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