Technical Documentation

Application Notes (102)

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-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-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-1222: 40 Channels of Programmable Voltage with Excellent Temperature Drift Performance Using the AD5380 DAC (pdf, 68 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-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-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-1142: Techniques for High Speed ADC PCB Layout (pdf, 392 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-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-919: AD9779A/AD9788: Guaranteeing PLL Lock Over Temperature (pdf, 74 kB)
AN-1036: Clear to Any Voltage Using the AD5370 (pdf, 74 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-0982: The Residual Phase Noise Measurement (pdf, 710 kB)
AN-932: Power Supply Sequencing (pdf, 95 kB)
AN-311: How to Reliably Protect CMOS Circuits Against Power Supply Overvoltaging (pdf, 217 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-912: Driving a Center-Tapped Transformer with a Balanced Current-Output DAC (pdf, 246 kB)
AN-772: A Design and Manufacturing Guide for the Lead Frame Chip Scale Package (LFCSP) (pdf, 439 kB)
AN-822: Synchronization of Multiple AD9779 TxDACs (pdf, 129 kB)
AN-834: AD9786/AD9726 Calibration Engine (pdf, 354 kB)
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-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-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-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-237: Choosing DACs for Direct Digital Synthesis (pdf, 1156 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-414: Low Cost, Low Power Devices for HDSL Applications (pdf, 41 kB)
AN-351: Ask the Applications Engineer-2 (pdf, 286 kB)
Trimming Offset and Gain in A/D's and D/A's
AN-302: 02: Exploit Digital Advantages in an SSB Receiver (pdf, 417 kB)
AN-17: DAC08 Applications Collection (pdf, 769 kB)
AN-6: AB-6: Single Supply Operation of the DAC08 (pdf, 35 kB)
AN-316: AD7224 Provides Programmable Voltages Over Varying Ranges (pdf, 153 kB)
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-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-314: 14-Bit DACs Maintain High Performance Over Extended Temperature Range (pdf, 261 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-321: 3-Phase Sine Wave Generation Using the AD7226 Quad DAC (pdf, 174 kB)
AN-209: 09: 8th Order Programmable Low-Pass Analog Filter Using Dual 12-Bit CMOS Multiplying DACs (pdf, 401 kB)
AN-319: Simple Interface Between D/A Converter and Microcomputer Leads to Programmable Sine-Wave Oscillators (pdf, 317 kB)
AN-310: 0: Single Supply 12-Bit DAC Circuits Using the AD7568 (pdf, 233 kB)
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-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-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)

Circuit Note (48)

Technical Articles (37)

MS-2475: Power Limitations of Loop-Powered Smart Transmitters: How to Add More Intelligencewithin a Fixed Power Budget (pdf, 1511 kB)
RF DACs simplify power and space in downstream cable transmitter systems
Modern DACs and DAC Buffers Improve System Performance, Simplify Design
Analog Dialogue, By Padraic O'Reilly and Charly El-Khoury, Analog Devices, Inc. (Volume 46, March 2012)
MS-2210: Designing Power Supplies for High Speed ADC (pdf, 327 kB)
Designing 1-ppm DAC Accuracy into Instrumentation Applications
Understand the challenges of achieving this level of converter performance
(Planet Analog, 3/2010)
- Part 1
  This article looks at a 1-ppm DAC and associated support circuitry, error sources, and performance measures.
- Part 2
  This article discusses 1-ppm circuit complexities including noise, temperature drift, thermoelectric voltages, physical stress, long-term stability, circuit construction and layout, and voltage references.
Build a Smart Analog Process-Instrument Transmitter with Low-Power Converters and a Microcontroller
An analog transmitter is a field-mounted device that senses a physical parameter such as pressure or temperature and generates a current proportional to the measured variable in the standard range, 4 to 20 mA.
(Analog Transmitter, 10/28/2009)
Save space, cost, and power in multichannel PLCs with quad 16-Bit voltage/current-output DACs (Part 1 of 2)
EE Times, July 2010
Design A Clock-Distribution Strategy With Confidence
by Demetrios Efstathiou (Electronic Design, April 27, 2006)
Looking ahead: Data converter trends for 2010
Converters are key to mixed-signal products; here's a perspective on where they are headed in terms of performance, power, and functionality.
(Planet Analog, 2/24/2010)
Simplifying Design of Industrial Process-Control Systems with PLC Evaluation Boards
PLC evaluation board applications for industrial process-control systems are diverse, ranging from simple traffic control to complex electrical power grids, from environmental control systems to oil-refinery process control.
(Industrial Control DesignLine, 8/24/09 - Part 1 and 9/3/09 - Part 1)
- Part 1
- Part 2
Simplifying Design of Industrial Process-Control Systems with PLC Evaluation Boards (Part 1 of 2)
PLC evaluation board applications for industrial process-control systems are diverse, ranging from simple traffic control to complex electrical power grids, from environmental control systems to oil-refinery process control.
(Industrial Control DesignLine, 8/24/09)
Simplifying Design of Industrial Process-Control Systems with PLC Evaluation Boards (Part 1 of 2)
PLC evaluation board applications for industrial process-control systems are diverse, ranging from simple traffic control to complex electrical power grids, from environmental control systems to oil-refinery process control.
(Industrial Control DesignLine, 8/24/09)
Filter Design Tools and Wizards
Filters are common in electronic equipment. The common thread is the desire to pass some frequencies, while blocking others.
(ECNmag.com, August 13, 2009)
Clocking Requirements for High Speed Data Converters
Wireless infrastructure, broadband and instrumentation applications generally require very high performance clocking circuits. This article will discuss the clocking technologies required.
(Part 1 of 4)
(EE Times Europe, 8/18/09)
Analog Outputs for Industrial Applications
by Albert O'Grady, Analog Devices, Inc. (Industrial Control Design Line, 4/12/2008)
Eliminating Audio System Noise from HDTV
by Mike Mehan, Analog Devices, Inc. (Audio Design Line, 6/25/2008)
Class T Satellite Products (pdf, 124 kB)
Multi-Channel Analog-to-Digital Converter Module Integration (pdf, 20 kB)
Understanding D/A Converter Architectures
The performance of a D/A is determined through a combination of architecture and process ... by James Caffrey, Analog Devices, Inc. (Electronic Products, September 2003)
Voltage Level Setting Requirements in RF Power Control Circuits
by James Caffrey, Analog Devices, Inc. (ECN, 6/1/2004)
Camera Phones Nip at Standalone Digital Camera Market
(ElectronicNews, 5/20/2005)
Converters Heed Call of 'Real World'
by Pat O'Doherty, Analog Devices, Inc. (EE Times, 9/12/2005)
Designing DACs into Precision Industrial 10-V Applications
by Brendan Cronin, Analog Devices, Inc. (PlanetAnalog, 3/23/2006)
Converters for 3G are Optimized for Cost, Size and Power
by Chris Cloninger, Analog Devices, Inc. (Planet Analog, 4/6/2006)
Designers Cast A Skeptical Eye On Mixed-Signal SOCs
(EDN, 5/11/2006)
Software Calibration Reduces D/A Converter Offset and Gain Errors
by Ken Kavanagh, Analog Devices, Inc. (Planet Analog, 5/18/2006)
Monitor And Control Base-Station Power Amps
by Liam Riordan, Analog Devices, Inc.
(Microwaves & RF, 4/2007)
Soft Radio Runs into Hard Standards
by Brad Brannon and Chris Cloninger, Analog Devices Inc.
(EE Times, April 11, 2001)
analogZone Review of the AD5379, 40-Channel, 14-Bit Bipolar DAC For ATE And Optical Networking
... One of the incredible things about this 40-channel part is that the channel-to-channel isolation is quoted at a typical 100 dB! How the designers achieved that I cannot imagine but it is a critical specification when you are handling so many signals simultaneously.
(analogZone, 10/14/2002)
Analog Devices' New Integrated Converter Solutions Reduce Design Costs For Next-Generation Wireless Infrastructures
analogZone Review: The AD9744 is ADI's third generation of TxDAC and is undoubtedly the best.
Double DAC Rate by Using Mixers as Switches
by Randall Carver, Analog Devices,Inc. (EDN Design Idea, 2/5/2004)
They Sure Do Make Them Small
by James Caffrey, Analog Devices, Inc. (Portable Design, 12/2004)
Healthcare at Home (Part II)
A major trend in medicine is to move treatments and monitoring out of the hospital or even the doctor's office and either attach them to the patient or enable it to be done in the home. What can device designers do to aid this effort and what technologies would help to enable it.
(EDN, February 25, 2008)
Flow Cytometry Blood Analysis Systems
DDS Device Provides Amplitude Modulation
by Mary McCarthy, Analog Devices, Inc.
(EDN, September 2, 1999)
iCMOS - A Breakthrough in Industrial-Sector Electronics

Aerospace Information (6)

PCN#00-406 (pdf, 14 kB)
(4/14/00)
Product Change notice for change of Analog Devices, Inc. Aerospace Product Line standard product from 883 Class S to MIL-PRF-38535, level V.
Aerospace Dice (pdf, 196 kB)
(Revised 1/2006)
Many Analog Devices products can be purchased as Class K die.
GIDEP - Product Change Notice (pdf, 72 kB)
(2/2/00)
ADI Philippines is being qualified as alternative sites for QMLV, Class S, JAN S and customer SCD Drawings for screening, testing, and quality conformance testing presently tested at ADI Santa Clara, CA. The device types effected by this move are listed in the Appendices.
Space Products Signal Chain (pdf, 176 kB)
(Revised 12/01)
Satellite signal chain with suggested part types in various locations.
Standard Space Level Products Program (pdf, 39 kB)
This brochure describes the standard flow and how to order Analog Devices, Inc. standard product for Space Level not available as JAN, or QML. It replaces the Standard Class S brochure.
Space Qualified Parts List (pdf, 93 kB)
This document lists 67 (240+) space level products that are available from Analog Devices. Many of the products listed are state-of-the-art data conversion and signal processing products that were previously only available as commercial or military Class B products. Through our Space Products Group and MIL-PRF-38535 certified Level V (Class S) facility, we are pleased to offer these products to the space marketplace.

Analog Dialogue (16)

Grounding (Again)
By Walt Kester, Analog Devices, Inc.
Testing Data Converters
Automated Calibration Technique Reduces Offset to Less than 1 mV
Reconstruct a DAC Transfer Function from Its Harmonic Spectral Content
New High-Resolution Multiplying DACs Excel at Handling AC Signals
By Liam Riordan, Analog Devices, Inc. (Analog Dialogue, Vol 44, Sept. 2010)
The 20-Bit DAC Is the Easiest Part of a 1-ppm-Accurate Precision Voltage Source
(Analog Dialogue, Volume 44 – April 2010)
Quad 16-Bit Voltage-/Current-Output DACs Save Space, Cost, and Power in Multichannel PLCs
(Analog Dialogue, Volume 44 – July 2010)
PLC Evaluation Board Simplifies Design of Industrial Process Control Systems
(Analog Dialogue, Vol. 43, April 2009)
BIST for Analog Weenies
(Analog Dialogue, Vol. 42, February 2008)
High-Speed DAC Controls Power Amplifier Ramp Profile
by Liam Riordan (Analog Dialogue, Vol. 41, June 2007)
Which ADC Architecture Is Right for Your Application?
by Walt Kester, Analog Devices, Inc. (Analog Dialogue, Vol 39, June 2005)
10-Bit Quad DACs for Single-Supply 3.0 V to 5.5 V Operation
(Analog Dialogue, Vol. 29, No. 3, 1995)
Detecting Fast RF Bursts Using Log Amps
(Analog Dialogue, Vol. 36, No. 5, September-October, 2002)
Choosing High-Speed Signal Processing Components for Ultrasound Systems
(Analog Dialogue, Vol. 29, No. 2, 1995)
Build a Smart Analog Process-Instrument Transmitter with Low-Power Converters and a Microcontroller
(Analog Dialogue, Vol. 31, No. 1, 1997)
Getting 14-Bit Performance from a 32-Channel 14-Bit String DAC
by Albert O'Grady (Analog Dialogue, Volume 37 – 2/2003)

Data Sheets (291)

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