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LTC2666 output DC voltage shift

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The user is experiencing a positive DC bias of 0.05V to 0.06V in the output voltage of the LTC2666 DAC when controlled by an STM32 via SPI. The final answer suggests checking the reference voltage to ensure it is close to 2.5V and advises either tying V- to ground or supplying it with a voltage in the range of -4.5V to -15.75V with a 1uF bypass capacitor to GND.
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Hi all:

I have the experience on using LTC2666-12/LTC2666-16 evaluation board, and have designed my own layout DAC by using LTC2666 chips.
All LTC2666s follow the set up below:

MSP0/MSP1/MSP2/V+/Vcc/IOVcc are connected to +5V
GND is connected to ground
V- is not connected and bypassed to GND by two 0.1uF capacitors
REF/REFCOMP are bypassed to GND by a 0.1uF capacitor
TGP/CLR/LDAC/OVRTMP are connected to IOVcc by a 4.99k Ohm resistor

and LTC2666 is controled by STM32 by SPI commands.

Vout0~Vout7 are able to output 0V~+5V, however on both the evaluation board and my own PCB design have an issue that the exact output voltage is slightly higher than the designated value send from the STM32.
It seems like the output voltage is always 0.05V~0.06V higher than the value send by the command unless the output voltage hits the limit of +5V from the supply voltage.

Is there anyway to elimate this positive DC bias from the output to match the output voltage and the voltage send by the command?

Sincerely

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  • Hi  ,

    Are you using internal or external reference? Can you monitor if the reference voltage is as close to 2.5V as possible?
    Also, for V-, in the datasheet, it is advised to either a) Tie to gnd or b) supply with –4.5V to –15.75V range with 1uF bypass capacitor to GND.
    If you can provide a simple schematic of your utilization of the LTC2666, it would help us diagnose the issue. But for now, you can try the two previous points if it helps.
    Thank you so much.

    Regards,
    Flynn

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  • Hi  ,

    Are you using internal or external reference? Can you monitor if the reference voltage is as close to 2.5V as possible?
    Also, for V-, in the datasheet, it is advised to either a) Tie to gnd or b) supply with –4.5V to –15.75V range with 1uF bypass capacitor to GND.
    If you can provide a simple schematic of your utilization of the LTC2666, it would help us diagnose the issue. But for now, you can try the two previous points if it helps.
    Thank you so much.

    Regards,
    Flynn

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