[tari] sent in a idea about a MAX5214 DAC examination board AVNET is providing away this summer. The MAX5214 / MAX5216 is a neat bit chip supplying a 14 or 16 bit DAC with a serial interface in a small 8-pin package. [tari] believes this eval board might be hacked into a function generator, as well as we’ve got to agree. Now, who wishes to develop one?
It’s completely possible to take the MAX5214 chip as well as put it in a circuit with a little ARM uC, a display, as well as a few knobs, however that seems like a squander of time provided function generators of this caliber are already offered for about $60. It seems the most effective hack of this dev board will be just adding an amplifier to this board’s output as well as potentially programming a much better interface than the present LabView software application available.
If you want to tinker around with some complimentary hardware as well as make something beneficial in the process, have a go at making a function generator out of this dev board. Be sure to send it in when you’re done.