10-Bit, Nonvolatile, Linear-Taper Digital

Potentiometers

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Typical Operating Characteristics (continued)

1

μs/div

TAP-TO-TAP SWITCHING TRANSIENT

RESPONSE (MAX5481)

(AC-COUPLED)

20mV/div

CS

2V/div

MAX5481 toc28

FROM CODE 01 1111 1111

TO CODE 10 0000 0000

4

μs/div

TAP-TO-TAP SWITCHING TRANSIENT

RESPONSE (MAX5482)

(AC-COUPLED)

20mV/div

CS

2V/div

MAX5481 toc29

FROM CODE 01 1111 1111

TO CODE 10 0000 0000

WIPER RESPONSE vs. FREQUENCY

(MAX5481)

FREQUENCY (kHz)

100

10

1

-20

-15

-10

-5

0

-25

0.1

1000

CODE = 01111 01111

WIPER RESPONSE vs. FREQUENCY

(MAX5482)

FREQUENCY (kHz)

100

10

1

-20

-15

-10

-5

0

-25

0.1

1000

CODE = 01111 01111

THD+N vs. FREQUENCY

(MAX5481)

FREQUENCY (kHz)

10

1

0.1

0.001

0.01

0.1

1

10

0.0001

0.01

100

CODE 01111 01111

THD+N vs. FREQUENCY

(MAX5482)

FREQUENCY (kHz)

10

1

0.1

0.001

0.01

0.1

1

10

0.0001

0.01

100

CODE 01111 01111

0

40

20

80

60

120

100

140

180

160

200

0

256 384

128

512 640 768 896 1024

RATIOMETRIC TEMPERATURE

COEFFICIENT vs. CODE

CODE

50k

Ω

VOLTAGE-DIVIDER

°C TO +85°C

10k

Ω

0

100

300

200

500

600

400

700

VARIABLE-RESISTOR TEMPERATURE

COEFFICIENT vs. CODE

0

256 384

128

512 640 768 896 1024

CODE

50k

Ω

°C TO +85°C

10k

Ω