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D/A Converter (DAC) Evaluation Boards

Introduction:
National Semiconductor's Data Conversion evaluation boards are designed to help ease the evaluation and design-in of National's A/D Converters and D/A Converters.

 

The A/D converter evaluation boards can be used in either of two modes. The first mode is the Manual or Stand Alone mode where the board can be used with suitable test equipment to evaluate the A/D converter's performance. The second mode is the Computer or Automatic mode. In this mode, evaluation is simplified by connecting the board to the WaveVision Digital Interface Board (see the Data Capture Board and Software columns to find the appropriate version to use), which is connected to a personal computer through a serial communication port.

The "PC Interface Board" in the D/A Converter table on that selection page is the WaveVision4 Data Capture Board, which can be used to drive the DAC from a PC through the use of the Wavevision4 software.

How to find the right evaluation board:
Select the type of A/D Converter or D/A Converter from the table above to find links to order an evaluation board or data capture board, download the users' guide, view product folders, and download the appropriate version of the WaveVision software.

 8-, 10-, 12-, 14-bit DAC Resolution

Product Channels Device Package Eval Board
Users' Guide
Order Eval Board PC Interface Board / Software
1 mini SOIC-8 DAC121S101MAN.pdf DAC081S101EVAL WAVEVSN BRD 4.1 or 4.4 /
WAVEVISION 4
1 mini SOIC-8 DAC121C08XEB_UG.pdf DAC081C08XEB WAVEVSN BRD 4.1 or 4.4 /
[WAVEVISION 4.4
coming soon]
2 mini SOIC-10 DAC124S085Man.pdf DAC124S085EB WAVEVSN BRD 4.1 or 4.4 /
WAVEVISION 4
4 mini SOIC-10 DAC124S085Man.pdf DAC124S085EB WAVEVSN BRD 4.1 or 4.4 /
WAVEVISION 4
8 TSSOP-16 DAC128S085UG.pdf DAC088S085EB WAVEVSN BRD 4.1 or 4.4 /
WAVEVISION 4
1 mini SOIC-8 DAC121S101MAN.pdf DAC101S101EVAL WAVEVSN BRD 4.1 or 4.4 /
WAVEVISION 4
1 mini SOIC-8 DAC121C08XEB_UG.pdf DAC101C08XEB WAVEVSN BRD 4.1 or 4.4 /
[WAVEVISION 4.4
coming soon]
2 mini SOIC-10 DAC124S085Man.pdf DAC124S085EB WAVEVSN BRD 4.1 or 4.4 /
WAVEVISION 4
4 mini SOIC-10 DAC124S085Man.pdf DAC124S085EB WAVEVSN BRD 4.1 or 4.4 /
WAVEVISION 4
8 TSSOP-16 DAC128S085UG.pdf DAC108S085EB WAVEVSN BRD 4.1 or 4.4 /
WAVEVISION 4
1 mini SOIC-8 DAC121C08XEB_UG.pdf DAC121C08XEB WAVEVSN BRD 4.1 or 4.4 /
WAVEVISION 4
1 mini SOIC-8 DAC121S101MAN.pdf DAC121S101EVAL WAVEVSN BRD 4.1 or 4.4 /
WAVEVISION 4
2 mini SOIC-10 DAC124S085Man.pdf DAC124S085EB WAVEVSN BRD 4.1 or 4.4 /
WAVEVISION 4
4 mini SOIC-10 DAC124S085Man.pdf DAC124S085EB WAVEVSN BRD 4.1 or 4.4 /
WAVEVISION 4
8 TSSOP-16 DAC128S085UG.pdf DAC128S085EB WAVEVSN BRD 4.1 or 4.4 /
WAVEVISION 4
1 TSSOP-48 in the Data Sheet DAC14135PCASM n/a

Evaluation board information for discontinued or lifetime buy status A/D converters.

WHAT'S NEW
ADC/DAC Products
  • Low Power, 10-Bit, Dual 1.0/1.5 GSPS or Single 2.0/3.0 GSPS ADC
  • Three Channel, 16-Bit, 45 MSPS Analog Front End with LVDS/CMOS Output and Integrated CCD/CIS Sensor Timing Generator
  • Dual Channel, 16-Bit, 160 MSPS Analog-to-Digital Converter with DDR LVDS Outputs
  • Dual 10-bit, 200 MSPS Low-Power A/D Converter with Parallel LVDS/CMOS Outputs

  • 16-Bit, 130 MSPS A/D Converter with LVDS Outputs
  • Low Power, 10-Bit, Dual 1.0 GSPS or Single 2.0 GSPS A/D Converter
  • 16-Bit, 50 to 250 kSPS, Differential Input, MicroPower ADC
  • Lowest Power, Octal, 12-bit, 40-50 MSPS A/D Converter
  • Dual 14-Bit, 105 MSPS A/D Converter with Serial LVDS Outputs from the PowerWise® Family
  • 14-Bit 155 MSPS 1.1GHz A/D Converter with Parallel LVDS outputs
  • High Performance, Low Power, 8-Bit, 3 GSPS A/D Converter (with 4K Buffer)

 

ADC/DAC Application Notes
  • AN-1727 - Calibrating the ADC08xxxx Family of Ultra High-Speed Converters
  • AN-1721 - High Speed ADCs with Interfacing, Driving and Clocking Schemes
  • AN-1704 - LMH6555 Application as High Speed ADC Input Driver

 

ADC/DAC Evaluation Boards
  • RD-179 - ADC16DV160 high-IF sub-sampling receiver subsystem reference design
  • WaveVision Board - Digital interface board version 5.1
  • ADC14DS105KARB - ADC14DS105 evaluation board
  • ADC14V155HFEB - ADC14V155 evaluation board for input frequencies greater than 150 MHz
  • ADC08B3000RB - ADC08B3000 evaluation board

 

ADC/DAC Models & Software


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