1.4.5 1.39.4 1.40.5 Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC)
The Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC) converts a digital value to a voltage. The DAC Controller controls two DACs, which can operate either as two independent DACs or as a single DAC in differential mode. Each DAC is 12-bit resolution and it is capable of converting up to 1,000,000 samples per second (MSPS).
The DAC peripheral provides the following features:
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Two independent DACs or single DAC in differential mode
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DAC with 12-bit resolution
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Up to 1MSPS conversion rate
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Hardware support for 16-bit using dithering
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Multiple trigger sources
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High-drive capabilities
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DAC0 used as internal input
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DMA support
Using The Library
The DAC starts conversion when a new data is loaded into a Data register. The resulting voltage is available on the DAC output after the conversion time.
The user must ensure that new data is not written to the DAC before the last conversion is complete as illustrated below.
// Write new data if DAC is ready if (DAC_IsReady(DAC_CHANNEL_0)) { DAC_DataWrite (DAC_CHANNEL_0, 0xff) }
Library Interface
Digital-to-Analog Converter peripheral library provides the following interfaces:
Functions
Name | Description |
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DAC_Initialize | Initializes DAC module of the device |
DAC_DataWrite | Converts a Digital data to Analog value |
DAC_IsReady | Returns the status of readiness of Channel of DAC module for new conversion request |
Data types and constants
Name | Type | Description |
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DAC_CHANNEL_NUM | Enum | Identifies the Channel index of DAC module |