256-/1024-Position, Digital Potentiometers with
Maximum ±1% R-Tolerance Error and 20-TP Memory
AD5291/AD5292
Data Sheet
FEATURES
FUNCTIONAL BLOCK DIAGRAM
APPLICATIONS
Mechanical potentiometer replacement
Instrumentation: gain and offset adjustment
Programmable voltage-to-current conversion
Programmable filters, delays, and time constants
Programmable power supply
Low resolution DAC replacement
Sensor calibration
VDD
RESET
POWER-ON
RESET
AD5291/
AD5292
VLOGIC
RDAC
REGISTER
SCLK
SYNC
SERIAL
INTERFACE
A
DATA
W
OTP
MEMORY
BLOCK
DIN
B
SDO
RDY
VSS
EXT_CAP
GND
07674-001
Single-channel, 256-/1024-position resolution
20 kΩ, 50 kΩ, and 100 kΩ nominal resistance
Maximum ±1% nominal resistor tolerance error (resistor
performance mode)
20-times programmable wiper memory
Rheostat mode temperature coefficient: 35 ppm/°C
Voltage divider temperature coefficient: 5 ppm/°C
+9 V to +33 V single-supply operation
±9 V to ±16.5 V dual-supply operation
SPI-compatible serial interface
Wiper setting readback
Power-on refreshed from 20-TP memory
Figure 1.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The AD5291 and AD5292 are single-channel, 256-/1024position digital potentiometers1 that combine industry leading
variable resistor performance with nonvolatile memory (NVM)
in a compact package. These devices are capable of operating
across a wide voltage range, supporting both dual supply
operation at ±10.5 V to ±16.5 V and single supply operation at
+21 V to +33 V, while ensuring less than 1% end-to-end resistor
tolerance error and offering 20-time programmable (20-TP)
memory.
The guaranteed industry leading low resistor tolerance error
feature simplifies open-loop applications as well as precision
calibration and tolerance matching applications.
1
The AD5291 and AD5292 device wiper settings are controllable
through the SPI digital interface. Unlimited adjustments are
allowed before programming the resistance value into the
20-TP memory. The AD5291 and AD5292 do not require any
external voltage supply to facilitate fuse blow, and there are 20
opportunities for permanent programming. During 20-TP
activation, a permanent blow fuse command freezes the wiper
position (analogous to placing epoxy on a mechanical trimmer).
The AD5291 and AD5292 are available in a compact 14-lead
TSSOP package. The part is guaranteed to operate over the
extended industrial temperature range of −40°C to +105°C.
The terms digital potentiometer and RDAC are used interchangeably.
Rev. E
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