CAT5409
Quad Digital
Potentiometer (POT)
with 64 Taps
and I
2
C Interface
Description
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The CAT5409 is four digital POTs integrated with control logic and
16 bytes of NVRAM memory.
A separate 6-bit control register (WCR) independently controls the
wiper tap position for each digital POT. Associated with each wiper
control register are four 6-bit non-volatile memory data registers (DR)
used for storing up to four wiper settings. Writing to the wiper control
register or any of the non-volatile data registers is via a I
2
C serial bus.
On power-up, the contents of the first data register (DR0) for each of
the four potentiometers is automatically loaded into its respective
wiper control register (WCR).
The Write Protection (WP) pin protects against inadvertent
programming of the data register.
The CAT5409 can be used as a potentiometer or as a two terminal,
variable resistor. It is intended for circuit level or system level
adjustments in a wide variety of applications.
Features
TSSOP24
Y SUFFIX
CASE 948AR
SOIC−24
W SUFFIX
CASE 751BK
PIN CONNECTIONS
V
CC
R
L0
R
H0
R
W0
A
2
WP
SDA
A
1
R
L1
R
H1
R
W1
GND
SOIC−24 (W)
(Top View)
SDA
A
1
R
L1
R
H1
R
W1
GND
NC
R
W2
R
H2
R
L2
SCL
A
3
1
WP
A
2
R
W0
R
H0
R
L0
V
CC
NC
R
L3
R
H3
R
W3
A
0
NC
CAT5409
1
NC
R
L3
R
H3
R
W3
A
0
NC
A
3
SCL
R
L2
R
H2
R
W2
NC
Four Linear Taper Digital Potentiometers
64 Resistor Taps per Potentiometer
End to End Resistance 2.5 kW, 10 kW, 50 kW or 100 kW
I
2
C Interface
Low Wiper Resistance, Typically 80
W
Four Non-volatile Wiper Settings for Each Potentiometer
Recall of Saved Wiper Settings at Power-up
2.5 to 6.0 Volt Operation
Standby Current less than 1
mA
1,000,000 Nonvolatile WRITE Cycles
100 Year Nonvolatile Memory Data Retention
24-lead SOIC and 24-lead TSSOP
Write Protection for Data Register
These Devices are Pb-Free, Halogen Free/BFR Free and are RoHS
Compliant
CAT5409
TSSOP−24 (Y)
(Top View)
ORDERING INFORMATION
See detailed ordering and shipping information in the package
dimensions section on page 13 of this data sheet.
Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC, 2013
July, 2013
−
Rev. 15
1
Publication Order Number:
CAT5409/D
CAT5409
MARKING DIAGRAMS
(SOIC−24)
(TSSOP−24)
L3B
CAT5409WT
−RRYMXXXX
RLB
CAT5409YT
3YMXXX
L = Assembly Location
3 = Lead Finish
−
Matte-Tin
B = Product Revision (Fixed as “B”)
CAT = Fixed as “CAT”
5409W = Device Code
T = Temperature Range (I = Industrial)
−
= Dash
RR = Resistance
25 = 2.5 KW
10 = 10 KW
50 = 50 KW
00 = 100 KW
Y = Production Year (Last Digit)
M = Production Month (1−9, O, N, D)
XXXX = Last Four Digits of Assembly Lot Number
R = Resistance
1 = 2.5 KW
2 = 10 KW
4 = 50 KW
5 = 100 KW
L = Assembly Location
B = Product Revision (Fixed as “B”)
CAT5409Y = Device Code
T = Temperature Range (I = Industrial)
3 = Lead Finish
−
Matte-Tin
Y = Production Year (Last Digit)
M = Production Month (1−9, O, N, D)
XXX = Last Three Digits of Assembly Lot Number
R
H0
R
H1
R
H2
SCL
SDA
WP
A
0
A
1
A
2
A
3
CONTROL
LOGIC
NONVOLATILE
DATA
REGISTERS
I
2
C BUS
INTERFACE
WIPER
CONTROL
REGISTERS
R
H3
R
W0
R
W1
R
W2
R
W3
R
L0
R
L1
R
L2
R
L3
Figure 1. Functional Diagram
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PIN DESCRIPTIONS
Table 1. PIN DESCRIPTIONS
Pin#
(TSSOP)
19
20
21
22
23
24
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
Pin#
(SOIC)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Name
V
CC
R
L0
R
H0
R
W0
A2
WP
SDA
A1
R
L1
R
H1
R
W1
GND
NC
R
W2
R
H2
R
L2
SCL
A3
NC
A0
R
W3
R
H3
R
L3
NC
Function
Supply Voltage
Low Reference Terminal
for Potentiometer 0
High Reference Terminal
for Potentiometer 0
Wiper Terminal for
Potentiometer 0
Device Address
Write Protection
Serial Data Input/Output
Device Address
Low Reference Terminal
for Potentiometer 1
High Reference Terminal
for Potentiometer 1
Wiper Terminal for
Potentiometer 1
Ground
No Connect
Wiper Terminal for
Potentiometer 2
High Reference Terminal
for Potentiometer 2
Low Reference Terminal
for Potentiometer 2
Bus Serial Clock
Device Address
No Connect
Device Address, LSB
Wiper Terminal for
Potentiometer 3
High Reference Terminal
for Potentiometer 3
Low Reference Terminal
for Potentiometer 3
No Connect
SCL: Serial Clock
The CAT5409 serial clock input pin is used to clock all
data transfers into or out of the device.
SDA: Serial Data
The CAT5409 bidirectional serial data pin is used to
transfer data into and out of the device. The SDA pin is an
open drain output and can be wire-Ored with the other open
drain or open collector outputs.
A0, A1, A2, A3: Device Address Inputs
These inputs set the device address when addressing
multiple devices. A total of sixteen devices can be addressed
on a single bus. A match in the slave address must be made
with the address input in order to initiate communication
with the CAT5409.
R
H
, R
L
: Resistor End Points
The four sets of R
H
and R
L
pins are equivalent to the
terminal connections on a mechanical potentiometer.
R
W
: Wiper
The four R
W
pins are equivalent to the wiper terminal of
a mechanical potentiometer.
WP: Write Protect Input
The WP pin when tied low prevents non-volatile writes to
the data registers (change of wiper control register is
allowed) and when tied high or left floating normal
read/write operations are allowed.
See Write Protection
on
page 8 for more details.
DEVICE OPERATION
The CAT5409 is four resistor arrays integrated with I
2
C
serial interface logic, four 6-bit wiper control registers and
sixteen 6-bit, non-volatile memory data registers. Each
resistor array contains 63 separate resistive elements
connected in series. The physical ends of each array are
equivalent to the fixed terminals of a mechanical
potentiometer (R
H
and R
L
). R
H
and R
L
are symmetrical and
may be interchanged. The tap positions between and at the
ends of the series resistors are connected to the output wiper
terminals (R
W
) by a CMOS transistor switch. Only one tap
point for each potentiometer is connected to its wiper
terminal at a time and is determined by the value of the wiper
control register. Data can be read or written to the wiper
control registers or the non-volatile memory data registers
via the I
2
C bus. Additional instructions allows data to be
transferred between the wiper control registers and each
respective potentiometer’s non-volatile data registers. Also,
the device can be instructed to operate in an “increment/
decrement” mode.
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Table 2. ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
Parameters
Temperature Under Bias
Storage Temperature
Voltage on Any Pin with Respect to V
SS
(Notes 1, 2)
V
CC
with Respect to Ground
Package Power Dissipation Capability (T
A
= 25C)
Lead Soldering Temperature (10 s)
Wiper Current
Ratings
−55
to +125
−65
to +150
−2.0
to +V
CC
+ 2.0
−2.0
to +7.0
1.0
300
12
Units
C
C
V
V
W
C
mA
Stresses exceeding Maximum Ratings may damage the device. Maximum Ratings are stress ratings only. Functional operation above the
Recommended Operating Conditions is not implied. Extended exposure to stresses above the Recommended Operating Conditions may affect
device reliability.
1. The minimum DC input voltage is –0.5 V. During transitions, inputs may undershoot to –2.0 V for periods of less than 20 ns. Maximum DC
voltage on output pins is V
CC
+0.5 V, which may overshoot to V
CC
+2.0 V for periods of less than 20 ns.
2. Latch-up protection is provided for stresses up to 100 mA on address and data pins from –1 V to V
CC
+1 V.
Table 3. RECOMMENDED OPERATING CONDITIONS
Parameters
V
CC
Industrial Temperature
Ratings
+2.5 to +6
−40
to +85
Units
V
C
Table 4. POTENTIOMETER CHARACTERISTICS
(Over recommended operating conditions unless otherwise stated.)
Symbol
R
POT
R
POT
R
POT
R
POT
Parameter
Potentiometer Resistance (−00)
Potentiometer Resistance (−50)
Potentiometer Resistance (−10)
Potentiometer Resistance (−2.5)
Potentiometer Resistance Tolerance
R
POT
Matching
Power Rating
I
W
R
W
R
W
V
TERM
Wiper Current
Wiper Resistance
Wiper Resistance
Voltage on any R
H
or R
L
Pin
Resolution
Absolute Linearity (Note 4)
Relative Linearity (Note 5)
TC
RPOT
TC
RATIO
C
H
/C
L
/C
W
fc
Temperature Coefficient of R
POT
Ratiometric Temp. Coefficient
Potentiometer Capacitances
Frequency Response
R
W(n)(actual)
−
R
(n)(expected)
(Note 7)
R
W(n+1)
−
[R
W(n) + LSB
]
(Note 7)
(Note 3)
(Note 3)
(Note 3)
R
POT
= 50 kW (Note 3)
10/10/25
0.4
300
20
I
W
=
3
mA @ V
CC
= 3 V
I
W
=
3
mA @ V
CC
= 5 V
V
SS
= 0 V
GND
1.6
1
0.2
80
25C, each pot
Test Conditions
Min
Typ
100
50
10
2.5
20
1
50
6
300
150
V
CC
Max
Units
kW
kW
kW
kW
%
%
mW
mA
W
W
V
%
LSB
(Note 6)
LSB
(Note 6)
ppm/C
ppm/C
pF
MHz
3. This parameter is tested initially and after a design or process change that affects the parameter.
4. Absolute linearity is utilized to determine actual wiper voltage versus expected voltage as determined by wiper position when used as a
potentiometer.
5. Relative linearity is utilized to determine the actual change in voltage between two successive tap positions when used as a potentiometer.
It is a measure of the error in step size.
6. LSB = R
TOT
/ 63 or (R
H
−
R
L
) / 63, single pot.
7. n = 0, 1, 2, ..., 63
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Table 5. D.C. OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS
(Over recommended operating conditions unless otherwise stated.)
Symbol
I
CC
I
SB
I
LI
I
LO
V
IL
V
IH
V
OL1
Parameter
Power Supply Current
Standby Current (V
CC
= 5 V)
Input Leakage Current
Output Leakage Current
Input Low Voltage
Input High Voltage
Output Low Voltage (V
CC
= 3 V)
I
OL
= 3 mA
Test Conditions
f
SCL
= 400 kHz
V
IN
= GND or V
CC
, SDA Open
V
IN
= GND to V
CC
V
OUT
= GND to V
CC
−1
V
CC
x 0.7
Min
Max
1
1
10
10
V
CC
x 0.3
V
CC
+ 1.0
0.4
Units
mA
mA
mA
mA
V
V
V
Table 6. CAPACITANCE
(Note 8) (T
A
= 25C, f = 1.0 MHz, V
CC
= 5 V)
Symbol
C
I/O
C
IN
Test
Input/Output Capacitance (SDA)
Input Capacitance (A0, A1, A2, A3, SCL, WP)
Conditions
V
I/O
= 0 V
V
IN
= 0 V
Max
8
6
Units
pF
pF
8. This parameter is tested initially and after a design or process change that affects the parameter.
Table 7. A.C. CHARACTERISTICS
(Over recommended operating conditions unless otherwise stated.)
Symbol
f
SCL
T
I
(Note 10)
t
AA
t
BUF
(Note 10)
t
HD:STA
t
LOW
t
HIGH
t
SU:STA
t
HD:DAT
t
SU:DAT
t
R
(Note 10)
t
F
(Note 10)
t
SU:STO
t
DH
Clock Frequency
Noise Suppression Time Constant at SCL, SDA Inputs
SLC Low to SDA Data Out and ACK Out
Time the bus must be free before a new transmission can start
Start Condition Hold Time
Clock Low Period
Clock High Period
Start Condition SetupTime (for a Repeated Start Condition)
Data in Hold Time
Data in Setup Time
SDA and SCL Rise Time
SDA and SCL Fall Time
Stop Condition Setup Time
Data Out Hold Time
0.6
50
1.2
0.6
1.2
0.6
0.6
0
100
0.3
300
Parameter
Min
Typ
Max
400
50
0.9
Units
kHz
ns
ms
ms
ms
ms
ms
ms
ns
ns
ms
ns
ms
ns
Table 8. POWER UP TIMING
(Note 10)
Symbol
t
PUR
t
PUW
Power-up to Read Operation
Power-up to Write Operation
Parameter
Max
1
1
Units
ms
ms
Table 9. WRITE CYCLE LIMITS
(Note 9)
Symbol
t
WR
Write Cycle Time
Parameter
Max
5
Units
ms
9. The write cycle is the time from a valid stop condition of a write sequence to the end of the internal program/erase cycle. During the write
cycle, the bus interface circuits are disabled, SDA is allowed to remain high, and the device does not respond to its slave address.
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