AD5761R/AD5721R
DAC Output Amplifier
The output amplifier is capable of generating both unipolar and
bipolar output voltages. It is capable of driving a load of 2 kΩ in
parallel with 1 nF to AGND. The source and sink capabilities of
the output amplifier are shown in Figure 45.
SERIAL INTERFACE
The AD5761R/AD5721R 4-wire digital interface (SYNC, SCLK,
SDI, and SDO) is SPI compatible. The write sequence begins
after bringing the SYNC line low, and maintaining this line low
until the complete data-word is loaded from the SDI pin. Data
is loaded in at the SCLK falling edge transition (see Figure 2).
When SYNC is brought high again, the serial data-word is
decoded according to the instructions in Table 10. The
AD5761R/AD5721R contain an SDO pin to allow the user
to daisy-chain multiple devices together or to read back the
contents of the registers.
Standalone Operation
The serial interface works with both a continuous and
noncontinuous serial clock. A continuous SCLK source can
be used only when SYNC is held low for the correct number
of clock cycles.
In gated clock mode, a burst clock containing the exact number
of clock cycles must be used, and SYNC must be taken high
after the final clock to latch the data. The first falling edge of
SYNC starts the write cycle. Exactly 24 falling clock edges must
be applied to SCLK before SYNC is brought high again. If
SYNC is brought high before the 24th falling SCLK edge, the
data written is invalid. If more than 24 falling SCLK edges are
applied before SYNC is brought high, the input data is also
invalid.
The input shift register is updated on the rising edge of SYNC.
For another serial transfer to take place, SYNC must be brought
low again. After the end of the serial data transfer, data is
automatically transferred from the input shift register to the
addressed register. When the write cycle is complete, the output
can be updated by taking LDAC low while SYNC is high.
Readback Operation
The contents of the input, DAC, and control registers can be
read back via the SDO pin. Figure 4 shows how the registers are
decoded. After a register has been addressed for a read, the next
24 clock cycles clock the data out on the SDO pin. The clocks
must be applied while SYNC is low. When SYNC is returned
high, the SDO pin is placed in tristate. For a read of a single
register, the no operation (NOP) function clocks out the data.
Alternatively, if more than one register is to be read, the data of
the first register to be addressed clocks out at the same time that
the second register to be read is being addressed. The SDO pin
must be enabled to complete a readback operation. The SDO pin
is enabled by default.
Data Sheet
Daisy-Chain Operation
For systems that contain several devices, use the SDO pin to
daisy chain several devices together. Daisy-chain mode is useful
in system diagnostics and in reducing the number of serial
interface lines. The first falling edge of SYNC starts the write
cycle. SCLK is continuously applied to the input shift register
when SYNC is low. If more than 24 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 and is
valid on the falling edge.
By connecting the SDO of the first device to the SDI input of
the next device in the chain, a multidevice interface is constructed.
Each device in the system requires 24 clock pulses. Therefore,
the total number of clock cycles must equal 24 × N, where N is
the total number of AD5761R/AD5721R devices in the chain.
When the serial transfer to all devices is complete, SYNC is
taken high, which latches the input data in each device in the
daisy chain and prevents any further data from being clocked
into the input shift register.
CONTROLLER
DATA OUT
SERIAL CLOCK
CONTROL OUT
DATA IN
AD5761R/
AD5721R*
SDI
SCLK
SYNC
SDO
SDI
AD5761R/
AD5721R*
SCLK
SYNC
SDO
SDI
AD5761R/
AD5721R*
SCLK
SYNC
SDO
*ADDITIONAL PINS OMITTED FOR CLARITY.
Figure 74. Daisy-Chain Block Diagram
HARDWARE CONTROL PINS
Load DAC Function (LDAC)
After data transfers into the input register of the DAC, there are
two ways to update the DAC register and DAC output. Depend-
ing on the status of both SYNC and LDAC, one of two update
modes is selected: synchronous DAC update or asynchronous
DAC update.
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