THIS DOCUMENT IS FOR MAINTENANCE PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR NEW DESIGNS MAY 1994 DS3021-2.2 ZN426E8 8-BIT D-A CONVERTER The ZN426 is a monolithic 8-bit D-A converter containing an R-2R ladder network of diffused resistors with precision bipolar switches, and a 2.5V precision voltage reference. FEATURES ■ ±1/2 LSB Linearity Error ■ Guaranteed Monolithic over the Full Operating Temperature Range ■ 0°C to +70°C ■ TTL and 5V CMOS Compatible ■ Single 5V Supply ■ Settling Time 1 microsecond Typical ■ Only Reference Capacitor and Resistor Required BIT 3 BIT 2 (MSB) BIT 1 ANALOG OUTPUT V REF IN V REF OUT 0V 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 14 13 12 ZN426E8 11 10 9 8 V CC (+5V) BIT 4 BIT 5 BIT 6 BIT 7 BIT 8 (LSB) NC DP14 ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS Fig.1 Pin connections (not to scale) - top view Supply voltage +7.0V Max.voltage, logic and VREF inputs+5.5V Operating temperature range0°C to +70°C Storage temperature range-55°C to +125°C ORDERING INFORMATION Ambient operating temperature 0°C to +70°C Package, ZN426E8DP14 Fig.2 System diagram ZN426 ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (at Tamb = 25°C and VCC = +5V unless otherwise specified) Parameter Symbol Units Conditions Min. Typ. Max. Converter Resolution 8 - - bits Non-linearity - - ±0.5 LSB Differential non-linearity - ±0.5 - LSB Settling time to 0.5LSB - 1.0 - µs 1LSB step Settling time to 0.5LSB - 2.0 - µs All bits ON to OFF or OFF to ON - 3.0 5.0 mV All bits OFF - 5 - µV/°C 2.545 2.550 2.555 V All bits ON Ext. VREF = 2.560V Full-scale temp. coefficient - 3 - ppm/°C Ext. VREF = 2.560V Non-linearity temp. coefficient - 7.5 - ppm/°C Relative to F.S.R. - 10 - kΩ 0 - 3.0 V Offset voltage ZN426E8 and D VOS VOS temperature coefficient Full-scale output Analog output resistance RO External reference voltage Note 1 Supply voltage VCC 4.5 - 5.5 V Supply current IS - 5 9 mA High level input voltage VIH 2.0 - - V Low level input voltage VIL - - 0.7 V High level input current IIH - - 10 µA VCC = max. VI = 2.4V - - 100 µA VCC = max. VI = 5.5V IIL - - -0.18 mA VCC = max. VI = 0.3V VREF 2.475 2.55 2.626 V Note 2 RREF = 390Ω RS - 1 2 Ω RREF = 390Ω - 40 - ppm/°C RREF = 390Ω Low level input current Internal voltage reference Output voltage Slope resistance VREF temperature coefficient NOTE 1: Monotonic over full temperature range. NOTE 2:The internal reference requires a 1µF stabilising capacitor between VREF OUT and 0V and a 390Ω resistor, RREF, between VCC and VREF OUT. INTRODUCTION The ZN426 is an 8-bit D-A converter. It contains an advanced design of R-2R ladder network and an array of precision bipolar switches plus a 2.5V precision voltage reference on a single monolithic chip. The special design of the ladder network results in full 8-bit accuracy using normal defused resistors. 2 The use of on-chip voltage reference is pin optional to retain flexibility. An external fixed or varying reference may therefore be substituted. In this case there is no need to supply power to the internal reference so RREF and CREF can be omitted. ZN426 The converter is of the voltage switching type and uses an R-2R resistor ladder network as shown in Fig.3. Each 2R element is connected either to 0V or VREF by transistor switches specially designed for low offset voltage (typically 1mV). Binary weighted voltages are produced at the output of the R-2R ladder, the value depending on the digital number applied to the bit inputs. Fig.3 The R-2R ladder network APPLICATIONS 8-bit D-A Converter The ZN426 gives an analog voltage output directly from pin 4 therefore the usual current to voltage converting amplifier is not required. The output voltage drift, due to the temperature coefficient of the analog output resistance RO, will be less than 0.004% per °C (or 1LSB/100°C) if RL is chosen to be ≥ 650kΩ. In order to remove the offset voltage and to calibrate the converter a buffer amplifier is necessary. Fig.4 shows a typical scheme using the internal reference voltage. To minimise temperature drift in this and similar applications the source resistance to the inverting input of the operational amplifier should be approximately 6kΩ. The calibration procedure is as follows: i. Set all bits to OFF (low) and adjust R2 until VOUT = 0.000V. ii. Set all bits to ON (high) and adjust R1 until VOUT = Normal full-scale reading - 1LSB iii. Repeat i. and ii. e.g. Set F.S.R. to + 3.840V - 1LSB =3.825V (1LSB = 3.84 =15.0mV) 256 Fig.4 8-bit D-A converter 3 ZN426 Alternative Output Buffer Using the 741 The circuit of Fig.5, employing the 741 operational amplifier, may be used as the output buffer. Fig.5 The ZLD741 as output buffer HEADQUARTERS OPERATIONS GEC PLESSEY SEMICONDUCTORS Cheney Manor, Swindon, Wiltshire, United Kingdom. SN2 2QW Tel: (01793) 518000 Fax: (01793) 518411 GEC PLESSEY SEMICONDUCTORS P.O. Box 660017, 1500 Green Hills Road, Scotts Valley, California 95067-0017, United States of America. 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