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POWER-ON RESET TO ZERO-SCALE OR hardware LDAC pin is being brought low. The LDAC
MIDSCALE register is loaded with an 8-bit word (DB15 to DB8)
using control bits C3, C2, C1, and C0. The default
The DACx578 contains a power-on reset (POR) value for each bit, and therefore each DAC channel,
circuit that controls the output voltage during is zero and the external LDAC pin operates in normal
power-on. For devices in the TSSOP package, at mode. If the LDAC register bit for a selected DAC
power-on, all DAC registers are filled with zeros and channel is set to '1', that DAC channel ignores the
the output voltages of all DAC channels are set to external LDAC pin and updates only through the
zero-scale. For devices in the QFN package, all DAC software LDAC command. If, however, the LDAC
registers are set to have all DAC channels power on register bit is set to '0', the DAC channel is controlled
depending of the state of the RSTSEL pin. by the external LDAC pin (default).
The RSTSEL pin value is read at power-on and This combination of both software and hardware
should be set prior to or simultaneously with AVDD.simultaneous update functions is particularly useful in
For RSTSEL set to AVDD, the DAC channels are applications where only selective DAC channels are
loaded with midscale code. If RSTSEL is set to to be updated simultaneously, while the other
ground, the DAC channels are loaded with zero-scale channels remain unaffected and have synchronous
code. All DAC channels remain in this state until a channel updates.
valid write sequence and load command are sent to
the respective DAC channel. The power-on reset POWER-DOWN COMMANDS
function is useful in applications where it is important
to know the output state of each DAC while the The DACx578 uses four modes of operation. These
device is in the process of powering on. modes are accessed by using control bits C3, C2,
C1, and C0. The control bits must be set to '0100'.
LDAC FUNCTIONALITY When the control bits are set correctly, the four
different power-down modes are software
The DACx578 offers both software and hardware programmable by setting bits PD0 (DB13) and PD1
simultaneous updates and control functions. The (DB14) in the control register. Table 16 shows how to
DAC double-buffered architecture is designed so that control the operating mode with data bits PD0
new data can be entered for each DAC without (DB13), and PD1 (DB14). The DACx578 treats the
disturbing the analog outputs. power-down condition as data; all the operational
modes are still valid for power down. It is possible to
The DACx578 data updates can be performed either broadcast a power-down condition to all the
in Synchronous or Asynchronous mode. DACx578s in a system. It is also possible to
In Synchronous mode, data are updated on the falling power-down a channel and update data on other
edge of the acknowledge signal that follows LSDB. channels. Further, it is possible to write to the DAC
For Synchronous mode updates, the LDAC pin is not register/buffer of the DAC channel that is powered
required and must be connected to GND down. When the DAC channel is then powered on, it
permanently. contains the new value.
In Asynchronous mode, the LDAC pin is used as a When both the PD0 and PD1 bits are set to '0', the
negative-edge-triggered timing signal for device works normally with its typical consumption of
asynchronous DAC updates. Multiple single-channel 1.02 mA at 5.5V. However, for the three power-down
updates can be performed in order to set different modes, the supply current falls to 0.42µA at 5.5V
channel buffers to desired values and then make a (0.25µA at 2.7V). Not only does the supply current
falling edge on the LDAC pin. The data buffers of all fall, but the output stage also switches internally from
the channels must be loaded with the desired data the output amplifier to a resistor network of known
before an LDAC falling edge. After a high-to-low values as shown in Figure 117.
LDAC transition, all DACs simultaneously update with The advantage of this switching is that the output
the last contents of the corresponding data buffers. If impedance of the device is known while it is in
the contents of a data buffer are not changed by the power-down mode. As described in Table 16, there
serial interface, the corresponding DAC output are three different power-down options. VOUT can be
remains unchanged after the LDAC trigger. connected internally to GND through a 1kΩresistor, a
Alternatively, all DAC outputs can be updated 100kΩresistor, or open circuited (High-Z).
simultaneously using the built-in LDAC software
function. The LDAC register offers additional flexibility
and control, giving the ability to select which DAC
channel(s) should update simultaneously when the
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