The MAX500 is an 8 bit DAC that can output to higher voltages (~12V). The chip has 4 onboard DAC channels.
DAC_SPI/DAC_SPI.cpp
- Committer:
- JimmyTheHack
- Date:
- 2012-07-03
- Revision:
- 0:b74d88185698
File content as of revision 0:b74d88185698:
#ifndef DAC_SPI_CPP #define DAC_SPI_CPP #include "DAC_SPI.h" /*SPI Channels */ //since we only have two SPI channels, which must be shared, define them here. SPI SPI_A(p5, NC, p7); //If using with other serial devices, can pass a pointer to the serial channel. SPI SPI_B(p11, NC, p13); /*Initialize DAC */ DAC_SPI::DAC_SPI(int SPIchannelNum, PinName _CS, PinName _LDAC) : CS(_CS), LDAC(_LDAC){ if (SPIchannelNum ==1){ DACspi = &SPI_B; } else{ DACspi = &SPI_A; } messageBits(16); } /** Manually change the SPI frequency * Must be a value supported by the mbed and DAC */ void DAC_SPI::frequency(int freq){ (*DACspi).frequency(freq); } //specify the number of bits used in message packets to the DAC. void DAC_SPI::messageBits(int bits){ (*DACspi).format(bits,0); } //select a DACnum for use with chips with multiple onboard DACs. void DAC_SPI::select(char DACnum){ DACselect=DACnum; } #endif //DAC_SPI_CPP