The reference for the DAC12 is configured to use either an external reference voltage or the internal 1.5-V/2.5-V reference from the ADC12 module with the DAC12SREFx bits. When DAC12SREFx = {0,1} the VREF+ signal is used as the reference and when DAC12SREFx = {2,3} the VeREF+ signal is used as the reference. To use the ADC12 internal reference, it must be enabled and configured via the applicable ADC12 control bits.