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X9258
Low Noise/Low Power/2-Wire Bus/256 Taps
Data Sheet
August 30, 2006
FN8168.4
Quad Digital Controlled Potentiometers
(XDCP™)
FEATURES
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Four potentiometers in one package
256 resistor taps/pot–0.4% resolution
2-wire serial interface
Wiper resistance, 40Ω typical @ V+ = 5V, V- = -5V
Four nonvolatile data registers for each pot
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
100kΩ, 50kΩ total pot 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 plus anneal available (RoHS compliant)
DESCRIPTION
The X9258 integrates 4 digitally controlled
potentiometers (XDCP) on a monolithic CMOS
integrated circuit.
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 nonvolatile 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.
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.
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BLOCK DIAGRAM
V
CC
V
SS
V+
V-
WP
SCL
SDA
A0
A1
A2
A3
Interface
and
Control
Circuitry
R
0
R
1
Wiper
Counter
Register
(WCR)
Pot 0
V
H0
/R
H0
R
0
R
1
Wiper
Counter
Register
(WCR)
Resistor
Array
Pot 2
V
H2
/R
H2
R
2
R
3
V
L0
/R
L0
V
W0
/R
W0
R
2
R
3
V
L2
/R
L2
V
W2
/R
W2
8
Data
R
0
R
1
Wiper
Counter
Register
(WCR)
Resistor
Array
Pot 1
V
W1
/R
W1
V
H1
/R
H1
R
0
R
1
Wiper
Counter
Register
(WCR)
V
W3
/R
W3
Resistor
Array
Pot 3
V
H3
/R
H3
R
2
R
3
V
L1
/R
L1
R
2
R
3
V
L3
/R
L3
1
CAUTION: These devices are sensitive to electrostatic discharge; follow proper IC Handling Procedures.
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X9258
Ordering Information
PART NUMBER
X9258US24*
X9258US24Z* (Note)
X9258US24I*
X9258US24IZ* (Note)
X9258UV24
X9258UV24I
X9258UV24IZ (Note)
X9258TS24
X9258TS24Z (Note)
X9258TS24I
X9258TS24IZ (Note)
X9258TV24I
X9258US24-2.7*
PART
MARKING
X9258US
X9258US Z
X9258US I
X9258US ZI
X9258UV
X9258UV I
X9258UV ZI
X9258TS
X9258TS Z
X9258TS I
X9258TS ZI
X9258TV I
X9258US F
2.7 to 5.5
50
100
V
CC
LIMITS
(V)
5 ±10
POTENTIOMETER TEMPERATURE
RANGE
ORGANIZATION
(°C)
(kΩ)
50
0 to 70
0 to 70
-40 to 85
-40 to 85
0 to 70
-40 to 85
-40 to 85
0 to 70
0 to 70
-40 to 85
-40 to 85
-40 to 85
0 to 70
0 to 70
-40 to 85
-40 to 85
0 to 70
-40 to 85
-40 to 85
0 to 70
100
0 to 70
0 to 70
-40 to 85
-40 to 85
0 to 70
-40 to 85
-40 to 85
0 to 70
PACKAGE
24 Ld SOIC (300 mil)
24 Ld SOIC (300 mil) (Pb-free)
24 Ld SOIC (300 mil)
24 Ld SOIC (300 mil) (Pb-free)
24 Ld TSSOP (4.4mm)
24 Ld TSSOP (4.4mm)
PKG.
DWG. #
M24.3
M24.3
M24.3
M24.3
MDP0044
MDP0044
24 Ld TSSOP (4.4mm) (Pb-free) MDP0044
24 Ld SOIC (300 mil)
24 Ld SOIC (300 mil) (Pb-free)
24 Ld SOIC (300 mil)
24 Ld SOIC (300 mil) (Pb-free)
24 Ld TSSOP (4.4mm)
24 Ld SOIC (300 mil)
24 Ld SOIC (300 mil) (Pb-free)
24 Ld SOIC (300 mil)
24 Ld SOIC (300 mil) (Pb-free)
24 Ld TSSOP (4.4mm)
24 Ld TSSOP (4.4mm)
M24.3
M24.3
M24.3
M24.3
MDP0044
M24.3
M24.3
M24.3
M24.3
MDP0044
MDP0044
X9258US24Z-2.7* (Note) X9258US ZF
X9258US24I-2.7*
X9258US24IZ-2.7*
(Note)
X9258UV24-2.7
X9258UV24I-2.7
X9258US G
X9258US ZG
X9258UV F
X9258UV G
X9258UV24IZ-2.7 (Note) X9258UV ZG
X9258UV24Z-2.7 (Note) X9258UV ZF
X9258TS24-2.7*
X9258TS F
24 Ld TSSOP (4.4mm) (Pb-free) MDP0044
24 Ld TSSOP (4.4mm) (Pb-free) MDP0044
24 Ld SOIC (300 mil)
24 Ld SOIC (300 mil) (Pb-free)
24 Ld SOIC (300 mil)
24 Ld SOIC (300 mil) (Pb-free)
24 Ld TSSOP (4.4mm)
24 Ld TSSOP (4.4mm)
M24.3
M24.3
M24.3
M24.3
MDP0044
MDP0044
X9258TS24Z-2.7* (Note) X9258TS ZF
X9258TS24I-2.7*
X9258TS24IZ-2.7*
(Note)
X9258TV24-2.7
X9258TV24I-2.7
X9258TS G
X9258TS ZG
X9258TV F
X9258TV G
X9258TV24IZ-2.7 (Note) X9258TV ZG
X9258TV24Z-2.7 (Note) X9258TV ZF
*Add "T1" suffix for tape and reel.
24 Ld TSSOP (4.4mm) (Pb-free) MDP0044
24 Ld TSSOP (4.4mm) (Pb-free) MDP0044
NOTE: Intersil Pb-free plus anneal products employ special Pb-free material sets; molding compounds/die attach materials and 100% matte tin plate
termination finish, which are RoHS compliant and compatible with both SnPb and Pb-free soldering operations. Intersil Pb-free products are MSL
classified at Pb-free peak reflow temperatures that meet or exceed the Pb-free requirements of IPC/JEDEC J STD-020.
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PIN DESCRIPTIONS
Host Interface Pins
S
ERIAL
C
LOCK
(SCL)
The SCL input is used to clock data into and out of the
X9258.
S
ERIAL
D
ATA
(SDA)
SDA is a bidirectional pin used to transfer data into
and out of the device. It is an open drain output and
may be wire-ORed with any number of open drain or
open collector outputs. An open drain output requires
the use of a pull-up resistor. For selecting typical
values, refer to the guidelines for calculating typical
values on the bus pull-up resistors graph.
D
EVICE
A
DDRESS
(A
0
-
A
3
)
The Address inputs are used to set the least
significant 4 bits of the 8-bit slave address. A match in
the slave address serial data stream must be made
with the address input in order to initiate
communication with the X9258. A maximum of 16
devices may occupy the 2-wire serial bus.
Potentiometer Pins
V
H
/R
H
(V
H0
/R
H0
- V
H3
/R
H3
), V
L
/R
L
(V
L0
/R
L0
-
V
L3
/R
L3
)
The V
H
/R
H
and V
L
/R
L
inputs are equivalent to the
terminal connections on either end of a mechanical
potentiometer.
V
W
/R
W
(V
W0
/R
W0
- V
W3
/R
W3
)
The wiper outputs are equivalent to the wiper output of
a mechanical potentiometer.
Hardware Write Protect Input (WP)
The WP pin when low prevents nonvolatile writes to
the Data Registers.
Analog Supplies V+, V-
The Analog Supplies V+, V- are the supply voltages
for the DCP analog section.
PIN NAMES
Symbol
SCL
SDA
A0-A3
V
H0
/R
H0
- V
H3
/R
H3
,
V
L0
/R
L0
- V
L3
/R
L3
V
W0
/R
W0
- V
W3
/R
W3
WP
V+,V-
V
CC
V
SS
NC
NC
A0
V
W3
/R
W3
V
H3
/R
H3
V
L3
/R
L3
V+
V
CC
V
L0
/R
L0
V
H0
/R
H0
V
W0
/R
W0
A2
WP
PIN CONFIGURATION
SOIC/TSSOP
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
X9258
24
23
22
21
20
19
18
17
16
15
14
13
A3
SCL
V
L2
/R
L2
V
H2
/R
H2
V
W2
/R
W2
V–
V
SS
V
W1
/R
W1
V
H1
/R
H1
V
L1
/R
L1
A1
SDA
Description
Serial Clock
Serial Data
Device Address
Potentiometer Pins
(terminal equivalent)
Potentiometers Pins
(wiper equivalent)
Hardware Write Protection
Analog Supplies
System Supply Voltage
System Ground
No Connection (Allowed)
PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION
The X9258 is a highly integrated microcircuit
incorporating four resistor arrays and their associated
registers and counters and the serial interface logic
providing direct communication between the host and
the DCP potentiometers.
Serial Interface—2-Wire
The X9258 supports a bidirectional bus oriented
protocol. The protocol defines any device that sends
data onto the bus as a transmitter and the receiving
device as the receiver. The device controlling the
transfer is a master and the device being controlled is
the slave. The master will always initiate data transfers
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and provide the clock for both transmit and receive
operations. Therefore, the X9258 will be considered a
slave device in all applications.
Clock and Data Conventions
Data states on the SDA line can change only during
SCL LOW periods (t
LOW
). SDA state changes during
SCL HIGH are reserved for indicating start and stop
conditions.
Start Condition
All commands to the X9258 are preceded by the start
condition, which is a HIGH to LOW transition of SDA
while SCL is HIGH (t
HIGH
). The X9258 continuously
monitors the SDA and SCL lines for the start condition
and will not respond to any command until this
condition is met.
Stop Condition
All communications must be terminated by a stop
condition, which is a LOW to HIGH transition of SDA
while SCL is HIGH.
Acknowledge
Acknowledge is a software convention used to provide
a positive handshake between the master and slave
devices on the bus to indicate the successful receipt of
data. The transmitting device, either the master or the
slave, will release the SDA bus after transmitting eight
bits. The master generates a ninth clock cycle and
during this period the receiver pulls the SDA line LOW
to acknowledge that it successfully received the eight
bits of data.
The X9258 will respond with an acknowledge after
recognition of a start condition and its slave address
and once again after successful receipt of the
command byte. If the command is followed by a data
byte the X9258 will respond with a final acknowledge.
Array Description
The X9258 is comprised of four resistor arrays. Each
array contains 255 discrete resistive segments that
are connected in series. The physical ends of each
array are equivalent to the fixed terminals of a
mechanical potentiometer (V
H
/R
H
and V
L
/R
L
inputs).
At both ends of each array and between each resistor
segment is a CMOS switch connected to the wiper
(V
W
) output. Within each individual array only one
switch may be turned on at a time. These switches are
controlled by the Wiper Counter Register (WCR). The
8 bits of the WCR are decoded to select, and enable,
one of 256 switches.
Device Address
The WCR may be written directly, or it can be changed
by transferring the contents of one of four associated
data registers into the WCR. These data registers and
the WCR can be read and written by the host system.
Device Addressing
Following a start condition the master must output the
address of the slave it is accessing. The most
significant four bits of the slave address are the device
type identifier (refer to Figure 1). For the X9258 this is
fixed as 0101[B].
Figure 1. Slave Address
Device Type
Identifier
0
1
0
1
A3
A2
A1
A0
The next four bits of the slave address are the device
address. The physical device address is defined by
the state of the A0 - A3 inputs. The X9258 compares
the serial data stream with the address input state; a
successful compare of all four address bits is required
for the X9258 to respond with an acknowledge. The
A
0
- A
3
inputs can be actively driven by CMOS input
signals or tied to V
CC
or V
SS
.
Acknowledge Polling
The disabling of the inputs, during the internal
nonvolatile write operation, can be used to take
advantage of the typical 5ms nonvolatile write cycle
time. Once the stop condition is issued to indicate the
end of the nonvolatile write command the X9258
initiates the internal write cycle. ACK polling can be
initiated immediately. This involves issuing the start
condition followed by the device slave address. If the
X9258 is still busy with the write operation no ACK will
be returned. If the X9258 has completed the write
operation an ACK will be returned and the master can
then proceed with the next operation.
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ACK Polling Sequence
Nonvolatile Write
Command Completed
EnterACK Polling
Issue
START
Issue Slave
Address
Issue STOP
ACK
Returned?
Yes
Further
Operation?
Yes
Issue
Instruction
No
Four of the nine instructions end with the transmission
of the instruction byte. The basic sequence is
illustrated in Figure 3. These two-byte instructions
exchange data between the Wiper Counter Register
and one of the data registers. A transfer from a Data
Register to a Wiper Counter Register is essentially a
write to a static RAM. The response of the wiper to this
action will be delayed t
WRL
. A transfer from the Wiper
Counter Register (current wiper position), to a data
register is a write to nonvolatile memory and takes a
minimum of t
WR
to complete. The transfer can occur
between one of the four potentiometers and one of its
associated registers; or it may occur globally, wherein
the transfer occurs between all of the potentiometers
and one of their associated registers.
Four instructions require a three-byte sequence to
complete. These instructions transfer data between
the host and the X9258; either between the host and
one of the data registers or directly between the host
and the Wiper Counter Register. These instructions
are: Read Wiper Counter Register (read the current
wiper position of the selected pot), Write Wiper
Counter Register (change current wiper position of the
selected pot), Read Data Register (read the contents
of the selected nonvolatile register) and Write Data
Register (write a new value to the selected data
register). The sequence of operations is shown in
Figure 4.
No
Issue STOP
Proceed
Proceed
Instruction Structure
The next byte sent to the X9258 contains the
instruction and register pointer information. The four
most significant bits are the instruction. The next four
bits point to one of the two pots and when applicable
they point to one of four associated registers. The
format is shown below in Figure 2.
Figure 2. Instruction Byte Format
Register
Select
I3
I2
I1
I0
R1
R0
P1
P0
Instructions
Wiper Counter
Register Select
The four high order bits define the instruction. The
next two bits (R1 and R0) select one of the four
registers that is to be acted upon when a register
oriented instruction is issued. The last bits (P1, P0)
select which one of the four potentiometers is to be
affected by the instruction.
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