
MAX5236/MAX5237
Single-Supply 3V/5V, Voltage-Output, Dual,
Precision 10-Bit DACs
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0
2
1
4
3
7
6
5
000
010
001
011
100
101
110
AT STEP
011 (1/2LSB )
AT STEP
001 (1/4LSB )
111
DIGITAL INPUT CODE
ANALOG
OUTPUT
VALUE
(LSB)
Figure 6a. Integral Nonlinearity
0
2
1
4
3
6
5
000
010
001
011
100
101
DIFFERENTIAL LINEARITY
ERROR (-1/4LSB)
DIFFERENTIAL
LINEARITY ERROR (+1/4LSB)
1LSB
DIGITAL INPUT CODE
ANALOG
OUTPUT
VALUE
(LSB)
Figure 6b. Differential Nonlinearity
0
2
1
3
000
010
001
011
ACTUAL
DIAGRAM
IDEAL DIAGRAM
ACTUAL
OFFSET
POINT
OFFSET ERROR
(+1 1/4LSB)
IDEAL OFFSET
POINT
DIGITAL INPUT CODE
ANALOG
OUTPUT
VALUE
(LSB)
Figure 6c. Offset Error
0
5
4
6
7
000
101
100
110
111
IDEAL DIAGRAM
GAIN ERROR
(-1 1/4LSB)
IDEAL FULL-SCALE OUTPUT
ACTUAL
FULL-SCALE
OUTPUT
DIGITAL INPUT CODE
ANALOG
OUTPUT
VALUE
(LSB)
Figure 6d. Gain Error