Calculating the Error Budget in Precision Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC) Appl

Abstract:Thisapplicationnoteanalysestheparametersthataffecttheerrorsinprecisiondigital-to-analogconverter(DAC)applications.Theanalysisfocusesonthefactorsintroducedbyboththedataconverterandthevoltagereference.Itdescribesthecalculationsrequiredtoselectthedataconverterandthereferencetomeetthesystem'stargetspecifications.Thecalculationsareavailableinaspreadsheet.Maxim>Designsupport>Appnotes>A/DandD/AConversion/SamplingCircuits>APP4300Maxim>Designsupport>Appnotes>GeneralEngineeringTopics>APP4300Maxim>Designsupport>Appnotes>MeasurementCircuits>APP4300Keywords:voltagereferences,voltagereference,DACreference,threeterminalreference,referenceaccuracy,DAC,digitaltoanalogconverter,DACdesignexamples,errorbudgetSep25,2008APPLICATIONNOTE4300CalculatingtheErrorBudgetinPrecisionDigital-to-AnalogConverter(DAC)ApplicationsBy:DavidFry,StrategicApplicationsEngineeringManagerAbstract:Thisapplicationnoteanalysestheparametersthataffecttheerr