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The CAT5118 linear-taper digital POT performs the same function as a mechanical potentiometer or a variable resistor. This device consists of a fixed resistor and a wiper contact with 32-tap points that are digitally controlled through a 2-wire up/down serial interface. The CAT5118 is configured as a variable resistor. Three resistance values are available: 10 kΩ, 50 Ω, and 100 kΩ.

CAT5119 linear-taper digital POT performs the same function as a mechanical potentiometer or a variable resistor. This device consists of a fixed resistor and a wiper contact with 32-tap points that are digitally controlled through a 2-wire up/down serial interface.The CAT5119 is configured as a variable resistor.Three resistance values are available: 10 kΩ, 50 kΩ and 100k Ω.

CAT5121 linear-taper digital POT performs the same function as a mechanical potentiometer or a variable resistor. This device consists of a fixed resistor and a wiper contact with 32-tap points that are digitally controlled through a 2-wire up/down serial interface.The CAT5121 is configured as a variable resistor. SeePin Configurationsfor part functionality.Three resistance values are available: 10 kΩ , 50 kΩ and 100 kΩ.

CAT5122 linear-taper digital POT performs the same function as a mechanical potentiometer or a variable resistor. This device consists of a fixed resistor and a wiper contact with 32-tap points that are digitally controlled through a 2-wire up/down serial interface.The CAT5122 is configured as a variable resistor. SeePin Configurationsfor part functionality.Three resistance values are available: 10 kΩ , 50 kΩ and 100 kΩ.

The CAT5132 is a high voltage digital POT with non-volatile wiper setting memory, operating like a mechanical potentiometer. The tap points between the 127 equal resistive elements are connected to the wiper output via CMOS switches. The switches are controlled by a 7-bit Wiper Control Register (WCR). The wiper setting can be stored in a 7-bit non-volatile Data Register (DR). The WCR is accessed via the I²C serial bus.Upon power-up, the WCR is set to mid-scale (1000000). After the power supply is stable, the contents of the DR are transferred to the WCR and the wiper is returned to the memorized setting.The CAT5132 has two voltage supplies: VCC, the digital supply and V+, the analog supply. V+ can be much higher than VCC, allowing for 16V analog operations.The CAT5132 can be used as a potentiometer or as a two-terminal variable resistor.

CAT5136, CAT5137, and CAT5138 are a family of digital POTs operating like mechanical potentiometers in various configurations. The tap points between the 127 equal resistive elements are connected to the wiper output via CMOS switches. The switches are controlled by a 7-bit Wiper Control Register (WCR) via the I2C serial bus. CAT5136 is configured as a variable resistor. CAT5137 and CAT5138 are resistive voltage dividers, with one terminal of the potentiometer connected to GND. CAT5137 and CAT5138 have different device IDs, which makes it possible to use both on the same I2C bus. Upon power-up, the WCR is set to mid-scale (1000000).

The CAT5140 is a single channel non-volatile 256-tap digital POT. This digital POT is comprised of a series of equal value resistor elements connected between two externally accessible end points. The tap points between each resistive element can be selectively connected to the wiper output via internal CMOS switches forming a linear taper electronic potentiometer.The CAT5140 contains a volatile wiper register (WR) and an 8-bit non-volatile EEPROM for wiper position and 5 additional non-volatile registers for general purpose data storage. Programming of the registers is controlled via I2C interface. On power up, the wiper position is reset to the most recent value stored in the non-volatile memory register (IVR).The CAT5140 operates over the industrial temperature range of -40°C to +85°C.

The CAT5171 is a 256-position linear taper digital POT ideally suited for replacing mechanical potentiometers and variable resistors.The wiper settings are controlled through an I2C-compatible digital interface. Upon power-up, the wiper assumes a midscale position and may be repositioned anytime after the power is stable. The device can be programmed to reset the wiper position to midscale or to go to a shutdown state during operation. An address input pin, AD0, allows the connection of two devices onto the same I2C bus.The CAT5171 operates from 2.7 V to 5.5 V, while consuming less than 2 µA. This low operating current, combined with a small package footprint, makes the CAT5171 ideal for battery-powered portable applications.The CAT5171 is designed as a pin for pin replacement for the AD5245 and operates over the -40°C to +85°C industrial temperature range.