FEATURES
§ Two digitally controlled, 256-position
potentiometers
§ Serial port provides means for setting and
reading both potentiometers
§ Resistors can be connected in series to
provide increased total resistance
§ 20-pin TSSOP and 16-pin SO packages are
available
§ Resistive elements are temperature
compensated to ±0.3 LSB relative linearity
§ Standard resistance values:
- DS1868B-10 ∼10kΩ
- DS1868B-50 ∼50kΩ
- DS1868B-100 ∼100kΩ
§ +5V or ±3V operation
§ Operating temperature range:
Industrial: -40°C to +85°C
PIN DESCRIPTION
L0, L1 - Low End of Resistor
H0, H1 - High End of Resistor
W0, W1 - Wiper Terminal of Resistor
SOUT - Stacked Configuration Output
RST
- Serial Port Reset Input
DQ - Serial Port Data Input
CLK - Serial Port Clock Input
COUT - Cascade Port Output
VCC - +5 Volt Supply
GND - Ground Connections
NC - No Internal Connection
VB - Substrate Bias Voltage
DNC - Do Not Connect
*All GND pins must be connected to ground.
PIN ASSIGNMENT
PART NO. PIN-
PACKAGE
END-TO-END
RESISTANCE
(kΩ)
DS1868BE-010+
20 TSSOP
10
DS1868BE-050+
20 TSSOP
50
DS1868BE-100+
20 TSSOP
100
DS1868BS-010+
16 SO
10
DS1868BS-050+
16 SO
50
DS1868BS-100+
16 SO
100
DS1868B
Dual Digital Potentiometer
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20-Pin TSSOP (173-mil)
B
V
CC
DNC
DNC
S
OUT
W0
H0
L0
C
OUT
DNC
DQ
20
19
18
17
16
15
14
13
12
11
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
DS1868BS 16-Pin SO (300-mil)
V
B
NC
H1
L1
W1
RST
CLK
GND
V
CC
NC
S
OUT
W0
H0
L0
C
OUT
DQ
16
15
14
13
12
11
10
9
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
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DS1868B
DESCRIPTION
The DS1868B Dual Digital Potentiometer Chip consists of two digitally controlled solid-state
potentiometers. Each potentiometer is composed of 256 resistive sections. Between each resistive section
and both ends of the potentiometer are tap points which are accessible to the wiper. The position of the
wiper on the resistor array is set by an 8-bit value that controls which tap point is connected to the wiper
output. Communication and control of the device is accomplished via a 3-wire serial port interface. This
interface allows the device wiper position to be read or written.
Both potentiometers can be connected in series (or stacked) for an increased total resistance with the same
resolution. For multiple-device, single-processor environments, the DS1868B can be cascaded or daisy
chained. This feature provides for control of multiple devices over a single 3-wire bus.
The DS1868B is offered in three standard resistance values which include 10kΩ, 50kΩ, and 100kΩ
versions. The part is available in 16-pin SO (300-mil) and 20-pin (173-mil) TSSOP packages.
OPERATION
The DS1868B contains two 256-position potentiometers whose wiper positions are set by an 8-bit value.
These two 8-bit values are written to a 17-bit I/O shift register which is used to store the two wiper
positions and the stack select bit when the device is powered. A block diagram of the DS1868B is
presented in Figure 1.
Communication and control of the DS1868B is accomplished through a 3-wire serial port interface that
drives an internal control logic unit. The 3-wire serial interface consists of the three input signals:
RST
,
CLK, and DQ.
The
RST
control signal is used to enable the 3-wire serial port operation of the device. The
RST
signal is
an active-high input and is required to begin any communication to the DS1868B. The CLK signal input
is used to provide timing synchronization for data input and output. The DQ signal line is used to transmit
potentiometer wiper settings and the stack select bit configuration to the 17-bit I/O shift register of the
DS1868B.
Figure 9(a) presents the 3-wire serial port protocol. As shown, the 3-wire port is inactive when the
RST
signal input is low. Communication with the DS1868B requires the transition of the
RST
input from a
low state to a high state. Once the 3-wire port has been activated, data is entered into the part on the low
to high transition of the CLK signal inputs. Three-wire serial timing requirements are provided in the
timing diagrams of Figure 9(b),(c).
Data written to the DS1868B over the 3-wire serial interface is stored in the 17-bit I/O shift register (see
Figure 2). The 17-bit I/O shift register contains both 8-bit potentiometer wiper position values and the
stack select bit. The composition of the I/O shift register is presented in Figure 2. Bit 0 of the I/O shift
register contains the stack select bit. This bit will be discussed in the section entitled Stacked
Configuration. Bits 1 through 8 of the I/O shift register contain the potentiometer-1 wiper position value.
Bit 1 will contain the MSB of the wiper setting for potentiometer-1 and bit 8 the LSB for the wiper
setting. Bits 9 through 16 of the I/O shift register contain the value of the potentiometer-0 wiper position
with the MSB for the wiper position occupying bit 9 and the LSB bit 16.
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DS1868B
DS1868B BLOCK DIAGRAM Figure 1
I/O SHIFT REGISTER Figure 2
Transmission of data always begins with the stack select bit followed by the potentiometer-1 wiper
position value and lastly the potentiometer-0 wiper position value.
When wiper position data is to be written to the DS1868B, 17 bits (or some integer multiple) of data
should always be transmitted. Transactions which do not send a complete 17 bits (or multiple) will leave
the register incomplete and possibly an error in the desired wiper positions.
After a communication transaction has been completed the
RST
signal input should be taken to a low
state to prevent any inadvertent changes to the device shift register. Once
RST
has reached a low state,
the contents of the I/O shift register are loaded into the respective multiplexers for setting wiper position.
A new wiper position will only engage after a
RST
transition to the inactive state. On device power-up,
wiper position will be random.
STACKED CONFIGURATION
The potentiometers of the DS1868B can be connected in series as shown in Figure 3. This is referred to as
the stacked configuration and allows the user to double the total end-to-end resistance of the part. The
resolution of the combined potentiometers will remain the same as a single potentiometer but with a total
of 512 wiper positions available. Device resolution is defined as RTOT /256 (per potentiometer); where
RTOT equals the total potentiometer resistance.
The wiper output for the combined stacked potentiometer will be taken at the SOUT pin, which is the
multiplexed output of the wiper of potentiometer-0 (W0) or potentiometer-1 (W1). The potentiometer
wiper selected at the SOUT output is governed by the setting of the stack select bit (bit 0) of the 17-bit I/O
shift register. If the stack select bit has value 0, the multiplexed output, SOUT, will be that of the
potentiometer-0 wiper. If the stack select bit has value 1, the multiplexed output, SOUT, will be that of the
potentiometer-1 wiper.
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DS1868B
STACKED CONFIGURATION Figure 3
CASCADE OPERATION
A feature of the DS1868B is the ability to control multiple devices from a single processor. Multiple
DS1868Bs can be linked or daisy-chained as shown in Figure 4. As a data bit is entered into the I/O shift
register of the DS1868B a bit will appear at the COUT output after a minimum delay of 50ns. The stack
select bit of the DS1868B will always be the first out of the part at the beginning of a transaction. The
COUT pin will always have the value of the stack select bit (b0) when
RST
is inactive.
CASCADING MULTIPLE DEVICES Figure 4
The COUT output of the DS1868B can be used to drive the DQ input of another DS1868B. When
connecting multiple devices, the total number of bits transmitted is always 17 times the number of
DS1868Bs in the daisy chain.
An optional feedback resistor can be placed between the COUT terminal of the last device and the first
DS1868B DQ, input thus allowing the controlling processor to read, as well as, write data, or circularly
clock data through the daisy chain. The value of the feedback or isolation resistor should be in the range
from 2Ω to 10kΩ.
When reading data via the COUT pin and isolation resistor, the DQ line is left floating by the reading
device. When
RST
is driven high, bit 17 is present on the COUT pin, which is fed back to the input DQ pin
through the isolation resistor. When the CLK input transitions low to high, bit 17 is loaded into the first
position of the I/O shift register and bit 16 becomes present on COUT and DQ of the next device. After 17
bits (or 17 times the number of DS1868Bs in the daisy chain), the data has shifted completely around and
back to its original position. When
RST
transitions to the low state to end data transfer, the value (the
same as before the read occurred) is loaded into the wiper-0, wiper-1, and stack select bit I/O register.
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DS1868B
ABSOLUTE AND RELATIVE LINEARITY
Absolute linearity, also known as Integral Nonlinearity, is defined as the difference between the actual
measured output voltage and the expected output voltage. Figure 5 presents the test circuit used to
measure absolute linearity. Absolute linearity is given in terms of a minimum increment or expected
output when the wiper is moved one position. In the case of the test circuit, a minimum increment (MI) or
one LSB would equal 5/256V. The equation for absolute linearity is given as follows:
(1) ABSOLUTE LINEARITY (INL)
AL={VO(actual) - VO(expected)}/MI
Relative linearity, also known as Differential Nonlinearity, is a measure of error between two adjacent
wiper position points and is given in terms of MI by equation (2).
(2) RELATIVE LINEARITY (DNL)
RL={VO(n+1) - VO(n)}/MI
Figure 6 is a plot of absolute linearity and relative linearity versus wiper position for the DS1868B at
25°C. The specification for absolute linearity of the DS1868B is ±0.75 MI typical. The specification for
relative linearity of the DS1868B is ±0.3 MI typical.
LINEARITY MEASUREMENT CONFIGURATION Figure 5
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DS1868B
DS1868B ABSOLUTE AND RELATIVE LINEARITY Figure 6
TYPICAL APPLICATION CONFIGURATIONS
Figures 7 and 8 show two typical application configurations for the DS1868B. By connecting the wiper
terminal of the part to a high-impedance load, the effects of the wiper resistance is minimized, since the
wiper resistance can vary from 900Ω to 2000Ω, depending on wiper voltage. Figure 7 presents the device
connected in a variable gain amplifier. The gain of the circuit on Figure 7 is given by the following
equation:
AV =
n-256
256 +
where n = 0 to 255
Figure 8 shows the device operating in a fixed gain attenuator where the potentiometer is used to
attenuate an incoming signal. Note the resistance R1 is chosen to be much greater than the wiper
resistance to minimize its effect on circuit gain.
-0.5
-0.4
-0.3
-0.2
-0.1
0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
032 64 96 128 160 192 224 256
LSB
Tap Position
Linearity vs. Tap Position
INL
DNL
DS1868B
10kΩ
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DS1868B
VARIABLE GAIN AMPLIFIER Figure 7
FIXED GAIN ATTENUATOR Figure 8
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DS1868B
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS*
Voltage on Any Pin Relative to Ground (VB = GND) ......................................................... -0.5V to +7.0V
Voltage on Any Pin when VB = -3.3V ......................................................................... -3.3V to (VCC + 0.5)
Operating Temperature ....................................................................................................... -40°C to +85°C
Storage Temperature ......................................................................................................... -55°C to +125°C
Soldering Temperature .......................................................................................................... 260°C for 10s
* This is a stress rating only and functional operation of the device at these or any other conditions
above those indicated in the operation sections of this specification is not implied. Exposure to
absolute maximum rating conditions for extended periods of time may affect reliability.
RECOMMENDED DC
OPERATING CONDITIONS (-40°C to +85°C; VCC = 5.0V ±10%)
PARAMETER SYMBOL MIN TYP MAX UNITS NOTES
Supply Voltage VCC 4.5
2.7
5.5
3.3
V 1
9
Input Logic 1 VIH +0.7 x
Vcc
VCC +
0.5
V 1, 2
Input Logic 0 VIL -0.5 +0.3 x
Vcc
V 1, 2
Ground GND GND GND V 1
Resistor Inputs
L, H, W
V
B
-
0.5
V
CC
+
0.5
V
2, 9
Substrate Bias VB -3.3 GND V 1, 9
DC ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (-40°C to +85°C; VCC = 5.0V ±10%)
PARAMETER SYMBOL MIN TYP MAX UNITS NOTES
Supply Current
ICC
2.1
5
mA
7
Input Leakage ILI -1 +1 µA 11
Wiper Resistance RW 900 2000 Ω
Wiper Current IW 1 mA
Logic 1 Output at 2.4V
IOH
-1
mA
5
Logic 0 Output at 0.4V IOL 4 mA 5
Standby Current ISTBY 0.6 2 µA 8
ANALOG RESISTOR CHARACTERISTICS (-40°C to +85°C; VCC = 5.0V ±10%)
PARAMETER
SYMBOL
MIN
TYP
MAX
UNITS
NOTES
End-to-End Resistor Tolerance -20 +20 % 10
Integral Nonlinearity (INL) -1.6 ±0.75 +1.6 LSB 3
Differential Nonlinearity (DNL
-0.5
±0.3
+0.5
LSB
4
Temperature Coefficient
750
ppm/°C
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CAPACITANCE (TA = +25°C)
PARAMETER SYMBOL MIN TYP MAX UNITS NOTES
Input Capacitance CIN 5 pF
Output Capacitance
C
OUT
7
pF
AC ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (-40°C to +85°C; VCC = 5.0V ±10%)
PARAMETER SYMBOL MIN TYP MAX UNITS NOTES
CLK Frequency fCLK DC 3.5 MHz 6
Width of CLK Pulse tCH 50 ns 6
Data Setup Time tDC 30 ns 6
Data Hold Time tCDH 10 ns 6
Propagation Delay Time Low to High Level
Clock to Output
t
PLH
250
ns
6
Propagation Delay Time High to Low Level tPHL 250 ns 6
RST
High to Clock Input High tCC 50 ns 6
RST
Low from Clock Input High
t
HLT
50
ns
6
RST
Inactive tRLT 125 ns 6
NOTES:
1. All voltages are referenced to ground.
2. Resistor inputs cannot exceed VB - 0.5V in the negative direction.
3. INL is used to determine wiper voltage versus expected voltage as determined by wiper position.
4. DNL is used to determine the change in voltage between successive tap positions.
5. COUT is active regardless of the state of
RST
.
6. See Figure 9(a), (b), and (c).
7. Supply current is dependent on clock rate (see Figure 11).
8. Standby currents apply when
RST
, DQ are in the low-state.
9. When biasing the substrate minimum VB = -3.0V ±10% and maximum VCC = 3.0V ±10%.
10. Valid at +25°C only.
11. Digital inputs.
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TIMING DIAGRAMS Figure 9
(a) 3-Wire Serial Interface General Overview
(b) Start of Communication Transaction
(c) End of Communication Transaction
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DS1868B
TYPICAL SUPPLY CURRENT VS. SERIAL CLOCK RATE Figure 10
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DS1868B
DS1868B 20-PIN TSSOP
DIM MIN MAX
A MM - 1.10
A1 MM 0.05 -
A2 MM 0.75 1.05
C MM 0.09 0.18
L MM 0.50 0.70
e1 MM 0.65 BSC
B MM 0.18 0.30
D MM 6.40 6.90
E MM 4.40 NOM
G MM 0.25 REF
H MM 6.25 6.55
phi 0° 8°
PACKAGE INFORMATION
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“#”, or “-” in the package code indicates RoHS status only. Package drawings may show a different suffix character, but the drawing
pertains to the package regardless of RoHS status.
PACKAGE TYPE PACKAGE CODE OUTLINE NO. LAND PATTERN NO.
16 SO
W16+6
21-0042
90-0107
20 TSSOP
U20+2
21-0066
90-0116
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