Questions tagged [mcp4725]

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Why will the MCP4725 DAC's EEPROM wear out after 20,000 write operations? What does that even mean?

Before I get to the question, let me give you some background info. I'm trying to make a digitally controlled power supply. I'm going to use an MCP4725 DAC to set the reference voltage for the power supply. The DAC will be controlled by an STM32…
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Why does MPC4725 DAC output in range 0-3.3V when VREF is 5V?

I am trying to produce a 0-5V variable output from a Raspberry Pi using: adafruit MCP4725 DAC breakout (https://www.adafruit.com/product/935) SparkFun PCA9306 level translator breakout (https://www.sparkfun.com/products/15439) to shift between the…
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What does the MCP4725 Power-On-Reset (POR) value indicate?

I managed to read from an MCP4725 using I2C. In the second byte below, the POR value it gives me is '1' (the whole byte is 11000000) I know that if RDY/BSY = 1, it means the device is ready to write its EEPROM. When does POR = 0? What does it mean…