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  2.   Abstract
  3.   Trademarks
  4. 1What is a Smart DAC?
  5. 2What is a Smart Analog Front End (AFE)?
  6. 3Smart DAC selection guide
  7. 4Smart AFE Selection Guide
  8. 5Applications
    1. 5.1 Lightning
      1. 5.1.1 Light Emitting Diode (LED) Biasing and Linear Fade-In Fade-Out
      2. 5.1.2 LED Biasing With LED Driver
      3. 5.1.3 Analog Thermal Foldback
        1. 5.1.3.1 Single Slope Thermal Foldback
        2. 5.1.3.2 Multi-Slope Thermal Foldback
      4. 5.1.4 Logarithmic Fade-In/Fade-Out
      5. 5.1.5 LED Sequencing
    2. 5.2 Control
      1. 5.2.1 Voltage Margining and Scaling With Voltage Output Smart DAC
      2. 5.2.2 Thermoelectric Cooling (TEC) Control
        1. 5.2.2.1 TEC Control Using DC/DC Driver
        2. 5.2.2.2 TEC control using h-Bridge driver
      3. 5.2.3 Analog Power Control (APC) of a Laser
      4. 5.2.4 Constant Power Control
    3. 5.3 Microcontroller Independent Fault Management and Communication
      1. 5.3.1 Programmable Comparator Using Smart DAC
      2. 5.3.2 GPI-to-PWM
      3. 5.3.3 If-Then-Else Logic
    4. 5.4 Driver
      1. 5.4.1 Lens Positioning Control for Camera Module Auto-Focus and Image Stabilization
      2. 5.4.2 Laser Drive
    5. 5.5 Miscellaneous Smart DAC Applications
      1. 5.5.1 Software-less Medical Alarm Generation
      2. 5.5.2 555 Timer

5.1 Lightning

Smart DAC and AFE offers software free control of LEDs for both automotive and commercial applications. This section goes over how to use Smart DAC and AFE in lighting applications and the LED animation capability of these devices.