AD5066
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CLEAR CODE REGISTER
The AD5066 has a hardware CLR pin that is an asynchronous
clear input. The CLR input is falling edge sensitive. Bringing the
CLR line low clears the contents of the input register and the
DAC registers to the data contained in the user-configurable
CLR register and sets the analog outputs accordingly (see
Table 11). This function can be used in system calibration to
load zero scale, midscale, or full scale to all channels together.
These clear code values are user-programmable by setting two
bits, Bit DB1 and Bit DB0, in the control register (see
Table 11).The default setting clears the outputs to 0 V. Command 0101 is
Table 11. Clear Code Register
DB1 (CR1)
DB0 (CR0)
Clears to Code
0
0x0000
0
1
0x8000
1
0
0xFFFF
1
No operation
The part exits clear code mode on the 32nd falling edge of the
next write to the part. If CLR is activated during a write
sequence, the write is aborted.
The CLR pulse activation time (the falling edge of CLR to when
the output starts to change) is typically 10.6 s. S
ee Table 13 for
contents of the input shift register during the loading clear code
register operation.
LDAC FUNCTION
Hardware LDAC Pin
The outputs of all DACs can be updated simultaneously using
the hardware LDAC pin, as shown in
Figure 2. There are two
methods of using the hardware LDAC pin: synchronously
(LDAC permanently low) and asynchronously (LDAC pulsed).
Synchronous LDAC: LDAC is held permanently low. After new
data is read, the DAC registers are updated on the falling edge
of the 32nd SCLK pulse, provided LDAC is held low.
Asynchronous LDAC: LDAC is held high then pulsed low to
update. The outputs are not updated at the same time that the
input registers are written to. When LDAC is pulsed low, the
DAC registers are updated with the contents of the input
registers.
Command 0001, 0010 and 0011 (s
ee Table 7) update the DAC
Register/Registers, regardless of the level of the LDAC pin
Software LDAC Function
Writing to the DAC using Command 0110 loads the 4-bit
LDAC register (DB3 to DB0). The default for each channel is
0; that is, the LDAC pin works normally. Setting the bits to 1
updates the DAC channel regardless of the state of the hardware
LDAC pin, so that it effectively sees the hardware LDAC pin
operation.) This flexibility is useful in applications where the
user wants to simultaneously update select channels while the
remainder of the channels are synchronously updating.
Table 12. Load LDAC
LDAC Bits
(DB3 to
DB0)
Register
LDAC
Pin
LDAC Operation
0
1/0
Determined by LDAC pin
1
X1
DAC channels update, overrides the LDAC
pin; DAC channels see LDAC as 0
1 X = don’t care.
The LDAC register gives the user extra flexibility and control
over the hardware LDAC pin (see
Table 14). Setting the LDAC
bits (DB0 to DB3) to 0 for a DAC channel means that this
channel’s update is controlled by the hardware LDAC pin.
Table 13. 32-Bit Input Shift Register Contents for Clear Code Function
MSB
LSB
DB31 to DB28
DB27
DB26
DB25
DB24
DB23
DB22
DB21
DB20
DB2 to DB19
DB1
DB0
X
0
1
0
1
X
1/0
Don’t cares
Command bits (C3 to C0)
Address bits (A3 to A0)
Don’t cares
Clear code register
(CR1 to CR0)
Table 14. 32-Bit Input Shift Register Contents for LDAC
MSB
Overwrite Function
LSB
DB31
to DB28
DB27
DB26
DB25
DB24
DB23 to DB20
DB4
to DB19
DB3
DB2
DB1
DB0
X
0
1
0
X
DAC D
DAC C
DAC B
DAC A
Don’t cares
Command bits (C3 to C0)
Address bits (A3 to A0)—don’t cares
Don’t cares
Setting LDAC bit to 1 override LDAC pin