SNAS806 September   2020 TPL1401

PRODUCTION DATA  

  1. Features
  2. Applications
  3. Description
  4. Revision History
  5. Pin Configuration and Functions
  6. Specifications
    1. 6.1  Absolute Maximum Ratings
    2. 6.2  ESD Ratings
    3. 6.3  Recommended Operating Conditions
    4. 6.4  Thermal Information
    5. 6.5  Electrical Characteristics
    6. 6.6  Timing Requirements: I2C Standard Mode
    7. 6.7  Timing Requirements: I2C Fast Mode
    8. 6.8  Timing Requirements: I2C Fast Mode Plus
    9. 6.9  Typical Characteristics: VDD = 1.8 V (Reference = VDD) or VDD = 2 V (Internal Reference)
    10. 6.10 Typical Characteristics: VDD = 5.5 V (Reference = VDD) or VDD = 5 V (Internal Reference)
    11. 6.11 Typical Characteristics
  7. Detailed Description
    1. 7.1 Overview
    2. 7.2 Functional Block Diagram
    3. 7.3 Feature Description
      1. 7.3.1 Digital Potentiometer (Digipot) Architecture
        1. 7.3.1.1 Reference Selection and Digipot Transfer Function
          1. 7.3.1.1.1 Power Supply as Reference
          2. 7.3.1.1.2 Internal Reference
      2. 7.3.2 Digipot Update
      3. 7.3.3 Nonvolatile Memory (EEPROM or NVM)
        1. 7.3.3.1 NVM Cyclic Redundancy Check
          1. 7.3.3.1.1 NVM_CRC_ALARM_USER Bit
          2. 7.3.3.1.2 NVM_CRC_ALARM_INTERNAL Bit
      4. 7.3.4 Power-On Reset (POR)
      5. 7.3.5 Software Reset
      6. 7.3.6 Device Lock Feature
    4. 7.4 Device Functional Modes
      1. 7.4.1 Power Down Mode
    5. 7.5 Programming
      1. 7.5.1 F/S Mode Protocol
      2. 7.5.2 I2C Update Sequence
      3. 7.5.3 Address Byte
      4. 7.5.4 Command Byte
      5. 7.5.5 I2C Read Sequence
    6. 7.6 Register Map
      1. 7.6.1 STATUS Register (address = D0h) (reset = 000Ch or 0014h)
      2. 7.6.2 GENERAL_CONFIG Register (address = D1h) (reset = 01F0h)
      3. 7.6.3 PROTECT Register (address = D3h) (reset = 0008h)
      4. 7.6.4 DPOT_POSITION Register (address = 21h) (reset = 0000h)
      5. 7.6.5 USER_BYTE1 Register (address = 25h) (reset = 0000h)
      6. 7.6.6 USER_BYTE2 Register (address = 26h) (reset = 0000h)
  8. Application and Implementation
    1. 8.1 Application Information
    2. 8.2 Typical Application
      1. 8.2.1 Design Requirements
      2. 8.2.2 Detailed Design Procedure
      3. 8.2.3 Application Curves
  9. Power Supply Recommendations
  10. 10Layout
    1. 10.1 Layout Guidelines
    2. 10.2 Layout Example
  11. 11Device and Documentation Support
    1. 11.1 Documentation Support
      1. 11.1.1 Related Documentation
    2. 11.2 Receiving Notification of Documentation Updates
    3. 11.3 Support Resources
    4. 11.4 Trademarks
    5. 11.5 Electrostatic Discharge Caution
    6. 11.6 Glossary
  12. 12Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable Information

Package Options

Mechanical Data (Package|Pins)
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Orderable Information

Overview

The TPL1401 is a digital potentiometer with buffered wiper. The buffered wiper helps achieve a higher load regulation as compared to standard digital potentiometers used in voltage-divider applications. This digipot contains nonvolatile memory (NVM) and an I2C interface. This makes the TPL1401 easy to use for factory trimming and calibration device in analog set-point applications. The TPL1401 operates with either the internal reference or the power supply as the reference, and provides a full-scale output of 1.8 V to 5.5 V.

The TPL1401 communicates through an I2C interface. This device supports I2C standard mode (100 kbps), fast mode (400 kbps), and fast mode plus (1 Mbps). This device also includes a wiper lock feature, an FB pin for current sink application, and 2 bytes of user-programmable NVM space.

The TPL1401 has a power-on-reset (POR) circuit that makes sure all the registers start with default or user-programmed settings using NVM. The digipot output powers on in high-impedance mode (default); this setting can be programmed to 10kΩ-GND using NVM.