General Description
The MAX5820 is a dual, 8-bit voltage-output, digital-to-
analog converter (DAC) with an I
2
C-compatible,
2-wire interface that operates at clock rates up to 400kHz.
The device operates from a single 2.7V to 5.5V supply
(115µA at V
DD
= 3.6V). A power-down mode decreases
current consumption to less than 1µA. The MAX5820 fea-
tures three software-selectable power-down output
impedances: 100kΩ, 1kΩ, and high impedance. Other
features include internal precision rail-to-rail output
buffers and a power-on reset (POR) circuit that powers up
the DAC in the 100kΩ power-down mode.
The MAX5820 features a double-buffered I
2
C-compatible
serial interface that allows multiple devices to share a sin-
gle bus. All logic inputs are CMOS-logic compatible and
buffered with Schmitt triggers, allowing direct interfacing
to optocoupled and transformer-isolated interfaces. The
MAX5820 minimizes digital noise feedthrough by discon-
necting the clock (SCL) signal from the rest of the device
when an address mismatch is detected.
The MAX5820 is specified over the extended (-40°C to
+85°C) temperature range and is available in a small
8-pin µMAX
®
package. Refer to the MAX5822 data
sheet for the 12-bit version and to the MAX5821 data
sheet for a 10-bit version.
Applications
Digital Gain and Offset Adjustments
Programmable Voltage and Current Sources
Programmable Attenuation
VCO/Varactor Diode Control
Low-Cost Instrumentation
Battery-Operated Instrumentation
Features
♦ Ultra-Low Supply Current
115µA at V
DD
= 3.6V
135µA at V
DD
= 5.5V
♦ 300nA Low-Power Power-Down Mode
♦ Single 2.7V to 5.5V Supply Voltage
♦ Fast 400kHz I
2
C-Compatible 2-Wire
Serial Interface
♦ Schmitt-Trigger Inputs for Direct Interfacing
to Optocouplers
♦ Rail-to-Rail Output Buffer Amplifiers
♦ Three Software-Selectable Power-Down Output
Impedances
100kΩ, 1kΩ, and High Impedance
♦ Readback Mode for Bus and Data Checking
♦ Power-On Reset to Zero
♦ 8-Pin µMAX Package
MAX5820
Dual, 8-Bit, Low-Power, 2-Wire, Serial
Voltage-Output DAC
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