SBAS649B June 2021 – June 2022 DAC12DL3200
PRODUCTION DATA
Non-return-to-zero (NRZ) mode is the standard zero-order hold output waveform. The sample is output from the DAC and held until the next sample is output. The timing diagram for NRZ mode is given in Figure 7-1. This output waveform can be thought of as a rectangular filter in time domain resulting in a sinc response in the frequency domain. The result is a frequency response that has significant power loss in the 2nd and 3rd Nyquist zones and a null at the sampling rate. It is meant for 1st Nyquist operation only. A plot of the frequency response of NRZ mode is shown in Figure 7-2.