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X9440
Mixed Signal with SPI Interface
Dual Digitally Controlled Potentiometer
(XDCP) & Voltage Comparator
FEATURES
Two digitally controlled potentiometers and two
voltage comparators in one package
SPI serial interface
Register oriented format
—Direct read/write wiper position
—Store as many as four positions per pot
Fast response comparator
Enable, latch, or shutdown comparator outputs
through the ACR
Auto-recall of WCR and ACR data from R0
Hardware write protection, WP
Separate analog and digital/system supplies
Direct write cell
—Endurance–100,000 data changes per bit per
register
—Register data retention–100 years
16-bytes of EEPROM memory
Power saving feature and low noise
Two 10k
or two 2.5k potentiometers
Resolution: 64 taps each pot
24-lead TSSOP and 24-Lead SOIC packages
DESCRIPTION
The X9440 integrates two non volatile digitally con-
trolled potentiometers (XDCP) and two voltage com-
parators on a CMOS monolithic microcircuit.
The X9440 contains two resistor arrays, each com-
posed of 63 resistive elements. Between each ele-
ment and at either end are tap points accessible to the
wiper elements. The position of the wiper element on
the array is controlled by the user through the SPI
serial bus interface.
Each potentiometer has an associated voltage com-
parator. The comparator compares the external input
voltage VNI with the wiper voltage VW and sets the out-
put voltage level to a logic high or low.
Each resistor array and comparator has associated
with it a wiper counter register (WCR), analog control
register (ACR), and eight 6 bit data registers that can
be directly written and read by the user. The contents
of the wiper counter register controls the position of
the wiper on the resistor array. The contents of the
analog control register controls the comparator and its
output. The potentiometer is programmed with a SPI
serial interface.
BLOCK DIAGRAM
VOUT (0,1)
(R0-R3)0,1
Interface
and
Control
Circuitry
SCK
S0
SI
A1
CS
HOLD
VH (0,1)
VL (0,1)
WP
VW (0,1)
VNI (0,1)
+
–
WCR0,1
(R0-R3)0,1
ACR0,1
A0
Data Sheet
March 28, 2005