The synchronous serial interface is compatible with a wide variety of DSPs and microcontrollers. Clock (CLK), serial data in (SDI), and load strobe (LD) comprise the serial interface. In addition, two control pins provide a chip select (CS) function and an asynchronous clear (CLR) input. The CLR input can be used to ensure that the DAC7611 output is 0V on power-up or as required by the application.