Datasheet Microchip MCP4251
| Manufacturer | Microchip |
| Series | MCP4251 |
The MCP41/425X devices are volatile, 8-bit (257 wiper steps) digital potentiometers with an SPI compatible interface
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7/8-Bit Single/Dual SPI Digital POT with Volatile Memory
PDF, 2.6 Mb, Revision: 12-10-2008
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| MCP4251-103E/ML | MCP4251-103E/P | MCP4251-103E/SL | MCP4251-103E/ST | MCP4251-104E/ML | MCP4251-104E/P | MCP4251-104E/SL | MCP4251-104E/ST | MCP4251-502E/ML | MCP4251-502E/P | MCP4251-502E/SL | MCP4251-502E/ST | MCP4251-503E/ML | MCP4251-503E/P | MCP4251-503E/SL | MCP4251-503E/ST | MCP4251T-103E/ML | MCP4251T-103E/SL | MCP4251T-103E/ST | MCP4251T-104E/ML | MCP4251T-104E/SL | MCP4251T-104E/ST | MCP4251T-502E/ML | MCP4251T-502E/SL | MCP4251T-502E/ST | MCP4251T-503E/ML | MCP4251T-503E/SL | MCP4251T-503E/ST | |
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Packaging
| MCP4251-103E/ML | MCP4251-103E/P | MCP4251-103E/SL | MCP4251-103E/ST | MCP4251-104E/ML | MCP4251-104E/P | MCP4251-104E/SL | MCP4251-104E/ST | MCP4251-502E/ML | MCP4251-502E/P | MCP4251-502E/SL | MCP4251-502E/ST | MCP4251-503E/ML | MCP4251-503E/P | MCP4251-503E/SL | MCP4251-503E/ST | MCP4251T-103E/ML | MCP4251T-103E/SL | MCP4251T-103E/ST | MCP4251T-104E/ML | MCP4251T-104E/SL | MCP4251T-104E/ST | MCP4251T-502E/ML | MCP4251T-502E/SL | MCP4251T-502E/ST | MCP4251T-503E/ML | MCP4251T-503E/SL | MCP4251T-503E/ST | |
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| N | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| Package | QFN | PDIP | SOIC | TSSOP | QFN | PDIP | SOIC | TSSOP | QFN | PDIP | SOIC | TSSOP | QFN | PDIP | SOIC | TSSOP | QFN | SOIC | TSSOP | QFN | SOIC | TSSOP | QFN | SOIC | TSSOP | QFN | SOIC | TSSOP |
| Pins | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Parametrics
| Parameters / Models | MCP4251-103E/ML | MCP4251-103E/P | MCP4251-103E/SL | MCP4251-103E/ST | MCP4251-104E/ML | MCP4251-104E/P | MCP4251-104E/SL | MCP4251-104E/ST | MCP4251-502E/ML | MCP4251-502E/P | MCP4251-502E/SL | MCP4251-502E/ST | MCP4251-503E/ML | MCP4251-503E/P | MCP4251-503E/SL | MCP4251-503E/ST | MCP4251T-103E/ML | MCP4251T-103E/SL | MCP4251T-103E/ST | MCP4251T-104E/ML | MCP4251T-104E/SL | MCP4251T-104E/ST | MCP4251T-502E/ML | MCP4251T-502E/SL | MCP4251T-502E/ST | MCP4251T-503E/ML | MCP4251T-503E/SL | MCP4251T-503E/ST |
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| Number of Channels | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Interface | SPI | SPI | SPI | SPI | SPI | SPI | SPI | SPI | SPI | SPI | SPI | SPI | SPI | SPI | SPI | SPI | SPI | SPI | SPI | SPI | SPI | SPI | SPI | SPI | SPI | SPI | SPI | SPI |
| Max DNL ±(LSB) | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Max. INL ±, LSB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Memory Type | Volatile | Volatile | Volatile | Volatile | Volatile | Volatile | Volatile | Volatile | Volatile | Volatile | Volatile | Volatile | Volatile | Volatile | Volatile | Volatile | Volatile | Volatile | Volatile | Volatile | Volatile | Volatile | Volatile | Volatile | Volatile | Volatile | Volatile | Volatile |
| Operating Temperature Range, °C | -40 to +125 | -40 to +125 | -40 to +125 | -40 to +125 | -40 to +125 | -40 to +125 | -40 to +125 | -40 to +125 | -40 to +125 | -40 to +125 | -40 to +125 | -40 to +125 | -40 to +125 | -40 to +125 | -40 to +125 | -40 to +125 | -40 to +125 | -40 to +125 | -40 to +125 | -40 to +125 | -40 to +125 | -40 to +125 | -40 to +125 | -40 to +125 | -40 to +125 | -40 to +125 | -40 to +125 | -40 to +125 |
| Resistance, ohms) k | 5, 10, 50, 100 | 5, 10, 50, 100 | 5, 10, 50, 100 | 5, 10, 50, 100 | 5, 10, 50, 100 | 5, 10, 50, 100 | 5, 10, 50, 100 | 5, 10, 50, 100 | 5, 10, 50, 100 | 5, 10, 50, 100 | 5, 10, 50, 100 | 5, 10, 50, 100 | 5, 10, 50, 100 | 5, 10, 50, 100 | 5, 10, 50, 100 | 5, 10, 50, 100 | 5, 10, 50, 100 | 5, 10, 50, 100 | 5, 10, 50, 100 | 5, 10, 50, 100 | 5, 10, 50, 100 | 5, 10, 50, 100 | 5, 10, 50, 100 | 5, 10, 50, 100 | 5, 10, 50, 100 | 5, 10, 50, 100 | 5, 10, 50, 100 | 5, 10, 50, 100 |
| Resolution, # of Taps | 257 | 257 | 257 | 257 | 257 | 257 | 257 | 257 | 257 | 257 | 257 | 257 | 257 | 257 | 257 | 257 | 257 | 257 | 257 | 257 | 257 | 257 | 257 | 257 | 257 | 257 | 257 | 257 |
| Temp Range, C | -40 to +125 | -40 to +125 | -40 to +125 | -40 to +125 | -40 to +125 | -40 to +125 | -40 to +125 | -40 to +125 | -40 to +125 | -40 to +125 | -40 to +125 | -40 to +125 | -40 to +125 | -40 to +125 | -40 to +125 | -40 to +125 | -40 to +125 | -40 to +125 | -40 to +125 | -40 to +125 | -40 to +125 | -40 to +125 | -40 to +125 | -40 to +125 | -40 to +125 | -40 to +125 | -40 to +125 | -40 to +125 |
Eco Plan
| MCP4251-103E/ML | MCP4251-103E/P | MCP4251-103E/SL | MCP4251-103E/ST | MCP4251-104E/ML | MCP4251-104E/P | MCP4251-104E/SL | MCP4251-104E/ST | MCP4251-502E/ML | MCP4251-502E/P | MCP4251-502E/SL | MCP4251-502E/ST | MCP4251-503E/ML | MCP4251-503E/P | MCP4251-503E/SL | MCP4251-503E/ST | MCP4251T-103E/ML | MCP4251T-103E/SL | MCP4251T-103E/ST | MCP4251T-104E/ML | MCP4251T-104E/SL | MCP4251T-104E/ST | MCP4251T-502E/ML | MCP4251T-502E/SL | MCP4251T-502E/ST | MCP4251T-503E/ML | MCP4251T-503E/SL | MCP4251T-503E/ST | |
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| RoHS | Compliant | Compliant | Compliant | Compliant | Compliant | Compliant | Compliant | Compliant | Compliant | Compliant | Compliant | Compliant | Compliant | Compliant | Compliant | Compliant | Compliant | Compliant | Compliant | Compliant | Compliant | Compliant | Compliant | Compliant | Compliant | Compliant | Compliant | Compliant |
Other Options
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Series: MCP4251 (28)
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