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PLC analog output
A PLC analog output provides a documented variable voltage or current signal to another device.
Schematic
Symbols · DAC
Digital-to-analogue converter
Converts a digital code into the documented analogue output quantity.
Schematic · DAC
What it represents
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.
How to read it
- Identify the input data interface, reference and output-stage arrangement.
- Trace the analogue voltage/current output and load.
Information to show or reference
- 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.
A distinction that matters
A DAC generates an analogue representation of a code; it is not a pulse-width-modulated power converter by definition.
Sources you can follow
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AD5686R — digital-to-analogue conversion
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