GENERAL INFORMATION
The DAC8143 is a 12-bit serial-input daisy-chain CMOS D/A converter that features serial data input and buffered serial data output. It was designed for multiple serial DAC systems, where serially daisy-chaining one DAC after another is greatly simplified.
FEATURES
Fast, Flexible, Microprocessor Interfacing in Serially
Controlled Systems
Buffered Digital Output Pin for Daisy-Chaining
Multiple DACs
Minimizes Address-Decoding in Multiple DAC
Systems—Three-Wire Interface for Any Number of DACs
One Data Line
One CLK Line
One Load Line
Improved Resistance to ESD
–40°C to +85°C for the Extended Industrial Temperature
Range
APPLICATIONS
Multiple-Channel Data Acquisition Systems
Process Control and Industrial Automation
Test Equipment
Remote Microprocessor-Controlled Systems