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Digital Potentiometer Circuit with IC X9315

In this article we investigate the IC X9315 which is actually a solid state digital potentiometer and could be used exactly like a mechanical potentiometer, but through logical supply inputs.

The IC X9315 from Intersil, is a digitally controlled solid state potentiometer, which internally possesses an array of resistors, wiper switches, a controlling system, and a non-volatile memory section.
The IC utilizes a 3 wire interface for controlling the various positions of the wiper, and the potentiometer function is implemented through the array of resistors which are 31 numbers of resistive network, associated with the wiper switching network.
The entire array along with the end points of this resistive network are all integrated with the wiper network such that the wiper is able to access any point of the resistor array for executing the corresponding values of the potentiometer output through the 3 wire interface.
The CS, U/D and the INC pinouts of the IC actually control the wiper positioning.
The device can eb also used as a 2 terminal potentiometer or a 2 terminal variable resistor
The system becomes enabled and selected as soon as the CS input is applied a LOW logic (0V).
The value of the instantaneous wiper position is saved in non-volatile memory space, whenever the CS pinout is
delivered with a HIGH logic, in conjunction with INC input.
As soon as the store function is finished the X9315 is put into a low power standby position, until the unit gets selected yet again with a logic LOW.
How the IC X9315 digital pot works
You will find 3 parts in the X9315: the input control, counter and
decode sections; the non-volatile memory; and the resistor range.
The input control segment works very much like an up/down counter. The output of this counter
is processed and translated to activate a solitary electronic switch integrating a stage from the
resistor range with the wiper terminal.
During appropriate and necessary circumstances the
details of the counter is often saved in non-volatile memory and held on to for
long term usage.
The resistor range is made up of 31 unique resistors attached
in a sequence. At both terminate of the range and in between every resistor there exists an electronic switch which interlinks the network at that position with
the wiper.
The wiper, during its course across specified end points, works similar to its
mechanical counterpart and doesn't shift further than the final location.
That
means, the counter will not flip over, if its clocked to either of the extreme
end positions. The electronic switches within the product work in a “make before
break” kind of setting once the wiper begins changing tap placements.
When the wiper is
transferred a few positions, multiple taps tend to get coupled to the wiper for
t IW (INC to V W change). The R TOTAL figure for the product may momentarily be
minimized with a considerable magnitude when the wiper goes through a number of
positions.
Once the unit is switched OFF, the instantaneous wiper position is saved and preserved in the non-volatile memory.
Next time the power is switched ON, the
saved data from the memory are usually remembered and the wiper is placed to the
position which was on the last stored power OFF.
How to Program The digital Pot IC
The INC , U/D and CS inputs manage the movements of the wiper together with the
resistor array. With CS fixed LOW the unit is selected and activated to react to
the U/D and INC inputs. HIGH to LOW transitions on INC goes through a a five bit incrementing or
decrementing counter sequence (based upon on the state of the U/D input) .
The
output from this counter is decoded back to pick one out of thirty two wiper
placements together with the resistive array. The position of the counter is
saved in non-volatile memory, anytime CS changes HIGH and also when INC input is
HIGH.
As soon
as the wiper action is carried out as explained previously and once the newest
placement is arrived at, the device must maintain INC LOW whilst putting CS
at a HIGH. The fresh wiper placement is now preserved as long as it's not altered by the circuit, or a power OFF is not enforced.
Otherwise the system may select the X9315, activate the wiper shifting, and subsequently unselect the
unit without saving the newest wiper placement in non-volatile memory.
The above feature makes sure that the IC always switches ON with the last wiper position data from its memory.

Pin Description of the Device





The (RH /VH ) and (RL /VL ) terminals of the X9315 could be compared to the fixed terminals of any standard mechanical pot.
Vcc/Vss:
The Vcc pin is the + DC for the IC, while the Vss is the (-) supply pin of the IC
The minimum voltage is Vss and the maximum is Vcc.
RL /VL and RH /VH and U/D  
The terms RL /VL and RH /VH refer to the relative positions of the potentiometer with respect to the wiper transitional path as selected by the U/D input, and not the voltage level on the terminal.
RW /VW RW /VW
RW /VW RW /VW indicate the wiper link and could be compared with any standard mechanical pot.
A given position of the wiper across the resistor array is determined by the control inputs.
The terminal resistance of the wiper is typically around 200 Ω when the supply at Vcc = 5V.
 Up/Down (U/D ) 
The signal on U/D pinout  controls the direction of the wiper movement and determines the incrementing or decrementing situation of the counter.
Increment (INC ) 
The INC input wil respond to a negative-edge trigger. Whenever INC is switched the wiper moves and causes the counter to increment or decrement in the direction which will depend on U/D input logic level.
Chip Select (CS ) 
The potentiometer system becomes enabled and selected as soon as a low logic is applied at the CS pinout of the IC. The instantaneous value of the pot position gets stored in the nonvolatile memory of the chip, as soon as a high logic is detected at the INC pin of the chip. Once this happens the IC goes into low power sleep mode, until the CS pin is selected again with a logic low.
Courtesy: X9315 Datasheet: 

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