Datasheet

Typical Operating Characteristics (continued)
(V
DD
= 5.0V, V
SS
= 0V, T
A
= +25°C, unless otherwise noted.)
10-Bit, Nonvolatile, Linear-Taper Digital
Potentiometers
0
20
10
40
30
50
60
70
80
WIPER RESISTANCE vs. CODE
(VARIABLE RESISTOR, T
A
= +25°C)
MAX5481 toc19
R
W
(Ω)
0 256 384128 512 640 768 896 1024
CODE
0
20
10
40
30
50
60
70
80
WIPER RESISTANCE vs. CODE
(VARIABLE RESISTOR, T
A
= +85°C)
MAX5481 toc20
R
W
(Ω)
0 256 384128 512 640 768 896 1024
CODE
0
10
30
20
50
60
40
70
W-TO-L RESISTANCE vs. CODE
(MAX5484)
MAX5481 toc21
R
WL
(kΩ)
0 256 384128 512 640 768 896 1024
CODE
0
2
6
4
10
12
8
14
W-TO-L RESISTANCE vs. CODE
(MAX5483)
MAX5481 toc22
R
WL
(kΩ)
0 256 384128 512 640 768 896 1024
CODE
18.0
18.5
19.0
19.5
20.0
20.5
21.0
21.5
22.0
012345
WIPER RESISTANCE vs. WIPER VOLTAGE
(VARIABLE RESISTOR)
MAX5481 toc23
WIPER VOLTAGE (V)
R
W
(Ω)
V
DD
= 5V
CODE = 00 0000
-2.0
-1.5
-1.0
-0.5
0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
-40 -15 10 35 60 85
END-TO-END (R
HL
) % CHANGE
vs. TEMPERATURE (VOLTAGE-DIVIDER)
MAX5481 toc24
TEMPERATURE (°C)
END-TO-END RESISTANCE CHANGE (%)
-2.0
-1.5
-1.0
-0.5
0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
-40 -15 10 35 60 85
WIPER-TO-END RESISTANCE (R
WL
) % CHANGE
vs. TEMPERATURE (VARIABLE RESISTOR)
MAX5481 toc25
TEMPERATURE (°C)
WIPER-TO-END RESISTANCE CHANGE (%)
CODE = 11 1111 1111
0
0.3
0.9
0.6
1.2
1.5
-40 10-15 35 60 85
STANDBY SUPPLY CURRENT
vs. TEMPERATURE
MAX5481 toc26
TEMPERATURE (°C)
I
DD
(μA)
V
DD
= 5.25V
DIGITAL SUPPLY CURRENT
vs. DIGITAL INPUT VOLTAGE
MAX5481 toc27
DIGITAL INPUT VOLTAGE (V)
I
DD
(μA)
4.54.03.53.02.52.01.51.00.5
1
10
100
1000
10,000
0.1
0 5.0
V
DD
= 5V
MAX5481–MAX5484
7
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