CAT5221
Dual Digitally Programmable Potentiometer (DPP™) with
64 Taps and I2C Interface
FEATURES
DESCRIPTION
Two linear-taper digitally programmable
The CAT5221 is two Digitally Programmable
Potentiometers (DPPs™) integrated with control logic
and 16 bytes of NVRAM memory. Each DPP consists
of a series of 63 resistive elements connected
between two externally accessible end points. The tap
points between each resistive element are connected
to the wiper outputs with CMOS switches. A separate
6-bit control register (WCR) independently controls
the wiper tap switches for each DPP. Associated with
each wiper control register are four 6-bit non-volatile
memory data registers (DR) used for storing up to four
wiper settings. Writing to the wiper control register or
any of the non-volatile data registers is via a I2C serial
bus. On power-up, the contents of the first data
register (DR0) for each of the four potentiometers is
automatically loaded into its respective wiper control
register (WCR).
potentiometers
64 resistor taps per potentiometer
End to end resistance 2.5 kΩ, 10 kΩ, 50 kΩ or
100 kΩ
Potentiometer control and memory access via
I2C interface
Low wiper resistance, typically 80 Ω
Nonvolatile memory storage for up to four
wiper settings for each potentiometer
Automatic recall of saved wiper settings at
power up
2.5 to 6.0 volt operation
Standby current less than 1µA
1,000,000 nonvolatile WRITE cycles
100 year nonvolatile memory data retention
20-lead SOIC and TSSOP packages
Industrial temperature range
The CAT5221 can be used as a potentiometer or as a
two terminal, variable resistor. It is intended for circuit
level or system level adjustments in a wide variety of
applications.
For Ordering Information details, see page 15.
PIN CONFIGURATION
FUNCTIONAL DIAGRAM
SOIC 20 Lead (W)
TSSOP 20 Lead (Y)
R
R
H1
H0
RW0
RL0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
20 VCC
19 NC
18 NC
17 NC
16 A1
15 A3
14 SCL
13 NC
12 NC
11 NC
SCL
SDA
WIPER
CONTROL
REGISTERS
2
I C
INTERFACE
RH0
A0
R
R
W0
W1
A2
CAT
5221
RW1
RL1
A0
A1
A2
NONVOLATILE
DATA
REGISTERS
CONTROL
LOGIC
RH1
SDA
A3
GND 10
R
R
L1
L0
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Characteristics subject to change without notice
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Doc. No. MD-2113 Rev. M