The SP9600 is a very low power 12-Bit Digital-to-Analog Converter. It features 0.5 to 4.5 volt
output swing when using a single +5volt supply. The converter uses a standard 3–wire serial
interface compatible with SPI™, QSPI™ and Microwire™. The output settling-time is specified at
20µs. The SP9600 is available in 8–pin 0.15" SOIC and DIP packages, specified over
commercial and industrial temperature ranges.
These are stress ratings only and functional operation of the device
at these or any other above those indicated in the operation
sections of the specifications below is not implied. Exposure to
absolute maximum rating conditions for extended periods of time
may affect reliability.
Pin 2- VDD - +5V Power Supply Input.
Pin 3- SCLK - Serial Clock Input.
Pin 4- DIN - Serial Data Input.
Pin 5- CS - Chip Select Input.
Pin 6 - DGND - Digital Ground
Pin 7- AGND - Analog Ground.
Pin 8- V
- Reference Input.
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FEATURES...
The SP9600 is a low power 12–Bit Digital-toAnalog Converter. The converter features 0.5 to
4.5 volt output swings with a single +5V supply.
The input coding format used is standard binary,
Table 1.
The SP9600 consists of four main functional
blocks – the input shift register, DAC register,
12-Bit D/A converter and a output buffer
amplifier, Figure 1.
The input shift register is used to convert the
serial input data stream to a parallel 12–Bit
digital word. The input data is shifted on positive clock (SCLK) edges when the Chip Select
(CS) signal is in the “low” state. The MSB is
loaded first and LSB last. No shifting of the
input data occurs when the Chip Select (CS)
signal is in the “high” state.
The DAC register is used to store the digital
word which is sent to the R–2R DAC. Its value
is updated on the positive transition of the Chip
Select (CS) signal.
The 12–Bit D/A converter is an “inverted” R-2R
ladder network. The DAC itself is implemented
with precision thin-film resistors and CMOS
transmission gate switches. The resistor network is laser-trimmed to achieve better than 12–
Bit accuracy. The D/A converter is used to
convert the 12-bit input word to a precision
voltage.
The operational amplifier is a rail-to-rail input,
rail-to-rail output CMOS amplifier. It is capable
of supplying 1mA of load current in the 1.5 to
3.5 output voltage range. The initial offset voltage is laser-trimmed to improve accuracy. Settling time is 20 µs for a full scale output transition to 0.012% accuracy.
This Digital-to Analog Converter uses a standard 3–wire interface compatible with SPI™,
QSPI™ and Microwire™. The output settling
time is specified at 20 µs to full 12-bit accuracy
when driving a 10kΩ, 10pF load combination.
The SP9600 Digital-to-Analog Converter is
ideally suited for applications such as ATE,
process controllers, robotics and instrumentation. The SP9600 is available in an 8-pin 0.15"
SOIC and 0.3" PDIP packages, specified over
The R-2R DAC input resistance is code dependent and is minimum (11kΩ) at code 1365 and
2731. And, it is nearly infinite at code 0. Because
of the code-dependent nature of the reference
periods plus the CS high pulse width t
is equal to a 1 µs or 1 MHz update rate. However,
the DAC settling time to 12–Bits is 20 µs, which
for full scale output transitions would limit the
update rate to 50 kHz.
inputs, a high quality, low output impedance
amplifier should be used to drive the V
AGND inputs.
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and
Logic Interface
The SP9600 is designed to be compatible with
TTL and CMOS logic levels. However, driving
Serial Clock and Update Rate
The SP9600 maximum serial clock rate (SCLK)
is given by 1/(tCH+tCL) which is approximately
12.5 MHz. The digital word update rate is limited
by the chip select period, which is 12 X SCLK
Model .................................................................................. Temperature Range .......................................................................................Package
Monolithic 12-Bit DAC Voltage Output:
SP9600JN ................................................................................ 0˚C to +70˚C .......................................................................... 8-pin, 0.3" Plastic DIP
SP9600KN ...............................................................................0˚C to +70˚C .......................................................................... 8-pin, 0.3" Plastic DIP
SP9600JS ................................................................................ 0˚C to +70˚C ................................................................................. 8–pin, 0.15" SOIC
SP9600KS ............................................................................... 0˚C to +70˚C ................................................................................. 8–pin, 0.15" SOIC
SP9600AN ...............................................................................–40˚C to +85˚C ...................................................................... 8-pin, 0.3" Plastic DIP
SP9600BN ...............................................................................–40˚C to +85˚C ...................................................................... 8-pin, 0.3" Plastic DIP
SP9600AS ............................................................................... –40˚C to +85˚C ............................................................................. 8–pin, 0.15" SOIC
SP9600BS ............................................................................... –40˚C to +85˚C ............................................................................. 8–pin, 0.15" SOIC
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