EVM6436 SEMTECH [Semtech Corporation], EVM6436 Datasheet - Page 34

• Manufacturer Part Number: EVM6436
• Description: Per-Pin Electronics Companion DAC
• Manufacturer: SEMTECH [Semtech Corporation]

TEST AND MEASUREMENT PRODUCTS
DC Characteristics (continued)
2006 Semtech Corp. / Rev. 3, 8/25/06
Range error and offset error are due to E6435/6436 only. External resistor tolerances and VREF tolerance not included.
Figure 18. Representation of 2-Point DAC Integral Non-Linearity (INL)
Measured DAC
Output at 20%
of Max Code
Offset Error = Deviation of Real DAC
from Ideal DAC at Min Code
Figure 17. Representation of DAC Offset Error and Range Error
Min Code
DAC Output (Voltage or Current)
Min Code
DAC Output (Voltage or Current)
for 13-Bit DACs (6-bit DACs similar)
Maximum
Range
Minimum
Range
Maximum
Range
DAC Integral Non-Linearity (INL)
Minimum
Range
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Real Transfer Characteristic
is somewhere between "dotted" lines
Max Code
Max Code
Measured DAC output at 80% of Max Code
Range Error = Deviation of Real DAC
Output from Ideal DAC Output at Max Code
DAC Code
DAC Code
Edge6435/6436
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