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Digital to analogue conversion
FX2N-4DA
35.1Introduction
TheFX2N-4DAisa4-channeldigitaltoanalogueconverter(DAC).
EachofthefourchannelsCH1,CH2,CH3andCH4areusedtoconvertthefirst
12bitsofa16bitdataregisterintoacorrespondinganalogueoutputvoltageorcurrent.
Theoutputvoltagerangeis10Vtoþ10V.
Theoutputcurrentrangesareþ4mAtoþ20mAand0mAtoþ20mA.
TheDACisusedtooutputananaloguevoltage/currentto:
1.Displayinformation,i.e.
(a)Analoguemeter
(b)Chartrecorder
(c)Oscilloscope.
2.Controlarangeofoutputdevices,i.e.
(a)Linearactuator
(b)Rotaryvalve
(c)Speedcontroller–Inverter.
35.2Voltageresolution
ThevoltageresolutionofaDACisthechangeintheanalogueoutputvoltage