MAX5527/MAX5528/MAX5529
One-Time Programmable, Linear-Taper Digital
Potentiometers
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Change the wiper’s power-up position using the PV
one-time programming sequence after power-up (see
Figure 5). After setting the wiper to the desired power-
up position, perform the following six-step sequence:
1) Set U/Dand CS high.
2) Connect an external voltage source at PV in the
range of +11V to +11.55V.
3) Pull CS low.
4a) Pulse CS high for six cycles, consisting of CS
starting low and going high for at least tCH, and
then low for at least tCL, to change the wiper
power-up position. The wiper remains adjustable.
4b) Pulse CS high for seven cycles, consisting of CS
starting low and going high for at least tCH and then
low for at least tCL, to change the wiper power-up
position and lock the wiper in that same position.
The seventh CS pulse is labeled the optional lock-
out bit in Figure 5.
5) Connect PV to GND or release the voltage source,
leaving PV floating.
6) Pull CS high.
Pulse CS high for six cycles to change the wiper power-
up position. The wiper position returns to this pro-
grammed position on power-up, but remains adjustable.
Pulse CS high for seven cycles to lock the MAX5527/
MAX5528/MAX5529 to a specific wiper position with no
further adjustments allowed. This effectively converts
the potentiometer to a fixed resistor-divider. The sev-
enth pulse locks the wiper position and disables the
up/down interface. Once locked, connect U/Dand CS
high, low, or leave them floating without increasing the
supply current (see Table 1).
If six clock pulses are used, the interface is enabled
and the device can be put into program mode again.
However, the part uses one-time programmable (OTP)
memory and should be programmed only once. If the
part is programmed more than once, all applied values
are ORed together. Thus, if 010101 is programmed the
first time and 101010 is programmed the second time,
the result will be 111111.
The external PV power supply must source at least 5mA
and have a good transient response. Decouple the PV
power supply with a 22µF capacitor to GND. Ensure that
no more than 250µH of inductance and/or 40Ωof para-
sitic resistance exists between the capacitor and the
device (see Figure 6).