The MAX5322 dual, 12-bit, serial-interface, digital-to-analog converter (DAC) provides bipolar 5V to 10V outputs from 12V to 15V analog power-supply voltages, or unipolar 5V to 10V outputs from a single 12V to 15V analog power-supply voltage. The MAX5322 features excellent linearity with both integral nonlinearity (INL) and differential nonlinearity (DNL) guaranteed to 1 LSB (max). The device also features a fast 10s to 0.5 LSB settling time, and a hardware-shutdown feature that reduces current consumption to 2.8A. The output goes to midscale at power-up in bipolar mode (0V), and to zero scale at power-up in unipolar mode (0V). A clear input (CLR) asynchronously clears the DAC register and sets the outputs to 0V. The outputs can be asynchronously updated with the load DAC (LDAC) input.