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does this is to inject an equivalent offset current, into the summing junction of the<br />

op-amp as shown in figure 53.<br />

I<br />

R<br />

R<br />

R<br />

Vref<br />

2R 2R 2R<br />

2R<br />

2R<br />

I/2<br />

I/4 I/8<br />

I/16<br />

R F<br />

-<br />

+<br />

V O<br />

ENABLE<br />

4-bit register<br />

MSB<br />

LSB<br />

Figure 52 An R-2R ladder network D/A converter<br />

For an R-2R ladder network the input resistance of the network is R, as we know that<br />

the maximum current (I) delivered from the receiver (FPGA) circuit is to be 100µA<br />

and retinal tissue resistance is at least 10kΩ, R is chosen to be 10kΩ. V ref can now be<br />

calculated as 1v.<br />

Typically, maximum output voltage is obtained for an input codeword consisting<br />

entirely of logic 1’s so the current entering the feedback loop is<br />

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