Industrial and Instrumentation ICs
Volume 7, Issue 10 YOUR SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS RESOURCE

Single Chip DAC and Driver ICs Simplify Actuator Control and Communications in Factory Automation Systems

iCMOSIn a host of industries—from automotive assembly to food processing to oil refining—industrial process control applications require solutions to meet growing demands for feature-rich, high performance, highly reliable, programmable automation controllers.

Solution
ADI's new 12-bit and 16-bit digitally controlled current and voltage output drivers handle all standard industrial output signaling and diagnostic requirements. They offer user-programmable voltage and current-mode output configurations—eliminating bulky discrete analog circuitry and reducing board space by as much as 70%.

Enabled by ADI's proprietary iCMOS™ industrial manufacturing process technology, the AD5422 single-channel 16-bit DAC operates from a single 12 V to 48 V supply or dual ±12V to ±24 V supplies. The output configuration is software-selectable from options of 5 V, 10 V, ±5 V, and ±10 V in voltage mode and 4 to 20 mA, 0 to 20 mA, as well as 0 to 24 mA, in current mode. All output spans include an additional overrange setting. Internal fault detection circuitry provides hardware and software indication of line faults, such as opens or shorts in cable wiring or remotely located loads. To sense output voltage, the device includes a buffered voltage output with force and sense capability that can compensate for series protection resistors and field-wiring resistance. Analog outputs can drive capacitive loads up to 1 µF and inductive loads of 1 H. The AD5422 achieves an accuracy level of 0.1% TUE (total unadjusted error). The AD5412 is a pin-compatible 12-bit DAC.

ADI also offers the AD5420 single-channel, 16-bit current source DAC. Operating from an extended single 12 V to 60 V supply, the output configuration is software-selectable from 4 to 20 mA, 0 to 20 mA, and 0 to 24 mA. The analog output is open-circuit protected and can drive resistive loads greater than 1 kΩ and inductive loads of 1 H. The AD5410 is a pin-compatible 12-bit DAC.

AD54x

AD5410 AD5412 AD5420 AD5422

Resolution: 16-bit (with pin-compatible 12-bit devices)
Voltage and current output
Accuracy: 0.1% TUE
On-chip precision force and sense amplifier
Integrated diagnostics
Package options: 24-lead TSSOP, 40-lead LFCSP

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