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DACs vs. Digital Potentiometers: Which Is Right for My Application?
Daisy-Chaining SPI Devices
Maxim offers the industry’s largest selection of precision digital-to-analog converter (precision DAC) ICs. Our comprehensive offering features small TDFN packaging, high-accuracy multichannel devices (up to 32 channels), the industry's first true 16-bit DAC with ±1 LSB INL, and the industry's first 1.8V supply DAC.
| ≤ 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Channels | Resolution (bits) | ||||||
| 1 | Serial Parallel | Serial Parallel | Serial Parallel | Serial – | Serial Parallel | Serial – | Serial – |
| 2/3 | Serial Parallel | Serial – | Serial Parallel | Serial – | – – | Serial – | – – |
| 4 | Serial Parallel | Serial – | Serial Parallel | – – | – – | Serial – | – – |
| 8/9 | Serial – | Serial – | Serial – | – Parallel | Serial – | – – | – – |
| 16/32 | – – | – – | Serial – | – – | Serial – | Serial – | – – |
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DACs vs. Digital Potentiometers: Which Is Right for My Application? Daisy-Chaining SPI Devices Technical Documentation
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The MAXREFDES145# is an IO-Link®-compliant, 8-port IO-Link master reference design that uses TEC...
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The MAXREFDES179 reference design is a complete Universal Serial Bus (USB) type-C PD solution fe...
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Extend an I2C and SPI interface using the DS28E18 with included M4 compatible 1-Wire API and C-d...
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MAXREFDES1168: 7V/200mA or 5V/100mA, Iso-Buck DC-DC Converter Using the MAX17681A
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The MAX17595 is a peak-current-mode controller for designing wide input-voltage flyback regulato...
| ≤ 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Channels | Resolution (bits) | ||||||
| 1 | Serial Parallel | Serial Parallel | Serial Parallel | Serial – | Serial Parallel | Serial – | Serial – |
| 2/3 | Serial Parallel | Serial – | Serial Parallel | Serial – | – | Serial – | – – |
| 4 | Serial Parallel | Serial – | Serial Parallel | – | – | Serial – | – – |
| 8/9 | Serial Parallel | Serial – | Serial – | – Parallel | Serial Parallel | – | – – |
| 16/32 | – | – | Serial – | – | Serial – | Serial – | – – |
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