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ISL2242
Low Noise, Low Power, SPI™ Bus, 128 Taps
Features
The ISL22446 integrates four digitally controlled
potentiometers (DCP) and non-volatile memory on a
monolithic CMOS integrated circuit.
• Four potentiometers in one package
(XDCP™)
FN6181.2
• 128 resistor taps
The digitally controlled potentiometers are implemented with
a combination of resistor elements and CMOS switches. The
position of the wipers are controlled by the user through the
SPI serial interface. Each potentiometer has an associated
volatile Wiper Register (WR) and a non-volatile Initial Value
Register (IVR) that can be directly written to and read by the
user. The contents of the WR controls the position of the
wiper. At power-up the device recalls the contents of the
DCP’s IVR to the corresponding WR.
The DCPs can be used as three-terminal potentiometers or
as two-terminal variable resistors in a wide variety of
applications including control, parameter adjustments, and
signal processing.
• SPI serial interface
• Non-volatile storage of wiper position
• Wiper resistance: 70 typical @ VCC = 3.3V
• Shutdown mode
• Shutdown current 5µA max
• Power supply: 2.7V to 5.5V
• 50kor 10k total resistance
• High reliability
- Endurance: 1,000,000 data changes per bit per register
- Register data retention: 50 years @ T < +55°C
• 20 Ld TSSOP and 20 Ld TQFN package
• Pb-free (RoHS compliant)
Pinouts
19
RL0
3
18
RH0
NC
4
17
SHDN
SCK
SDO
16
5
6
15
O
VCC
SDI
GND
7
14
CS
RW2
8
13
RH1
RL2
9
12
RL1
RH2
10
11
RW1
CS
SDI
SHDN
20 19 18 17 16
RL0
1
15 RH1
RW0
2
14 RL1
RH3
3
13 RW1
RL3
4
12 RH2
RW3
5
11 RL2
6
7
8
9
10
RW2
2
GND
RL3
RW3
SCK
RW0
SDO
20
RH0
1
NC
RH3
VCC
ISL22446
(20 LD TQFN)
TOP VIEW
ISL22446
(20 LD TSSOP)
TOP VIEW
Ordering Information
PART NUMBER
(Note)
PART
MARKING
RESISTANCE OPTION
(k)
TEMP. RANGE
(°C)
PACKAGE
(Pb-free)
PKG.
DWG. #
ISL22446UFV20Z*
22446 UFVZ
50
-40 to +125
20 Ld TSSOP
M20.173
ISL22446UFRT20Z*
224 46UFZ
50
-40 to +125
20 Ld 4x4 TQFN
L20.4x4A
ISL22446WFV20Z*
22446 WFVZ
10
-40 to +125
20 Ld TSSOP
M20.173
ISL22446WFRT20Z*
224 46WFZ
10
-40 to +125
20 Ld 4x4 TQFN
L20.4x4A
*Add “-TK” suffix for tape and reel. Please refer to TB347 for details on reel specifications.
NOTE: These Intersil Pb-free plastic packaged products employ special Pb-free material sets, molding compounds/die attach materials, and 100%
matte tin plate plus anneal (e3 termination finish, which is 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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CAUTION: These devices are sensitive to electrostatic discharge; follow proper IC Handling Procedures.
1-888-INTERSIL or 1-888-468-3774 | Intersil (and design) and XDCP are registered trademarks of Intersil Americas Inc.
Copyright Intersil Americas Inc. 2006, 2008, 2009. All Rights Reserved
All other trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.
ISL22446
Block Diagram
VCC
RH3
WR3
SCK
SDI
POWER UP
INTERFACE,
CONTROL
AND STATUS
LOGIC
SPI
INTERFACE
SDO
CS
RW3
RL3
RH2
WR2
RW2
RL2
RH1
WR1
NONVOLATILE
REGISTERS
SHDN
RW1
RL1
RH0
WR0
RW0
RL0
GND
Pin Descriptions
TSSOP PIN
NUMBER
TQFN PIN
NUMBER
SYMBOL
1
3
RH3
“High” terminal of DCP3
2
4
RL3
“Low” terminal of DCP3
3
5
RW3
“Wiper” terminal of DCP3
4
6
NC
5
7
SCK
SPI clock input
6
8
SDO
SPI Open drain Data Output
7
9
GND
Device ground pin
8
10
RW2
“Wiper” terminal of DCP2
9
11
RL2
“Low” terminal of DCP2
10
12
RH2
“High” terminal of DCP2
11
13
RW1
“Wiper” terminal of DCP1
12
14
RL1
“Low” terminal of DCP1
13
15
RH1
“High” terminal of DCP1
14
16
CS
SPI Chip Select active low input
15
17
SDI
SPI Data Input
16
18
VCC
Power supply pin
17
19
SHDN
18
20
RH0
“High” terminal of DCP0
19
1
RL0
“Low” terminal of DCP0
20
2
RW0
“Wiper” terminal of DCP0
EPAD*
DESCRIPTION
No connect
Shutdown active low input
Exposed Die Pad internally connected to GND
*NOTE: PCB thermal land for QFN EPAD should be connected to GND plane or left floating. For more information refer to
http://www.intersil.com/data/tb/TB389.pdf
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Absolute Maximum Ratings
Thermal Information
Storage Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-65°C to +150°C
Voltage at any Digital Interface Pin
with Respect to GND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -0.3V to VCC + 0.3
VCC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -0.3V to +6V
Voltage at any DCP Pin with Respect to GND. . . . . . . -0.3V to VCC
IW (10s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ±6mA
Latchup (Note 4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Class II, Level B @ +125°C
ESD Ratings
Human Body Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.5kV
Machine Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .350V
Thermal Resistance (Typical)
JA (°C/W) JC (°C/W)
20 Lead TSSOP (Note 1) . . . . . . . . . . .
95
N/A
20 Lead TQFN (Notes 2, 3) . . . . . . . . .
40
3.0
Maximum Junction Temperature (Plastic Package). . . . . . . . +150°C
Pb-free Reflow Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .see link below
http://www.intersil.com/pbfree/Pb-FreeReflow.asp
Recommended Operating Conditions
Temperature Range (Extended Industrial). . . . . . . .-40°C to +125°C
VCC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.7V to 5.5V
Power Rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15mW
Wiper Current . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ±3.0mA
CAUTION: Do not operate at or near the maximum ratings listed for extended periods of time. Exposure to such conditions may adversely impact product reliability and
result in failures not covered by warranty.
NOTES:
1. JA is measured with the component mounted on a high effective thermal conductivity test board in free air. See Tech Brief TB379 for details.
2. JA is measured in free air with the component mounted on a high effective thermal conductivity test board with “direct attach” features. See
Tech Brief TB379.
3. For JC, the “case temp” location is the center of the exposed metal pad on the package underside.
4. Jedec Class II pulse conditions and failure criterion used. Level B exceptions are: using a max positive pulse of 6.5V on the SHDN pin, and using
a max negative pulse of -0.8V for all pins.
Analog Specifications
SYMBOL
RTOTAL
VRH, VRL
RW
CH/CL/CW
(Note 21)
ILkgDCP
Over recommended operating conditions, unless otherwise stated.
PARAMETER
RH to RL Resistance
TEST CONDITIONS
MIN
(Note 22)
TYP
(Note 5)
MAX
(Note 22)
UNIT
W option
10
k
U option
50
k
RH to RL ResistanceTolerance
W and U option
End-to-End Temperature Coefficient
W option
±50
ppm/°C
(Note 21)
U option
±80
ppm/°C
(Note 21)
VRH and VRL Terminal Voltages
VRH and VRL to GND
Wiper Resistance
VCC = 3.3V, wiper current = VCC/RTOTAL
-20
0
70
Voltage at pin from GND to VCC
0.1
%
VCC
V
200

10/10/25
Potentiometer Capacitance
Leakage on DCP Pins
+20
pF
1
µA
VOLTAGE DIVIDER MODE (0V @ RLi; VCC @ RHi; measured at RWi, unloaded; i = 0, 1, 2 or 3)
INL
(Note 10)
Integral Non-linearity
Monotonic over all tap positions, W and U
options
-1
1
LSB
(Note 6)
DNL
(Note 9)
Differential Non-linearity
Monotonic over all tap positions, W and U
options
-0.5
0.5
LSB
(Note 6)
ZSerror
(Note 7)
Zero-scale Error
W option
0
1
5
LSB
(Note 6)
U option
0
0.5
2
LSB
(Note 6)
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Analog Specifications
SYMBOL
FSerror
(Note 8)
Over recommended operating conditions, unless otherwise stated. (Continued)
MIN
(Note 22)
TYP
(Note 5)
MAX
(Note 22)
W option
-5
-1
0
LSB
(Note 6)
U option
-2
-1
0
LSB
(Note 6)
-2
2
LSB
(Note 6)
PARAMETER
Full-scale Error
TEST CONDITIONS
VMATCH
(Note 11)
DCP to DCP Matching
Any two DCPs at same tap position, same
voltage at all RH terminals, and same voltage
at all RL terminals
TCV
(Note 12)
Ratiometric Temperature Coefficient
DCP register set to 40 hex
±4
UNIT
ppm/°C
RESISTOR MODE (Measurements between RWi and RLi with RHi not connected, or between RWi and RHi with RLi not connected; i = 0, 1, 2 or 3)
RINL
(Note 16)
Integral Non-linearity
DCP register set between 10h and 7Fh;
monotonic over all tap positions
-1
1
MI
(Note 13)
RDNL
(Note 15)
Differential Non-linearity
DCP register set between 10h and 7Fh;
monotonic over all tap positions, W option
-1
1
MI
(Note 13)
DCP register set between 10h and 7Fh;
monotonic over all tap positions, U option
-0.5
0.5
MI
(Note 13)
Roffset
(Note 14)
RMATCH
(Note 17)
Offset
DCP to DCP Matching
W option
0
1
7
MI
(Note 13)
U option
0
0.5
2
MI
(Note 13)
Any two DCPs at the same tap position with
the same terminal voltages
-2
2
MI
(Note 13)
Operating Specifications Over the recommended operating conditions, unless otherwise specified.
SYMBOL
PARAMETER
TEST CONDITIONS
MIN
(Note 22)
TYP
(Note 5)
MAX
(Note 22)
UNIT
ICC1
VCC Supply Current (Volatile
Write/Read)
fSCK = 5MHz; (for SPI Active, Read and
Volatile Write states only)
0.5
mA
ICC2
VCC Supply Current (Non-volatile
Write/Read)
fSCK = 5MHz; (for SPI Active, Read and
Non-volatile Write states only)
3
mA
VCC Current (Standby)
VCC = +5.5V @ +85°C, SPI interface in
standby state
5
µA
VCC = +5.5V @ +125°C, SPI interface in
standby state
7
µA
VCC = +3.6V @ +85°C, SPI interface in
standby state
3
µA
VCC = +3.6V @ +125°C, SPI interface in
standby state
5
µA
VCC = +5.5V @ +85°C, SPI interface in
standby state
3
µA
VCC = +5.5V @ +125°C, SPI interface in
standby state
5
µA
VCC = +3.6V @ +85°C, SPI interface in
standby state
2
µA
VCC = +3.6V @ +125°C, SPI interface in
standby state
4
µA
ISB
ISD
VCC Current (Shutdown)
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Operating Specifications Over the recommended operating conditions, unless otherwise specified. (Continued)
SYMBOL
ILkgDig
PARAMETER
Leakage Current at Pins SHDN, SCK, Voltage at pin from GND to VCC
SDI, SDO and CS
tWRT
(Note 21)
Wiper Response Time after SPI Write
to WR Register
tShdnRec
(Note 21)
DCP Recall Time from Shutdown
Mode
Vpor
TEST CONDITIONS
Power-on Recall Voltage
VccRamp
VCC Ramp Rate
tD
Power-up Delay
MIN
(Note 22)
TYP
(Note 5)
-1
MAX
(Note 22)
UNIT
1
µA
1.5
µs
From rising edge of SHDN signal to wiper
stored position and RH connection
1.5
µs
SCK rising edge of last bit of ACR data byte
to wiper stored position and RH connection
1.5
µs
Minimum VCC at which memory recall occurs
2.0
2.6
0.2
V
V/ms
3
VCC above Vpor, to DCP Initial Value
Register recall completed, and SPI Interface
in standby state
ms
EEPROM SPECIFICATION
EEPROM Endurance
EEPROM Retention
tWC
(Note 19)
Temperature T < +55°C
1,000,000
Cycles
50
Years
Non-volatile Write Cycle Time
12
20
ms
SERIAL INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS
VIL
SHDN, SCK, SDI, and CS Input Buffer
LOW Voltage
-0.3
0.3*VCC
V
VIH
SHDN, SCK, SDI, and CS Input Buffer
HIGH Voltage
0.7*VCC
VCC + 0.3
V
Hysteresis
SHDN, SCK, SDI, and CS Input Buffer
Hysteresis
0.05*VCC
SDO Output Buffer LOW Voltage
IOL = 4mA
Rpu
(Note 20)
SDO pull-up resistor off-chip
Maximum is determined by tRO and tFO with
maximum bus load Cb = 30pF, fSCK = 5MHz
Cpin
(Note 21)
SHDN, SCK, SDI, SDO and CS Pin
Capacitance
VOL
V
0
0.4
V
2
k
10
pF
fSCK
SPI Frequency
tCYC
SPI Clock Cycle Time
200
ns
tWH
SPI Clock High Time
100
ns
tWL
SPI Clock Low Time
100
ns
tLEAD
Lead Time
250
ns
tLAG
Lag Time
250
ns
tSU
SDI, SCK and CS Input Setup Time
50
ns
tH
SDI, SCK and CS Input Hold Time
50
ns
tRI
SDI, SCK and CS Input Rise Time
10
ns
tFI
SDI, SCK and CS Input Fall Time
10
20
ns
SDO Output Disable Time
0
100
ns
350
ns
tDIS
tV
5
SDO Output Valid Time
5
MHz
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Operating Specifications Over the recommended operating conditions, unless otherwise specified. (Continued)
SYMBOL
PARAMETER
TEST CONDITIONS
MIN
(Note 22)
TYP
(Note 5)
MAX
(Note 22)
UNIT
tHO
SDO Output Hold Time
0
ns
tRO
SDO Output Rise Time
Rpu = 2k, Cb = 30pF
60
ns
tFO
SDO Output Fall Time
Rpu = 2k, Cb = 30pF
60
ns
tCS
CS Deselect Time
2
µs
NOTES:
5. Typical values are for TA = +25°C and 3.3V supply voltage.
6. LSB: [V(RW)127 – V(RW)0]/127. V(RW)127 and V(RW)0 are V(RW) for the DCP register set to 7F hex and 00 hex respectively. LSB is the
incremental voltage when changing from one tap to an adjacent tap.
7. ZS error = V(RW)0/LSB.
8. FS error = [V(RW)127 – VCC]/LSB.
9. DNL = [V(RW)i – V(RW)i-1]/LSB-1, for i = 1 to 127. i is the DCP register setting.
10. INL = [V(RW)i – i • LSB – V(RW)]/LSB for i = 1 to 127
11. VMATCH = [V(RWx)i – V(RWy)i]/LSB, for i = 1 to 127, x = 0 to 3 and y = 0 to 3.
Max  V  RW  i  – Min  V  RW  i 
10 6
12. TC = ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  -------------------------- for i = 16 to 112 decimal, T = -40°C to +125°C. Max( ) is the maximum value of the wiper
V
 Max  V  RW  i  + Min  V  RW  i    2 +165°C voltage and Min ( ) is the minimum value of the wiper voltage over the temperature
range.
13. MI = |RW127 – RW0|/127. MI is a minimum increment. RW127 and RW0 are the measured resistances for the DCP register set to 7F hex and 00
hex respectively.
14. Roffset = RW0/MI, when measuring between RW and RL.
Roffset = RW127/MI, when measuring between RW and RH.
15. RDNL = (RWi – RWi-1)/MI -1, for i = 16 to 127.
16. RINL = [RWi – (MI • i) – RW0]/MI, for i = 16 to 127.
17. RMATCH = (RWi,x – RWi,y)/MI, for i = 1 to 127, x = 0 to 3 and y = 0 to 3.
6 for i = 16 to 112, T = -40°C to +125°C. Max( ) is the maximum value of the resistance and Min ( ) is
 Max  Ri  – Min  Ri  
10
TC R = ----------------------------------------------------------------  --------------------- the minimum value of the resistance over the temperature range.
 Max  Ri  + Min  Ri    2 +165°C
19. tWC is the time from the end of a Write sequence of SPI serial interface, to the end of the self-timed internal non-volatile write cycle.
18.
20. Rpu is specified for the highest data rate transfer for the device. Higher value pullup can be used at lower data rates.
21. Limits should be considered typical and are not production tested.
22. Parameters with MIN and/or MAX limits are 100% tested at +25°C, unless otherwise specified. Temperature limits established by characterization
and are not production tested.
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Timing Diagrams
Input Timing
tCS
CS
tCYC
tLEAD
SCK
tSU
tH
tLAG
...
tWL
tRI
tFI
tWH
...
SDI
MSB
SDO
HIGH IMPEDANCE
LSB
Output Timing
CS
SCK
...
tV
tDIS
...
MSB
SDO
SDI
tHO
LSB
ADDR
XDCP Timing (for All Load Instructions)
CS
SCK
...
tWRT
SDI
MSB
...
LSB
VW
SDO
HIGH IMPEDANCE
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Typical Performance Curves
100
1.4
VCC = 3.3V, T = +125°C
90
1.2
70
1.0
60
0.8
ISB (µA)
WIPER RESISITANCE ()
80
50
40
30
0.6
0.4
T = +25°C
VCC = 3.3V, T = -40°C
VCC = 3.3V, T = +20°C
20
0.2
10
0
T = +125°C
0
20
40
60
80
100
0
2.7
120
3.2
3.7
TAP POSITION (DECIMAL)
4.2
4.7
5.2
VCC (V)
FIGURE 1. WIPER RESISTANCE vs TAP POSITION
[ I(RW) = VCC/RTOTAL ] FOR 10k (W)
FIGURE 2. STANDBY ICC vs VCC
0.2
0.2
T = +25°C
T = +25°C
VCC = 2.7V
0.1
INL (LSB)
DNL (LSB)
0.1
0
-0.1
VCC = 2.7V
0
-0.1
VCC = 5.5V
-0.2
0
20
40
VCC = 5.5V
60
80
100
-0.2
120
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
TAP POSITION (DECIMAL)
TAP POSITION (DECIMAL)
FIGURE 3. DNL vs TAP POSITION IN VOLTAGE DIVIDER
MODE FOR 10k (W)
FIGURE 4. INL vs TAP POSITION IN VOLTAGE DIVIDER
MODE FOR 10k (W)
0.0
1.3
10k
1.1
-0.3
ZSERROR (LSB)
ZSERROR (LSB)
0.9
0.7
0.5
VCC = 2.7V
VCC = 5.5V
0.3
0.1
-0.3
-40
-20
0
20
VCC = 5.5V
50k
-0.6
-0.9
10k
-1.2
50k
-0.1
VCC = 2.7V
40
60
80
TEMPERATURE (°C)
FIGURE 5. ZSERROR vs TEMPERATURE
8
100
120
-1.5
-40
-20
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
TEMPERATURE (ºC)
FIGURE 6. FSERROR vs TEMPERATURE
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Typical Performance Curves
(Continued)
0.4
0.4
T = +25°C
T = +25°C
VCC = 5.5V
0.2
0.2
INL (LSB)
0
DNL (LSB)
VCC = 5.5V
-0.2
-0.4
0
-0.2
-0.4
VCC = 2.7V
-0.6
16
36
VCC = 2.7V
56
76
96
-0.6
16
116
36
TAP POSITION (DECIMAL)
FIGURE 7. DNL vs TAP POSITION IN RHEOSTAT MODE FOR
10k (W)
116
FIGURE 8. INL vs TAP POSITION IN RHEOSTAT MODE FOR
10k (W)
1.0
105
90
0.5
75
VCC = 2.7V
TCv (ppm/°C)
END TO END RTOTAL CHANGE (%)
56
76
96
TAP POSITION (DECIMAL)
50k
0.0 VCC = 5.5V
10k
-0.5
60
45
50k
30
10k
15
-1.0
-40
-20
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
0
16
36
TEMPERATURE (ºC)
56
76
96
TAP POSITION (DECIMAL)
FIGURE 9. END TO END RTOTAL % CHANGE vs
TEMPERATURE
FIGURE 10. TC FOR VOLTAGE DIVIDER MODE IN ppm
INPUT
OUTPUT
300
TCr (ppm/°C)
250
200
150
50k
10k
100
WIPER AT MID POINT (POSITION 40h)
RTOTAL = 9.5k
50
0
16
36
56
76
96
TAP POSITION (DECIMAL)
FIGURE 11. TC FOR RHEOSTAT MODE IN ppm
9
FIGURE 12. FREQUENCY RESPONSE (2.6MHz)
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Typical Performance Curves
(Continued)
SCL
SIGNAL AT WIPER
(WIPER UNLOADED)
SIGNAL AT WIPER
(WIPER UNLOADED MOVEMENT
FROM 7Fh TO 00h)
WIPER MID POINT MOVEMENT
FROM 3Fh TO 40h
FIGURE 13. MIDSCALE GLITCH, CODE 3Fh TO 40h
FIGURE 14. LARGE SIGNAL SETTLING TIME
Pin Description
Bus Interface Pins
Potentiometers Pins
SERIAL CLOCK (SCK)
This is the serial clock input of the SPI serial interface.
RHI AND RLI (i = 0, 1, 2, 3)
The high (RHi) and low (RLi) terminals of the ISL22446 are
equivalent to the fixed terminals of a mechanical
potentiometer. RHi and RLi are referenced to the relative
position of the wiper and not the voltage potential on the
terminals. With WRi set to 127 decimal, the wiper will be
closest to RHi, and with the WRi set to 0, the wiper is closest
to RLi.
SERIAL DATA OUTPUT (SDO)
The SDO is an open drain serial data output pin. During a
read cycle, the data bits are shifted out at the falling edge of
the serial clock SCK, while the CS input is low.
SDO requires an external pull-up resistor for proper
operation.
SERIAL DATA INPUT (SDI)
RWI (i = 0, 1, 2, 3)
RWi is the wiper terminal and is equivalent to the movable
terminal of a mechanical potentiometer. The position of the
wiper within the array is determined by the WRi register.
SHDN
The SHDN pin forces the resistor to end-to-end open circuit
condition on RHi and shorts RWi to RLi. When SHDN is
returned to logic high, the previous latch settings put RWi at
the same resistance setting prior to shutdown. This pin is
logically ANDed with SHDN bit in ACR register. SPI interface
is still available in shutdown mode and all registers are
accessible. This pin must remain HIGH for normal operation.
The SDI is the serial data input pin for the SPI interface. It
receives device address, operation code, wiper address and
data from the SPI external host device. The data bits are
shifted in at the rising edge of the serial clock SCK, while the
CS input is low.
CHIP SELECT (CS)
CS LOW enables the ISL22446, placing it in the active
power mode. A HIGH to LOW transition on CS is required
prior to the start of any operation after power-up. When CS is
HIGH, the ISL22446 is deselected and the SDO pin is at
high impedance, and (unless an internal write cycle is
underway) the device will be in the standby state.
RHi
Principles of Operation
RWi
RLi
FIGURE 15. DCP CONNECTION IN SHUTDOWN MODE
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The ISL22446 is an integrated circuit incorporating four
DCPs with its associated registers, non-volatile memory and
the SPI serial interface providing direct communication
between host and potentiometers and memory. The resistor
array is comprised of individual resistors connected in
series. At either end of the array and between each resistor
is an electronic switch that transfers the potential at that
point to the wiper.
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The electronic switches on the device operate in a “make
before break” mode when the wiper changes tap positions.
When the device is powered down, the last value stored in
IVRi will be maintained in the non-volatile memory. When
power is restored, the contents of the IVRi is recalled and
loaded into the corresponding WRi to set the wiper to the
initial value.
DCP Description
Each DCP is implemented with a combination of resistor
elements and CMOS switches. The physical ends of each
DCP are equivalent to the fixed terminals of a mechanical
potentiometer (RH and RL pins). The RW pin of each DCP is
connected to intermediate nodes, and is equivalent to the
wiper terminal of a mechanical potentiometer. The position
of the wiper terminal within the DCP is controlled by volatile
Wiper Register (WR). Each DCP has its own WR. When the
WR of a DCP contains all zeroes (WR[6:0]= 00h), its wiper
terminal (RW) is closest to its “Low” terminal (RL). When the
WR register of a DCP contains all ones (WR[6:0]= 7Fh), its
wiper terminal (RW) is closest to its “High” terminal (RH). As
the value of the WR increases from all zeroes (0) to all ones
(127 decimal), the wiper moves monotonically from the
position closest to RL to the closest to RH. At the same time,
the resistance between RW and RL increases monotonically,
while the resistance between RH and RW decreases
monotonically.
While the ISL22446 is being powered up, all four WRs are
reset to 40h (64 decimal), which locates RW roughly at the
center between RL and RH. After the power supply voltage
becomes large enough for reliable non-volatile memory
reading, all WRs will be reload with the value stored in
corresponding non-volatile Initial Value Registers (IVRs).
The WRs can be read or written to directly using the SPI
serial interface as described in the following sections. The
SPI interface register address bits have to be set to 0000b,
0001b, 0010b or 0011b to access the WR of DCP0, DCP1,
DCP2 or DCP3 respectively. The WRi and IVRi can be read
or written to directly using the SPI serial interface as
described in the following sections.
Memory Description
The ISL22446 contains seven non-volatile and five volatile 8-bit
registers. The memory map of ISL22446 is shown in Table 1.
The four non-volatile registers (IVRi) at address 0, 1, 2 and 3,
contain initial wiper value and volatile registers (WRi) contain
current wiper position. In addition, three non-volatile General
Purpose registers from address 4 to address 6 are available.
TABLE 1. MEMORY MAP
ADDRESS
NON-VOLATILE
VOLATILE
8
—
ACR
7
Reserved
11
TABLE 1. MEMORY MAP (Continued)
ADDRESS
NON-VOLATILE
VOLATILE
6
5
4
General Purpose
General Purpose
General Purpose
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
3
2
1
0
IVR3
IVR2
IVR1
IVR0
WR3
WR2
WR1
WR0
The non-volatile IVRi and volatile WRi registers are
accessible with the same address.
The Access Control Register (ACR) contains information
and control bits described in Table 2.
The VOL bit (ACR[7]) determines whether the access is to
wiper registers WR or initial value registers IVR.
TABLE 2. ACCESS CONTROL REGISTER (ACR)
BIT #
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
Bit Name
VOL
SHDN
WIP
0
0
0
0
0
If VOL bit is 0, the non-volatile IVR register is accessible. If
VOL bit is 1, only the volatile WR is accessible. Note, value
is written to IVR register also is written to the WR. The
default value of this bit is 0.
The SHDN bit (ACR[6]) disables or enables Shutdown mode.
This bit is logically ANDed with SHDN pin. When this bit is 0,
DCP is in Shutdown mode. Default value of SHDN bit is 1.
The WIP bit (ACR[5]) is read only bit. It indicates that nonvolatile write operation is in progress. The WIP bit can be
read repeatedly after a non-volatile write to determine if the
write has been completed. It is impossible to write to the
IVRi, WRi or ACR while WIP bit is 1.
Shutdown Mode
The device can be put in Shutdown mode either by pulling the
SHDN pin to GND or setting the SHDN bit in the ACR register
to 0. The truth table for Shutdown mode is in Table 3.
TABLE 3.
SHDN pin
SHDN bit
Mode
High
1
Normal operation
Low
1
Shutdown
High
0
Shutdown
Low
0
Shutdown
SPI Serial Interface
The ISL22446 supports an SPI serial protocol, mode 0. The
device is accessed via the SDI input and SDO output with data
clocked in on the rising edge of SCK, and clocked out on the
falling edge of SCK. CS must be LOW during communication
with the ISL22446. SCK and CS lines are controlled by the host
or master. The ISL22446 operates only as a slave device.
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All communication over the SPI interface is conducted by
sending the MSB of each byte of data first.
volatile or both volatile and non-volatile registers. Refer to
“Memory Description” on page 11 and Figure 16.
Protocol Conventions
Device can receive more than one byte of data by auto
incrementing the address after each received byte. Note
after reaching the address 0110b, the internal pointer “rolls
over” to address 0000b.
The first byte sent to the ISL22446 from the SPI host is the
Identification Byte. A valid Identification Byte contains 0101
as the four MSBs, with the following four bits set to 0.
The internal non-volatile write cycle starts after rising edge of
CS and takes up to 20ms. Thus, non-volatile registers must
be written individually.
TABLE 4. IDENTIFICATION BYTE FORMAT
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
(MSB)
(LSB)
Read Operation
A read operation to the ISL22446 is a three-byte operation. It
requires first, the CS transition from HIGH to LOW, then a
valid Identification Byte, then a valid instruction byte
following by “dummy” Data Byte is sent to SDI pin. The SPI
host reads the data from SDO pin on falling edge of SCK.
The host terminates the read operation by pulling the CS pin
from LOW to HIGH (see Figure 17).
The next byte sent to the ISL22446 contains the instruction
and register pointer information. The four MSBs are the
instruction and four LSBs are register address (see Table 5).
TABLE 5. IDENTIFICATION BYTE FORMAT
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
I3
I2
I1
I0
R3
R2
R1
R0
The ISL22446 will provide the Data Bytes to the SDO pin as
long as SCK is provided by the host from the registers
indicated by an internal pointer. This pointer initial value is
determined by the register address in the Read operation
instruction, and increments by one during transmission of
each Data Byte. After reaching the memory location 0110b,
the pointer “rolls over” to 0000b, and the device continues to
output the data for each received SCK clock.
There are only two valid instruction sets:
1011(binary) - is a Read operation
1100(binary) - is a Write operation
Write Operation
A Write operation to the ISL22446 is a three-byte operation.
It first requires the CS transition from HIGH to LOW, then a
valid Identification Byte, then a valid instruction byte followed
by Data Byte is sent to SDI pin. The host terminates the write
operation by pulling the CS pin from LOW to HIGH. For a
write to addresses 0000b to 0011b, the MSB at address 8
(ACR[7]) determines if the Data Byte is to be written to
In order to read back the non-volatile IVR, it is recommended
that the application reads the ACR first to verify the WIP bit
is 0. If the WIP bit (ACR[5]) is not 0, the host should repeat
its reading sequence again.
CS
SCK
SDI
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
I3
I2
I1
I0
R3
R2
R1 R0
0
D6 D5 D4
D3
D2
D1 D0
D2
D1 D0
FIGURE 16. THREE BYTE WRITE SEQUENCE
CS
SCK
SDI
DON’T CARE
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
I3
I2
I1
I0
R3
R2
R1 R0
SDO
0
D6 D5 D4
D3
FIGURE 17. THREE BYTE READ SEQUENCE
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Applications Information
B. Reading from the WR
This sequence will read the value from the WR3 (volatile):
Communicating with ISL22446
Communication with ISL22446 proceeds using SPI interface
through the ACR (address 1000b), IVRi (addresses 0000b,
0001b, 0010b and 0011b) and WRi (addresses 0000b,
0001b, 0010b and 0011b) registers.
The wiper of the potentiometer is controlled by the WRi
register. Writes and reads can be made directly to these
registers to control and monitor the wiper position without
any non-volatile memory changes. This is done by setting
MSB bit at address 1000b to 1.
The non-volatile IVRi stores the power up value of the wiper.
IVRs are accessible when MSB bit at address 1000b is set
to 0. Writing a new value to the IVRi register will set a new
power up position for the wiper. Also, writing to this register
will load the same value into the corresponding WRi as the
IVRi. Reading from the IVRi will not change the WRi, if its
contents are different.
Write to ACR first to access the WRs
Send the ID byte, Instruction Byte, then the Data byte
0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
(Sent to SDI)
Read the data from WR3 (Addr 0011b)
Send the ID byte, Instruction Byte, then Read the Data byte
0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 x x x x x x x x
(Out on SDO)
Examples
A. Writing to the IVR
This sequence will write a new value (77h) to the IVR2
(non-volatile):
Set the ACR (Addr 1000b) for NV write (40h)
Send the ID byte, Instruction Byte, then the Data byte
0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
(Sent to SDI)
Set the IVR0 (Addr 0000b) to 77h
Send the ID byte, Instruction Byte, then the Data byte
0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1
(Sent to SDI)
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Thin Quad Flat No-Lead Plastic Package
(TQFN)
Thin Micro Lead FramePlastic Package
(TMLFP)
L20.4x4A
20 LEAD QUAD FLAT NO-LEAD PLASTIC PACKAGE
(COMPLIANT TO JEDEC MO-220WGGD-1 ISSUE I)
MILLIMETERS
SYMBOL
MIN
NOMINAL
MAX
NOTES
A
0.70
0.75
0.80
-
A1
-
0.02
0.05
-
A2
-
0.55
0.80
9
A3
b
0.20 REF
0.18
D
0.30
5, 8
4.00 BSC
D1
D2
0.25
9
-
3.75 BSC
1.95
2.10
9
2.25
7, 8
E
4.00 BSC
-
E1
3.75 BSC
9
E2
1.95
e
2.10
2.25
7, 8
0.50 BSC
-
k
0.20
-
-
-
L
0.35
0.60
0.75
8
N
20
2
Nd
5
3
Ne
5
3
P
-
-
0.60

-
-
12
9
9
Rev. 0 11/04
NOTES:
1. Dimensioning and tolerancing conform to ASME Y14.5-1994.
2. N is the number of terminals.
3. Nd and Ne refer to the number of terminals on each D and E.
4. All dimensions are in millimeters. Angles are in degrees.
5. Dimension b applies to the metallized terminal and is measured
between 0.15mm and 0.30mm from the terminal tip.
6. The configuration of the pin #1 identifier is optional, but must be
located within the zone indicated. The pin #1 identifier may be
either a mold or mark feature.
7. Dimensions D2 and E2 are for the exposed pads which provide
improved electrical and thermal performance.
8. Nominal dimensions are provided to assist with PCB Land Pattern
Design efforts, see Intersil Technical Brief TB389.
9. Features and dimensions A2, A3, D1, E1, P &  are present when
Anvil singulation method is used and not present for saw
singulation.
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Thin Shrink Small Outline Plastic Packages (TSSOP)
N
INDEX
AREA
E
0.25(0.010) M
E1
2
INCHES
SYMBOL
3
0.05(0.002)
-A-
20 LEAD THIN SHRINK SMALL OUTLINE PLASTIC
PACKAGE
GAUGE
PLANE
-B1
M20.173
B M
SEATING PLANE
L
A
D
-C-

e
A2
A1
b
0.10(0.004) M
0.25
0.010
c
0.10(0.004)
C A M
B S
NOTES:
1. These package dimensions are within allowable dimensions of
JEDEC MO-153-AC, Issue E.
MIN
MAX
MILLIMETERS
MIN
MAX
NOTES
A
-
0.047
-
1.20
-
A1
0.002
0.006
0.05
0.15
-
A2
0.031
0.051
0.80
1.05
-
b
0.0075
0.0118
0.19
0.30
9
c
0.0035
0.0079
0.09
0.20
-
D
0.252
0.260
6.40
6.60
3
E1
0.169
0.177
4.30
4.50
4
e
0.026 BSC
0.65 BSC
-
E
0.246
0.256
6.25
6.50
-
L
0.0177
0.0295
0.45
0.75
6
8o
0o
N

20
0o
20
2. Dimensioning and tolerancing per ANSI Y14.5M-1982.
7
8o
Rev. 1 6/98
3. Dimension “D” does not include mold flash, protrusions or gate burrs.
Mold flash, protrusion and gate burrs shall not exceed 0.15mm
(0.006 inch) per side.
4. Dimension “E1” does not include interlead flash or protrusions. Interlead flash and protrusions shall not exceed 0.15mm (0.006 inch) per
side.
5. The chamfer on the body is optional. If it is not present, a visual index
feature must be located within the crosshatched area.
6. “L” is the length of terminal for soldering to a substrate.
7. “N” is the number of terminal positions.
8. Terminal numbers are shown for reference only.
9. Dimension “b” does not include dambar protrusion. Allowable dambar
protrusion shall be 0.08mm (0.003 inch) total in excess of “b” dimension at maximum material condition. Minimum space between protrusion and adjacent lead is 0.07mm (0.0027 inch).
10. Controlling dimension: MILLIMETER. Converted inch dimensions
are not necessarily exact. (Angles in degrees)
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