When the converter is programmed to the minimum output voltage,
the DAC output (DO) equals the reference voltage of 1.233 V (typ). Therefore, only the feedback resistor network (R1) and (R2) determines the output voltage under these conditions.
This gives the minimum output voltage possible and can be calculated as: The maximum output voltage is determined as the DAC output (DO) is set to 0 V:
the DAC output DO (pin 3) one-step where one step is typically 19.6 mV. ( 0..63 : 6 Bit DAC )
The DAC output pin (DO) drives an external resistor (R3) connected to the external feedback
divider. The DO output has a typical output voltage range from 0 V to Vref (1.233V). If the DO output voltage is
set to 0 V, the external resistor (R3) is more or less in parallel to the lower feedback resistor (R2) giving the
highest output voltage. Programming the DO output to Vref gives the lowest output voltage. Internally, a 6-bit DAC
is used with 64-steps and 0 as the first step. This gives a typical voltage step of 19.6 mV which is calculated as:
A voltage step on DO of 19.6mV (typ) changes the output voltage by one step and is calculated as:
The possible output voltage range is determined by selecting R1, R2 and R3. A possible larger output voltage range gives a larger output voltage step size. The smaller the possible output voltage range, the smaller the output voltage step size.
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