This Product Selection Guide contains information to help select products in the Evaluation Boards - Digital to Analog Converters (DACs) category on DigiKey.com
Products within this family provide a convenient means of evaluating the performance or behavior of devices used to convert digital data to analog format, in the context of a proven design. Focus devices covered range from devices of modest capability implemented in a manner suitable for student or hobby use, to advanced devices suitable for telecommunications infrastructure applications.
SelectionCharacteristics
Number of DACs: Indicates the number of digital-analog converter cores contained within a board’s focus device.
Number of Bits: Indicates data converter resolution; the width of the digital word used by a device to represent an analog quantity.
Sampling Rate (Per Second): The number of times in one second the device measures and records the value of the signal being converted. A higher sampling rate indicates a more precise conversion.
Data Interface: The data communication method or protocol the device uses to send its data to a host system.
Setting Time: Characterizes the settling time of a board’s focus IC; the delay between a change in digital input code and the analog output approaching its final resulting value. Subject to manufacturer-defined test conditions.
DAC Type: Indicates whether a device’s output signal is a current, voltage, or selectable between the two.
Supplied Contents: Indicates items included with purchase.
Utilized IC / Part: Indicates the central integrated circuit the device is designed around.
ProductExamples
| MFR PART # | AD9164-FMC-EBZ |
|---|---|
| DIGIKEY PART # | AD9164-FMC-EBZ-ND |
| MANUFACTURER | Analog Devices Inc. |
| DESCRIPTION | AD9164 16 Bit 12G Samples Per Second Digital to Analog Converter (DAC) Evaluation Board |
| DATASHEET | Click Here |
| MFR PART # | DAC81416EVM |
|---|---|
| DIGIKEY PART # | 296-50799-ND |
| MANUFACTURER | Texas Instruments |
| DESCRIPTION | DAC81416 16 Bit Samples Per Second Digital to Analog Converter (DAC) Evaluation Board |
| DATASHEET | Click Here |
| MFR PART # | BOB-12918 |
|---|---|
| DIGIKEY PART # | 1568-1047-ND |
| MANUFACTURER | SparkFun Electronics |
| DESCRIPTION | MCP4725 12 Bit 3.4M Samples Per Second Digital to Analog Converter (DAC) Evaluation Board |
| DATASHEET | Click Here |
| MFR PART # | AKD4499 |
|---|---|
| DIGIKEY PART # | 974-1193-ND |
| MANUFACTURER | Asahi Kasei Microdevices/AKM |
| DESCRIPTION | AK4499 32 Bit 768k Samples Per Second Digital to Analog Converter (DAC) Evaluation Board |
| DATASHEET | Click Here |
MediaLinks
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