Datasheet DAC1219LCJ-1, DAC1219LCJ Datasheet (NSC)

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TL/H/5691
DAC1218/DAC1219 12-Bit Binary Multiplying D/A Converter
December 1994
DAC1218/DAC1219 12-Bit Binary Multiplying D/A Converter
General Description
The DAC1218 and the DAC1219 are 12-bit binary, 4-quad­rant multiplying D to A converters. The linearity, differential non-linearity and monotonicity specifications for these con­verters are all guaranteed over temperature. In addition, these parameters are specified with standard zero and full­scale adjustment procedures as opposed to the impractical best fit straight line guarantee.
This level of precision is achieved though the use of an advanced silicon-chromium (SiCr) R-2R resistor ladder net­work. This type of thin-film resistor eliminates the parasitic diode problems associated with diffused resistors and al­lows the applied reference voltage to range from
b
25V to
25V, independent of the logic supply voltage.
CMOS current switches and drive circuitry are used to achieve low power consumption (20 mW typical) and mini­mize output leakage current errors (10 nA maximum). Unique digital input circuitry maintains TTL compatible input threshold voltages over the full operating supply voltage range.
The DAC1218 and DAC1219 are direct replacements for the AD7541 series, AD7521 series, and AD7531 series with a significant improvement in the linearity specification. In applications where direct interface of the D to A converter to
a microprocessor bus is desirable, the DAC1208 and DAC1230 series eliminate the need for additional interface logic.
Features
Y
Linearity specified with zero and full-scale adjust only
Y
Logic inputs which meet TTL voltage level specs (1.4V logic threshold)
Y
Works withg10V referenceÐfull 4-quadrant multiplication
Y
All parts guaranteed 12-bit monotonic
Key Specifications
Y
Current Settling Time 1 ms
Y
Resolution 12 Bits
Y
Linearity (Guaranteed 12 Bits (DAC1218) over temperature) 11 Bits (DAC1219)
Y
Gain Tempco 1.5 ppm/§C
Y
Low Power Dissipation 20 mW
Y
Single Power Supply 5 VDCto 15 V
DC
Typical Application
TL/H/5691– 1
V
OUT
eb
V
REF
#
A1
2
a
A2
4
a
A3
8
a
...
A12
4096
J
where: ANe1 if digital input is high
AN
e
0 if digital input is low
Connection Diagram
Dual-In-Line Package
TL/H/5691– 15
Top View
Ordering Information
Temperature Range 0§Ctoa70§C
b
40§Ctoa85§C Package Outline
Non 0.012% DAC1218LCJ-1 DAC1218LCJ J18A Cerdip
Linearity
0.024% DAC1219LCJ J18A Cerdip
BI-FETTMis a trademark of National Semiconductor Corp.
C
1995 National Semiconductor Corporation RRD-B30M115/Printed in U. S. A.
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Absolute Maximum Ratings (Notes 1 and 2)
If Military/Aerospace specified devices are required, please contact the National Semiconductor Sales Office/Distributors for availability and specifications.
Supply Voltage (V
CC
)17V
DC
Voltage at Any Digital Input VCCto GND
Voltage at V
REF
Input
g
25V
Storage Temperature Range
b
65§Ctoa150§C
Package Dissipation at T
A
e
25§C (Note 3) 500 mW
DC Voltage Applied to I
OUT1
or I
OUT2
b
100 mV to V
CC
(Note 4)
Lead Temp. (Soldering, 10 seconds) 300§C
Operating Conditions
Temperature Range T
MIN
s
T
A
s
T
MAX
DAC1218LCJ, DAC1219LCJ
b
40§CsT
A
s
a
85§C
DAC1218LCJ-1 0
§
CsT
A
s
70§C
Range of V
CC
5VDCto 16 V
DC
Voltage at Any Digital Input VCCto GND
Electrical Characteristics
V
REF
e
10.000 VDC,V
CC
e
11.4 VDCto 15.75 VDCunless otherwise noted. Boldface limits apply from T
MIN
to T
MAX
(see
Note 9); all other limits T
A
e
T
J
e
25§C.
Typ
Tested Design
Parameter Conditions Notes
(Note 10)
Limit Limit Units
(Note 11) (Note 12)
Resolution 12 12 12 Bits
Linearity Error Zero and Full-Scale 4, 5, 9 (End Point Linearity) Adjusted
DAC1218
g
0.018g0.018 %ofFSR
DAC1219
g
0.024g0.024 %ofFSR
Differential Non-Linearity Zero and Full-Scale 4, 5, 9
Adjusted DAC1218
g
0.018g0.018 %ofFSR
DAC1219
g
0.024g0.024 %ofFSR
Monotonicity 4 12 12 12 Bits
Gain Error (Min) Using Internal RFb,5
b
0.1 0.0 % of FSR
Gain Error (Max)
V
REF
e
g
10V,g1V
5
b
0.1
b
0.2 % of FSR
Gain Error Tempco 5
g
1.3
g
6.0 ppm of FS/§C
Power Supply Rejection All Digital Inputs High 5
g
3.0
g
30 ppm of FSR/V
Reference Input Resistance (Min) 9 15 10 10 kX
(Max) 9 15 20 20 kX
Output Feedthrough Error V
REF
e
120 Vp-p, fe100 kHz 6 3.0 mVp-p
All Data Inputs Low
Output Capacitance All Data Inputs I
OUT1
200 pF
High I
OUT2
70 pF
All Data Inputs I
OUT1
70 pF
Low I
OUT2
200 pF
Supply Current Drain 9 2.0 2.5 mA
Output Leakage Current 7, 9
I
OUT1
All Data Inputs Low 10 10 nA
I
OUT2
All Data Inputs High 10 10 nA
Digital Input Threshold Low Threshold 9 0.8 0.8 V
DC
High Threshold 2.2 2.2 V
DC
Digital Input Currents Digital Inputsk0.8V 9
b
200
b
200 mA
DC
Digital Inputsl2.2V 10 10 mA
DC
tsCurrent Settling Time R
L
e
100X, Output Settled to 0.01%, All Digital Inputs 1 ms Switched Simultaneously
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Electrical Characteristics Notes
Note 1: Absolute Maximum Ratings indicate limits beyond which damage to the device may occur. DC and AC electrical specifications do not apply when operating
the device beyond its specified operating conditions.
Note 2: All voltages are measured with respect to GND, unless otherwise specified.
Note 3: This 500 mW specification applies for all packages. The low intrinsic power dissipation of this part (and the fact that there is no way to significantly modify
the power dissipation) removes concern for heat sinking.
Note 4: Both I
OUT1
and I
OUT2
must go to ground or the virtual ground of an operational amplifier. The linearity error is degraded by approximately V
OS
d
V
REF
. For
example, if V
REF
e
10Vthena1mVoffset, VOS,onI
OUT1
or I
OUT2
will introduce an additional 0.01% linearity error.
Note 5: The unit FSR stands for full-scale range. Linearity Error and Power Supply Rejection specs are based on this unit to eliminate dependence on a particular V
REF
value to indicate the true performance of the part. The Linearity Error specification of the DAC1218 is 0.012% of FSR. This guarantees that after performing a
zero and full-scale adjustment, the plot of the 4096 analog voltage outputs will each be within 0.012%
c
V
REF
of a straight line which passes through zero and full­scale. The unit ppm of FSR (parts per million of full-scale range) and ppm of FS (parts per million of full-scale) are used for convenience to define specs of very small percentage values, typical of higher accuracy converters. 1 ppm of FSR
e
V
REF
/106is the conversion factor to provide an actual output voltage quantity. For
example, the gain error tempco spec of
g
6 ppm of FS/§C represents a worst-case full-scale gain error change with temperature fromb40§Ctoa85§Cof
g
(6)(V
REF
/106)(125§C) org0.75 (10
b
3
)V
REF
which isg0.075% of V
REF
.
Note 6: To achieve this low feedthrough in the D package, the user must ground the metal lid. If the lid is left floating the feedthrough is typically 6 mV.
Note 7: A 10 nA leakage current with R
Fb
e
20k and V
REF
e
10V corresponds to a zero error of (10c10
b
9
c
20c103)c100% 10V or 0.002% of FS.
Note 8: Human body model, 100 pF discharged through 1.5 kX resistor.
Note 9: Tested limit for
b
1 suffix parts applies only at 25§C.
Note 10: Typicals are at 25
§
C and represent the most likely parametric norm.
Note 11: Tested limits are guaranteed to National’s AOQL (Average Outgoing Quality Level).
Note 12: Design limits are guaranteed but not 100% production tested. These limits are not used to calculate outgoing quality levels.
Typical Performance Characteristics
Digital Input Threshold vs V
CC
Digital Input Threshold vs Temperature
Gain and Linearity Error Variation vs Temperature
Gain and Linearity Error Variation vs Supply Voltage
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Definition of Package Pinouts
input (LSB) and A1 is the most significant digital input (MSB).
I
OUT1
: DAC Current Output 1. I
OUT1
is a maximum for a
digital input of all 1s, and is zero for a digital input of all 0s.
I
OUT2
: DAC Current Output 2. I
OUT2
is a constant minus
I
OUT1
,orI
OUT1
a
I
OUT2
e
constant (for a fixed reference
voltage).
R
Fb
: Feedback Resistor. The feedback resistor is provided
on the IC chip for use as the shunt feedback resistor for the external op amp which is used to provide an output voltage for the DAC. This on-chip resistor should always be used (not an external resistor) since it matches the resistors in the on-chip R-2R ladder and tracks these resistors over temperature.
V
REF
: Reference Voltage Input. This input connects to an
external precision voltage source to the internal R-2R lad­der. V
REF
can be selected over the range of 10V tob10V. This is also the analog voltage input for a 4-quadrant multi­plying DAC application.
V
CC
: Digital Supply Voltage. This is the power supply pin for
the part. V
CC
can be from 5 VDCto 15 VDC. Operation is
optimum for 15 V
DC
.
GND: Ground. This is the ground for the circuit.
Definition of Terms
number of discrete steps in the DAC output. It is directly related to the number of switches or bits within the DAC. For example, the DAC1218 has 2
12
or 4096 steps and therefore
has 12-bit resolution.
Linearity Error: Linearity error in the maximum deviation from a
straight line passing through the endpoints of the
DAC transfer characteristic.
It is measured after adjusting for zero and full scale. Linearity error is a parameter intrinsic to the device and cannot be externally adjusted.
National’s linearity test (a) and the best straight line test (b) used by other suppliers are illustrated below. The best straight line (b) requires a special zero and FS adjustment for each part, which is almost impossible for the user to determine. The end point test uses a standard zero FS ad­justment procedure and is a much more stringent test for DAC linearity.
Settling Time: Full-scale current settling time requires zero to full-scale or full-scale to zero output change. Settling time is the time required from a code transition until the DAC output reaches within
g
1/2 LSB of the final output value.
Full-scale Error: Full-scale error is a measure of the output error between an ideal DAC and the actual device output. Ideally, for the DAC1218 full-scale is V
REF
b
1 LSB. For
V
REF
e
10V and unipolar operation, V
FULL-
SCALE
e
10.0000Vb2.44 mVe9.9976V. Full-scale error is
adjustable to zero.
Differential Non-Linearity: The difference between any two consecutive codes in the transfer curve from the theo­retical 1 LSB is differential non-linearity.
Monotonic: If the output of a DAC increases for increasing digital input code, then the DAC is monotonic. A 12-bit DAC which is monotonic to 12 bits simply means that input in­creasing digital input codes will produce an increasing ana­log output.
a) End point test after zero and FS adjust b) Shifting FS adjust to pass best straight line test
TL/H/5691– 3
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Application Hints
The DAC1218 and DAC1219 are pin-for-pin compatible with the DAC1220 series but feature 12 and 11-bit linearity spec­ifications. To preserve this degree of accuracy, care must be taken in the selection and adjustments of the output am­plifier and reference voltage. Careful PC board layout is im­portant, with emphasis made on compactness of compo­nents to prevent inadvertent noise pickup and utilization of single point grounding and supply distribution.
1.0 BASIC CIRCUIT DESCRIPTION
Figure 1
illustrates the R-2R current switching ladder net­work used in the DAC1218 and DAC1219. As a function of the logic state of each digital input, the binarily weighted current in each leg of the ladder is switched to either I
OUT1
or I
OUT2
. The voltage potential at I
OUT1
and I
OUT2
must be at zero volts to keep the current in each leg the same, inde­pendent of the switch state.
The switches operate with a small voltage drop across them and can therefore conduct currents of either polarity. This permits the reference to be positive or negative, thereby allowing 4-quadrant multiplication by the digital input word. The reference can be a stable DC source or a bipolar AC signal within the range of
g
10V, for specified accuracy, with
an absolute maximum range of
g
25V. The reference can
also exceed the applied V
CC
of the DAC.
The maximum output current from either I
OUT1
or I
OUT2
is
equal to
V
REF(max)
R
#
4095
4096
J
,
where R is the reference input resistance (typically 15 kX). A high level on any digital input steers current to I
OUT1
and
a low level steers current to I
OUT2
.
2.0 CREATING A UNIPOLAR OUTPUT VOLTAGE (A DIGITAL ATTENUATOR)
To generate an output voltage and keep the potential at the current output terminals at 0V, an op amp current to voltage converter is used. As shown in
Figure 2
, the current from
I
OUT1
flows through the feedback resistor, forcing a propor-
tional voltage at the amplifier output. The voltage at I
OUT1
is held at a virtual ground potential. The feedback resistor is provided on the chip and should always be used as it matches and tracks the R value of the R-2R ladder. The output voltage is the opposite polarity of the applied refer­ence voltage.
2.1 Amplifier Considerations
To maintain linearity of the output voltage with changing digital input codes the input offset voltage of the amplifier must be nulled. The resistance from I
OUT1
to ground
(R
I
OUT1
) varies non-linearly with the applied digital code from a minimum of R with all ones applied to the input to near%with an all zeros code. Any offset voltage between the amplifier inputs appears at the output with a gain of
1
a
R
F
R
I
OUT1
.
Since R
I
OUT1
varies with the input code, any offset will de­grade output linearity. (See Note 4 of Electrical Characteris­tics.)
If the desired amplifier does not have offset balancing pins available (it could be part of a dual or quad package) the nulling circuit of
Figure 3
can be used. The voltage at the
non-inverting input will be set to
b
VOSinitially to force the inverting input to 0V. The common technique of summing current into the amplifier summing junction cannot be used as it directly introduces a zero code output current error.
TL/H/5691– 4
Note: Switches shown in digital high state.
FIGURE 1. The R-2R Current Switching Ladder Network
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Application Hints (Continued)
TL/H/5691– 5
FIGURE 2. Unipolar Output Voltage
TL/H/5691– 6
FIGURE 3. Zeroing an Amplifier Which Does Not Have Balancing Provisions
The selected amplifier should have as low an input bias current as possible since input bias current contributes to the current flowing through the feedback resistor. BI-FET
TM
op amps such as the LF356 or LF351 or bipolar op amps with super b input transistors like the LM11 or LM308A pro­duce negligible errors.
2.2 Zero and Full-Scale Adjustments
The fundamental purpose is to make the output voltages as near 0 V
DC
as possible. This is accomplished in the circuit
of
Figure 2
by shorting out the amplifier feedback resist-
ance, and adjusting the V
OS
nulling potentiometer of the op amp until the output reads zero volts. This is done, of course, with an applied digital input of all zeros if I
OUT1
is
driving the op amp (all ones for I
OUT2
). The feedback short
is then removed and the converter is zero adjusted.
A unique characteristic of these DACs is that any full-scale or gain error is always negative. This means that for a full­scale input code the output voltage, if not inherently correct, will always be less than what it should be. This ensures that adding an appropriate resistance in series with the internal feedback resistor, R
Fb
, will always correct for any gain error.
The 50X potentiometer in
Figure 2
is all that is needed to
adjust the worst case DAC gain error.
Conversion accuracy is only as good as the applied refer­ence voltage, so providing a source that is stable over time and temperature is important.
2.3 Output Settling Time
The output voltage settling time for this circuit in response to a change of the digital input code (a full-scale change is the worst case) is a combination of the DAC’s output current settling characteristics and the settling characteristics of the output amplifier. The amplifier settling is further degraded by a feedback pole formed by the feedback resistance and the DAC output capacitance (which varies with the digital code). First order compensation for this pole is achieved by adding a feedback zero with capacitor C
C
shown in
Figure 2
.
In many applications output response time and settling is just as important as accuracy. It can be difficult to find a single op amp that combines excellent DC characteristics (low V
OS,VOS
drift and bias current) with fast response and settling time. BI-FET op amps offer a reasonable compro­mise of high speed and good DC characteristics. The circuit of
Figure 4
illustrates a composite amplifier connection that combines the speed of a BI-FET LF351 with the excellent DC input characteristics of the LM11. If output settling time is not so critical, the LM11 can be used alone.
Figure 5
is a settling time test circuit for the complete volt­age output DAC circuit. The circuit allows the settling time of the DAC amplifier to be measured to a resolution of 1 mV out of a zero to
g
10V full-scale output change on an oscil-
loscope.
Figure 6
summarizes the measured settling times for several output amplifiers and feedback compensation capacitors.
V
OUT
eb
V
REF
#
A1
2
a
A2
4
a
A3
8
a
...
A12
4096
J
where: ANe1 if digital input is high
AN
e
0 if digital input is low
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Application Hints (Continued)
TL/H/5691– 7
FIGURE 4. Composite Output Amplifier Connection
TL/H/5691– 8
FIGURE 5. DAC Settling Time Test Circuit
Amplifier C
C
Settling Time to 0.01%
LM11 20 pF 30 ms LF351 15 pF 8 ms LF351 30 pF 5 ms Composite
20 pF 8 ms
LM11-LF351 LF356 15 pF 6 ms
FIGURE 6. Some Measured Settling Times
Diodes are 1N4148
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Application Hints (Continued)
3.0 OBTAINING A BIPOLAR OUTPUT VOLTAGE FROM A FIXED REFERENCE
The addition of a second op amp to the circuit of
Figure 2
can generate a bipolar output voltage from a fixed reference voltage (
Figure 7
). This, in effect gives sign significance to the MSB of the digital input word to allow two quadrant mul­tiplication of the reference voltage. The polarity of the refer­ence voltage can also be reversed to realize full 4-quadrant multiplication.
V
O
e
V
REF
#
Db2048
2048
J
,0sDs4095
where D is the decimal equivalent of the true binary input word. This configuration inherently accepts a code (half­scale or D
e
2048) to provide 0V out without requiring an external (/2 LSB offset as needed by other bipolar multiply­ing DAC circuits.
Only the offset voltage of amplifier A1 need be nulled to preserve linearity. The gain setting resistors around A2 must match and track each other. A thin film, 4-resistor network available from Beckman Instruments, Inc. (part no. 694-3­R10K-D) is ideally suited for this application. Two of the four resistors can be paralleled to form R and the other two can be used separately as the resistors labeled 2R.
Operation is summarized in the table below:
Applied
Decimal V
OUT
Digital Input
Equivalent
a
V
REF
b
V
REF
MSB ........ LSB
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4095 V
REF
b
1 LSB
b
V
REF
l
a
1 LSB
1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3072 V
REF
/2
b
l
V
REF
l
/2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2048 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2047
b
1 LSB
a
1 LSB
0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1024
b
V
REF
/2
a
l
V
REF
l
/2 0 0000000000 0 0
b
V
REF
a
l
V
REF
l
Where 1 LSB
e
l
V
REF
l
2048
*0.1% matching TL/H/5691– 9
FIGURE 7. Obtaining a Bipolar Output from a Fixed Reference
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Application Hints (Continued)
3.1 Zero and Full-Scale Adjustments
The three adjustments needed for this circuit are shown in
Figure 7
. The first step is to set all of the digital inputs LOW
(to force I
OUT1
to 0) and then trim ‘‘zero adjust’’ for zero volts at the inverting input (pin 2) of OA1. Next, with a code of all zeros still applied, adjust ‘‘- full-scale adjust’’, the refer­ence voltage, for V
OUT
e
g
l
(ideal V
REF
)l. The sign of the
output voltage will be opposite that of the applied reference.
Finally, set all of the digital inputs HIGH and adjust ‘‘
a
full-
scale adjust’’ for V
OUT
e
V
REF
(511/512). The sign of the output at this time will be the same as that of the reference voltage. This
a
full-scale adjustment scheme takes into ac-
count the effects of the V
OS
of amplifier A2 (as long as this
offset is less than 0.1% of V
REF
) and any gain errors due to external resistor mismatch.
4.0 MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION HINTS
The devices are CMOS products and reasonable care should be exercised in handling them to prevent catastroph­ic failures due to electrostatic discharge.
During power-up supply voltage sequencing, the negative supply of the output amplifier may appear first. This will typi­cally cause the output of the op amp to bias near the nega­tive supply potential. No harm is done to the DAC, however, as the on-chip 15 kX feedback resistor sufficiently limits the current flow from I
OUT1
when this lead is clamped to one
diode drop below ground.
As a general rule, any unused digital inputs should be tied high or low as required by the application. As a trouble­shooting aid, if any digital input is left floating, the DAC will interpret that input as a logical 1 level.
Additional Application Ideas
For the circuits shown, D represents the decimal equivalent of the binary digital input code. D ranges from 0 (for an all zeros input code) to 4095 (for an all ones input code) and for any code can be determined from:
D
e
2048(A1)a1024(A2)a512(A2)a. . . 2(A11)a1(A12)
where ANe1 if that input is high
ANe0 if that input is low
DAC Controlled Amplifier
TL/H/5691– 10
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Additional Application Ideas (Continued)
Offsetting the Zero Code Output Voltage
V
Zero Shift
e
2V
REF
R2
R1aR2
TL/H/5691– 11
High Current Controller
TL/H/5691– 12
I
O
e
1 Amp (D)
4096
10
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Additional Application Ideas (Continued)
DAC Controlled Function Generator
#
C1 controls maximum frequency
#
k
0.5% sine wave THD over range
#
Range 30 kHz maximum
#
LinearityÐDAC limit
#
f
e
D
4096 (4/3 RFbC)
TL/H/5691– 13
Digitally Programmable Pulse-Width Generator
TL/H/5691– 14
PW
j
C(7.5V) (4096) (R
Fb
)
DlV
REF
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DAC1218/DAC1219 12-Bit Binary Multiplying D/A Converter
Physical Dimensions inches (millimeters)
Order Number DAC1218LCJ-1, DAC1218LCJ or DAC1219LCJ
NS Package Number J18A
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