link to page 14 link to page 14 link to page 14 link to page 14 AD712Data SheetAPPLICATIONS INFORMATION GUARDING Figure 39 and Figure 40 show the AD712 and AD7545 (12-bit The low input bias current (15 pA) and low noise characteristics CMOS DAC) configured for unipolar binary (2-quadrant multi- of the AD712 BiFET op amp make it suitable for electrometer plication) or bipolar (4-quadrant multiplication) operation. applications such as photo diode preamplifiers and picoampere Capacitor C1 provides phase compensation to reduce overshoot current-to-voltage converters. The use of a guarding technique, and ringing. such as that shown in Figure 38, in printed circuit board (PCB) VDDR2A* layout and construction is critical to minimize leakage currents. +15VC1A0.1µF The guard ring is connected to a low impedance potential at the 33pFGAINV same level as the inputs. High impedance signal lines should DDRFBADJUST–OUT1 not be extended for any unnecessary length on the PCB. 1/2VINVAD7545REFAD+ 712VOUTAR1A*AGNDPDIP (N), CERDIP (Q),DGNDAND SOIC (R) PACKAGES.ANALOG*REFER TO4COMMON5TABLE 3DB11 TO DB063VR2B*DD27 8 C1B -03 33pF81 823 00 GAINVDDRFBADJUST– Figure 38. Board Layout for Guarding Inputs OUT11/2VINVAD7545REFAD712VOUTBR1B*+DAC CONVERTER APPLICATIONSAGNDDGND0.1µF The AD712 is an excellent output amplifier for CMOS DACs. It can ANALOG*REFER TOCOMMON be used to perform both 2-quadrant and 4-quadrant operations. TABLE 3 039 –15V 23- DB11 TO DB0 008 The output impedance of a DAC using an inverted R-2R ladder Figure 39. Unipolar Binary Operation approaches R for codes containing many 1s, and 3R for codes containing a single 1. For codes containing all 0s, the output R1 and R2 calibrate the zero offset and gain error of the DAC. impedance is infinite. Specific values for these resistors depend upon the grade of AD7545 and are listed in Table 4. For example, the output resistance of the AD7545 modulates between 11 kΩ and 33 kΩ. Therefore, with an 11 kΩ DAC Table 4. Recommended Trim Resistor Values vs. Grades of internal feedback resistance, the noise gain varies from 2 to 4/3. the AD7545 for VDD = 5 V This changing noise gain modulates the effect of the input offset Trim voltage of the amplifier, resulting in nonlinear DAC amplifier ResistorJN/AQKN/BQLNGLN performance. R1 500 Ω 200 Ω 100 Ω 20 Ω The AD712K with guaranteed 700 μV offset voltage minimizes R2 150 Ω 68 Ω 33 Ω 6.8 Ω this effect to achieve 12-bit performance. VR2*DDR4 20kΩ 1%C1+15V 0.1µF33pFR5GAINVR20kΩ 1%DDFBADJUST–OUT11/2–VAD7545INVREFA+ D712R1*1/2AGNDR3AD712VOUT10kΩ 1%DGND+DB11 TO DB00.1µF12DATA INPUT–15V*FOR VALUES OFANALOG -040 R1 AND R2 SEE TABLE 3 23 COMMON 008 Figure 40. Bipolar Operation Rev. I | Page 14 of 20 Document Outline FEATURES CONNECTION DIAGRAM GENERAL DESCRIPTION PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS TABLE OF CONTENTS REVISION HISTORY SPECIFICATIONS ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS THERMAL RESISTANCE ESD CAUTION TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS SETTLING TIME OPTIMIZING SETTLING TIME OP AMP SETTLING TIME—A MATHEMATICAL MODEL APPLICATIONS INFORMATION GUARDING DAC CONVERTER APPLICATIONS NOISE CHARACTERISTICS DRIVING THE ANALOG INPUT OF AN ADC DRIVING A LARGE CAPACITIVE LOAD FILTERS ACTIVE FILTER APPLICATIONS SECOND-ORDER LOW-PASS FILTER 9-POLE CHEBYCHEV FILTER OUTLINE DIMENSIONS ORDERING GUIDE