EVAL-AD5252EBZ Analog Devices Inc, EVAL-AD5252EBZ Datasheet - Page 24

• Manufacturer Part Number: EVAL-AD5252EBZ
• Description: EVALUATION BOARD
• Manufacturer: Analog Devices Inc

Specifications of EVAL-AD5252EBZ

• Main Purpose: Digital Potentiometer
• Utilized Ic / Part: AD5252
• Lead Free Status / RoHS Status: Lead free / RoHS Compliant
• Secondary Attributes: -
• Embedded: -
• Primary Attributes: -
• Lead Free Status / RoHS Status: Lead free / RoHS Compliant

AD5251/AD5252
Since the digital potentiometer is not ideal, a 75 Ω finite wiper
resistance is present that can easily be seen when the device is
programmed at zero scale. Because of the fine geometric and
interconnects employed by the device, care should be taken to
limit the current conduction between W and B to no more than
±5 mA continuous for a total resistance of 1 kΩ or a pulse of
±20 mA to avoid degradation or possible destruction of the
device. The maximum dc current for AD5251 and AD5252 are
shown in Figure 21and Figure 22, respectively.
Similar to the mechanical potentiometer, the resistance of the
RDAC between Wiper W and Terminal A also produces a
digitally controlled complementary resistance, R
terminals are used, the B terminal can be opened. The R
starts at a maximum value and decreases as the data loaded into
the latch increases in value (see Figure 42). The general
equation for this operation is
The typical distribution of R
matches is about ±0.15% within a given device. On the other
hand, device-to-device matching is process-lot dependent with
a ±20% tolerance.
100
AD5251: R
AD5252: R
75
50
25
0
0
Figure 42. AD5251 R
WA
WA
R
(D) = [(64 – D)/64] × R
(D) = [(256 – D)/256] × R
16
WA
D (Code in Decimal)
WA
(D) and R
AB
32
from channel-to-channel
WB
(D) vs. Decimal Code
AB
R
48
WB
+ 75 Ω
AB
+ 75 Ω
WA
. When these
63
WA
(3)
(4)
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PROGRAMMABLE POTENTIOMETER OPERATION
If all three terminals are used, the operation is called potenti-
ometer mode (see Figure 43); the most common configuration
is the voltage divider operation.
If the wiper resistance is ignored, the transfer function is simply
A more accurate calculation that includes the wiper resistance
effect is
where 2
Unlike in rheostat mode operation, where the tolerance is high,
potentiometer mode operation yields an almost ratiometric
function of D/2
R
Similarly, the ratiometric adjustment also reduces the
temperature coefficient effect to 50 ppm/°C, except at low value
codes where R
Potentiometer mode operations include other applications, such
as op amp input, feedback-resistor networks, and other voltage-
scaling applications. The A, W, and B terminals can, in fact, be
input or output terminals, provided that |V
not exceed V
W
terms. Therefore, the tolerance effect is almost cancelled.
AD5251:
AD5252:
V
W
N
(
is the number of steps.
D
)
=
Figure 43. Potentiometer Mode Configuration
DD
W
V
V
2
N
to V
D
W
W
R
dominates.
N
with a relatively small error contributed by the
V
AB
I
=
=
R
SS
AB
64
256
+
D
.
D
2
+
×
R
×
V
R
W
V
W
AB
A
B
AB
V
+
+
A
V
V
B
B
W
V
C
A
|, |V
W
|, and |V
(5)
(6)
(7)
B
| do