{"id":9366,"date":"2014-05-15T05:52:43","date_gmt":"2014-05-15T05:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/electronicsmaker.com\/?p=9366"},"modified":"2014-05-15T05:53:15","modified_gmt":"2014-05-15T05:53:15","slug":"high-performance-dacs-reduce-board-space-and-lower-system-costs-while-increasing-accuracy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/electronicsmaker.com\/high-performance-dacs-reduce-board-space-and-lower-system-costs-while-increasing-accuracy","title":{"rendered":"High-performance DACs reduce board space and lower system costs, while increasing accuracy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><i>TI&#8217;s new DAC family benefits industrial automation, process control and building automation equipment<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Bangalore 8<sup>th<\/sup> May 2014<\/b> &#8212;\u00a0Texas Instruments (TI)\u00a0 introduced a new family of digital-to-analog converters (DACs) that enables engineers to increase the accuracy and performance of programmable logic controller (PLC) I\/O modules, field sensors and transmitters, and building automation systems, while decreasing overall system size and cost. The DAC8760 family is also the industry&#8217;s first to provide simultaneous voltage and current outputs, giving system designers the flexibility to use either one or both outputs. For more information about the DAC8760 family, visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ti.com\/dac8760-pr\" target=\"_blank\">www.ti.com\/dac8760-pr<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Key benefits of the DAC8760 family:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Highest precision:<\/b>\u00a0Maximum total unadjusted error (TUE) of 0.1 percent, eliminating the need for calibration.<\/li>\n<li><b>Highest integration for reduced board space and bill of materials:<\/b>\u00a0Each device in the family includes voltage output, 4- to 20-mA output, precision reference and low-dropout regulator (LDO), along with on-chip reliability and diagnostics via a watchdog timer and cyclic redundancy check.<\/li>\n<li><b>Greater design flexibility:<\/b>\u00a0Designers can program the ranges for voltage and current outputs using the serial peripheral interface (SPI).<\/li>\n<li><b>Widest temperature range<\/b>: Supports temperatures ranging from -40 to +125\u02daC, 32 percent wider than similar DACs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Tools and support<\/b><\/p>\n<p>TI offers a range of support tools for the DAC8760 family to speed time to market, including reference designs, simulation models and hardware evaluation modules.<\/p>\n<p>The following TI Designs reference design circuits provide theory, simulation, calculation, design methodology and more:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Combined Voltage and Current Output Terminal for Analog Outputs (AO) in Industrial Applications (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ti.com\/hpa-pa-dac-dac8760-pr-tipd119-tidesigns-en\" target=\"_blank\">TIPD119<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Single-Channel Industrial Voltage and Current Output Driver, Isolated, EMC\/EMI Tested (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ti.com\/hpa-pa-dac-dac8760-pr-tipd153-tidesigns-en\" target=\"_blank\">TIPD153<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>16-Bit Analog Output Module Reference Design for Programmable Logic Controllers (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ti.com\/hpa-pa-dac-dac8760-pr-tida-00118-tidesigns-en\" target=\"_blank\">TIDA-00118<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Evaluation modules (EVMs) are available for each device in the DAC8760 family, providing an easy way to evaluate device performance and operating characteristics. This includes an enhanced EVM, which features additional components to increase immunity from electrostatic discharge (ESD) and electromagnetic interference (EMI) events. An\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ti.com\/hpa-pa-dac-dac8760-pr-ibis-pf-en\" target=\"_blank\">IBIS model<\/a>\u00a0to perform various board-level signal integrity simulations and timing analyses is also available.<\/p>\n<p>Customer support for the DAC8760 family is available on the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ti.com\/hpa-pa-dac-dac8760-pr-e2e-en\" target=\"_blank\">Precision Data Converters Forum<\/a>\u00a0in the TI E2E\u2122 Community, where engineers can search for solutions, get help, share knowledge and solve problems with fellow engineers and TI experts.<\/p>\n<p><b>Package, availability and pricing<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The DAC8760 family is available today in the following options:<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><b>Device<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><b>Description<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><b>Package<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><b>Price<\/b><b>(1k units)<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><b>EVM<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><b>Enhanced EVM<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" valign=\"bottom\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ti.com\/hpa-pa-dac-dac8760-pr-pf-en\" target=\"_blank\">DAC8760<\/a><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" valign=\"bottom\">16-bit with voltage and4- to 20-mA outputs<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">4.4mm by 7.8mm TSSOP<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">US$3.99<\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" valign=\"bottom\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ti.com\/hpa-pa-dac-dac8760-pr-evm-en\" target=\"_blank\">DAC8760EVM<\/a><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" valign=\"bottom\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ti.com\/hpa-pa-dac-dac8760emc-pr-evm-en\" target=\"_blank\">DAC8760EMC-EVM<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">6-mm by 6-mm QFN<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">US$3.99<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" valign=\"bottom\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ti.com\/hpa-pa-dac-dac8760-pr-dac8750-pf-en\" target=\"_blank\">DAC8750<\/a><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" valign=\"bottom\">16-bit with 4- to 20-mA outputs<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">4.4-mm by 7.8-mm TSSOP<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">US$3.49<\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" valign=\"bottom\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ti.com\/hpa-pa-dac-dac8760-pr-dac8750-evm-en\" target=\"_blank\">DAC8750EVM<\/a><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" valign=\"bottom\">N\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">6-mm by 6-mm QFN<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">US$3.49<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" valign=\"bottom\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ti.com\/hpa-pa-dac-dac8760-pr-dac7760-pf-en\" target=\"_blank\">DAC7760<\/a><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" valign=\"bottom\">12-bit with voltage and4- to 20-mA outputs<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">4.4-mm by 7.8-mm TSSOP<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">US$2.99<\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" valign=\"bottom\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ti.com\/hpa-pa-dac-dac8760-pr-dac7760-evm-en\" target=\"_blank\">DAC7760EVM<\/a><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" valign=\"bottom\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ti.com\/hpa-pa-dac-dac8760-pr-dac7760emc-evm-en\" target=\"_blank\">DAC7760EMC-EVM<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">6-mm by 6-mm QFN<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">US$2.99<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" valign=\"bottom\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ti.com\/hpa-pa-dac-dac8760-pr-dac7750-pf-en\" target=\"_blank\">DAC7750<\/a><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" valign=\"bottom\">12-bit with 4- to 20-mA outputs<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">4.4-mm by 7.8-mm TSSOP<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">US$2.49<\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" valign=\"bottom\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ti.com\/hpa-pa-dac-dac8760-pr-dac7750-evm-en\" target=\"_blank\">DAC7750EVM<\/a><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" valign=\"bottom\">N\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">6-mm by 6-mm QFN<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">US$2.49<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><b>\u00a0Learn more about how to design with TI&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ti.com\/lsds\/ti\/data-converters\/Precision-DAC-4-to-20mA-current-output-products.page\" target=\"_blank\">precision DAC<\/a>s by visiting the links below:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Learn about\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ti.com\/hpa-pa-dac-dac8760-pr-thehub-20140429-en\" target=\"_blank\">analog outputs and architectures<\/a>\u00a0in our new\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ti.com\/hpa-pa-dac-dac8760-pr-thehub-industrialdacs-en\" target=\"_blank\">Industrial DACs blog series<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Read about\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ti.com\/hpa-pa-dac-dac8760-pr-slaa572-mc-en\" target=\"_blank\">how to implement HART communication<\/a>\u00a0with the DAC8760 family.<\/li>\n<li>Watch how to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ti.com\/hpa-pa-dac-dac8760-pr-v-en\" target=\"_blank\">design analog outputs with 4-20 mA DACs<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Learn how to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ti.com\/hpa-pa-dac-dac8760-pr-engit-en\" target=\"_blank\">avoid electrical over-stress damage<\/a>\u00a0(EOS) in industrial systems in our newest\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ti.com\/hpa-pa-dac-dac8760-pr-engit-lp-en\" target=\"_blank\">Engineer It<\/a>\u00a0video.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TI&#8217;s new DAC family benefits industrial automation, process control and building automation equipment Bangalore 8th May 2014 &#8212;\u00a0Texas Instruments (TI)\u00a0 introduced a new family of digital-to-analog converters (DACs) that enables engineers to increase the accuracy and performance of programmable logic controller (PLC) I\/O modules, field sensors and transmitters, and building automation systems, while decreasing overall [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[42,99],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v15.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>High-performance DACs reduce board space and lower system costs, while increasing accuracy - Electronics 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