® December 1997 R N OT ECO DF NDE E M M OR NE N ESIG WD ICL7134 S 14-Bit Multiplying Microprocessor-Compatible D/A Converter Features Description • 14-Bit Linearity (0.003% FSR) The ICL7134 combines a four-quadrant multiplying DAC using thin film resistor and CMOS circuitry with an on-chip PROM-controlled correction circuit to achieve true 14-bit linearity without laser trimming. • No Gain Adjustment Necessary • Microprocessor-Compatible with Double Buffered Inputs • Bipolar Application Requires No Extra Adjustments or External Resistors • Low Linearity and Gain Temperature Coefficients • Low Power Dissipation • Full Four-Quadrant Multiplication • 883B Processed Versions Available Microprocessor bus interfacing is eased using standard memory WRITE cycle timing and control signal use. Two input buffer registers are separately loaded with the 8 least significant bits (LS register) and the 6 most significant bits (MS register). Their contents are then transferred to the 14-bit DAC register, which controls the current switches. The DAC register can also be loaded directly from the data inputs, in which case the MS and LS registers are transparent. The ICL7134 is available in two versions. The ICL7134U is programmed for unipolar operation while the ICL7134B is programmed for bipolar applications. The VREF input to the most significant bit of the DAC is separated from the reference input to the remainder of the ladder. For unipolar use, the two reference inputs are tied together, while for bipolar operation, the polarity of the MSB reference is reversed, giving the DAC a true 2’s complement input transfer function. Two resistors which facilitate the reference inversion are included on the chip, so only an external op-amp is needed. The PROM is coded to correct for errors in these resistors as well as the inversion of the MSB. Ordering Information TEMPERATURE RANGE (oC) NON-LINEARITY AT 25oC 0 to 70 -25 to 85 -55 to 125 PACKAGE BIPOLAR VERSIONS 0.01% (12-bit) ICL7134BJCJI ICL7134BJIJI ICL7134BJMJI 28 Ld CERDIP 0.006% (13-bit) ICL7134BKCJI ICL7134BKIJI ICL7134BKMJI 28 Ld CERDIP 0.003% (14-bit) ICL7134BLCJI ICL7134BLIJI ICL7134BLMJI 28 Ld CERDIP 0.01% (12-bit) ICL7134UJCJI ICL7134UJIJI ICL7134UJMJI 28 Ld CERDIP 0.006% (13-bit) ICL7134UKCJI ICL7134UKIJI ICL7134UKMJI 28 Ld CERDIP 0.003% (14-bit) ICL7134ULCJI ICL7134ULIJI ICL7134ULMJI 28 Ld CERDIP UNIPLAR VERSIONS CAUTION: These devices are sensitive to electrostatic discharge; follow proper IC Handling Procedures. 1-888-INTERSIL or 321-724-7143 | Intersil (and design) is a registered trademark of Intersil Americas Inc. Copyright © Intersil Americas Inc. 2002. All Rights Reserved 1 File Number 3113.1 ICL7134 Pinout ICL7134 (OUTLINE DWG JI) TOP VIEW CS 1 28 A0 WR 2 27 A1 (LSB) D0 3 26 V+ D1 4 25 IOUT D2 5 24 AGNDS D3 6 23 AGNDF D4 7 22 DGND D5 8 21 RFB D6 9 20 VRFM D7 10 19 RINV D8 11 18 VRFL D9 12 17 PROG D10 13 16 D13 (MSB) D11 14 15 D12 Functional Block Diagram 2 ICL7134 Pin Descriptions 28 LEAD CERDIP PIN NAME 1 CS Chip Select (active low). Enables register write. 2 WR WRITE, (active low). Writes in register. Equivalent to CS. 3 D0 Bit 0 4 D1 Bit1 5 D2 Bit 2 6 D3 Bit 3 7 D4 Bit 4 8 D5 Bit 5 9 D6 Bit 6 10 D7 Bit 7 11 D8 Bit 8 12 D9 Bit 9 13 D10 Bit 10 14 D11 Bit 11 15 D12 Bit 12 16 D13 Bit 13 17 PROG 18 VRFL VREF for lower bits. 19 RINV Summing node for reference inverting amplifier. 20 V RFM FVREF for MSB only (bipolar) 21 RFB 22 DGND 23 AGNDF Analog Ground force lines. Use to carry current from internal Analog GND connections. Tied internally to AGNDS. 24 AGNDS Analog Ground sense line. Reference point for external circuitry. Pin should carry minimal current; tied internally to AGND F. PIN DESCRIPTION Least Significant Input Data Bits (High = True) Most significant Used for programming only. Tie to +5V for normal operation. Feedback resistor for voltage output applications. Digital Ground Return. Current output pin. 25 IOUT 26 V+ Positive Supply. 27 A1 Address 1 28 A0 Address 0 Registers Select Lines 3 ICL7134 Absolute Maximum Ratings (Note 1) Thermal Information Supply Voltage (V+ to DGND) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -0.3V to 7.5V VRFL , VRFM , RINV , RFB to DGND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ±15V IOUT , AGND F , AGNDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -0.1V to V+ Current in AGND S , AGNDF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25mA An, Dn, WR, CS, PROG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -0.3V to V+ +0.3V Storage Temperature Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-65oC to 150oC Power Dissipation (Note 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500mW Derate Linearly Above 70oC @10mW/oC Lead Temperature (Soldering, 10s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300oC Operating Conditions Temperature Range ICL7134XXC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0oC to 70oC ICL7134XXI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -25oC to 85oC ICL7134XXM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -55oC to 125oC CAUTION: Stresses above those listed in “Absolute Maximum Ratings” may cause permanent damage to the device. This is a stress only rating and operation of the device at these or any other conditions above those indicated in the operational sections of this specification is not implied. NOTES: 1. All voltages with respect to DGND. 2. Assumes all leads soldered or welded to printed circuit board. Electrical Specification V+ = +5V, VREF = +10V, TA = 25oC, AGND = DGND, IOUT at Ground Potential, Unless Otherwise Specified. PARAMETER TEST CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNITS 14 - - Bits J - - ±0.012 %FSR K - - ±0.006 %FSR L - - ±0.003 %FSR - ±1 ±2 ppm/oC J 12 - - Bits K 13 - - Bits L 14 - - Bits J - - ±0.024 %FSR K - - ±0.012 %FSR L - - ±0.006 %FSR DC ACCURACY Resolution Non-Linearity (Notes 3 and 4) Figure 2 Non-Linearity Temperature Coefficient Operating Temperature Range (Note 5) Monotonicity (Note 5) Gain Error (Notes 3 and 4) Figure 1 Gain Error Temperature Coefficient (Note 5) - ±2 ±8 ppm/oC Output Leakage Current (IOUT Terminal) TA = 25oC - - ±10 nA Operating Temperature Range - ±60 - nA Long Term Stability of IOUT 1000 Hours, 125oC, (Note 5) - ±10 - ppm/month ∆V+ = ±10%, Figure 2, TA = 25oC - ±10 ±100 ppm/V Operating Temperature Range - - ±150 ppm/V AC ACCURACY Power Supply Rejection Feedthrough Error V REF = 20VP-P, 2kHz U - 250 - µVP-P Sinewave, Figure 3 B - 500 - µVP-P - 1 - µs Output Current Setting Time To 1/2 LSB, Figure 4 Output Noise Equivalent to Johnson Noise of 7kΩ Resistor, Typical 4 ICL7134 Electrical Specification V+ = +5V, VREF = +10V, TA = 25oC, AGND = DGND, IOUT at Ground Potential, Unless Otherwise Specified. (Continued) PARAMETER TEST CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNITS V RFL = VRFM, IOUT at Ground 4 7 10 kΩ DAC Register Outputs All LOW - 160 - pF DAC Register Outputs All HIGH - 235 - pF Operating Temperature Range - - 0.8 V 2.4 - - V REFERENCE INPUT Input Resistance ANALOG OUTPUT Output Capacitance (IOUT Terminal) DIGITAL INPUTS Low State Threshold High State Threshold Input Current Inputs between DGND to V+ - - ±1 µA Input Capacitance (Note 5) - 15 - pF 3.5 - 6.0 V - 1.0 2.5 mA MIN TYP MAX UNITS 150 - - ns POWER SUPPLY Supply Voltage Range Functional Operation, (Note 6) Supply Current Excluding Ladder Network (Note 7) NOTES: 3. Full-Scale Range (FSR) is 10V for unipolar mode, 20V (±10V) for bipolar mode. 4. Using internal feedback and reference inverting resistors. 5. Guaranteed by design, not production tested. 6. Gain error tested to 0.040% FSR, Specifications are not guaranteed. 7. D0 - D13 connected to 2.4V. Switching Specifications V+ = 5V, TA = 25oC, See Timing Diagram PARAMETER SYMBOL TEST CONDITIONS Address-WRITE Set-Up Time tAWs Address-WRITE Hold Time tAWh Note 5 0 - - ns CHIP SELECT-WRITE Set-Up Time tCWs Note 5 0 - - ns CHIP SELECT-WRITE Hold Time tCWh Note 5 0 - - ns WRITE Pulse Width Low tWR 200 - - ns Data-WRITE Set-Up Time tDWs 200 - - ns Data-WRITE Hold Time tDWh 0 - - ns Note 5 5 ICL7134 Test Circuits FIGURE 1. NON-LINEARITY TEST CIRCUIT FIGURE 2. POWER SUPPLY REJECTION TEST CIRCUIT 6 ICL7134 Test Circuits (Continued) FIGURE 3. FEEDTHROUGH ERROR TEST CIRCUIT FIGURE 4. OUTPUT CURRENT SETTLING TIME TEST CIRCUIT Timing Diagrams FIGURE 5A. USING 14-BIT TRANSPARENT ADDRESSING 7 ICL7134 Timing Diagrams FIGURE 5B. USING FULL BUFFER 8-BIT ADDRESSING CAPABILITY 8 ICL7134 Definition of Terms significant outputs of the DAC register address a 31-word PROM array that controls a 12-bit linearity correction DAC, or C-DAC. For every combination of the primary DAC’s 5 most significant bits, a different C-DAC code is selected. This allows correction of superposition errors, caused by bit interaction on the primary resistor ladder’s current output bus and by voltage non-linearity in the feedback resistor. Superposition errors cannot be corrected by any method which corrects individual bits only, such as laser trimming. Since the PROM programming occurs in packaged form, it corrects for resistor shifts caused by the thermal stresses of packaging. These packaging shifts limit the accuracy that can be achieved using wafer level correction methods such as laser trimming, which has also been found to degrade the time stability of thin film resistors at the 14-bit level. Nonlinearity - Error contributed by deviation of the DAC transfer function from a straight line through the end points of the actual plot of transfer function. Normally expressed as a percentage of full scale range or in (sub)multiples of 1 LSB. Resolution - It is addressing the smallest distinct analog output change that a D/A converter can produce. It is commonly expressed as the number of converter bits. A converter with resolution of n bits can resolve output changes of 2-n of the full-scale range, e.g. 2-n VREF for a unipolar conversion. Resolution by no means implies linearity. Settling Time - Time required for the output of a DAC to settle to within specified error band around its final value (e.g. 1/2 LSB) for a given digital input change, i.e. all digital inputs LOW to HIGH and HIGH to LOW. Analog Section The ICL7134 inherently provides both unipolar and bipolar operation. The bipolar application circuit (Figure 6) requires one additional op-amp but no external resistors. The two onchip resistors, RINV1 and R INV2, together with the op-amp, form a voltage inverter which drives the MSG reference terminal, VRFM , to -VREF, where VREF is the voltage applied at the less significant bits’ reference terminal, VRFL. Notice the values of 1.95R and 2R for the RINV1 and RINV2. The VRFM absolute value is about 2.5% higher than the V RFL . This is necessary so that the gain error can be corrected. This reverses the weight of the MSG, and gives the DAC a 2’s complement transfer function. The op-amp and reference connection to VRFM and VRFL can be reversed, without affecting linearity, but a small gain error will be introduced. For unipolar operation the VRFM and V RFL terminals are both tied to VREF , and the RINV pin is left unconnected. Gain Error - The difference between actual and ideal analog output values at full-scale range, i.e., all digital inputs at HIGH state. It is expressed as a percentage of full-scale range or in (sub)multiples of 1 LSB. Feedthrough Error - Error caused by capacitive coupling from VREF to IOUT with all digital inputs LOW. Output Capacitance - Capacitance from IOUT terminal to ground. Output Leakage Current - Current which appears on IOUT terminal when all DAC register outputs are LOW. Detailed Description The ICL7134 consists of 14-bit primary DAC, two PROM controlled correction DACs, input buffer registers, and microprocessor interface logic (See Functional Block Diagram). The 14-bit primary DAC is an R-2R thin film resistor ladder with N-channel MOS SPDT current steering switches. Precise balancing of the switch resistances, and all other resistances in the ladder, results in excellent temperature stability. Since the PROM correction codes required are different for bipolar and unipolar operation, the ICL7134 is available in two different versions; the ICL7134U, which is corrected for unipolar operation, and the ICL7134B, which is programmed for bipolar application. The feedback resistance is also different in the two versions, and is switched under PROM control from ‘R’ in the unipolar device to ‘2R’ in the bipolar part. These feedback resistors have a dummy (always ON) switch in series to compensate for the effect of the ladder switches. This greatly improves the gain temperature coefficient and the power supply rejection of the device. True 14-bit linearity is achieved by programming a floating polysilicon gate PROM array which controls two correction DAC circuits. A 6-bit gain correction DAC, or G-DAC, diverts up to 2% of the feedback resistor’s current to Analog GND and reduces the gain error to less than 1 LSB, or 0.006%. The 5 most FIGURE 6. BIPOLAR OPERATION WITH INVERTED V REF TO MSB 9 ICL7134 effective input offset less than 25µV). Digital Section Two levels of input buffer registers allow loading of data from an 8-bit or 16-bit data bus. The A 0 and A1, pins select one of four operations: 1) load the LS-buffer register with the data at inputs D0 to D 7; 2) load the MS-buffer register with the data at inputs D8 to D13; 3) load the DAC register with the contents of the MS and LS-buffer registers and 4) load the DAC register directly from the data input pins (See Table 1). The CS and WR pins must be low to allow data transfers to occur. When direct loading is selected (CS, WR, A0 and A1 low) the registers are transparent, and the data input pins control the DAC output directly. The other modes of operation allow double buffered loading of the DAC from an 8-bit bus. These input data pins are also used to program the PROM under control of the PROG pin. This is done in manufacturing, and for normal operation the PROG pin should be tied to V+ (+5V). FIGURE 7. GROUND CONNECTIONS TABLE 1. DATA LOADING CONTROLS CONTROL I/P A0 A1 CS WR X X X 1 X X 1 X 0 0 0 0 Load All Registers from Data Bus. 0 1 0 0 Load LS Register from Data Bus. 1 0 0 0 Load MS Register from Data Bus. 1 1 0 0 Load DAC Register from MS and LS Register. The reference inverting amplifier used in the bipolar mode circuit must also be selected carefully. If 14-bit accuracy is desired without adjustment, low input bias current (less than 1nA), low offset voltage (less than 50µV), and high gain (greater than 400k) are recommended. If a fixed reference voltage is used, the gain requirement can be relaxed. For highest accuracy (better than 13-bits), and additional op-amp may be needed to correct for IR drop on the Analog GROUND line (op-amp A2 in Figure 9). This op-amp should be selected for low bias current (less than 2nA) and low offset voltage (less than 50µV). ICL7134 OPERATION No Operation, Device Not Selected. NOTE: Data is latched on LO-HI transition of either WR or CS. The op-amp requirements can be readily met by use of an ICL7650 chopper stabilized device. For faster setting time, an HA26XX can be used with an ICL7650 providing automatic offset null (see A053 applications note for details) Applications GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS Grounding The output amplifier’s non-inverting input should be tied directly to AGNDS. A bias current compensation resistor is of limited use since the output impedance at the summing node depends on the code being converted in an unpredictable way. If gain adjustment is required, low tempco (approximately 50ppm/oC) resistors or trim-pots should be selected. Careful consideration must be given to grounding in any 14-bit accuracy system. The current into the analog ground point inside the chip varies significantly with the input code value, and the inevitable resistances between this point and any external connection pint can lead to significant voltage drop errors. For this reason, two separate leads are brought out from this point on the IC, the AGNDF and AGNDS pins. The varying current should be absorbed through the AGNDF pin, and the AGNDS pin will then accurately reflect the voltage on the internal current summing point, as shown in Figure 7. Thus output signals should be referenced to the sense pin AGNDS, as shown in the various application circuits. Power Supplies The V+ (pin 25) power supply should have a low noise level, and no transients exceeding 7 volts. Note that the absolute maximum for digital input voltage is V+ +0.3V, therefore V+ must be applied before digital inputs are allowed to go high. Unused digital inputs must be connected to GND or V+ for proper operation. Operational Amplifier Selection Unipolar Binary Operation (ICL7134U) To maintain static accuracy, the IOUT potential must be exactly equal to the AGNDS potential. Thus output amplifier selection is critical, in particular low input bias current (less than 2nA), low offset voltage (less than 25µV) are advisable if the highest accuracy is needed. Maintaining a low input offset over a 0V to 10V range also requires that the output amplifier has a high open loop gain (AVOL > 400k for The circuit configuration for unipolar mode operation (ICL7134U) is shown in Figure 8. With positive and negative VREF values the circuit is capable of two-quadrant multiplication. The “digital input code/analog output value” table for unipolar mode is given in Table 2. The Schottky diode (HP5082-2811 or equivalent) protects IOUT from 10 ICL7134 negative excursions which could damage the device, and is only necessary with certain high spped amplifiers. For applications where the output reference ground point is established somewhere other than at the DAC, the circuit of Figure 9 can be used. Here, op-amp A2 removes the slight error due to IR voltage drop between the internal Analog GrouND node and the external ground connection. For 13-bit or lower accuracy, omit A2 and connect AGNDF and AGNDS directly to ground through as low a resistance as possible. TABLE 2. CODE TABLE - UNIPOLAR BINARY OPERATION DIGITAL INPUT ANALOG OUTPUT 11111111111111 -VREF (1 - 1/214) 10000000000001 -VREF (1/2 + 1/214) 10000000000000 -VREF/2 01111111111111 -VREF (1/2 - 1/214) 00000000000001 -VREF (1/214) 00000000000000 0 Zero Offset Adjustment 1. Connect all data inputs and WR, CS, A0 and A1 to DGND. 2. Adjust offset zero-adjust trim-pot of the operational amplifier A2, if used, for a maximum of 0V ±50µV at AGNDS . 3. Adjust the offset zero-adjust trim-pot of the output op-amp, A1 , for a maximum of 0V ±50µV at VOUT . Gain Adjustment (Optional) 1. Connect all data inputs to V+, connect WR, CS, A0 and A1 to DGND. 2. Monitor VOUT for a -VREF (1 - 1/214) reading. 3. To decrease VOUT, connect a series resistor of 5Ω or less between the reference voltage and the VRFM and VRFL terminals (pins 20 and 18). 4. To increase V OUT, connect a series resistor of 5Ω or less between A1 output and the RFB terminal (pin 21). FIGURE 8. UNIPOLAR BINARY, TWO-QUADRANT MULTIPLYING CIRCUIT Bipolar (2’s Complement) Operation (ICL7134B) The circuit configuration for bipolar mode operation (ICL7134B) is shown in Figure 10. Using 2’s complement digital input codes and positive and negative reference voltage values, four-quadrant multiplication is obtained. The “digital input code/analog output value” table for bipolar mode is given in Table 3. Amplifier A3 , together with internal resistors RINV1 and RINV2 , forms a simple voltage inverter circuit. The MSB ladder leg sees a reference input of approximately -VREF , so the MSB’s weight is reversed from the polarity of the other bits. In addition, the ICL7134B’s feedback resistance is switched to 2R under PROM control, so that the bipolar output range is +VREF to -VREF (1 1/213). Again, the grounding arrangement of Figure 9 can be used if necessary. TABLE 3. CODE TABLE - BIPOLAR (2’S COMPLEMENT) OPERATION DIGITIAL INPUT FIGURE 9. UNIPOLAR BINARY OPERATION WITH FORCED GROUND 11 ANALOG OUTPUT 01111111111111 -VREF (1 - 1/213) 00000000000001 -VREF (1/213) 00000000000000 0 11111111111111 VREF (1/213) 10000000000001 VREF (1 - 1/213) 10000000000000 VREF ICL7134 FIGURE 10. BIPOLAR (2’S COMPLEMENT), FOUR-QUADRANT MULTIPLYING CIRCUIT Offset Adjustment Processor Interfacing 1. Connect all data inputs and WR, CS, A0 and A1 to DGND. The ease of interfacing to a processor can be seen from Figure 11, which shows the ICL7134 connected to an 8035 or any other processor such as an 8049. The data bus feeds into both register inputs; three port lines, in combination with the WR line, control the byte-wide loading into these registers and then the DAC register. A complete DAC set-up requies 4 write instructions to the port, to set up the address and CS lines, and 3 external data transfers, one a dummy for the final transfer to the DAC register. 2. Adjust the offset zero-adjust trim-pot of the operational amplifier A2, if used, for a maximum of 0V ±50µV at AGNDS . 3. Set data to 000000....00. Adjust the offset zero-adjust trim-pot of any output op-amp A1, for a maximum of 0V ±50µV at VOUT. A similar arrangement can be used with an 8080A, 8228, and 8224 chip set. Figure 12 shows the circuit, which can be arranged as a memory-mapped interface (using MEMW) or as an I/O-mapped interface (using I/O WRITE). See A020 and R005 for discussions of the relative merits of memorymapped versus I/O-mapped interfacing, as well as some other ideas on interfacing with 8080 processors. The 8085 processor has a very similar interface, except that the control lines available are slightly different, as shown in Figure 13. The decoding of the IO/M line, which controls memorymapped or I/O-mapped operation, is arbitrary, and can be omitted if not necessary. Neither the MC680X nor R650X processor families offer specific I/O operations. Figure 14 shows a suitable interface to either of these systems, using a direct connection. Several other decoding options can be used, depending on the other control signals generated in the system. Note that the R650X family does not require VMA to be decoded with the address lines. 4. Connect D13 (MSB) data input to V+. 5. Adjust the offset zero-adjust trim-pot of op-amp A3 for a maximum of 0V ±50µV at the RINV terminal (pin 19). Gain Adjustment (Optional) 1. Connect WR, CS, A0 and A1 to DGND. 2. Connect D0, D1 ... D12 to V+, D 13 (MSB) to DGND. 3. Monitor VOUT for a -V REF (1 - 1/213) reading. 4. To increase V OUT , connect a series resistor of 10Ω or less between the A1 output and the R FB terminal (pin 21). 5 To decrease VOUT , connect a series resistor of 5Ω or less between the reference voltage and the V RFL terminal (pin 18). 12 ICL7134 FIGURE 11. ICL7134 INTERFACE TO 8048 SYSTEM FIGURE 12. INTERFACE TO 8080 SYSTEM FIGURE 13. 8085 SYSTEM INTERFACE 13 ICL7134 FIGURE 14. R650X AND MC680X FAMILIES’ INTERFACE TO ICL7134 FIGURE 15. AVOIDING DIGITAL FEEDTHROUGH IN AN 8048 TO ICL7134 INTERFACE FIGURE 16. ICL7134 TO 8048/80/85 INTERFACE WITH LOW FEEDTHROUGH Digital Feedthrough an MC6820 (R6520) PIA. All of the direct interfaces shown above can suffer from a capacitive coupling problem. The 14 data pins, and 4 control pins, all tied to active lines on a microprocessor bus, and in close proximity to the sensitive DAC circuitry, can couple pseudo-random spikes into the analog output. Careful board layout and shielding can minimize the problems (see PC layout), and clearly wire-wrap type sockets should never be used. Nevertheless, the inherent capacitance of the package alone can lead to unacceptable digital feedthrough in many cases. The only solution is to keep the digital input lines as inactive as possible. One easy way to do this is to use the peripheral interface circuitry available with all the systems previously discussed. These generally allow only 8 bits to be updated at any one time, but a little ingenuity will avoid difficulties with DAC steps that would result from partial updates. The problem can be solved for the 8048 family by tying the 14 port lines to the data input lines, with CS, A0 and A 1 held low, and using only the WR line to enter the data into the DAC (as shown in Figure 15). WR is well separated from the analog lines on the ICL7134, and is usually not a very active line in 8048 systems. Additional “protection” can be achieved by gating the processor WR line with another port line. The same type of technique can be employed in the 8080/85 systems by using an 8255 PIA (peripheral Interface adaptor) (Figure 16) and in the MC680X and R650X systems by using Successive Approximation A/D Converters Figure 17 shows an ICL7134B-based circuit for a bipolar input high speed A/D converter, using two AM25LO3s to form a 14-bit successive approximation register. The comparator is a two-stage circuit with and HA2605 front-end amplifier, used to reduce setting time problems at the summing node (see A020). Careful offset-nulling of this amplifier is needed, and if wide temperature range operation is desired, and auto-null circuit using an ICL7650 is probably advisable (see A053). The clock, using two Schmitt trigger TTL gates, runs at a slower rate for the first 8 bits, where setting-time is most critical, than for the last 6 bits. The shortcycle line is shown tied to the 15th bit; if fewer bits are required, it can be moved up accordingly. The circuit will free-run if the HOLD/RUN input is held low, but will stop after completing a conversion if the pin is high at that time. A lowgoing pulse will restart it. The STATUS output indicates when the device is operating, and the falling edge indicates the availability of new data. A unipolar version may be constructed by tying the MSB (D13) on an ICL7134U to pin 14 on the first AM25L03, deleting the reference inversion amplifier A4 , and tying V RFM and VRFL. 14 ICL7134 FIGURE 17. SUCCESSIVE APPROXIMATION A/D CONVERTER 15 FIGURE 18A. PRONTED CIRCUIT SIDE OF CARD (SINGLE SIDED BOARD) FIGURE 18B. TOP SIDE WITH COMPONENT PLACEMENT FIGURE 18. PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD LAYOUT (BIPOLAR CIRCUIT, SEE FIGURE 10) PC Board Layout Application Notes Great care should be taken in the board layout to minimize ground loop and similar “hidden resistor” problems, as well as to minimize digital signal feedthrough. A suitable layout for the immediate vicinity of the ICL7134 is shown in Figure 18, and may be used as a guide. Some applications bulletins that may be found useful are listed here: A002 “Principles of Data Acquisition and Conversion” A018 “Do’s and Don’ts of Applying A/D Converters”, by Peter Bradshaw and Skip Osgood. A020 “A Cookbook Approach to High Speed Data Acquisition and Microprocessor Interfacing,”, by Ed Sliger. A042 “Interpretation Specifications” of Data Converters Accuracy R005 “Interfacing Data Converters & Microprocessor”, by Peter Bradshaw et al., Electronics, Dec 9, 1976. Most of these are avilable in the Intersil Data Acquisition Handbook, together with other material. 16