MAX531/MAX538/MAX539
+5V, Low-Power, Voltage-Output,
Serial 12-Bit DACs
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PARAMETER SYMBOL MIN TYP MAX UNITS
Bipolar Offset Error V
OS
±8
Gain Error (Unipolar or Bipolar) GEU
LSB
Differential Nonlinearity
±1
DNL ±1 LSB
Relative Accuracy INL
LSB
LSB
±1
Gain-Error Tempco
Bipolar Offset Tempco TCV
OS
3 ppm/°C
1 ppm/°C
Power-Supply Rejection Ratio
(Note 3)
PSRR 0.4 1 LSB/V
Voltage Range
Resolution
V
SS
+ 2 V
DD
- 2
N 12
V
Input Resistance
Bits
40 k
Input Capacitance
±0.5
10 50 pF
AC Feedthrough -80 dB
CONDITIONS
BIPOFF = REFIN, MAX531_C/E
MAX531_C/E
Guaranteed monotonic
Tested at V
DD
= 5V,
V
SS
= -5V
BIPOFF = REFIN
4.5V V
DD
5.5V, -5.5V V
SS
-4.5V
Code dependent, minimum at code 555 hex
Code dependent (Note 4)
REFIN = 1kHz, 2.0Vp-p
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS—Dual Supplies (MAX531 Only)
(V
DD
= +5V ±10%, V
SS
= -5V ±10%, AGND = DGND = 0V, REFIN = 2.048V (external), RFB = BIPOFF = VOUT, C
REFOUT
= 33µF,
R
L
= 10k, C
L
= 100pF, T
A
= T
MIN
to T
MAX
, unless otherwise noted.)
MAX531AC/E
MAX531BC/E
2.024 2.048 2.072
MAX531AC/AE/AM/BM 30 50
Temperature Coefficient TC
REFOUT
MAX531BC/BE 30
ppm/°C
Resistance R
REFOUT
(Note 5) 0.5 2
Power-Supply Rejection Ratio PSRR 4.5V V
DD
5.5V 300 µV/V
e
n
0.1Hz to 10kHz 400 µVp-pNoise Voltage
Minimum Required External
Capacitor
C
MIN
3.3 µF
Input High V
IH
2.4 V
Input Low V
IL
0.8 V
Input Current I
IN
V
IN
= 0V or V
DD
±1 µA
Input Capacitance C
IN
8 pF
Output High V
OH
I
SOURCE
= 2mA V
DD
- 1 V
Output Low V
OL
I
SINK
= 2mA 0.4 V
2.017 2.079
V
DD
= 5.0V
2.013 2.083
VReference Output Voltage
T
A
= +25°C
MAX531BC
MAX531BE
REFERENCE INPUT (REFIN)
REFERENCE OUTPUT (REFOUT—MAX531 only)
DIGITAL INPUTS (DIN, SCLK, CS)
DIGITAL OUTPUT (DOUT)
MAX531/MAX538/MAX539
+5V, Low-Power, Voltage-Output,
Serial 12-Bit DACs
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Note 2: In single-supply operation, INL and GE calculated from code 11 to code 4095. Tested at V
DD
= +5V.
Note 3: This specification applies to both gain-error power-supply rejection ratio and offset-error power-supply rejection ratio.
Note 4: Guaranteed by design.
Note 5: Tested at I
OUT
= 100µA. The reference can typically source up to 5mA (see
Typical Operating Characteristics
).
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS—Dual Supplies (MAX531 Only) (continued)
(V
DD
= +5V ±10%, V
SS
= -5V ±10%, AGND = DGND = 0V, REFIN = 2.048V (external), RFB = BIPOFF = VOUT, C
REFOUT
= 33µF,
R
L
= 10k, C
L
= 100pF, T
A
= T
MIN
to T
MAX
, unless otherwise noted.)
PARAMETER
SYMBOL MIN TYP MAX UNITS
Voltage-Output Slew Rate SR
dB
0.15 0.25
V
DD
V/µs
4.5 5.5
I
SC
12
V
mA
Positive Supply Voltage
1 LSB
Negative Supply Voltage
Voltage-Output Settling Time 25 µs
Signal-to-Noise plus Distortion
5 nV-s
V
SS
-5.5 0 V
Short-Circuit Current
68
Digital Feedthrough
SINAD
68
Output Load Regulation
V
SS
+ 2 V
DD
- 2
Output Voltage Range
V
SS
+ 0.4 V
DD
- 0.4
V
CONDITIONS
VOUT = 2V, R
L
= 2k
To ±1/2LSB, VOUT = 2V
Step 000 hex to FFF hex
REFIN = 1kHz, 2Vp-p, (G = +1)
REFIN = 1kHz, 2Vp-p, (G = +2)
MAX531 (G = +1)
MAX531 (G = +2)
CS Setup Time
t
CSS
20 ns
SCLK Fall to CS Fall Hold Time
t
CSH0
15 ns
SCLK Fall to CS Rise Hold Time
t
CSH1
0 ns
SCLK High Width t
CH
35 ns
SCLK Low Width t
CL
35 ns
DIN Setup Time t
DS
45 ns
DIN Hold Time t
DH
0 ns
DOUT Valid Propagation Delay t
DO
C
L
= 50pF 80 ns
CS High Pulse Width
t
CSW
20 ns
CLR Pulse Width
t
CLR
25 ns
CS Rise to SCLK Rise Setup Time
t
CS1
50 ns
Positive Supply Current I
DD
260 400 µAAll inputs = 0V or V
DD
, no load
Negative Supply Current I
SS
-120 -200 µAAll inputs = 0V or V
DD
, no load
VOLTAGE OUTPUT (VOUT)
DYNAMIC PERFORMANCE
POWER SUPPLY
SWITCHING CHARACTERISTICS
MAX531/MAX538/MAX539
+5V, Low-Power, Voltage-Output,
Serial 12-Bit DACs
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120
-60
SUPPLY CURRENT vs.
TEMPERATURE
140
MAX531-7
TEMPERATURE (°C)
SUPPLY CURRENT (µA)
60
240
180
-20 20 80
300
-40 0 40 100
280
260
220
200
160
MAX538/MAX539
MAX531
4
-14
1 100 100k
MAX531
GAIN vs. FREQUENCY
-12
MAX531-8
FREQUENCY (Hz)
GAIN (dB)
-8
-4
0
2
-2
-6
-10
1k 10k
REFIN = 4Vp-p
80
0
10 1k 100k
MAX531 
AMPLIFIER SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO
10
MAX531-9
FREQUENCY (Hz)
SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO (dB)
20
40
60
30
50
70
10k100
REFIN = 4Vp-p
2.055
2.045
-60
MAX531
REFERENCE VOLTAGE vs.
TEMPERATURE
MAX531-6
TEMPERATURE (°C)
REFERENCE VOLTAGE (V)
60
2.050
-20 20 80
100400
-40
-110
0
1 10 1k 100k
ANALOG FEEDTHROUGH vs.
FREQUENCY
-30
-70
MAX531-5
FREQUENCY (Hz)
ANALOG FEEDTHROUGH (dB)
100 10k 1M
-100
-90
-80
-60
-50
-40
-20
-10
CODE = 000 hex
2
8
V
DD
-5 V
DD
-1
OUTPUT SOURCE CAPABILITY vs.
OUTPUT PULL-UP VOLTAGE
7
3
MAX531-4
OUTPUT PULL-UP VOLTAGE (V)
OUTPUT SOURCE CAPABILITY (mA)
V
DD
-2
5
6
V
DD
-4 V
DD
-3
4
V
DD
-0
1
0
0.25
-1.25
012
INTEGRAL NONLINEARITY vs. DIGITAL
INPUT CODE (FIRST 12 CODES)
-1.00
MAX531-1
DIGITAL INPUT CODE (DECIMAL)
INTEGRAL NONLINEARITY (LSB)
8
-0.50
-0.75
-0.25
2610
0
4
DUAL SUPPLIES
SINGLE SUPPLY
INTEGRAL NONLINEARITY vs. DIGITAL
INPUT CODE (ALL CODES)
0 512 1024 1536 2048 2560 3072 3584 4095
-0.25
0
0.25
INTEGRAL NONLINEARITY (LSB)
DIGITAL INPUT CODE (DECIMAL)
12
0
0 0.8
OUTPUT SINK CAPABILITY vs.
OUTPUT PULL-DOWN VOLTAGE
2
10
MAX531-3
OUTPUT PULL-DOWN VOLTAGE (V)
OUTPUT SINK CAPABILITY (mA)
0.6
6
4
0.2 0.4
8
1.0
14
16
__________________________________________Typical Operating Characteristics
(V
DD
= +5V, V
REFIN
= 2.048V, T
A
= +25°C, unless otherwise noted.)

MAX531BCSD+T

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Manufacturer:
Maxim Integrated
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Digital to Analog Converters - DAC 12-Bit Precision DAC
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