CAT5112
32-Tap Digitally Programmable Potentiometer (DPP™) with Buffered Wiper
FEATURES
APPLICATIONS
■ 32-position linear taper potentiometer
■ Automated product calibration
■ Remote control adjustments
■ Non-volatile NVRAM wiper storage;
buffered wiper
■ Offset, gain and zero control
■ Low power CMOS technology
■ Tamper-proof calibrations
■ Single supply operation: 2.5V-6.0V
■ Increment up/down serial interface
■ Resistance values: 10k and 100kΩ
■ Available in PDIP, SOIC, TSSOP and MSOP packages
■ Contrast, brightness and volume controls
■ Motor controls and feedback systems
■ Programmable analog functions
DESCRIPTION
powerisreturned. Thewipercanbeadjustedtotestnew
system values without effecting the stored
setting. Wiper-control of the CAT5112 is
accomplished with three input control pins, CS, U/D,
and INC. The INC input increments the wiper in the
direction which is determined by the logic state of
the U/D input. The CS input is used to select the
device and also store the wiper position prior to
power down.
The CAT5112 is a single digitally programmable
potentiometer (DPP™) designed as a electronic
replacement for mechanical potentiometers and trim
pots. Ideal for automated adjustments on high volume
production lines, they are also well suited for
applications where equipment requiring periodic
adjustment is either difficult to access or located in a
hazardous or remote environment.
The CAT5112 contains a 32-tap series resistor array
connected between two terminals RH and RL. An up/
down counter and decoder that are controlled by three
input pins, determines which tap is connected to the
wiper, RWB. The CAT5112 wiper is buffered by an op
amp that operates rail to rail. The wiper setting, stored in
non-volatile NVRAM memory, is not lost when the de-
viceispowereddownandisautomaticallyrecalledwhen
The digitally programmable potentiometer can be
used as a three-terminal resistive divider or as a
two-terminalvariableresistor.DPPsbringvariabilityand
programmability to a broad range of applications
and are used primarily to control, regulate or adjust a
characteristic or parameter of an analog circuit.
FUNCTIONAL DIAGRAM
R
H
V
CC
R
H
U/D
+
–
R
Control
and
Memory
WB
+
–
>
INC
CS
R
R
WB
L
Power On Recall
R
L
Electronic Potentiometer
Implementation
V
SS
Doc. No. 2002, Rev. C
© 2001 by Catalyst Semiconductor, Inc.
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Characteristics subject to change without notice