ODP: DAC resolution / availability

[Roman Sowa]

Yes, but you can configure it both ways.
There's one pin (don't remember its name) to do it.
So you can have upper 8 bits in one word and remaining 4 in the other,
or if you wish, upper 4 bits in one word and the rest in the other.

Roman

> -----Oryginalna wiadomość-----
> Od:	Fraser, Colin J [SMTP:Colin.Fraser at scottishpower.plc.uk]
> Wysłano:	17 marca 1999 12:08
> Do:	'Roman Sowa'; Synth-DIY
> Temat:	RE: DAC resolution / availability
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Roman Sowa [mailto:rsowa at WizjaTV.pl]
> > Sent: 17 March 1999 10:14
> > To: Synth-DIY
> > Subject: ODP: DAC resolution / availability
> > 
> > 
> > Analog Devices AD7548 12-bit DAC (current output)
> > 8-bit input (2 word loading, but since it would be used as 
> 
> The 2 word loading 12 bit DAC I have used had the 4 upper bits in one
> register then the 8 lowest bits in the other - make sure that the device
> you
> want to use can load the 8 MSBs in one write if your application depends
> on
> it.
> There are DACs available with 12 bit wide interfaces. Serial interfaces
> are
> nice too - much easier to route 2 connections than a whole data bus.
> 
> Colin f