Q.Explain with neat circuit diagram working of a binary weighted resistance DAC
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Weighted resistors R,2R,4R,8R feed a summing op-amp; the output is proportional to the binary value.
Circuit: the four digital inputs B3 (MSB), B2, B1, B0 (LSB) are applied through weighted resistors respectively to the inverting (−) summing node of an op-amp; a feedback resistor connects output to that node, and the (+) input is grounded. Each bit is at 5 V for logic 1 or 0 V for logic 0.
Working: the inverting node is a virtual ground, so each bit injects a current inversely proportional to its resistor — the MSB (through ) injects the largest current and the LSB (through ) the smallest, in the ratio 8:4:2:1. These currents sum and flow through the feedback resistor, giving
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