How to calculate this 4 bit DAC

[michael1978]

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please can somebody help me, how to calculate this 4 bit dac,
i know this one if input 1.1.1.1 5/2, 5/4 5/8 5/16 voltage

i don't understand nothing i search on the internet but i don't find some useful example,
my english is not so good...
please one more time can somebody explain me how to calculate, for formula thanks

 

[berkeman]

i search on the internet but i don't find some useful example,

Try again, using the search terms R-2R ladder DAC.

After you have done that reading, try again to work your schoolwork problem and post your work here so we can check it.

 

[Merlin3189]

BTW, can you check your circuit, as I think the op-amp has the inputs reversed.

Berkeman beat me to the rest of the comment.

 

[berkeman]

BTW, can you check your circuit, as I think the op-amp has the inputs reversed.

Good catch!

 

[michael1978]

BTW, can you check your circuit, as I think the op-amp has the inputs reversed.

Berkeman beat me to the rest of the comment.

thank you a lot , it help me, thanks...
have nice night.

 

[berkeman]

Also, you show the output component as a Comparator. It should be a Op-Amp, not a Comparator.

 

[willem2]

You really should look up another version of the R 2R ladder.
-1 if key A is closed, the positive supply is short circuited to the output of the op-amp. That won't end well.
2 R1 shouldn't be there.
3 The ampiflier you connect the R-2R ladder to should have infinite (much larger than R) imput resistance.
4 The inputs should be connected to either 0 or 5 volts, and not left unconnected.

The last point is essential to make make the superposition principle work. If you have a network of resistors and voltage sources, you can calculate the effect of a single voltage source by replacing all the other voltage sources with a wire. You can than sum those indivudual effects to get the output voltage. Replacing the voltage sources by open circuits won't work.

 

[michael1978]

You really should look up another version of the R 2R ladder.
-1 if key A is closed, the positive supply is short circuited to the output of the op-amp. That won't end well.
2 R1 shouldn't be there.
3 The ampiflier you connect the R-2R ladder to should have infinite (much larger than R) imput resistance.
4 The inputs should be connected to either 0 or 5 volts, and not left unconnected.

The last point is essential to make make the superposition principle work. If you have a network of resistors and voltage sources, you can calculate the effect of a single voltage source by replacing all the other voltage sources with a wire. You can than sum those indivudual effects to get the output voltage. Replacing the voltage sources by open circuits won't work.

Good Morning

i solve all the problme with voltage divider i find all the values.
but the problem is, when i push key D, the voltage of D is the same(like i find it with voltage divider), but the voltage on c,b,a they have other value?
how do i calculate ?because i draw the circuit in gsm (every circuit)
thanks...

 

[Baluncore]

The circuit in post #1 is a weird mix of several ideas.
Please post your revised circuit diagram.