AD7846
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BIPOLAR OPERATION
Figure 24 shows the AD7846 set up for ±10 V bipolar operation.
The AD588 provides precision ±5 V tracking outputs that are
fed to the V
REF+
and V
REF−
inputs of the AD7846. The code table
for Figure 24 is shown in Tabl e 9.
DGND
+15
+5
V
DD
V
SS
V
CC
V
OUT
R
IN
V
REF+
V
REF–
R2
10k
C1
1µF
SIGNAL
GROUND
–15V
ADDITIONAL PINS OMITTED FOR CLARITY
AD7846*
AD588
V
OUT
(–10V TO +10V)
+15V
–15V
R3
100kΩ
R1
39kΩ
+15
4
21
9
5
6
20
7
2
3
1
14
15
16
13812
11
10
5
9
7
46
8
8490-024
Figure 24. Bipolar ±10 V Operation
Table 9. Offset Binary Code Table for Figure 24
Binary Number in DAC Latch
MSB LSB
1
Analog Output (V
OUT
)
1111 1111 1111 1111 +10 (32,767/32,768) V
1000 0000 0000 0001 +10 (1/32,768) V
1000 0000 0000 0000 0 V
0111 1111 1111 1111 −10 (1/32,768) V
0000 0000 0000 0000 −10 (32,768/32,768) V
1
LSB = 10 V/2
15
= 10 V/32,768 = 305 V.
Full-scale and bipolar zero adjustment are provided by varying
the gain and balance on the AD588. R2 varies the gain on the
AD588 while R3 adjusts the +5 V and −5 V outputs together
with respect to ground.
For bipolar zero adjustment on the AD7846, load the DAC with
100…000 and adjust R3 until V
OUT
= 0 V. Full scale is adjusted
by loading the DAC with all 1s and adjusting R2 until V
OUT
=
9.999694 V.
When bipolar zero and full-scale adjustment are not needed, R2
and R3 can be omitted, Pin 12 on the AD588 should be connected
to Pin 11, and Pin 5 should be left floating. If a user wants a 5 V
output range, there are two choices. By tying Pin 6 (R
IN
) of the
AD7846 to V
OUT
(Pin 5), the output stage gain is reduced to
unity and the output range is ±5 V. If only a positive 5 V reference
is available, bipolar ±5 V operation is still possible. Tie V
REF−
to
0 V and connect R
IN
to V
REF+
. This also gives a ±5 V output
range. However, the linearity, gain, and offset error specifications
are the same as the unipolar 0 V to 5 V range.
MULTIPLYING OPERATION
The AD7846 is a full multiplying DAC. To obtain four-quadrant
multiplication, tie V
REF−
to 0 V, apply the ac input to V
REF+
, and
tie R
IN
to V
REF+
. Figure 11 shows the large signal frequency
response when the DAC is used in this fashion.