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Digital to analog converter - dac, 1 features – Rainbow Electronics ATmega64C1 User Manual

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ATmega32/64/M1/C1

21. Digital to Analog Converter - DAC

21.1

Features

10 bits resolution

8 bits linearity

+/- 0.5 LSB accuracy between 100mV and AVcc-100mV

Vout = DAC*Vref/1023

The DAC could be connected to the negative inputs of the analog comparators and/or to a
dedicated output driver.

The output impedance of the driver is around 100 Ohms. So the driver is able to load a 1nF
capacitance in parallel with a resistor higher than 33K with a time constant around 1us.

The ATmega32/64/M1/C1 features a 10-bit Digital to Analog Converter. This DAC can be used
for the analog comparators and/or can be output on the D2A pin of the microcontroller via a ded-
icated driver.

The DAC has a separate analog supply voltage pin, AV

CC

. AV

CC

must not differ more than

±

0.3V from V

CC

. See the paragraph

“ADC Noise Canceler” on page 234

on how to connect this

pin.

The reference voltage is the same as the one used for the ADC,

See “ADC Multiplexer Register

– ADMUX” on page 241.

. These nominally 2.56V Vref or AV

CC

are provided On-chip. The volt-

age reference may be externally decoupled at the AREF pin by a capacitor for better noise
performance.