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3 Detailed Description
3.1 Hardware Description
The following sections provide detailed information on the EVM hardware and jumper configuration settings.
3.1.1 Theory of Operation for the BOOSTXL-DAC-PORT
The BOOSTXL-DAC-PORT is a generic evaluation platform for catalog DACs that provides various options for
power supply, reference, communication interfaces, and GPIO for a DAC EVM. The DAC EVM interfaces with a
predefined set of signals common to a precision DAC. The block diagram of this board is shown in
Figure 3-1. BOOSTXL-DAC-PORT Hardware Block Diagram
3.1.1.1 Signal Definition of the BOOSTXL-DAC-PORT
The BOOSTXL-DAC-PORT provides hardware connectors for the TI Launchpad (J13, J14), external power
(J12), the DAC53204EVM (J1, J2), and the external function extender (J4, J5). The descriptions are provided in
Table 3-1
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Table
3-5.
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DAC EVM Interface
Analog IO
Reference Jumper Settings
SPI/GPIO
Digital Level
Translator
2
I
C
2
I
C Level
Translator
5 V / 3.3 V
Analog and Power Supply Function Extender
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External
Power
Power-Supply Jumper Settings
SPI/GPIO
DAC53204EVM User's Guide
Detailed Description
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