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Application Notes (168)

AN-1231: AC Signal Processing Using the AD5426/AD5432/AD5443 Current Output DACs (pdf, 87 kB)
An-1228: 32 Channels of Programmable Voltage with Excellent Temperature Drift Performance Using the AD5383 DAC (pdf, 74 kB)
AN-1229: AD5383 Channel Monitor Function (pdf, 91 kB)
AN-1235: AC Signal Processing Using the AD5450/AD5451/AD5452/AD5453 Current Output DACs (pdf, 94 kB)
AN-1237: Precise Control of I/Q Modulator Output Power Using the ADL5386 Quadrature Modulator and the AD5621 12-Bit DAC (pdf, 127 kB)
AN-1226: AD5382 Channel Monitor Function (pdf, 134 kB)
AN-1223: Output Channel Monitoring Using the AD5380 Multichannel DAC (pdf, 83 kB)
AN-1246: Software Configurable 16-Bit Quad Channel Unipolar/Bipolar Voltage Output Using the AD5754 DAC (pdf, 130 kB)
AN-1245: Software Configurable 12-Bit Quad Channel Unipolar/Bipolar Voltage Output Using the AD5724R DAC (pdf, 83 kB)
AN-1244: Software Configurable 14-Bit Quad-Channel Unipolar/Bipolar Voltage Output Using the AD5734R DAC (pdf, 102 kB)
AN-1241: Simplified 16-Bit Voltage Output and 4 mA-to-20 mA Output Solution Using the AD5422 (pdf, 166 kB)
AN-1201: Software Configurable 12-Bit Dual-Channel Unipolar/Bipolar Voltage Output Using the AD5722 DAC (pdf, 108 kB)
AN-1243: Software Configurable 16-Bit Quad-Channel Unipolar/Bipolar Voltage Output Using the AD5754R DAC (pdf, 85 kB)
AN-1225: 32 Channels of Programmable Voltage with Excellent Temperature Drift Performance Using the AD5382 DAC (pdf, 77 kB)
AN-1242: Simplified 12-Bit, 4 mA-to-20 mA Output Solution Using the AD5410 Current Source DAC (pdf, 97 kB)
AN-1227: AD5381 Channel Monitor Function (pdf, 78 kB)
AN-1224: 40 Channels of Programmable Voltage with Excellent Temperature Drift Performance Using the AD5381 DAC (pdf, 77 kB)
AN-1220: Compact, Low Cost, 5 V, Variable Gain, Inverting Amplifier Using the AD5270/AD5272 Digital Rheostat and AD8615 Op Amp (pdf, 127 kB)
AN-1247: Software Configurable 14-Bit Quad Channel Unipolar/Bipolar Voltage Output Using the AD5734 DAC (pdf, 102 kB)
AN-1202: Simplified 12-Bit Voltage and 4 mA-to-20 mA Output Solution Using the AD5412 (pdf, 145 kB)
AN-1218: Compact, Low Cost, 5 V, Variable Gain, Noninverting Amplifier Using the AD5270/AD5272 Digital Rheostat and AD8615 Op Amp (pdf, 171 kB)
AN-1203: Simplified 16-Bit, 4 mA-to-20 mA Output Solution Using the AD5420 (pdf, 97 kB)
AN-1212: Single Supply Low Noise LED Current Source Driver Using a Current Output DAC in the Reverse Mode (pdf, 106 kB)
AN-1205: 30 V Low Cost DAC Using the AD5292 Digital Potentiometer (pdf, 225 kB)
AN-1209: Logarithmic Audio Volume Control with Glitch Reduction Using the AD5292 Digital Potentiometer (pdf, 111 kB)
AN-1222: 40 Channels of Programmable Voltage with Excellent Temperature Drift Performance Using the AD5380 DAC (pdf, 68 kB)
AN-1206: Variable Gain Inverting Amplifier Using the AD5292 Digital Potentiometer and the OP184 Op Amp (pdf, 177 kB)
AN-1200: Software Configurable, 14-Bit Dual-Channel, Unipolar/Bipolar Voltage Output Using the AD5732 DAC (pdf, 134 kB)
AN-1215: 40 Channels of Programmable Industrial Level Output Span Using the AD5370 16-Bit Voltage Output DAC (pdf, 79 kB)
AN-1208: Programmable Bidirectional Current Source Using the AD5292 Digital Potentiometer and the ADA4091-4 Op Amp (pdf, 189 kB)
AN-1214: High CMRR Circuit for Converting Wideband Complementary DAC Output to Single-Ended Without Precision Resistors (pdf, 145 kB)
AN-1198: Software Configurable, 12-Bit Dual-Channel, Unipolar/Bipolar Voltage Output Using the AD5722R DAC (pdf, 95 kB)
AN-1239: High Accuracy, Bipolar Voltage Output Digital-to-Analog Conversion (pdf, 100 kB)
AN-1195: Software Configurable 12-Bit Quad-Channel Unipolar/Bipolar Voltage Output Using the AD5724 DAC (pdf, 151 kB)
AN-1207: Programmable High Voltage Source with Boosted Output Current Using the AD5292 Digital Potentiometer, OP184 Op Amp, and MOSFETs (pdf, 110 kB)
AN-1199: Software Configurable, 16-Bit Dual-Channel, Unipolar/Bipolar Voltage Output Using the AD5752 DAC (pdf, 101 kB)
AN-1196: Software Configurable 16-Bit Dual-Channel Unipolar/Bipolar Voltage Output Using the AD5752R DAC (pdf, 102 kB)
AN-1180: Optimizing Video Platforms for Automated Post-Production Self-Tests (pdf, 187 kB)
AN-1169: Linear Gain Setting Mode: A Detailed Description (pdf, 214 kB)
AN-1150: Controlling the AD5111/AD5113/AD5115 Using a Traditional Dial Interface (pdf, 75 kB)
AN-1142: Techniques for High Speed ADC PCB Layout (pdf, 392 kB)
AN-1121: Replacing Mechanical Potentiometers with Digital Potentiometers (pdf, 411 kB)
AN-1108: AD9832/AD9835 Programming Examples (pdf, 303 kB)
AN-1107: AC Signal Offset and Amplitude Control Using a Dual Channel Multiplying DAC and a Single I/V Converter (pdf, 372 kB)
AN-1044: Programming the AD5932 for Frequency Sweep and Single Frequency Outputs (pdf, 94 kB)
AN-1070: Programming the AD9833/AD9834 (pdf, 127 kB)
AN-1100: Wireless Transmitter IQ Balance and Sideband Suppression (pdf, 185 kB)
AN-1094: Multiplying DACs—Fixed Reference, Waveform Generation Applications (pdf, 141 kB)
AN-1085: Multiplying DACs—AC/Arbitrary Reference Applications (pdf, 137 kB)
AN-1093: Synchronization of Multiple AD9122 TxDAC+ Converters (pdf, 208 kB)
AN-0986: Adjusting the Output Range and Span of the AD5362 (pdf, 79 kB)
AN-1067: The Power Spectral Density of Phase Noise and Jitter: Theory, Data Analysis, and Experimental Results (pdf, 866 kB)
AN-1065: Configuring the AD5420 for HART Communication Compliance (pdf, 163 kB)
AN-920: Gain, LO, and Phase Compensation in a Single Sideband Transmitter Using the AD9788 TxDAC and ADL5372 Quadrature Modulator (pdf, 232 kB)
AN-0974: Multicarrier TD-SCMA Feasibility (pdf, 634 kB)
AN-924: Digital Quadrature Modulator Gain (pdf, 105 kB)
AN-1053: AD5933 Evaluation Board Example Measurement (pdf, 243 kB)
AN-919: AD9779A/AD9788: Guaranteeing PLL Lock Over Temperature (pdf, 74 kB)
AN-1036: Clear to Any Voltage Using the AD5370 (pdf, 74 kB)
AN-1006: Using the EVAL-ADUSB2EBZ (pdf, 349 kB)
AN-928: Understanding High Speed DAC Testing and Evaluation (pdf, 4445 kB)
AN-759: Expanding the Number of DAC Outputs on the ADuC8xx and ADuC702x Families (uC012) (pdf, 112 kB)
- AN-759 Companion Code (zip, 3,464 bytes) (zip, 3 kB)
AN-0996: The Advantages of Using a Quadrature Digital Upconverter (QDUC) in Point-to-Point Microwave Transmit Systems (pdf, 219 kB)
AN-0982: The Residual Phase Noise Measurement (pdf, 710 kB)
AN-932: Power Supply Sequencing (pdf, 95 kB)
AN-953: Direct Digital Synthesis (DDS) with a Programmable Modulus (pdf, 112 kB)
AN-311: How to Reliably Protect CMOS Circuits Against Power Supply Overvoltaging (pdf, 217 kB)
AN-922: Digital Pulse-Shaping Filter Basics (pdf, 1582 kB)
AN-878: High Speed ADC SPI Control Software (pdf, 585 kB)
AN-807: Multicarrier WCDMA Feasibility (pdf, 969 kB)
AN-808: Multicarrier CDMA2000 Feasibility (pdf, 1535 kB)
The goal of this application note is to determine the feasibility of implementing a multicarrier CDMA2000 transceiver and what the major subsystem performances must be.
AN-827: A Resonant Approach to Interfacing Amplifiers to Switched-Capacitor ADCs (pdf, 203 kB)
AN-877: Interfacing to High Speed ADCs via SPI (pdf, 1594 kB)
AN-939: Super-Nyquist Operation of the AD9912 Yields a High RF Output Signal (pdf, 221 kB)
AN-927: Determining if a Spur is Related to the DDS/DAC or to Some Other Source (For Example, Switching Supplies) (pdf, 170 kB)
AN-843: Measuring a Loudspeaker Impedance Profile Using the AD5933 (Rev. A, 6/07) (pdf, 284 kB)
AN-912: Driving a Center-Tapped Transformer with a Balanced Current-Output DAC (pdf, 246 kB)
AN-837: DDS-Based Clock Jitter Performance vs. DAC Reconstruction Filter Performance (pdf, 313 kB)
AN-772: A Design and Manufacturing Guide for the Lead Frame Chip Scale Package (LFCSP) (pdf, 439 kB)
AN-835: Understanding High Speed ADC Testing and Evaluation (pdf, 985 kB)
AN-873: Lock Detect on the ADF4xxx Family of PLL Synthesizers (pdf, 207 kB)
AN-769: Generating Multiple Clock Outputs from the AD9540 (pdf, 0)
AN-822: Synchronization of Multiple AD9779 TxDACs (pdf, 129 kB)
AN-823: Direct Digital Synthesizers in Clocking Applications Time (pdf, 115 kB)
Jitter in Direct Digital Synthesizer-Based Clocking Systems
AN-812: MicroController-Based Serial Port Interface (SPI) Boot Circuit (pdf, 452,449 bytes) (pdf, 441 kB)
This application note describes the operation of a general-purpose, microcontroller-based Serial Port Interface (SPI) boot circuit.
- Software Download (zip, 21,702,560 bytes)
AN-851: A WiMax Double Downconversion IF Sampling Receiver Design (pdf, 262 kB)
AN-847: Measuring a Grounded Impedance Profile Using the AD5933 (pdf, 294 kB)
AN-834: AD9786/AD9726 Calibration Engine (pdf, 354 kB)
AN-729: Evaluation Kit for the AD5254 Quad 256-Position I²C-Compatible Nonvolatile Memory Digital Potentiometer (pdf, 826 kB)
AN-742: Frequency Domain Response of Switched-Capacitor ADCs (pdf, 401 kB)
AN-715: A First Approach to IBIS Models: What They Are and How They Are Generated (pdf, 370 kB)
AN-345: Grounding for Low-and-High-Frequency Circuits (pdf, 455 kB)
Know Your Ground and Signal Paths for Effective Designs. Current Flow Seeks Path of Least Impedance-Not Just Resistance....
AN-756: Sampled Systems and the Effects of Clock Phase Noise and Jitter (pdf, 291 kB)
AN-501: Aperture Uncertainty and ADC System Performance (pdf, 227 kB)
A Key Concern in IF Sampling is that of Aperture Uncertainty (Jitter)
AN-748: Set-Up and Hold Measurements in High Speed CMOS Input DACs (pdf, 812 kB)
AN-320B: CMOS Multiplying DACs and Op Amps Combine to Build Programmable Gain Amplifiers, Part 2 (pdf, 989 kB)
AN-320A: CMOS Multiplying DACs and Op Amps Combine to Build Programmable Gain Amplifier, Part 1 (pdf, 1295 kB)
AN-747: Timing Synchronization for Multiple AD9786 TxDACs (pdf, 2389 kB)
AN-686: Implementing an I²C® Reset (pdf, 44 kB)
AN-605: Synchronizing Multiple AD9852 DDS-Based Synthesizers (pdf, 527 kB)
AN-632: Provisionary Data Rates Using the AD9951 DDS as an Agile Reference Clock for the ADN2812 Continuous-Rate CDR (pdf, 138 kB)
AN-579: Versatile Programmable Amplifiers Using Digital Potentiometers with Nonvolatile Memory (pdf, 90 kB)
AN-654: Optical Module Development Platform 2.5 Gbps Transmitter with Digital Diagnostics (pdf, 387 kB)
The SFP Digital Diagnostics Development Board is a platform designed to enable optical module designers to develop SFP and SFF compliant transceivers with digital diagnostics.
AN-620: Using the AD1836 and AD1953 for a 4-In/9-Out Analog System with DSP (pdf, 66 kB)
AN-642: Coupling a Single-Ended Clock Source to the Differential Clock Input of Third-Generation TxDAC® and TxDAC+® Products (pdf, 479 kB)
AN-640: Synchronizing Multiple AD9777s Using DATACLK Input Mode (pdf, 0)
AN-621: Programming the AD9832/AD9835 (pdf, 202 kB)
This application note details how to program 5 MHz on the output of the AD9832/AD9835 parts. The frequency register,defer register,and command sequence are explained in detail.
AN-348: Avoiding Passive-Component Pitfalls (pdf, 931 kB)
The Wrong Passive Component Can Derail Even the Best Op Amp or Data Converter. Here Are Some Basic Traps to Watch For.
AN-21: 4-20 mA Digital-to-Process Current Transmitter (pdf, 161 kB)
Describes a 3 I.C. Digital to 4-20 mA Current Output Circuit (DAC08, REF01 and OP221)
AN-214: Ground Rules for High Speed Circuits (pdf, 356 kB)
Layout and Wiring Are Critical in Video Converter Circuits.
AN-412: Video-Standard Selection Circuit for the AD722 Using Low Cost Crystals (pdf, 27 kB)
AN-336: JPEG Compression
- AN-336A: Image Compression - Spelling Out the Options (pdf, 283 kB)
- AN-336B: JPEG Compression - Software Based? Or Which Hardware Type? More Mysteries Clarified. (pdf, 751 kB)
AN-333: Design and Layout of a Video Graphics System for Reduced EMI (pdf, 1540 kB)
AN-205: Video Formats and Required Load Terminations (pdf, 241 kB)
AN-349: Keys to Longer Life for CMOS (pdf, 89 kB)
Here's How CMOS Can be Protected Against Abuse
AN-502: Designing A Superheterodyne Receiver Using an IF Sampling Diversity Chipset (pdf, 198 kB)
The AD6600/AD6620 Chipset Simplifies Receiver Design
AN-534: Adding HART® Capability to the AD421, Loop-Powered 4 mA–20 mA DAC Using the 20C15 HART Modem (pdf, 49 kB)
AN-342: Analog Signal-Handling for High Speed and Accuracy. (pdf, 468 kB)
Signal handling techniques for optimizing DAC and ADC performance.
AN-280: Mixed Signal Circuit Technologies (pdf, 2101 kB)
Considers problems which arise when reality (& Murphy) intervene in a design which otherwise seems satisfactory in terms of theory and modeling.
AN-582: Resolution Enhancements of Digital Potentiometers with Multiple Devices (pdf, 135 kB)
Digital Potentiometers Can Be Paralleled, Stacked or Cascaded to Optimize Resolution.
AN-580: 0: Programmable Oscillator Uses Digital Potentiometers (pdf, 52 kB)
AN-557: An Experimenter's Project: (pdf, 368 kB)
Incorporating the AD9850 Complete DDS Device as a Digital LO Function in an Amateur Radio Transceiver
AN-419: A Discrete, Low Phase Noise, 125 MHz Crystal Oscillator for the AD9850 (pdf, 101 kB)
AN-237: Choosing DACs for Direct Digital Synthesis (pdf, 1156 kB)
AN-423: Amplitude Modulation of the AD9850 Direct Digital Synthesizer (pdf, 37 kB)
AN-595: Understanding Pin Compatibility in the TxDAC® Line of High Speed D/A Converters (pdf, 36 kB)
AN-555: Using the AD9709, AD9763, AD9765, AD9767 Dual DAC Evaluation Board (pdf, 206 kB)
AN-420: 0: Using the AD9708/AD9760/AD9701/AD9764-EB Evaluation Board (pdf, 227 kB)
AN-328: Generate 4 Channels of Analog Output Using AD7542 12-Bit DAC and Control the Lot with Only 2 Wires (pdf, 309 kB)
AN-326: Interfacing the AD7549 to the MCS-48 and MCS-51 Microcomputer Families (pdf, 334 kB)
AN-325: 12-Bit Analog I/O Port Uses AD7549 Dual 12-Bit DAC and 8051 Microcomputer (pdf, 318 kB)
AN-137: A Digitally Programmable Gain and Attenuation Amplifier Design (pdf, 52 kB)
AN-587: Synchronizing Multiple AD9850/AD9851 DDS-Based Synthesizers (pdf, 116 kB)
AN-414: Low Cost, Low Power Devices for HDSL Applications (pdf, 41 kB)
AN-284: Implement Infinite Sample-and-Hold Circuits Using Analog Input/Output Ports (pdf, 227 kB)
AN-351: Ask the Applications Engineer-2 (pdf, 286 kB)
Trimming Offset and Gain in A/D's and D/A's
AN-543: High Quality, All-Digital RF Frequency Modulation Generation with the ADSP-2181 and the AD9850 DDS (pdf, 49 kB)
- AN-543 - Monaural FM Transmitter (dsp, 20 kB)
- AN-543 - Stereo FM Transmitter (dsp, 25 kB)
AN-109: 09: Understanding and Preventing Latch-up In CMOS DACs (pdf, 392 kB)
AN-225: 12-Bit Voltage-Output DACs for Single-Supply 5V and 12V Systems (pdf, 237 kB)
AN-23: D/A Converter Generates Hyperbolic Functions (pdf, 186 kB)
AN-712: AD5228 Evaluation Kit for the 32-Position, Push Button, Up/Down Control Digital Potentiometer (pdf, 754 kB)
AN-302: 02: Exploit Digital Advantages in an SSB Receiver (pdf, 417 kB)
AN-327: DAC ICs: How Many Bits Is Enough? (pdf, 345 kB)
Digital audio playback DACs are available in a variety of different architectures--each with it's own performance tradeoffs.
AN-17: DAC08 Applications Collection (pdf, 769 kB)
AN-6: AB-6: Single Supply Operation of the DAC08 (pdf, 35 kB)
AN-211: The Alexander Current-Feedback Audio Power Amplifier (pdf, 1154 kB)
AN-316: AD7224 Provides Programmable Voltages Over Varying Ranges (pdf, 153 kB)
AN-364: Enhancing the Performance of the AD7111A and AD7112 LOGDACs (pdf, 194 kB)
AN-219: Electronic Adjustment Made Easy with the TrimDAC® (pdf, 404 kB)
AN-207: 07: Interfacing Two 16 Bit AD1856 (AD1861) Audio DACs with the Philips SAA7220 Digital Filter (pdf, 134 kB)
AN-627: AD5235 Evaluation Kit User Manual (pdf, 367 kB)
AN-314: 14-Bit DACs Maintain High Performance Over Extended Temperature Range (pdf, 261 kB)
AN-321: 3-Phase Sine Wave Generation Using the AD7226 Quad DAC (pdf, 174 kB)
AN-562: Filter specification for the Internal Filters of the ADV719x Video Encoders (pdf, 159 kB)
AN-322: Improve Function Generators with Matched D/A Converters (pdf, 272 kB)
AD7528 Dual 8-Bit CMOS Multiplying DAC Makes Function Generation Practical and Affordable
AN-142: Voltage Adjustment Applications of the DAC-8800 TrimDAC®, an Octal, 8-Bit D/A Converter (pdf, 712 kB)
AN-19: Differential and Multiplying D/A Converter Applications (pdf, 418 kB)
AN-254: Add Programmable Gain, Attenuation (pdf, 97 kB)
Simple CMOS Multiplying DAC Circuit Provides Digital Control of Gain and Attenuation of Analog Signal
AN-319: Simple Interface Between D/A Converter and Microcomputer Leads to Programmable Sine-Wave Oscillators (pdf, 317 kB)
AN-711: AD5227 Evaluation Kit for the 64-Position, Up/Down Control Digital Potentiometer (pdf, 877 kB)
AN-585: AD5232–Programmable Oscillator Using Digital Potentiometers (pdf, 102 kB)
AN-209: 09: 8th Order Programmable Low-Pass Analog Filter Using Dual 12-Bit CMOS Multiplying DACs (pdf, 401 kB)
AN-310: 0: Single Supply 12-Bit DAC Circuits Using the AD7568 (pdf, 233 kB)
AN-208: 08: Understanding LOGDACs (pdf, 156 kB)
LOGDACs are CMOS Multiplying DACs With an Expontial (Anti-Logarithmic) Digital-to-Analog Transfer Characteristic (Rather Than a Linear D/A Transfer Characteristic)
AN-317: Circuit Applications of the AD7226 Quad CMOS DAC (pdf, 625 kB)
AN-318: AD7528 Dual 8-Bit CMOS Multiplying DAC (pdf, 435 kB)
This Application Note details a myriad of circuit applications made possible by the multiplying characteristics and/or resistor ladder matching characteristics of the AD7528.
AN-206: 06: CMOS Multiplying DAC Based Panning Circuit Provides Almost Constant Output Power (pdf, 142 kB)
Audio signal processing sometimes requires splitting or "panning" a single signal source into multiple channels. This application note describes how CMOS M-DACs can control the relative signal levels of the derived channels.
AN-628: ADN2850 Evaluation Kit User Manual (pdf, 385 kB)

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