AD5204/AD5206
PROGRAMMING THE POTENTIOMETER DIVIDER
V
VOLTAGE OUTPUT OPERATION
CS
DD
A1
W1
B1
The digital potentiometer easily generates an output voltage
proportional to the input voltage applied to a given terminal.
For example, connecting Terminal A to 5 V and Terminal B to
ground produces an output voltage at the wiper that can be any
value from 0 V up to 1 LSB less than +5 V. Each LSB of voltage
is equal to the voltage applied across Terminal A and Terminal B
divided by the 256-position resolution of the potentiometer
divider. The general equation defining the output voltage with
respect to ground for any given input voltage applied to
Terminal A and Terminal B is
CLK
D7
D0
EN
RDAC
LATCH
1
A2
A1
A0
D7
ADDR
DEC
DO
SDO*
R
AD5204/AD5206
SER
REG
A4/A6
W4/W6
B4/B6
D7
SDI
DI
D0
RDAC
LATCH
4/6
V
W (Dx) = Dx/256 × VAB + VB
(3)
8
D0
Operation of the digital potentiometer in the divider mode
results in more accurate operation over temperature. In this
mode, the output voltage is dependent on the ratio of the
internal resistors, not the absolute value; therefore, the drift
improves to 15 ppm/°C.
R
SHDN*
*AD5204 ONLY
DGND
PR
Figure 22. Block Diagram
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