TY - JOUR N2 - The Multi-Tone (MT) signal with uniform amplitudes can be used for DAC testing. This paper shows an easier way to generate a MT signal using several impulse signals. The article also analyzes qualities of methods for testing the dynamic parameters of Digital to Analog Converters using an impulse signal. The MT, Damped Sine Wave (DSW) and Sinx/x (SINC) signals will be used as the source for these tests. The Effective Number of Bits (ENOB) and Signal to noise and distortion (SINAD) are evaluated in the frequency domain and they are modified using the Crest Factor (CF) correction and compared with the standard results of the Sine Wave FFT test. The first advantage of the test using an impulse signal is that you need fewer input parameters to create the band signal for testing the DAC. The second one is to reduce the testing time using a band signal in comparison with multiple tests using a single sine wave. L1 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/89872/PDF/Journal10178-VolumeXIX%20Issue1_09paper.pdf L2 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/89872 PY - 2012 IS - No 1 EP - 114 DO - 10.2478/v10178-012-0009-8 KW - DAC KW - ENOB KW - SINAD KW - FFT test KW - Crest Factor KW - Damped Sine Wave KW - SINC signal KW - Multi-Tone signal A1 - Vedral, Josef A1 - Fexa, Pavel PB - Polish Academy of Sciences Committee on Metrology and Scientific Instrumentation DA - 2012 T1 - DAC Testing Using Impulse Signals SP - 105 UR - http://journals.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/89872 T2 - Metrology and Measurement Systems ER -