16-Channel, High Performance, 192 H, 24-Bit DAC

The ADAU1966A is a high performance, single-chip digital-to-analog converter (DAC) that provides 16 DACs with differential or single-ended outputs using the Analog Devices, Inc., patented multibit sigma-delta (Σ-Δ) architecture. A serial peripheral interface (SPI)/I2C port is included, allowing a microcontroller to adjust volume and many other parameters. The ADAU1966A operates from 2.5 V digital and 3.3 V analog supplies. A linear regulator is included to generate the digital supply voltage from the analog supply voltage. The ADAU1966A is available in an 80-lead LQFP.

The ADAU1966A is designed for low EMI. This consideration is apparent in both the system and circuit design architectures. By using the on-board PLL to derive the internal master clock from an external left-right frame clock (LRCLK), the ADAU1966A can eliminate the need for a separate high frequency master clock and can be used with or without a bit clock. The DACs are designed using the latest Analog Devices continuous time architectures to further minimize EMI. By using 2.5 V digital supplies, power consumption is minimized, and the digital waveforms are a smaller amplitude, further reducing emissions.

Note that throughout this data sheet, multifunction pins, such as SCLK/SCL, are referred to by the entire pin name or by a single function of the pin, for example, SCLK, when only that function is relevant.

APPLICATIONS

* Automotive audio systems

* Home theater systems

* Digital audio effects processors

* Differential or single-ended voltage DAC output

* 114 dB DAC dynamic range, A-weighted, differential

* −97 dB total harmonic distortion plus noise (THD + N), differential

* 110 dB DAC dynamic range, A-weighted, single-ended

* −95 dB THD + N, single-ended

* 2.5 V digital and 3.3 V analog and input/output (I/O) supplies