Using the AD9708/AD9760/AD9701/AD9764-EB Evaluation Board:  AN-420 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

AN-534: Adding HART® Capability to the AD421, Loop-Powered 4 mA–20 mA DAC using the 20C15 HART Modem:  AN-534 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

AN-551: Power Management of the ADV7172/ADV7173 Video Encoder:  AN-551 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

AN-555: Using the AD9709, AD9763, AD9765, AD9767 Dual DAC Evaluation Board:  AN-555 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

AN-562: Filter specification for the Internal Filters of the ADV719x Video Encoders:  AN-562 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

AN-579: Versatile Programmable Amplifiers using Digital Potentiometers with Nonvolatile Memory:  AN-579 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

AN-580: Programmable Oscillator uses Digital Potentiometers:  AN-580 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

AN-582: Resolution Enhancements of Digital Potentiometers with Multiple Devices:  AN-582 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

AN-585: AD5232–Programmable Oscillator using Digital Potentiometers:  AN-585 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

AN-595: Understanding Pin Compatibility in the TxDAC® Line of High Speed D/A Converters:  AN-595 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

AN-620: Using the AD1836 and AD1953 for a 4-In/9-Out Analog System with DSP:  AN-620 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

AN-627: AD5235 Evaluation Kit User Manual:  AN-627 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

AN-628: ADN2850 Evaluation Kit User Manual:  AN-628 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

AN-640: Synchronizing Multiple AD9777s using DATACLK Input Mode:  AN-640 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

AN-642: Coupling a Single-Ended Clock Source to the Differential Clock Input of Third-Generation TxDAC® and TxDAC+® Products:  AN-642 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

AN-654: Optical Module Development Platform 2.5 GBPS Transmitter with Digital Diagnostics:  AN-654 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

AN655: D/A Conversion using PWM and R-2r Ladders to Generate Sine and DTMF Waveforms:  Microchip Application Note Published 26-Aug-97   (app note added 2/06)

AN-686: Implementing an I2C® Reset:  AN-686 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

AN-711: AD5227 Evaluation Kit for the 64-Position, Up/Down Control Digital Potentiometer:  AN-711 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

AN-712: AD5228 Evaluation Kit for the 32-Position, Push Button, Up/Down Control Digital Potentiometer:  AN-712 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

AN-728: Evaluation Kit for the AD5253 64-Position I2C-Compatible Nonvolatile Memory Digital Potentiometer:  AN-728 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

AN-729: Evaluation Kit for the AD5254 Quad 256-Position I2C-Compatible Nonvolatile Memory Digital Potentiometer:  AN-729 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

AN-747: Timing Synchronization for Multiple AD9786 TxDACs:  AN-747 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

AN-748: Set-Up and Hold Measurements in High Speed CMOS Input DACs:  AN-748 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

AN-759 Companion Code (zip, 3,464 bytes):  AN-759 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

AN-759: Expanding the Number of DAC Outputs on the ADUC8xx and ADUC702x Families (uC012):  AN-759 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

AN-772: A Design and Manufacturing Guide for the Lead Frame Chip Scale Package (LFCSP):  AN-772 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

Analog Signal-Handling for High Speed and Accuracy.:  AN-342 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

Applying the New CMOS Micro DACs:  National Semiconductor Application Note 09 Apr1996 (app note added 7/02)

Ask the Applications Engineer 1-Multi Troubles:  AN-354 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)

Ask the Applications Engineer-2:  AN-351 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)  Trimming Offset and Gain in A/D's and D/A's

Avoiding Passive-Component Pitfalls:  AN-348 Analog Devices Application Notes  (app note added 2/06)  The Wrong Passive Component Can Derail Even  Best Op Amp or Data Converter. Here Are Some Basic Traps to Watch For.