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[SOLVED] low speed DAC with latch or not

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For design the low speed DAC, for example, resistor string dac, do we need the latched clock to synchronize the digital inputs? Thanks
 

Hi,

It depends on your circuit (low pass filter) and on your requirements (specifications).
Expect glitches at thd resistor string .... and errors caused by the glitches at the output.

Klaus
 
Designers like if they don't have to depend on too much parameters, the delay between digital lines is one of them. The race condition between the data lines is unpredictable, could cause analog hazards, so the latches are very recommended.
These are not just simple glitches, they can be very high. An example, when an 8bit data changes from 01111111 to 10000000. The difference should be an LSB but if the MSB changes first, there will be a full-scale output value for a moment.
 
Adding the latches is safer. Thanks.
 

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