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Breakout Board for AD5330 Parallel 8-Bit DAC
A breadboard-friendly breakout board for the Analog Devices AD5330 8-bit parallel digital-to-analogue converter (DAC). All necessary pins are broken out to 2...
A breadboard-friendly breakout board for the Analog Devices AD5330 8-bit parallel digital-to-analogue converter (DAC). All necessary pins are broken out to 2.54 mm (0.1″) spaced headers. The board includes a decoupling capacitor but no voltage regulation — supply voltage must be within the specified 2.5–5.5 V range.
Key Features
- AD5330 8-Bit DAC – Parallel interface digital-to-analogue converter from Analog Devices
- 2.5–5.5 V Supply – Low power consumption of just 115 µA at 3 V
- Configurable Output Range – GAIN pin selects 0 V to VCC or 0 V to 2×VCC
- Double-Buffered Input – LDAC pin enables simultaneous update of multiple DACs
- Power-On Reset – Output starts at 0 V until valid data is written
- Asynchronous Clear – CLR input resets all registers to zero
- Breadboard-Friendly – All pins on 2.54 mm headers with on-board decoupling capacitor
Pin Functions
- DB0–DB7 – Parallel data inputs for setting the output voltage
- CS – Chip select
- WR – Data loaded on rising edge
- GAIN – Output range selection
- LDAC – Simultaneous DAC update trigger
- CLR – Asynchronous register clear
Package Contents
- 1× AD5330 Breakout Board
Jargon buster
Plain-language definitions for the technical terms used above.
- breakout
- A breakout is a small circuit board that makes a tiny or hard-to-solder component easier to connect to with standard pins. It matters because this OLED module can be wired into a microcontroller project without needing to solder directly to the display’s fine contacts.
- CS
- CS stands for chip select, a control pin used by SPI devices to tell which connected device should listen. It matters when you connect more than one SPI module to the same microcontroller, because each device usually needs its own CS pin.
- DAC
- A digital-to-analogue converter turns numbers from the microcontroller into a real analogue voltage. It matters if you want to generate simple waveforms, audio-style signals, or variable control voltages rather than just on/off outputs.
- Headers
- Rows of metal pins used to plug a module into a breadboard or connect it with jumper wires. Pre-soldered headers make the module easier to use straight away without needing to solder the pins yourself.
- parallel interface
- A parallel interface sends several bits of data at the same time using multiple wires. It can be faster than simple serial connections, but it uses more microcontroller pins, so it is less convenient for small projects with limited wiring space.
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