DATASHEET
X9258
FN8168
Rev 6.00
December 15, 2011
Low Noise/Low Power/2-Wire Bus/256 Taps Quad Digital Controlled
Potentiometers (XDCP™)
The X9258 integrates 4 digitally controlled potentiometers
(XDCP™) on a monolithic CMOS integrated circuit.
Features
• Four potentiometers in one package
The digitally controlled potentiometer is implemented using
255 resistive elements in a series array. Between each
element are tap points connected to the wiper terminal
through switches. The position of the wiper on the array is
controlled by the user through the 2-wire bus interface. Each
potentiometer has associated with it a volatile Wiper Counter
Register (WCR) and 4 non-volatile Data Registers
(DR0:DR3) that can be directly written to and read by the
user. The contents of the WCR controls the position of the
wiper on the resistor array though the switches. Power-up
recalls the contents of DR0 to the WCR.
• 256 resistor taps/potentiometer................. 0.4% resolution
• 2-wire serial interface
• Wiper resistance, 40Ωtypical @ V+ = 5V, V- = -5V
• Four nonvolatile data registers for each potentiometer
• Nonvolatile storage of wiper position
• Standby current <5µA max (total package)
• Power supplies
- V
CC
= 2.7V to 5.5V
- V+ = 2.7V to 5.5V
- V- = -2.7V to -5.5V
The XDCP™ can be used as a three-terminal potentiometer
or as a two-terminal variable resistor in a wide variety of
applications including control, parameter adjustments, and
signal processing.
• 100kΩ, 50kΩtotal potentiometer resistance
• High reliability
- Endurance: 100,000 data changes per bit per register
- Register data retention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 years
• 24 Ld SOIC, 24 Ld TSSOP
• Dual supply version of X9259
• Pb-free (RoHS compliant)
Block Diagram
POT 0
V
CC
SS
V
R
R
R
R
V
/R
R
R
R
R
0
2
1
3
H0 H0
0
2
1
3
WIPER
COUNTER
REGISTER
(WCR)
WIPER
COUNTER
REGISTER
(WCR)
V
/R
H2 H2
RESISTOR
ARRAY
POT 2
V+
V-
V
/R
L0 L0
WP
V
/R
L2 L2
V
/R
SCL
SDA
A0
W0 W0
V
/R
W2 W2
INTERFACE
AND
CONTROL
CIRCUITRY
A1
8
A2
V
/R
A3
W1 W1
DATA
V
/R
W3 W3
R
R
R
R
0
2
1
3
V
/R
H1 H1
R
R
R
WIPER
COUNTER
REGISTER
(WCR)
0
2
1
3
V
/R
WIPER
COUNTER
REGISTER
(WCR)
H3 H3
RESISTOR
ARRAY
POT 1
RESISTOR
ARRAY
POT 3
R
V
/R
L1 L1
V
/R
L3 L3
FN8168 Rev 6.00
December 15, 2011
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