Overview

Features and Benefits

  • 32 Individual DACs
  • -2.5V to +7.5V Output Range
  • Demonstrates Glitch-Free Power-Up
  • SPI Interface
  • Easy-to-Use Menu-Driven Software
  • On-Board SPI Communication Interface Circuitry and USB Interface
  • Windows 2000/XP- and Windows Vista (32-Bit)-Compatible Evaluation Software
  • Lead(Pb)-Free and RoHS Compliant
  • Fully Assembled and Tested

Product Details

The MAX5774 evaluation kit (EV kit) demonstrates the operation of the MAX5774 32-channel, 14-bit, voltage-output digital-to-analog converter (DAC). The DAC integrates an SPI™/DSP-compatible serial interface to control each channel output. Each DAC channel has its own programmable input, gain, and offset register, and its output voltage can be set in the -2.5V to +7.5V range.

The MAX5774 EV kit circuit includes USB-to-SPI communication circuitry that generates the proper SPI signals to program the DAC outputs.

The MAX5774 EV kit includes Windows® 2000/XP® and Windows Vista® (32-bit)-compatible software that provides a simple graphical user interface (GUI) for exercising the MAX5774 features.

The MAX5774 EV kit can also evaluate the MAX5773 and MAX5775. The MAX5773 has a 0 to +10V range, and the MAX5775 has a -5V to +5V range. To evaluate the MAX5773 or MAX5775, replace U1 with a MAX5773UCB+ or MAX5775UCB+.

Applications

  • Arbitrary Function Generators
  • Automatic Test Systems
  • Avionics Equipment
  • Digital Offset/Gain Adjustment
  • Industrial Process Controls
  • Minimum Component Count Analog Systems
  • Optical Router Controls