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COARSE GAIN ADJUSTMENT
Option 1
A coarse full-scale output current adjustment can be achieved
using the lower six bits in Register 0x0D. This adds or subtracts
up to 20% from the band gap voltage on Pin 34 (REFIO), and
the voltage on the FSADJx resistors tracks this change. As a
result, the DAC full-scale current varies by the same amount.
A secondary effect to changing the REFIO voltage is that the
full-scale voltage in the AUXDAC also changes by the same
magnitude. The register uses twos complement format, in
which 011111 maximizes the voltage on the REFIO node
and 100000 minimizes the voltage.
1.30
1.25
1.20
1.15
1.10
1.05
1.00
0.95
0.90
0.85
0.80
0
8
16
24
32
40
48
56
CODE
V
RE
F
07
26
5-
05
4
Figure 98. Typical VREF Voltage vs. Code
Option 2
While using the internal FSADJx resistors, each main DAC can
achieve independently controlled coarse gain using the lower
six bits of Register 0x04 (IRSET[5:0]) and Register 0x07
(QRSET[5:0]). Unlike Coarse Gain Option 1, this impacts only
the main DAC full-scale output current. The register uses twos
complement format and allows the output current to be changed
in approximately 0.25 dB steps.
4.0
3.5
3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
0
1020
3040
50
60
xRSET CODE
OU
T
P
U
T
OF
I/V
C
ON
V
E
R
TE
R
(
V
)
0
726
5-
0
55
VOUT_Q OR VOUT_I
Figure 99. Effect of xRSET Code
Option 3
Even when the device is in pin mode, full-scale values can be
adjusted by sourcing or sinking current from the FSADJx pins.
Any noise injected here appears as amplitude modulation of the
output. Thus, a portion of the required series resistance (at least
20 kΩ) must be installed right at the pin. A range of ±10% is
quite practical using this method.
Option 4
As in Option 3, when the device is in pin mode, both full-scale
values can be adjusted by sourcing or sinking current from the
REFIO pin. Noise injected here appears as amplitude modulation
of the output; therefore, a portion of the required series resis-
tance (at least 10 kΩ) must be installed at the pin. A range of
±25% is quite practical when using this method.
Fine Gain
Each main DAC has independent fine gain control using the
lower six bits in Register 0x03 (I DAC gain) and Register 0x06
(Q DAC gain). Unlike Coarse Gain Option 1, this impacts only
the main DAC full-scale output current. These registers use straight
binary format. One application in which straight binary format
is critical is for side-band suppression while using a quadrature
modulator. This is described in more detail in the
Applications2.22
2.20
2.18
2.16
2.14
2.12
2.10
0
8
16
24
32
40
48
56
64
GAIN DAC CODE
I O
U
TFS
(m
A
)
07
26
5-
0
5
6
3.3V DAC1
3.3V DAC2
1.8V DAC1
1.8V DAC2
Figure 100. Typical DAC Gain Characteristics