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1 General Description
The AS1506 is a linear, 256-tap digital potentiometer
specifically designed to replace discrete/mechanical
potentiometers and is ideal for applications requiring a
low-temperature-coefficient variable resistor, such as
low-drift, programmable gain, and amplifier circuit con-
figurations.
The device is controlled via a 3-wire SPI-compatible
interface and features an internal EEPROM for storing
wiper positions.
Several device variants are available differentiated by
end-to-end resistance as shown in
Table 1. Standard Products
The 3-wire SPI-compatible serial interface allows com-
munication at data rates up to 5MHz.The internal
EEPROM stores the last wiper position for initialization
during power-up and a low-power standby mode.
The devices are available in an 8-pin TDFN 3x3mm
package.
Figure 1. Block Diagram
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AS1506-100
AS1506-10
AS1506-50
Model
SCLK
SDIO
CSN
V
DD
4
1
2
3
End-to-End Resistance (kΩ)
Shift Register
Interface
Interface
SPI
SPI
8-Bit
Table
100
10
50
8
Power-
Reset
On
1.
EEPROM
EEPROM
Latch
Latch
8-Bit
8-Bit
8-Bit
8-Bit
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2 Key Features
3 Applications
The device is ideal for mechanical potentiometer
replacement, low-drift programmable gain amplifiers,
audio volume control, LCD contrast control, and low-drift
programmable filters.
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High Endurance: EEPROM up to 10M cycles
High Reliability: EEPROM up to 150 years data
retension @ 85°C
Wiper Position Retained in EEPROM and loaded at
Power-Up
256 Tap Positions
±0.5LSB DNL in Voltage Divider Mode
±0.5LSB INL in Voltage Divider Mode
End-to-End Resistance: 10/50/100kΩ
Low End-to-End Resistance Temperature
Coefficient: 90ppm/ºC
Low-Power Standby Mode: 100nA
5MHz SPI-Compatible Serial Interface
Single-Supply Operation: +2.7 to +5.5V
8-pin TDFN 3x3mm Package
256-Position
256-Position
AS1506
Decoder
Decoder
256
8
HIGH
7
WIPER
6
LOW
5
GND
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