AD1865
MULTICHANNEL DIGITAL KEYBOARD DESIGN
Figure 11 illustrates how to cascade AD1865’s to add multiple
voices to an electronic musical instrument. In this example, the
data and clock signals are shared between all six DACs. As the
data representing an output for a specific voice is loaded, the ap-
propriate DAC is updated. For example, after the 18-bits repre-
senting the next output value for Voice 4 is clocked out on the
data line, then “Voice 4 Load” is pulled low. This produces a
new output for Voice 4. Furthermore, all voices can be returned
to the same output by pulling all six load signals low.
In this application, the advantages of choosing the AD1865 are
clear. Its flexible digital interface allows the clock and data to be
shared among all DACs. This reduces PC board area require-
ments and also simplifies the actual layout of the board. The low
power requirements of the AD1865 (approximately 225 mW) is
an advantage in a multiple DAC system where any power advan-
tage is multiplied by the number of DACs used. The AD1865
requires no external components, simplifying the design, reduc-
ing the total number of components required and enhancing
reliability.
VOICE 1
OUTPUT
+5V ANALOG
SUPPLY
–5V ANALOG
SUPPLY
ANALOG
COMMON
VOICE 1 LOAD
VOICE 2 LOAD
VOICE 3 LOAD
DATA
CLOCK
VOICE 2 VOICE 3
OUTPUT OUTPUT
VOICE 4 VOICE 5
OUTPUT OUTPUT
VOICE 6
OUTPUT
AD1865
1 –VS
+VS 24
2 TRIM TRIM 23
3 MSB
4 IOUT
MSB 22
IOUT 21
5 AGND AGND 20
6 SJ
7 RF
8 VOUT
9 +VL
10 DR
SJ 19
RF 18
VOUT 17
NC 16
DL 15
11 LR
LL 14
12 CLK
DGND 13
AD1865
1 –VS
+VS 24
2 TRIM
TRIM 23
3 MSB
4 IOUT
MSB 22
IOUT 21
5 AGND AGND 20
6 SJ
SJ 19
7 RF
8 VOUT
9 +VL
10 DR
RF 18
VOUT 17
NC 16
DL 15
11 LR
LL 14
12 CLK
DGND 13
AD1865
1 –VS
+VS 24
2 TRIM TRIM 23
3 MSB
4 IOUT
MSB 22
IOUT 21
5 AGND AGND 20
6 SJ
SJ 19
7 RF
8 VOUT
9 +VL
10 DR
RF 18
VOUT 17
NC 16
DL 15
11 LR
LL 14
12 CLK DGND 13
Figure 11. Cascaded AD1865s in a Multichannel Keyboard Instrument
VOICE 6 LOAD
VOICE 5 LOAD
VOICE 4 LOAD
DIGITAL COMMON
+5V DIGITAL SUPPLY
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