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Unable to get output at DAC

Category: Datasheet/Specs
Product Number: LTC2631

Hi,

I am interfacing LTC2631 to my PIC1825K40 MCU. I want to get 0.8V as output of DAC. As per my understanding of the datasheet, I first have to set the DAC to select internal reference mode, and then I have to write 0x051E to the DAC register. However, I do not understand how to set the internal reference mode. I did the following:

Start condition

Send I2C target address + Write bit

0x60 (Command code to set internal reference)

0x00 (I sent this value as MSB and LSB data bytes because I was not sure what must be sent)

Stop condition 

To set the voltage value, this is the sequenxe I followed

Start condition

Send I2C target address + Write bit

0x30 (Write and update DAC register command)

0x51E0 (Digital value corresponding to 0.8V)

Stop condition

The issue is that, I am not able to see the voltage output at the DAC. I am getting a voltage ~230mV sometimes, and this does not make sense. It would be a great help if someone could help with this.

Thanks in advance,

Neetha