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256-Tap, Nonvolatile, I C-Interface,
Digital Potentiometers
General Description
Features
The MAX5417/MAX5418/MAX5419 nonvolatile, linear-
taper, digital potentiometers perform the function of a
mechanical potentiometer, but replace the mechanics
with a simple 2-wire digital interface, allowing communi-
cation with multiple devices. Each device performs the
same function as a discrete potentiometer or variable
resistor and has 256 tap points.
♦ Power-On Recall of Wiper Position from
Nonvolatile Memory
♦ Tiny 3mm x 3mm 8-Pin TDFN Package
♦ 35ppm/°C End-to-End Resistance Temperature
Coefficient
♦ 5ppm/°C Ratiometric Temperature Coefficient
♦ 50kΩ/100kΩ/200kΩ Resistor Values
♦ Fast I2C-Compatible Serial Interface
♦ 500nA (typ) Static Supply Current
♦ Single-Supply Operation: +2.7V to +5.25V
♦ 256 Tap Positions
The devices feature an internal, nonvolatile EEPROM
used to store the wiper position for initialization during
power-up. The fast-mode I2C™-compatible serial inter-
face allows communication at data rates up to 400kbps,
minimizing board space and reducing interconnection
complexity in many applications. Each device is available
with one of four factory-preset addresses (see the
Selector Guide) and features an address input for a total
of eight unique address combinations.
The MAX5417/MAX5418/MAX5419 provide three nomi-
nal resistance values: 50kΩ (MAX5417), 100kΩ
(MAX5418), or 200kΩ (MAX5419). The nominal resistor
temperature coefficient is 35ppm/°C end-to-end, and
only 5ppm/°C ratiometric. This makes the devices ideal
for applications requiring a low-temperature-coefficient
variable resistor, such as low-drift, programmable gain-
amplifier circuit configurations.
♦
0.5 ꢀSꢁ DNꢀ in Voltage-Divider Mode
0.5 ꢀSꢁ INꢀ in Voltage-Divider Mode
♦
Functional Diagram
H
256-
POSITION
DECODER
8-BIT
SHIFT
REGISTER
8
8
256
8-BIT
LATCH
V
W
DD
GND
L
The MAX5417/MAX5418/MAX5419 are available in a
3mm x 3mm 8-pin TDFN package, and are specified
over the extended -40°C to +85°C temperature range.
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SDA
SCL
POR
I C
MAX5417
MAX5418
MAX5419
INTERFACE
8-BIT
NV
MEMORY
A
0
Applications
Mechanical Potentiometer Replacement
Low-Drift Programmable-Gain Amplifiers
Volume Control
I2C is a trademark of Phillips Corp.
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Inc. or one of its sublicensed Associated Companies, conveys
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a license under the Philips I C Patent Rights to use these com-
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ponents in an I C system, provided that the system conforms
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to the I C Standard Specification as defined by Philips.
Ordering Information/Selector Guide
PART
MAX5417LETA
MAX5417META*
MAX5417NETA*
MAX5417PETA*
MAX5418LETA
MAX5418META*
MAX5418NETA*
MAX5418PETA*
MAX5419LETA
MAX5419META*
MAX5419NETA*
MAX5419PETA*
TEMP RANGE
-40°C to +85°C
-40°C to +85°C
-40°C to +85°C
-40°C to +85°C
-40°C to +85°C
-40°C to +85°C
-40°C to +85°C
-40°C to +85°C
-40°C to +85°C
-40°C to +85°C
-40°C to +85°C
-40°C to +85°C
I2C ADDRESS
R (kΩ)
50
PIN-PACKAGE
8 TDFN-EP**
8 TDFN-EP**
8 TDFN-EP**
8 TDFN-EP**
8 TDFN-EP**
8 TDFN-EP**
8 TDFN-EP**
8 TDFN-EP**
8 TDFN-EP**
8 TDFN-EP**
8 TDFN-EP**
8 TDFN-EP**
TOP MARK
AIB
010100A
010101A
010110A
010111A
010100A
010101A
010110A
010111A
010100A
010101A
010110A
010111A
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
ALS
50
ALT
50
ALU
AIC
100
100
100
100
200
200
200
200
ALV
ALW
ALX
AID
ALY
ALZ
AMA
*Future product—contact factory for availability.
**Exposed pad.
Pin Configuration appears at end of data sheet.
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