CAT5110, CAT5118, CAT5119, CAT5123, CAT5124, CAT5125
FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
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The CAT5110/5118/5119/5123/5124/5125 consist of a
fixed resistor and a wiper contact with 32-tap points
that are digitally controlled through a 2-wire up/down
serial interface. Three end-to-end resistance values
are available: 10kΩ, 50kΩ and 100kΩ.
The CS and U/D inputs control the position of the
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wiper along the resistor array. When CS transitions
from high to low, the part will go into increment mode
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if U/D input is high, and into decrement mode when
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U/D input is low. Once the mode is set, the device will
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remain in that mode until CS goes high again. A low-
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The CAT5110/5125 is designed to operate as a
potentiometer. In this configuration, the low terminal of
the resistor array is connected to ground (pin 2).
to-high transition at the U/D pin will increment or
decrement the wiper position depending on the
current mode (Figures 1 and 2).
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When the CS input transitions to high (serial interface
The CAT5118/5123 performs as a variable resistor. In
this device, the wiper terminal and high terminal of the
resistor array are connected at pin 5. The
CAT5119/5124 is a similar variable resistor, except
the low terminal is connected to pin 5.
inactive), the value of the counter is stored and the
wiper position is maintained.
Note that when the wiper reaches the maximum (or
minimum) tap position, the wiper will not wrap around
to the minimum (or maximum) position.
Digital Interface Operation
Power-On Reset
The MiniPots have two modes of operation when the
serial interface is active: increment and decrement
All parts in this family feature power-on reset (POR)
circuitry that sets the wiper position to midscale at
power-up. By default, the chip is in the increment mode.
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mode. The serial interface is only active when CS is low.
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Note: "W" is not a digital signal. It represents wiper transitions.
Figure 1. Serial Interface Timing Diagram, Increment Mode
CS
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Note: "W" is not a digital signal. It represents wiper transitions.
Figure 2. Serial Interface Timing Diagram, Decrement Mode
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