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DAC8775: DAC8775 No Ouput is coming when interfaced with FPGA based SPI

Part Number: DAC8775

Hi everyone!

Hope everybody is doing fine.

I need some guidance on DAC8775EVM board, I am trying hard to get the output from the board but still getting failed. No output at all, only zero volt on Channel A, B, C and D.

Right now I am sending this following sequence of data register to DAC8775  using SPI protocol implemented in VHDL. I am using SCK, CS, and MOSI lines only to J1 connector on DAC8775EVM.

1) 0x01 0001  -- reset

2) 0x02 1E11   -- internal ref vol enable

3) 0x06 000F -- buck boost select

4) 0x07 021F  -- config buck boost

5) 0x03 01F0  -- select DAC register

6) 0x04 1000 -- Config DAC register

7) 0x05 FFFF --  to DAC Data register

next what should I check to find out the error, please give some deep insight since no output at all is coming. I have given supply at J2 AVDD 12v and externally DVDD 3.3V at J4.

DVDD jumper setting is fine as far I think, and rest jumper settings I am unaware of whether they are required to get output or not. There are jumper 12, 15 and 14 for clear , LDAC and RESET respectively. So to get output how should I set it? Since I can give Hardware reset that is why I did not add it in my FPGA SPI. Next How should I use this CLEAR jumper 12? I need idea on this also.

and any further setting requirement is there please let me know, I need to operate this DAC board using FPGA,

Help would be highly appreciated.

if any helpful resource is there then please guide me.

Thanking you.

  • Howdy Siddhant,

    And thanks for posting to the e2e forums!  I'm doing great, and thank you for asking.  Regarding your question above, after a quick review of your register sequence i may have an inkling of what may creating the issue seen above.

    For verification, it does look like you are setting the device to operate in voltage mode for a 0 to 5V Range, and I believe all of the channels are enabled.

    The only thing lacking from the sequence is a final register write to the "OTEN" bit of Register 4.  This bit enables the DAC output (Voltage or Current). 

    I hope this information helps, and please keep us posted.

    Best Regards,

    Matthew Sauceda