True EML monitor and controller with 4-channel current and voltage-output DACs and multichannel ADC
AMC60804
Product details
Parameters
Package | Pins | Size
Features
- Four 12-bit current output DACs (IDACs)
- 150-mA full-scale output range
- Four 12-bit voltage output DACs (VDACs)
- Selectable full-scale output ranges: –5 V, –2.5 V, +2.5 V and +5 V
- High-current drive capability: ±50 mA
- Twelve channel, 12-bit, 1-MSPS SAR ADC
- Four external inputs: 2.5-V and 5-V input ranges
- Four IDAC voltage monitor channels
- Four VDAC current monitor channels
- Programmable sequencer
- Programmable out-of-range alarms
- Internal 2.5-V reference
- Suppy and temperature fault alarms
- SPI and I2C interfaces: 1.7-V to 3.6-V operation
- SPI: 4-wire interface
- I2C: Four slave addresses
- Specified temperature range: –40°C to +125°C
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Description
The AMC60804 is a highly integrated, low-power analog monitor and controller optimized for electro-absorption modulated lasers (EML).
The AMC60804 includes four 12-bit current output digital-to-analog converters (IDACs) and four 12-bit voltage output DACs (VDACs) with programmable output ranges. The AMC60804 also includes a 12-bit, 1-MSPS analog-to-digital converter (ADC) used for external signal and internal signal monitoring, supply and temperature alarm monitors, and a high-precision internal reference.
The AMC60804 VDACs support both positive and negative output range operation and are capable or sourcing and sinking up to 50 mA, making them an excellent choice for biasing the electro-absorption modulator (EAM) in an EML. Additionally, the AMC60804 IDACs support a full-scale output range of 150 mA with very low power dissipation, thus eliminating the need for external components to bias the EML laser diode. In combination the AMC60804 four VDACs and four IDACs enable accurate biasing of up to four EML lasers.
The AMC60804 includes four input pins that are multiplexed to the ADC and incorporate a low-latency window comparator, making this device an excellent choice for received signal strength indicator (RSSI) and loss-of-signal (LOS) detection. The ADC is also capable of measuring the voltage at the IDAC pins, as well as the current being sourced or sinked by the VDACs, thus enabling monitoring of these outputs.
The AMC60804 low power, high integration, very small size, and wide operating temperature range make the device an excellent choice as an all-in-one, low-cost control circuit for the EML lasers found in optical modules. Contact TI sales for the full data sheet.

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Technical documentation
Type | Title | Date | |
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* | Datasheet | AMC60804 4-Channel, EML Monitor and Controller With Current and Voltage Output DACs and Multichannel ADC datasheet | Feb. 04, 2021 |
White paper | Enabling Higher Data Rates for Optical Modules With Small and Efficient Power | Mar. 22, 2021 |
Design & development
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Description
The AMC60804 evaluation module (EVM) is an easy-to-use platform for evaluating the functionality and performance of the AMC60804 product. AMC60804 includes four 12-bit current-output digital-to-analog converters (IDACs) and four 12-bit voltage-output DACs (VDACs) with programmable output ranges (...)
Features
- Four 12-bit current-output DACs (IDACs)
- Four 12-bit voltage-output DACs (VDACs)
- 12-channel, 12-bit, 1-MSPS successive approximation register (SAR) ADC
- Internal 2.5-V reference
- Serial peripheral interface (SPI) and I2C interface: 1.7-V to -3.6-V operation
Design tools & simulation
Features
- Leverages Cadence PSpice Technology
- Preinstalled library with a suite of digital models to enable worst-case timing analysis
- Dynamic updates ensure you have access to most current device models
- Optimized for simulation speed without loss of accuracy
- Supports simultaneous analysis of multiple products
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DSBGA (YBH) | 36 | View options |
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