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SDA
1
14
Vcc
SCL
2
13
H0
A0
3
12
NC
A1
4
11
H1
A2
5 10
L1
WP
6
9
NC
GND
7
8
L0
14-Pin TSSOP (173-mil)
A
B
C
D
1 2 3 4
Top View
FEATURES
Two linear taper, temperature-controlled
variable resistors
DS1848-050
- One 50kW, 256 position
- One 10kW, 256 position
DS1848-010
- Two 10kW, 256 position
Resistor settings changeable every 2C
Access to temperature data and device
control via a 2-wire interface
Operates from 3V or 5V supplies
Packaging: 14-pin TSSOP, 16-ball CSBGA
Operating temperature: -40C to +95C
Programming temperature: 0C to +70C
128 bytes of user EEPROM
PIN ASSIGNMENT
DESCRIPTION
The DS1848 Dual Temperature-Controlled Nonvolatile (NV) Variable Resistor consists of two 256-
position linear, variable resistors. The DS1848-050 consists of one 10k
W and one 50kW, while the
DS1848-010 consists of two 10k
W resistors; both incorporate a direct-to-digital temperature sensor. The
device provides an ideal method for setting and temperature-compensating bias voltages and currents in
control applications using a minimum of circuitry.
The variable resistors settings are stored in EEPROM memory and can be accessed over the industry
standard 2-wire serial bus. The value of each variable resistor is determined by a temperature-addressed
look-up table, which can assign a unique value to each resistor for every 2C increment over the -40C to
+95C range. The output of the digital temperature sensor is also available as a 13-bit, 2's complement
value over the serial bus. The interface I/O pins consist of SDA and SCL.
DS1848
Dual Temperature-Controlled
NV Variable Resistor & Memory
www.maxim-ic.com
16-Ball CSBGA (4mm x 4mm)
DS1848
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PIN DESCRIPTIONS
Name TSSOP BGA
Description
V
CC
14
A3
Power Supply Terminal. The DS1848 will support supply
voltages ranging from +3.0V to +5.5V.
GND
7
D1
Ground Terminal.
SDA
1
B2
2-Wire Serial Data Interface. The serial data pin is for serial data
transfer to and from the DS1848. The pin is open drain and may
be wire-ORed with other open drain or open collector interfaces.
SCL
2
A2
2-Wire Serial Clock Input. The serial clock input is used to
clock data into the DS1848 on rising edges and clock data out on
falling edges.
WP
6
C1
Write Protect Input. If open or set to logic 1, all memory, control
registers, and Look-up tables are write protected. If set to a logic 0, the
device is not write protected and can be written to. The WP pin is pulled
high internally.
A0
3 A1
Address Input. Pins A0, A1, and A2 are used to specify the
address of each DS1848 when used in a multi-dropped
configuration.
A1
4 B1
Address Input.
A2
5 C2
Address Input.
H0
13
A4
High terminal of Resistor 0. For both resistors, it is
not required that the high terminal be connected to a potential
greater than the low terminal. Voltage applied to the high terminal
of each resistor cannot exceed V
CC
, or go below ground.
H1
11
B3
High terminal of Resistor 1.
L0
8
D3
Low terminal of Resistor 0. For both resistors, it is
not required that the low terminal be connected to a potential less
than the high terminal. Voltage applied to the low terminal of each
resistor cannot exceed V
CC
, or go below ground.
L1
10 C4
Low terminal of Resistor 1.
NC
9
D4
No Connect.
NC
12
B4
No Connect.
NC
C3
No Connect.
NC
D2
No Connect.
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DS1848 BLOCK DIAGRAM Figure 1
2-Wire
Interface
Digital
Temperature
Sensor
256 Position
Digitally-
Controlled
10k
W or 50kW
Resistor 0
256 Position
Digitally-
Controlled 10k
W
Resistor 1
SDA
SCL
H0
L0
H1
L1
Table Select Byte
Configuration Byte
Temperature MSB
Byte
Temperature LSB
Byte
Address Pointer
User Memory
Internal Address Sel
User Memory
Resistor 0 Setting
Resistor 1 setting
User Memory
72x8 bit
EEPROM
Resistor 0
Look-up Table
(Table 1)
72x8 bit
EEPROM
Resistor 1
Look-up Table
(Table 2)
A0
A1
A2
Vcc
Gnd
WP
128x8 bit
USER
EEPROM
(Table 0)
0h
7Fh
E0h
E1h
E2h
E3h
E4h
E5h-
E6h
E7h
E8h-
EFh
F0h
F1h
F2h-
FFh
0h
47h
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Memory Location Name of Location
Function of Location
00h to 47h
(the Table Select
Byte, E0h, must be
set to 01h or 02h to
access the Look-
Up Tables)
00h to 7Fh
(the Table Select
Byte, E0h, must be
set to 00h to access
the User EEPROM
Memory)
User Defined Look-Up Table
(LUT)
User Memory
This block contains the user-defined temperature
settings of the resistors. Values between 00h and
FFh can be written to either table to set the 256
position variable resistors. The first address
location, 00h, is used to set the resistor at -40C.
Each successive memory location will contain the
resistor setting for the previous temperature +2C.
For example, memory address 01h is the address
that will set the resistor in a -38C environment.
For default memory settings and programming
the look-up table, refer to the Programming the
Look-Up Table (LUT) section of the datasheet.
This block is for general-purpose user memory.
When shipped from the factory, memory
locations 60h 6Bh contain the same information
as found in Look-Up Table 1, memory locations
28h 33h. Memory locations 6Ch 77h contain
the same information as found in Look-Up Table
2, memory locations 28h 33h.
E0h
Table Select Byte
Writing to this byte determines if one of the two
72x8 EEPROM look-up tables or the user
EEPROM memory is selected for reading or
writing.
00h (User EEPROM selected)
01h (Look-Up Table 1 selected)
02h (Look-Up Table 2 selected)
E1h
Configuration Byte
TAU Temperature/Address Update
TEN Temperature Update Enable
AEN Address Update Enable
Default setting is 03h, TAU = 1, TEN = 1 and
AEN = 1.
TAU becomes a 1 after a temperature and address
update has occurred as a result of a temperature
conversion. The user can write this bit to 0 and
check for a transition from 0 to 1 in order to
verify that a conversion has occurred.
If TEN = 0, the temperature conversion feature is
disabled. The user sets the resistor in "manual
mode" by writing to addresses F0h and F1h to
control resistors 0 and 1, respectively.
TAU TEN AEN
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Memory Location Name of Location
Function of Location
With AEN = 0 the user can operate in a test
mode. Address updates made from the
temperature sensor will cease. The user can load a
memory location into E4h and verify that the
values in locations F0h and F1h are the expected
user-defined values.
E2h
Temperature MSB
This byte contains the MSB of the 13-bit 2s
complement temperature output from the
temperature sensor.
E3h
Temperature LSB
This byte contains the LSB of the 13-bit 2s
complement temperature output from the
temperature sensor.
For example temperature readings, refer to Table
2.
E4h
Address Pointer
Calculated, current resistor address (0h 47h).
The user-defined resistor setting at this location in
the respective look-up table will be loaded into
F0h and F1h to set the two resistors.
E5h to E6h
User Memory
General purpose user memory (SRAM)
E7h
Address Select
Internal or external device address select. This
byte allows the user to use the external address
pins or an internal register location to determine
the device address.
ENB = 0 and external A2, A1, A0 grounded,
device will use internal address bits (A2, A1, A0)
in this register
ENB = 1, external A2, A1, A0 = any setting,
device will use external address pins
Default setting is 01h. The device uses external
pins to determine its address.
E8h to EFh
User Memory
General purpose user memory (SRAM)
F0h
Resistor 0 Setting
In the user-controlled setting mode, this block
contains the resistor 0 setting.
F1h
Resistor 1 Setting
In the user-controlled setting mode, this block
contains the resistor 1 setting.
F2h to FFh
User memory
General purpose user memory (SRAM)
S 2
7
2
6
2
5
2
4
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
0
2
-1
2
-2
2
-3
2
-4
X X X
A2 A1 A0
ENB
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