Precision DACs (≤10 MSPS)
Broad portfolio of precision DACs with a strong ecosystem for your design needs
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Our precision digital-to-analog converter (DAC) portfolio offers a variety of products enabling control, signal generation, biasing and calibration applications. With resolution up to 20 bits, and up to 96 channels, our precision DAC portfolio delivers high-accuracy, high-throughput, small-size and low-power consumption options.
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Technical resources
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Evolving automotive gateways for next-generation vehicles (Rev. B)
These on-demand courses and tutorials include introductory ideas about device architecture in addition to advanced, application-specific problem-solving, using both theory and practical knowledge.
Application note
Reducing Conducted EMI in a Buck Converter for 48 V Automotive Applications
Explore a comprehensive library of precision DAC sub-circuit ideas that you can easily adapt to meet your specific end equipment needs - including a free e-book.
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Evolution vs. revolution: the building blocks of automotive body electronics
Learn about what a precision DAC is, what the TI portfolio provides, and a few applications where you can find these devices.
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Factory automation & control
Use precision DACs to enable analog voltage (±10V) and currents (4mA to 20mA) in programmable logic controllers, actuators, digital control systems, and field and sensor transmitters
Use precision DACs to enable analog voltage (±10V) and currents (4mA to 20mA) in programmable logic controllers, actuators, digital control systems, and field and sensor transmitters
Features:
- ±24mA current and ±12V voltage outputs in a single device for programmable logic control.
- Ultra-low 220µA current with an 1.8V supply, plus an Integrated Highway Addressable Remote Transducer modem for loop-powered sensor transmitters.
- Total unadjusted error (0.1% full-scale range) with a –40°C to 125°C industrial temperature range.
- Built-in fault detection, alarms and watchdog timers.
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END-EQUIPMENT / SUB-SYSTEM
REFERENCE DESIGNS
- TIPD215 – Less Than 1-W, Quad-Channel, Analog Output Module With Adaptive Power Management Reference Design
- TIDA-00648 – 4-20mA Current Loop Transmitter Reference Design
PRODUCTS
- AFE882H1 – Low-power AFE with HART ®, 16-bit DAC, 12-bit ADC for PLC and sensor transmitter applications
- DAC8760 – 16-Bit Single-Channel Programmable Current/Voltage Output DAC for 4-20mA current loop applications
- DAC8775 – 16-Bit Quad-Channel Programmable Current-Output and Voltage-Output Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC)
Test & measurement
Using our precision DACs can help enable high accuracy, density and performance in advanced test and measurement systems and instruments
Using our precision DACs can help enable high accuracy, density and performance in advanced test and measurement systems and instruments
Features:
- Discrete precision DACs with resolutions as high as 20 bits.
- High accuracy and full monotonicity (± least significant bit integral nonlinearity and differential nonlinearity).
- Multiple output types (buffered and unbuffered input and output voltage).
- High-density channel counts – as many as 16.
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END-EQUIPMENT / SUB-SYSTEM
REFERENCE DESIGNS
- TIDA-01040 – Battery Tester Reference Design for High Current Applications
- TIDA-01041 – Battery tester reference design for multi-phase high-precision 0.5 to 100 A battery formation
PRODUCTS
- DAC11001B – High-grade, 20-bit, monotonic DAC with ultra-low noise, low glitch and exceptional THD performance
- DAC80508 – True 16-bit, 8-channel, SPI, voltage-output DAC with precision internal reference
- DAC80504 – True 16-bit, 4-channel, SPI, voltage-output DAC in QFN package with precision internal reference
HARDWARE DEVELOPMENT
- BP-DAC11001EVM – DAC11001 20-bit ultra-low-noise low-glitch monotonic DAC BoosterPack™ plug-in module
Aerospace & defense
Use our radiation-qualified precision DACs in designs requiring high accuracy, lower power consumption and a small footprint
Use our radiation-qualified precision DACs in designs requiring high accuracy, lower power consumption and a small footprint
Features:
- Qualified Manufacturers List V-certified 12-bit DACs with a wide output dynamic range.
- Discrete precision DACs with resolutions as high as 20 bits.
- Low power consumption per channel.
- Processor-independent applications with waveform generation.
- High-precision programmable amplifier biasing with power-sequencing protection.
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PRODUCTS
- DAC121S101QML-SP – Radiation-hardened, QML-V, 12-bit Micro Power Digital-to-Analog Converter with Rail-to-Rail Output
- AFE10004 – 4-channel power-amplifier monitor and controller with EEPROM and output switches
- DAC11001B – High-grade, 20-bit, monotonic DAC with ultra-low noise, low glitch and exceptional THD performance
Automotive
Reduce software overhead in automotive applications using smart DACs and smart analog front ends
Reduce software overhead in automotive applications using smart DACs and smart analog front ends
Features:
- LED pattern generation such as fade in, fade out and sequencing.
- System fault diagnostics, detection, communication and response.
- Waveform generation such as pulse-width modulation, sine wave and square wave.
- Single-wire communication across the body of the vehicle.
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END-EQUIPMENT / SUB-SYSTEM
PRODUCTS
- DAC43701-Q1 – Automotive, 8-bit 1-channel VOUT smart DAC with Hi-Z, EEPROM, waveform generator, comparator, GPIO
- DAC43901-Q1 – Automotive one-channel 8-bit smart DAC with turn-indicator animation and fade-in fade-out control