{"schemaVersion":1,"slug":"digital-to-analog-converter","name":"Digital-to-analogue converter","kind":"symbol","abbreviation":"DAC","aliases":["digital to analog converter","D A converter","D/A"],"category":"logic-signals","drawingTypes":["Schematic"],"referenceFamilies":["Manufacturer"],"summary":"Converts a digital code into the documented analogue output quantity.","description":["Converts a digital code into the documented analogue output quantity.","On a schematic, identify the input data interface, reference and output-stage arrangement and trace the analogue voltage/current output and load. Keep the component tag and signal/reference names consistent across the control drawing, terminal schedule and device documentation.","A DAC generates an analogue representation of a code; it is not a pulse-width-modulated power converter by definition.","The preview is an independently drawn educational functional reference. Add the selected component’s actual power pins, terminal numbers, timing or analogue reference details when producing a construction drawing."],"readingNotes":["Identify the input data interface, reference and output-stage arrangement.","Trace the analogue voltage/current output and load."],"drawingChecklist":["Label the input data interface, reference and output-stage arrangement.","Cross-reference the analogue voltage/current output and load.","Add the selected device or circuit documentation revision, power/reference connections and project signal convention."],"distinction":"A DAC generates an analogue representation of a code; it is not a pulse-width-modulated power converter by definition.","facts":[{"label":"Common schematic mnemonic","value":"DAC — descriptive only; project/device documentation defines reference designations."},{"label":"Terminal / interface focus","value":"The input data interface, reference and output-stage arrangement"},{"label":"Artwork scope","value":"Original educational functional/circuit reference; not a selected product pinout."}],"references":[{"sourceId":"pub-electronics-adi-dac","relevance":"Public primary manufacturer documentation establishes the component function or circuit/topology relationship. Preview geometry and drafting explanations are independently authored."}],"related":["plc-analog-output","plc-io"],"artwork":"electronics-analogue-dac","publishedOn":"2026-10-14","updatedOn":"2026-10-14","provenance":"independent-public-research","url":"https://eloragrid.ai/symbols/digital-to-analog-converter","illustration":{"url":"https://eloragrid.ai/library/illustrations/digital-to-analog-converter.svg","scope":"Original educational concept; not an official standard graphic or product footprint","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"},"sources":[{"id":"pub-electronics-adi-dac","title":"AD5686R — digital-to-analogue conversion","publisher":"Analog Devices","url":"https://www.analog.com/en/products/ad5686r.html","type":"manufacturer","scope":"Public component description and documentation for digital-to-analogue conversion. Used to support the functional reference, not to prescribe a circuit or redistribute product diagrams.","checkedOn":"2026-10-14","reuse":"link-only","relevance":"Public primary manufacturer documentation establishes the component function or circuit/topology relationship. Preview geometry and drafting explanations are independently authored."}]}