X9408
®
Low Noise/Low Power/2-Wire Bus
Data Sheet
September 19, 2005
FN8191.2
DESCRIPTION
Quad Digitally Controlled (XDCP™)
Potentiometers
The X9408 integrates four digitally controlled
potentiometers (XDCP) on a monolithic CMOS
integrated circuit.
FEATURES
• Four potentiometers in one package
• 64 resistor taps per potentiometer
• 2-wire serial interface
• Wiper resistance, 40Ω typical at 5V
• Four nonvolatile data registers for each pot
• Nonvolatile storage of wiper position
• Standby current < 1µA max (total package)
The digital controlled potentiometer is implemented
using 63 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 four
non-volatile Data Registers 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. Powerup recalls the contents of
the default data register (DR0) to the WCR.
• V
= 2.7V to 5.5V operation
CC
V+ = 2.7V to 5.5V
V- = –2.7V to -5.5V
• 10kΩ, 2.5kΩ end to end resistances
• High reliability
—Endurance–100,000 data changes per bit per
register
The XDCP can be used as
a three-terminal
—Register data retention–100 years
• 24 Ld SOIC, 24 Ld TSSOP, 24 Ld PDIP packages
• Pb-free plus anneal available (RoHS compliant)
potentiometer or as a two terminal variable resistor in
a wide variety of applications including control,
parameter adjustments, and signal processing.
BLOCK DIAGRAM
V
V
V+
V-
Pot 0
CC
SS
R0 R1
R2 R3
V
/R
R0 R1
R2 R3
H0 H0
Wiper
Counter
Register
(WCR)
Wiper
Counter
Register
(WCR)
V
/R
H2 H2
Resistor
Array
Pot 2
V
/R
L0 L0
WP
V
/R
L2 L2
V
/R
SCL
SDA
A0
W0 W0
V
/R
W2 W2
Interface
and
Control
A1
8
Circuitry
A2
V
/
R
A3
W1 W1
Data
V
V
/R
W3 W3
R0 R1
R2 R3
R0 R1
R2 R3
V
/R
Wiper
Counter
Register
(WCR)
H1 H1
/
R
Resistor
Array
Pot 1
Wiper
Counter
Register
(WCR)
H3 H3
Resistor
Array
Pot 3
V
/R
L1 L1
V
/R
L3 L3
CAUTION: These devices are sensitive to electrostatic discharge; follow proper IC Handling Procedures.
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